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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Height: 10m;  Spread: 6m
Miro (Tree)
Slow growing specimen tree with feathery foliage and large red fruit beloved of wood-pigeons. Was Stachypitys ferruginea.
» Click here for our Prumnopitys ferruginea article published in The Fringe, November 2016 ...
Photo gallery:
Clump of Miro alongside Henderson Creek
This shows the delicate 'leaf' structure and distinctive bark.
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