Re: Eucalyptus bark for media
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 12:32 am
Albert
Euc. robusta has a very thick, soft spongy fibrous bark and as far as I know, no orchids use it as a host. All the eucalypts that I am aware of that are hosts to epiphytic orchids have very hard and coarse bark. Bear in mind that the tree is only a host and provides no nutrition to the plant apart from fallen dead leaves and twigs that are gathered after they fall at the base of the orchid.
Regards
Gary..
Euc. robusta has a very thick, soft spongy fibrous bark and as far as I know, no orchids use it as a host. All the eucalypts that I am aware of that are hosts to epiphytic orchids have very hard and coarse bark. Bear in mind that the tree is only a host and provides no nutrition to the plant apart from fallen dead leaves and twigs that are gathered after they fall at the base of the orchid.
Regards
Gary..