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Donald Street trees

To: Robin Hide <>
Subject: Donald Street trees
From: Denise Kay <>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:37:50 +0000
Fantastic thank you very much Robin.

I picked a pup off a small tree in Commonwealth Park who was eagerly feeding on the fruit but I didn’t realise they were so abundant along Donaldson Street until we started finding dead ones on the street.

I expect it is probably electrocution causing problems but I will need to do a bit more research .

They have a lot of fruit this year .

kind regards
Denise


On 26 Mar 2018, at 8:31 am, Robin Hide <> wrote:

Celtis australis-  (Donaldson St, Braddon).
 
The fruit of this tree is sweet and edible, and can be eaten raw or cooked (WIKI 2009). No, spines, burrs, thorns (Agnote 2009). Unlikely to have a major effect on threatened fauna species. Except were species are dependant on a particular habitat which is replaced, but no reports of this. Minor effects.”
 
 
Robin Hide
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Denise Kay  
Sent: Monday, 26 March 2018 7:33 AM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: Donald Street trees
 
Does anyone know what the tree is on Donaldson Street in Ainslie ?
 
WE have had quite a few calls about Flying Foxes eating the fruit .
 
A few have died on the street but I am not sure if it is the fruit or the Large electricity transformer opposite Ainslie Primary School .
 
thanks
Denise
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