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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Friday, August 17, 2012

{Our EUCALYPTUS Tree}

On March 14, Pieter did plant our first ever EUCALYPTUS tree! Love the smell of Eucalyptus and we found it a very special tree, while we were working as consultants in Australia. Also on the West Coast, in California those Eucalyptus trees grow naturally. But when we went with our best friend to a nursery in South Georgia, in Baxley, we did bring one back home with us. 
Don't you  just love the smell of EUCALYPTUS leaves?
It seems to be even a great flea repellent in the yard. So, we wonder if our chipmunks and squirrels will get to live as flea free, as our felines, whom we treat with Revolution...
This is the tree on July 13, 2012.
Four months of growing UP in our garden.
On this very tree was that CICADA from my previous post...
Just planted on March 14...
Azaleas still blooming at that time.
March 18, Eucalyptus settled into its yummy food mixture of: potting soil; cow manure and mushroom compost.
It has been broadly smiling ever since!
Our EUCALYPTUS after 4 months; it doubled in size!
This photo is from July 13.
I had to step on a chair for taking those CICADA photos...
Love to have something with grayish leaves during winter season!
No doubt, it has many examples of mature trees around it.
You see the newest bridge over the creek into the wood garden. 
To the right you just see a strip where the road is...
So, do you use cow manure and compost too?

Related links:
County Farm Plant Co., Inc.
{CICADA}

21 comments:

  1. Dear Mariette, What a beautiful tree. You sure have a green thumb and given it a great start to life. Love your pics too.

    Thank you for stopping by while I was on vacation and your kind comments. Also for the birthday greeting to our son and anniversary message too. You are so sweet to remember us. Yes, 39 years. The time has flown by. So glad to be home, but Santa Fe was wonderful and the temps much cooler. Now it is back to reality.

    Have a wonderful rest of the week.
    Sending love your way.
    Celestina Marie

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  2. Dearest Mariette,
    what a wonderful eucalyptustree!
    Seems to be very happy in your garden :O)
    Have a wonderful week,
    love and hugs,
    Claudia

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  3. Dear Mariette, your little tree is growing with all the love and attention from you and Pieter! It will be so pretty and so nice to have little sprigs now and again to scent your home. Also, to catch the scent on the breeze as you walk over the little bridge to your woodlands must be wonderful.

    A wonderful week to you, hugs, xxoo

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  4. Liebe Mariette,

    das ist WUNDERVOLL1

    Sonnige Grüße

    Elisabeth

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  5. Liebe Mariette,

    das ist WUNDERVOLL1

    Sonnige Grüße

    Elisabeth

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  6. Dearest Mariette,
    I have time for some many different of gardening both down now yours.
    Yesterday was enjoy my golfing days with lovely time. but I'm going to the dentist for my teeth tomorrow.
    Hugs and love to you ALWAYS.
    Michiko

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  7. Hoi lieve Mariette,

    Ja, eucalyptusbomen groeien zeer snel,ik zag ze in Portugal veel van enorme hoogte, maar ik weet ook dat er veel verschillende soorten zijn.
    De Eucalyptus globulus met spitse bladeren en vruchtdoosjes waar in het voorjaar de witte bloemen uitspringen.
    Ik nam 11 jaar geleden wat van die grijs/blauwe vruchtjes mee naar huis als souvenir,het was allemaal te vinden aan de takken en op de grond rondom de bomen,wanneer ik nu(heb ze even voor me liggen)de vruchtjes waar het hoedje nog op zit door mijn hand wrijf reuk ik na al die jaren nog de heerlijke Eucalyptus geur.

    Zit me nu af te vragen of de geur en medicinale werking van kajapoeti olie die ik nog menig keer gebruik na mijn kennismaking daarmee in Indonesië ook van deze boom met haar werkzame stoffen komt,of dat die essentiële olie weer uit een ander soort plant/boom gewonnen wordt.

    Rond de Kerstdagen vind ik 'n grote bos met Eucalyptus in huis ook zo sfeervol staan en bovendien ruikt het lekker.

    Ik wens jou lieve Mariette en Pieter een fijne dag en lieve groeten,
    Ger




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  8. Jullie boom is ontzettend gegroeid Mariette. Dat komt vast door de goede verzorging en het juiste klimaat! Ik vraag mij af of Eucalytus boompjes bij ons net zo goed zouden groeien.

    Een fijne dag!

    Madelief x

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  9. Hoj, Mariette, ich mag vor allem das silbrig-grüne Lauf der Eukalyptusbäume sehr gern - ein attraktiver Baum!
    Alles Liebe, Traude

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  10. Dearest Mariette, I love this tree and the fragrance fro the leaves. We had on when we lived in the city. For some reason we didn't plant one here. You make me wish we had planted one long ago. I would bring cuttings inside for drying in a vase.
    We do use commercial cow manure but we have never used mushroom compost.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Love to you, Ginger

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  11. Oh ja de geur vind ik heerlijk! Wij hadden ook zo'n boom in de tuin, ze worden heel hoog. Hij sloeg toch niet helemaal goed aan door de winter. Het is echt een mediterrane boom.En in Australië heb je ze ook heel veel.

    Groetjes Janny

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  12. Dear Mariette,
    Your little tree is so nice. I smelled a candle recently that had that scent, and it was pretty. I want to thank you so much for remembering my anniversary. I am truly honored and thankful that you thought of me today. I am so blessed to have you for a friend.
    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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  13. Ooops, that was me above - somehow it came out anonymous. Have a sweet day.
    ~Sheri at Red Rose Alley

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  14. Hej Mariëtte, dat is leuk zo'n eucalyptusboompje in de tuin. Hij doet goed zijn best, heeft het naar zijn zin bij jullie.
    Fijne dag, lieve groet,

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  15. Dearest Mariette
    Luckily eucalyptus wanted to grow in your garden! I've never seen such a tree in real life but I know how the leaves smell.
    I have never seen a cicada, either. However, I heard them when I was on holiday in the Mediterranean countries.
    Love to you
    Kajsa

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  16. Well today I can comment although the first blog showing was the one on your hands. I'm not sure what is going on.

    Euc is one of my favorite scents...especially at Christmas. I may even SCREAM because I love it so much!

    Tee Hee.

    Couldn't resist poking at you the non-screamer! :)

    xoRebecca

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  17. Amazing growth on your tree; Oh I do miss the eucalyptus in California, not sure one would grow here in Florida, probably too many wet feet for it.

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  18. What a beautiful tree. We have not eucalyptus here in Sweden so I can enjoy your photos. Have a nice weekend.

    Hugs
    Elna

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  19. Hallo liebe Mariette,
    ich hatte auch einmal ein solch schönes Bäumchen im Garten - leider hat es nur ein Jahr gehalten - der Frost hat es beschädigt -
    ich mag auch die Farbe der Blätter sehr - man kann sie übrigens wunderbar trocknen und in Gestecken verwenden -

    ich wünsche dir ein schönes Wochenende - lg.Ruth

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  20. Liebe Mariette,
    das wäre ja eine tolle Nebenwirkung, wenn die Tiere in der Nähe des Baumes alle ungezieferfrei wären. Ich finde das sehr schöne und interessante Bäume. Sie werden ja riesig. Und auch die Früchte sind in der Blumenbinderei gut einzusetzen.
    Schöne Grüße, Johanna

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