A good tree to park under... Not!

Gerty Dancer · Guru

A good tree to park under... Not!

kandagal · Guru

Used to have a bauhinia in our yard in Cairns over 50 years ago. It always dropped all its leaves before flowering. But a pretty tree. Hope the vehicles are now back in good shape.

Oma · Guru

We do not park under 'any" trees. Firstly because of falling branches & secondly because of what you have just had to clean. Bruce will not even park car under trees, especially like poincianna because the tiny leaves drop down into the grills on the bonnet.

-- Edited by Oma on Friday 18th of July 2014 06:57:58 AM

Fried Rice · Guru

Not to mention Birdsh..!!

Sorry for your dilemna Gertie

We trust you will clean up soon and continue to enjoy your tour

Fried Rice

Gerty Dancer · Guru

As you see in the pic, we weren't exactly "under" it but spent a couple of hours with a hose and elbow grease this morning to fix it all.

Thanks for the sympathy from now on we treat these beasties the same as Eucalypts, and stay well away.

Have learned its not a Bauhinia like we have in tropical gardens, but known as a Jigal tree.

http://skipas.wordpress.com/native-plants/plant-d-f/fabaceae/bauhinia-cunninghamii-kimberley-bauhinia-or-jigal-tree/

GaryKelly · Guru

Sorry to hear of your problems, Gerty, but thanks posting the thread to teach us non-experts a good lesson.

colnden · Member

For those that have to park near trees that drop small leaves and petals, if you go to a sign manufacturer you can get a piece of that magnetized plastic sheet that they make fridge magnets out of and you can cut it into pieces to cover the vents on the car in front of the windscreen and the air intake for the intercooler on the bonnet. Works well.
Den and Col