resford News G
The
September 2020
News of the communities of the Paterson and Allyn River Valleys
Crepe Myrtle Crew ! Ten years ago, the Gresford District Community Group commenced a street planting program that would in time help improve the appearance of Gresford and East Gresford. We chose Crepe Myrtles (Largerstroemia indica ‘Sioux’) because of their size, drought resistance, love of clay soils and their summer beauty. During the last few weeks, 12 enthusiastic members of our community helped plant stage two… another 60 trees. We were extremely grateful for the load of mulch that the Dungog Shire Council provided for us. We would like to thank those of you who were happy to have trees planted on your nature strip. Unfortunately, we were unable to plant on a few verges because of low overhead power lines, the lack of space
between gutter and footpath and in some cases, the growth of existing mature trees. We have continued with the hot pink flower theme as the one color in streetscape has by far the most pleasing impact to the eye. We ask you NOT to prune these trees as it will both weaken the tree and in time deform their majestic look. They are disease resistant and the only help they need is a bucket or two of water around the dripline once a week in summer, especially when young. As the Crepe Myrtles mature, we hope you will enjoy the positive impact they will have lining our streets. Janie Chandler
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