Im sorry that Ican't give you any positive advice, but I can give ou
some negative advice...
Please, please, please, don't use exotic species such as eucalyptus,
wattle, willow etc. Not only do they usually use far too much water,
they also spread like wildfire and screw up the local ecology.
Rather look at indigenous species. Many parts of the Gambia are very
dry, and you might need a naturally occuring, drought resistant plant,
perhaps one of the Acacia species.
Regards,
Marc
On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:48:36 +0000, Pat Anderson
wrote:
>In message <3HOSfVAqbzsBFwIi@newhutte.demon.co.uk>, Tom
> writes
>>Any bright ideas for plants suitable for fencing a school compound in
>>The Gambia? I was thinking of something similar to hawthorn layered
>>fencing in the UK? Need something fairly quick growing.
>>TIA
>In Nigeria we planted Neem which grew fairly quickly and eucalyptus,
>although of course that would take moisture from all around it. I don`t
>know if they have government nurseries in Gambia Tom, which is where we
>got our trees. These nurseries charge very little as they want to
>encourage tree planting.
>Pat
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