Hi Chris
I'm an old bush regenerator and know that bamboo provides a habitat for nothing
because it doesn't flower- it's in the grass family. Running bamboo is a
terrible weed and if that's what they were going to plant it would be out of
the pot before you could blink an eye.
Go for bottlebruhes, tea tree and wattle. Honeyeaters love the bottlebruhes and
you may be lucky enough to get some rosellas or king parrots in after the
wattle seed. They will take about 3 years to mature but well worth it.
Cheers
Chris
Christine Melrose
0407705140
On 03/05/2013, at 14:37, Chris King <> wrote:
> A new development is nearing completion over the road from me. The
> developer was talking to me about what they will plant in large planter
> boxes at the back of the row of new houses. These will be on concrete and
> he needs plants to screen the back fence, but not too bushy. He wants to
> plant bamboo but I have never seen any birds use bamboo. Birds in Backyards
> says the Australian reed-warbler uses bamboo thickets but there is no water
> or reed warblers around here (apart from the former creek which is now in a
> concrete drain).
>
> I am next to the proposed Greenway, so we have some planted bush we would
> like the development to connect with. Its been suggested to me that wattles
> to provide quick coverage planted together with a local leptospermum would
> be a good solution, but I would like some confirmation that bamboo would
> not provide habitat.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
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