Banksia Tree

moppy26, Feb 4, 10:07am
Can someone tell me if the leaves from a Banksia break down in the garden? It seems to take our forever and now I am wondering if they are bad for the soil?

maclad, Feb 4, 2:18pm
No not bad for the soil but they do take forever to breakdown if a large leaf variety. I would be inclined to remove them.

moppy26, Feb 5, 9:21am
My thoughts too, trying to convince the man of the house.

elect70, Feb 6, 3:18pm
Cones make for good burning material , ive got 4 on my property & collect hundreds for the fire . Burn fairly quick though .

nzjay, Jul 22, 9:48pm
They can grow into a very tall tree too, especially if surrounded by a competing canopy from other tree's. Tui's love them.
The leaves are similar to pohutukawa and other leathery leaves, go dry and take forever to breakdown, even if mulched.