tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post2975911589072321055..comments2024-03-19T10:47:46.531+10:00Comments on My Dry Tropics Garden: A north Queensland native: Corymbia torelliana - the Cadaghi Gum.BernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-79649339392621091172016-06-16T08:36:42.328+10:002016-06-16T08:36:42.328+10:00These trees are magnificent in southern qld too an...These trees are magnificent in southern qld too and attract not only parrots, but flying foxes which adore the nectar of the flowers. I have seen peewees (mudlarks) building their nest on a limb of the Cadaghi. They all make a mess on lawns, but in paddocks or with forest plants at their base, they are a fast growing useful tree even in hot and dry situations, especially if given some auxiliaryAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158411232514658597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-14824161598906969142016-03-30T07:30:50.993+10:002016-03-30T07:30:50.993+10:00Yes an extended dry period will definitely have an...Yes an extended dry period will definitely have an effect. My Cadaghis will drop their leaf load in a particularly long dry season. I'm not sure about them being toxic, apart from being toxic to the native landscape. They are listed as an environmental weed, especially in south-eastern Queensland. They are definitely a messy tree and when the Cockatoos come to feast on the flower nectar BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-34835131898718359272016-03-30T07:28:02.048+10:002016-03-30T07:28:02.048+10:00Toni, my two Cadaghis attract loads of birds, espe...Toni, my two Cadaghis attract loads of birds, especially the Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and the Red-tailed Black Cockatoos. I haven't seen any Galahs feasting on the flower nectar yetBernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-12391057733042840352016-03-17T16:03:02.682+10:002016-03-17T16:03:02.682+10:00Can someone tell me as Google can't no matter ...Can someone tell me as Google can't no matter how many ways I put it if the cadigi tree attracts cockatoos & galahs at all - I cannot find a aingle thing Toninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-53231935052933507662016-01-03T11:47:01.540+10:002016-01-03T11:47:01.540+10:00We have this tree in one corner of the yard in coa...We have this tree in one corner of the yard in coastal Qld wide bay. This year for the first time since we have been here, 7 years, it lost every leaf and we thought it was dead. Now it is covered in leaf again, we are in a drought so have put it down to this. I read in a previous post that it was toxic, I don't know about that as when it flowers the tree is full of birds eating the blossom. joshkinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-76570028101387796192015-04-25T11:33:09.836+10:002015-04-25T11:33:09.836+10:00Hey Bernie this is great stuff - I have been searc...Hey Bernie this is great stuff - I have been searching the internet for an hour, and now at last I have identified my tree as a Cadaghi ! Thanks, Paul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-47170889992114639912012-04-07T14:10:54.547+10:002012-04-07T14:10:54.547+10:00Hi, I live in Sydney but have always admired this ...Hi, I live in Sydney but have always admired this tree. I now work at an after school care & there is a Cadaghi there. I would love to grow one in my yard at home as we are lucky enough to have a very large yard. Any ideas where I may be able to get a seedling?<br />Thanks for the beautiful photos. Raechel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-78639274185733998012011-05-25T11:49:16.750+10:002011-05-25T11:49:16.750+10:00Hi Bernie, We have moved to a new place in Brisban...Hi Bernie, We have moved to a new place in Brisbane last March. In the backyard there is a Cadaghi tree... or two. One had nuts is March already when we moved in last year but nothing this year. Are they only give nuts and flower every other year? Also one has the new growths red but the other tree has green ones. Otherwise they look all the same. Other question is about soothy mould. Is there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-67957293952594502282011-05-20T20:43:44.501+10:002011-05-20T20:43:44.501+10:00I am in Queensland Australia and have been informe...I am in Queensland Australia and have been informed by our local council that it is now listed as a weed and that we can remove the tree. It is over 30 feet tall and constantly dropping small branches and pods. I was also informed by our gutter cleaner that it is a toxic plant that has proven records of full branches falling without warning. We have also noticed this, so if you are the Fraser Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-83708849842188607682010-11-19T13:59:32.125+10:002010-11-19T13:59:32.125+10:00Neil ... thanks very much for bringing it to my no...Neil ... thanks very much for bringing it to my notice that I have indeed posted the wrong photo! Senior moment, obviously ... so I've rectified the situation immediately.<br /><br />Now you can see that the Corymbia does indeed have rounded leaves. It sounds like you have the Cadaghi Gum. <br /><br />They are messy at different times of the year ... mostly during flowering time when the BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-80440890116994267432010-11-18T23:28:59.290+10:002010-11-18T23:28:59.290+10:00I have this tree in my yard and I've been tryi...I have this tree in my yard and I've been trying to find out what it was. The local county extension told me I have a Corymbia torelliana. I'm now starting to look at several web sites to find out more about it.<br /><br />Mine is quite messy in that small branches are constantly dying and then break off and litter the ground. Is this true for others as well?<br /><br />It was interestingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414904949076532783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-43795590166443344562010-10-28T06:19:23.413+10:002010-10-28T06:19:23.413+10:00We just cut down this same tree in Palm Harbor, Fl...We just cut down this same tree in Palm Harbor, Florida. It was between 75-80 ft tall, and was the trunk was within 10 feet of the home so many of the very large limbs hung over the home so we removed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-60831868018504491402010-01-25T16:04:59.696+10:002010-01-25T16:04:59.696+10:00Stephanie ... this gum tree is a hardy specimen. ...Stephanie ... this gum tree is a hardy specimen. It is definitely drought tolerant ... it has minimum watering requirements when it's establishing itself, but when it'ser it can survive well in harsh drought conditions. This is a tree that looks after itself extremely well.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-81216858465638081282010-01-25T15:32:38.889+10:002010-01-25T15:32:38.889+10:00Thanks for letting me the name of the Butterfly in...Thanks for letting me the name of the Butterfly in earlier post. <br /><br />This tree is amazing high! It certainly provides a good shade for you and other garden plants. Is the tree draught tolerant? And do you have to water the plant regularly? Could the tree can be left to survive by itself?Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-67913100913697932292010-01-24T19:10:49.765+10:002010-01-24T19:10:49.765+10:00Thanks for visiting, Flowers ... glad you enjoyed ...Thanks for visiting, Flowers ... glad you enjoyed the blog.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-45003527972025755442010-01-24T18:41:32.675+10:002010-01-24T18:41:32.675+10:00Nice blog. I am amazed to see the picture of cada...Nice blog. I am amazed to see the picture of cadaghis flower. It looks awesome. It was nice going through your blog. Keep on posting..!Flowershttp://www.iflorist.co.uknoreply@blogger.com