I'm not sure what you mean by "Most native plantings create monocultures",
Alex. Wherever I've lived (at various addresses in Sydney, Canberra and,
currently, Wellington NZ), I've spent much time and money converting my
backyard from exotic to native plants. I'm not a total purist, and have
certainly retained (even planted) some exotics of a non-invasive variety, and
have also planted (in Australia, not NZ!) a few Western Australian species
which, I guess, are as exotic as anything from overseas. I guess you must be
referring to large scale plantations of one native species, such as a eucalypt
species or a Melaleuca, for commercial production, but surely even that is
better than a large plantation of something like Pinus radiata? Perhaps I'm
misunderstanding something here?
Regards
Frank
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:47:37 +1000
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Subject: Spotted Turtle Doves
> Most native plantings create monocultures.
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