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Soak the rootball of your plant in a bucket of water to wet thoroughly prior to planting. For extra goodness, add a bit of liquid fertiliser.
Metrosideros bartlettii
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Metrosideros bartlettii
Very different from prior weeks was that the tree was literally a-buzz. Bumbles were the loudest, but flight-iest. Might be a bit big to get at the nectar perhaps because they didn't sit still very long at all before buzzing off for another attempt (23Nov2014).

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