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Originally Posted by Larryp
They are certainly a beautiful tree Andrew. My two are close to the house, so I need to prune them every year. Pruning has to wait until the local doves finish with breeding-there are always 2-3 nests in the trees every spring. I guess the thick foliage provides protection from predators, namely Currawongs.
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This one almost reaches the roof outside the kitchen window. It only gets pruned of dead wood and branches that block the path.
There must be something about doves. We've had them nest in this tree for several years. We don't see many Currawongs - the Noisy Minors chase them away. There's a family of four Magpies back this year - caroling away merrily. I'm not sure which of the trees they are calling home.