Re: Tree Leaves

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Posted by Terry on March 07, 2002 at 08:24:20:

In Reply to: Tree Leaves posted by Cindy on March 06, 2002 at 19:53:55:

Cindy,
if you keep tortoises especially big tortoises! A mulberry tree is wonderful to have in your yard. I think anyone who keeps sulcata should have one.
A mulberry tree and lots of hibiscus bushes.
In Hawaii where the mulberry and hibiscus thrived year round I rarely had to supplement the torts with store bought greens.
They would get all the flowers off the hibiscus bushes daily. I had around 15 mature hibiscus bushes, so loads of flowers.
My daughters job was to pick all the hibiscus flowers before school and throw them into the back yard for the sulcata.
When we trimmed the bushes they got all the leaves too.
We would trim one bush at a time and give the torts all the trimmings!
The mulberry tree was a blessing, it didn't seem to matter how much we trimmed it, it grew and grew.
The sulcata would get whole young branches, almost daily. They would strip them of all the leaves.
I have loads of red hibicus (the hardiest) planted in my yard in Arizona. But they don't bloom as profusely as they did in Hawaii.
I planted some yellow and orange ones too, but the frost killed them. Only the red made it through the winter.

Mulberry trees are not allowed in the county I live in here in Arizona, but I got one anyway.Just one and
it's a dwarf black mulberry tree, it will only get around 15' tall.
Still it should provide plenty of leaves for the torts all spring/summer, once it's established.

Believe me, when your sulcata get bigger, you'll be very glad you have that tree!

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: Cindy, : if you keep tortoises especially big tortoises! A mulberry tree is wonderful to have in your yard. I think anyone who keeps sulcata should have one. : A mulberry tree and lots of hibiscus bushes. : In Hawaii where the mulberry and hibiscus thrived year round I rarely had to supplement the torts with store bought greens. : They would get all the flowers off the hibiscus bushes daily. I had around 15 mature hibiscus bushes, so loads of flowers. : My daughters job was to pick all the hibiscus flowers before school and throw them into the back yard for the sulcata. : When we trimmed the bushes they got all the leaves too. : We would trim one bush at a time and give the torts all the trimmings! : The mulberry tree was a blessing, it didn't seem to matter how much we trimmed it, it grew and grew. : The sulcata would get whole young branches, almost daily. They would strip them of all the leaves. : I have loads of red hibicus (the hardiest) planted in my yard in Arizona. But they don't bloom as profusely as they did in Hawaii. : I planted some yellow and orange ones too, but the frost killed them. Only the red made it through the winter. : Mulberry trees are not allowed in the county I live in here in Arizona, but I got one anyway.Just one and : it's a dwarf black mulberry tree, it will only get around 15' tall. : Still it should provide plenty of leaves for the torts all spring/summer, once it's established. : Believe me, when your sulcata get bigger, you'll be very glad you have that tree!

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