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Maintenance Of Exotic Fruit Trees In Australia

2,995 views · Published 8 January 2014 · 12:48 · Indexed 22 October 2026

Channel: The Do It Yourself World · 2014 · Howto & Style

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There are a few orchards on the property which need care and maintenance. Some of the trees are larger and only need to have the grass at their bases trimmed but others are still very small and need a lot more care.

Some of the smaller trees died and the cages that were built to protect them are now full of tall weeds and grass. I spent the day cleaning out these cages to help the little trees grow. This meant a lot of hard work digging out the grasses by the root from the cages.

There are some interesting things in this orchard that I never saw before. It is interesting to note that in Australia most of the fruit trees are ripe in winter rather than summer. Currently it is January and it is mid summer in Australia.

I got a nice close up look at a cicada as well and caught him on video. This is what makes the loud noise all day while I work. They can be as loud as 120 db which is quite deafening.

It started to rain which cut our work short for the day right about lunch time though.

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