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| check out the pix at the link ...
if it grows in the snow.. will it live in z5 MI .. which isnt really Australia .. lol ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: third link is awesome
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| "if it grows in the snow.. will it live in z5 MI" Sure, until it dies! Eucalyptus coccifera is hardy to around zone 9. That bark is pretty though. |
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| Hey, don't you have room for a large climate controlled greenhouse conservatory on your place?
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| Hmmm, that picture showed up in the preview but then disappeared. Anyway, picture a huge, fancy conservatory. |
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| Sorry to mess up your thread Ken. Hopefully, the pic will show now.
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 6, 11 at 17:30
| yeah.. sure.. right after i win the lotto.. and i will hire you to come care for everything .. while you fan me with giant palm fronds... ken |
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| If you build it, I will come. But, I'll charge extra for the palm frond thing. |
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| Eucalyptus coccifera isn't one of the hardiest species. Here's a quote from the link referenced below regarding species hardy in the UK - "Evans (1983) has classified 25 eucalyptus species that have grown in Britain into the following categories: Forest Farm's catalog says E. parvifolia is "rated to 5 F, recovered from -12 F". The "very hardy" species listed above could possibly survive in MI as dieback shrubs if planted in protected locations and mulched heavily. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Eucalyptus Species In Cool Temperate Conditions
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| I want one of those conservatories too when I win the lotto! I'll have a southern live oak with spanish moss and bromalaids! |
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- Posted by philinsydney1 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 11, 11 at 20:29
| This is a snowgum picture I took a few years ago but it's E. niphophila not E. coccifera. The bright red thing is a "slow down" sign for skiers, but the bark has nice patches of pink.
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 12, 11 at 7:39
| i was hoping phil would chime in ... how old does the tree have to be to start showing the patterns... is it like sycamore/planes.. wherein it seems to take 20 to 30 years??? ken |
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- Posted by philinsydney1 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 12, 11 at 16:03
| Ken, I'd say likely 50 years or more. We usually think of eucalypts as being fast trees, but snowgums are painfully slow due to their short growing season. |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 12, 11 at 16:17
| Even with man-made climate change moving SE MI's weather patterns, Ken should still expect Adrian to be much too cold many years for that tree. Another thing I miss about CA: the eucalypts. Dan |
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