Hardy Schefflera article in The Guardian

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Hardy Schefflera article in The Guardian

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Thought this was worth sharing here:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle ... lla-plants

Will be interesting if the general public get into hardy schefflera.
tropical Tom

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I've always wanted one but can never find one for sale :( anyone got any suggestions?
Springy

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tropical Tom wrote:I've always wanted one but can never find one for sale :( anyone got any suggestions?
Fantsipanensis and taiwaniana on eBay at the moment!
Blairs

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Springy wrote:
tropical Tom wrote:I've always wanted one but can never find one for sale :( anyone got any suggestions?
Fantsipanensis and taiwaniana on eBay at the moment!
Is fantsipanensis hardy here? £35 plus pp seems a tad steep for a cutting but it is rare.

I bought my 4 hardy scheffies from dutchy and tuckermarshplant, latter has them in stock now.
Springy

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Blairs wrote:
Springy wrote:
tropical Tom wrote:I've always wanted one but can never find one for sale :( anyone got any suggestions?
Fantsipanensis and taiwaniana on eBay at the moment!
Is fantsipanensis hardy here? £35 plus pp seems a tad steep for a cutting but it is rare.

I bought my 4 hardy scheffies from dutchy and tuckermarshplant, latter has them in stock now.
Yes it is a bit steep but it depends on how desperate you want one! icon_thumright
I got one last year from pan global plants and it was about a meter tall for £40!!! I already had 3 slightly smaller ones in the garden but couldn't resist it at that price!
Still potted and stood near the house but hope to plant it this year.

Great article by the way, thanks for posting! icon_salut
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I want to see the 10m tall one in Scotland!
Blairs

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Yorkshire Kris wrote:I want to see the 10m tall one in Scotland!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31913148@N02/3206349938

Says it it over 3 metres in this PIC. Argyll gets over 1200mm of rain a year and can be mild, so I assume it is at home there.
multim

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Indeed...Spread the word. Perhaps stock will be available in more nurseries.
I bought mine from Dutchy Nurseries, Desert to Jungle and Lower Kenneggy.
tropical Tom

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Sorry I think I've hijacked this post :roll: I think the Schefflera i'm looking for is Schefflera macrophylla!
Blairs

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tropical Tom wrote:Sorry I think I've hijacked this post :roll: I think the Schefflera i'm looking for is Schefflera macrophylla!
I was planning on buying one but it is apparently not as hardy as was thought:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=21490

This guy on ebay has sold macrophylla in the past (http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/maxcloudforest), perhaps Crug may also sell them?
pdid

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tropical Tom wrote:Sorry I think I've hijacked this post :roll: I think the Schefflera i'm looking for is Schefflera macrophylla!
Try Crug early in Spring and expect to pay big money for it, and it's not hardy. In fact it was a little naughty mentioning Macrophylla in a piece on hardy schefflera, interesting read though. icon_thumleft
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don't know why the TC companies are taking so long to get on the schefflera bandwagon
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Blairs wrote:
Yorkshire Kris wrote:I want to see the 10m tall one in Scotland!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31913148@N02/3206349938

Says it it over 3 metres in this PIC. Argyll gets over 1200mm of rain a year and can be mild, so I assume it is at home there.

Cheers! So that's been there since 1960?
Blairs

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[quote="Springy]

Yes it is a bit steep but it depends on how desperate you want one! icon_thumright
I got one last year from pan global plants and it was about a meter tall for £40!!! I already had 3 slightly smaller ones in the garden but couldn't resist it at that price!
Still potted and stood near the house but hope to plant it this year.

Great article by the way, thanks for posting! icon_salut[/quote]

I put in a best offer for the fancy pants and got it. Will be interested to see it grows.
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I like Schefflera arboricola, it's hardy here with smart placement but much less hardy than the ones mentioned in the article, so definitely a better choice being more challenging and rare icon_thumleft
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