Hard copies of the Australian New Crops Newsletter are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher. Details of availability are included in the Advice on Publications Available . Ausbud was formed for the purpose of growing and marketing Eucalyptus buds and foliage and now boasts approximately 150,000 trees and its own marketing company. Planting and growing Trees are purchased in tubes. They are about 15cm high when transferred to the plantation.
Plantations follow the orchard style, with trees in rows.
Trees are planted about three metres apart, in rows about five metres apart. This allows approximat ely 600-700 trees per hectare. All trees should be on trickle irrigation and are managed as in a professional orchard system. Cutting Trees are kept to approximately 2.5 m in height and will produce foliage for sale from between 18 months and two years. Buds will appear on trees in three to four years.