How to grow Transvaal Red Milkwood

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Saplings are usually ready to be planted out after four or more years from sowing, at which time attention should be given to the planting hole. Mix good compost with the back filling soil and add bone meal or tree planting tablets to the bottom of the hole. Saplings can be watered well for the first year, gradually reducing irrigation over the ensuing two to three years to ensure the development of a deep root system.

In higher lying areas young trees should be protected against frost for the first three years while the tree becomes acclimatized and attains some height to offer more resistance to mild or moderate frost; this species will not survive any extreme degree of frost.

Growing Transvaal red milkwood from seed

The seed should be extracted from the fleshy fruit and sown fresh for best results. Seed have a high viability and germination begins within two weeks of sowing.

Transplanting Transvaal red milkwood

The seedlings may be left in the seedling trays until the following spring or pricked out at the two-leaf stage into individual containers.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Transvaal red milkwood is a half hardy plant.

How long does Transvaal red milkwood take to grow?

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Other names for Transvaal red milkwood

milkwood