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by GREVILLEAJ
Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:27 pm
Forum: Other Exotics
Topic: Growing cashew from seed
Replies: 9
Views: 3822

Growing cashew from seed

You are growing a tropical tree of Caribbean origin so conditions for growth are heated greenhouses and plenty of sun. Getting fruit is only likely after about five years. Bear in mind the liquid inside the shell is toxic so be careful if you have nuts :shock:
by GREVILLEAJ
Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:17 pm
Forum: Palms (including Cycads and Cordyline)
Topic: Cordyline Indivisa Failures
Replies: 30
Views: 7932

Cordyline Indivisa Failures

I had mine from 2003 after some previous failures. This one was promising as I thought I would lose it in the fierce heat of the summer that year and I kept it healthy by keeping it in its pot in a shady side passage. I planted it out the following year and it grew VERY slowly but remained healthy, ...
by GREVILLEAJ
Fri Sep 07, 2018 9:20 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your current weather in one word...
Replies: 3649
Views: 236840

Your current weather in one word...

Sunnyandfresh
by GREVILLEAJ
Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your current weather in one word...
Replies: 3649
Views: 236840

Your current weather in one word...

Mostlysunny
by GREVILLEAJ
Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:35 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your daily weather blog -June 2011 onward
Replies: 6417
Views: 334535

Your daily weather blog -June 2011 onward

Don't know of any days this Summer where the arrival of advancing rain so quickly dispersed bright sunshine. Perhaps it's right that it happened for the first time in meteorological autumn
by GREVILLEAJ
Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:47 pm
Forum: Cacti & Succulents, (including Yucca and Rock Plants)
Topic: id if possible please
Replies: 2
Views: 1782

id if possible please

No.1 looks like Euphorbia ingens.
No.2 is Mammillaria but unsure if the cultivar
No.3 is Echeveria, possibly schaviana
by GREVILLEAJ
Tue Sep 04, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Exotic Gardeners Question Time - Ask Here :-) (Public)
Topic: ID if possible please
Replies: 10
Views: 3424

ID if possible please

Welcome to HTUK, JM icon_cheers Confirm you have Yucca elephantipes "Jewel". Not as hardy as the type. (My old specimen was unprotected and unscathed from the "East Beast".) You should get away with a brief dry frost, say -2c but daytime freezes will ruin them unless you have fac...
by GREVILLEAJ
Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:31 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your current weather in one word...
Replies: 3649
Views: 236840

Your current weather in one word...

WarmHazySunshine
by GREVILLEAJ
Sun Sep 02, 2018 9:43 pm
Forum: HTUK Community Forum (public)
Topic: Exotic Plants in London
Replies: 33
Views: 6383

Exotic Plants in London

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I was in the Tulse Hill area of South London yesterday and deliberately looked up this Phoenix canariensis that I hadn't seen for quite a few years.I was very impressed.
by GREVILLEAJ
Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:52 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your current weather in one word...
Replies: 3649
Views: 236840

Your current weather in one word...

Anothercracker icon_sunny
by GREVILLEAJ
Sat Sep 01, 2018 9:08 pm
Forum: Weather and Climatology (public)
Topic: Your current weather in one word...
Replies: 3649
Views: 236840

Your current weather in one word...

Anabsolutecracker icon_sunny
by GREVILLEAJ
Thu Aug 30, 2018 10:15 pm
Forum: New Members Introduce yourself here ;-) (public)
Topic: New member
Replies: 4
Views: 1966

New member

Echo Tatter''s greeting and comments. Don't be afraid to ask.... :wink: Most of us are a right bunch of know-it-alls when it comes to exotics and even the not so exotic. (I've dared to mention Forsythia more than once on this forum :lol:)