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CibbuanoPreventing Cracked Brickwork
June 23rd 2006 00:03
There is not too much that the average home owner or buyer can do about poor design, freak events or structural inadequacies when it comes to the prevention and preservation of masonry and brickwork. One contributing factor to cracking brickwork that home owners can strive to minimize is in the garden. Often homeowners will plant cute little trees and shrubs in areas about the home without any consideration to the maturation and impact the plant will have in coming years. I remember my parents planting a cocas palm right by our backyard pool. For years, provided a great little backdrop to the outdoor entertainment area. Five years later and the palm grew into a disaster. In those five years it grew to an extraordinary height and the bulb of roots at its base swelled to start forming cracks in the inground pool and surrounding sandstone paving. Not only did the end result look ugly, it turned out to be a costly lesson. Felling the tree was done by professionals, the pool had to be drained and resurfaced and the paving need a good patching up job. All this resulted due to little planning and forethought.
A great looking, lush garden can do wonders for your property, but before you plant anything, be sure to do a bit of homework before hand. If necessary, hire a professional gardener, landscaper or horticulturalist. You can also get great free advice from your local nursery. Be sure to draw a plan of your intended garden and planting regions. Mark out any below and above ground services and runs. Things like your cable tv, power lines, waste water, storm water etc. Marking in where you intend on planting and also marking in a radius region equal to the average expected height the tree/shrub will grow to when full matured. This circle represents a guide for the extent of the tree’s root system. If this radius intersects and building structure or below ground piping runs, be expecting some trouble in the future. Look for alternative ways of setting out the garden so as to avoid any potential trouble with the growth of your plants.
Archicentre has published a guide with common tree types and provides details about their expected height at full maturation.
Common Name Botanical Name Mature Height (m)
African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata 6-15
Athel tree Tamaris aphylla Up to 6
Bamboos Phyllastachus species variable
Black bean Castanospermum australe 9-18
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia 9-15
Bougainvilleas Bougainvillea species variable
Brush box Tristania conferta 10-40
Bunya Araucaria species 30-60
Camphor laurel Cinnamonum camphora 6-15
Cedars Cedrus species variable
Claret ash Fraxinus "Raywood" 9-15
Coral trees Erythrina species Up to 24
Cypress Cupressus species variable
Date palms Phoenix species variable
Desert ash Fraxinus oxycarpa 9-15
Elms Ulmus species Up to 30
English ash Fraxinus excelsior Up to 20
False acacia Robinia psuedoacacia 9-15
Figs Ficus species Up to 30
Flame tree Brachychiton acerifolium 6-30
Gum tree (most) Eucalyptus species Up to 60
Hackberry Celtis species Up to 24
Hollies Ilex species Up to 12
Hoop pine Araucaria species 30-60
Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosaepholia 5-12
Kanuka box Tristaniopsis laurina 5-15
Magnolias Magnolia species variable
Mango Mangifera indica 10-18
Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria species 30-60
Oaks Quercus species Up to 20
Pampas grass Cortaderia selloana 2.5-3.5
Pepper tree Schinus molle 6-15
A great looking, lush garden can do wonders for your property, but before you plant anything, be sure to do a bit of homework before hand. If necessary, hire a professional gardener, landscaper or horticulturalist. You can also get great free advice from your local nursery. Be sure to draw a plan of your intended garden and planting regions. Mark out any below and above ground services and runs. Things like your cable tv, power lines, waste water, storm water etc. Marking in where you intend on planting and also marking in a radius region equal to the average expected height the tree/shrub will grow to when full matured. This circle represents a guide for the extent of the tree’s root system. If this radius intersects and building structure or below ground piping runs, be expecting some trouble in the future. Look for alternative ways of setting out the garden so as to avoid any potential trouble with the growth of your plants.
Archicentre has published a guide with common tree types and provides details about their expected height at full maturation.
Common Name Botanical Name Mature Height (m)
African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata 6-15
Athel tree Tamaris aphylla Up to 6
Bamboos Phyllastachus species variable
Black bean Castanospermum australe 9-18
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia 9-15
Bougainvilleas Bougainvillea species variable
Brush box Tristania conferta 10-40
Bunya Araucaria species 30-60
Camphor laurel Cinnamonum camphora 6-15
Cedars Cedrus species variable
Claret ash Fraxinus "Raywood" 9-15
Coral trees Erythrina species Up to 24
Cypress Cupressus species variable
Date palms Phoenix species variable
Desert ash Fraxinus oxycarpa 9-15
Elms Ulmus species Up to 30
English ash Fraxinus excelsior Up to 20
False acacia Robinia psuedoacacia 9-15
Figs Ficus species Up to 30
Flame tree Brachychiton acerifolium 6-30
Gum tree (most) Eucalyptus species Up to 60
Hackberry Celtis species Up to 24
Hollies Ilex species Up to 12
Hoop pine Araucaria species 30-60
Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosaepholia 5-12
Kanuka box Tristaniopsis laurina 5-15
Magnolias Magnolia species variable
Mango Mangifera indica 10-18
Norfolk Island Pine Araucaria species 30-60
Oaks Quercus species Up to 20
Pampas grass Cortaderia selloana 2.5-3.5
Pepper tree Schinus molle 6-15
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