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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I wasn't involved in planting either of these kānuka patches but it's useful to show the different age classes. 7.5 years vs 2.5 years (2018 vs 2023). Kānuka can grow over a metre a year in good conditions.

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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

The planting on the flat here was a bit of a shitshow with frost and then being outcompeted by gorse (removed again last year) but the hill came up pretty good. October 2021 vs February 2026.

A hill covered in one year old natives and lupin.

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Andy McKay @korimakoecology.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I wasn't involved in this project but I've been a keen observer. Celery weed is a huge cost to Council's and landowners around the country for channel maintenance. Appropriate riparian planting shades out celery weed and can significantly reduce maintenance costs.

2018. Drain was mechanically cleared and planted. Also celery weed grows slowly in winter.

2021. Summer and no celery weed until further downstream where planting stops.

2026. Despite appearances, still glowing free below. A good reason not to plant harakeke right on the edges. They get massive and can restrict flow in storm events or blockages if they fall in.

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