BUTIA
- redsquirrel
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Re: BUTIA
its more to do with jezzas winter lows,hes had Trachycarpus killing
temps
temps
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photonbucket wrote:Really? How mature are the ones you have tried? Do you try and protect them?jezza wrote:I'm in buckinghamshire not that far away from you and i have never been able to get a butia through winter. Eriospathia is supposed to be hardiest.....i think
Chesham is twinned with greenland! -13c in '09/'10, -19c in '10/'11, -18c this feb. I started off with 6 trachys and i'm now down to three. Even one of george's large waggys has 4 fronds damaged this year.redsquirrel wrote:its more to do with jezzas winter lows,hes had Trachycarpus killing
temps
The three capitatas i've had were only small 3 to 4 footers. I gave them all heavy protection but with winter temps in the minus teens they stood no chance. Every cordyline in the entire town was wiped out, numerous large phormiums around the town also killed off.
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Hi, Lee, this is not as easy to answer as you may think! Erios are regarded as the best suited for the UK. This is due to there ability to stand more wet than the rest, and not because they can the stand the cold any better. What are the minimum temperature you have had over the last 2 winters, and are you in a high or low rainfall area in the winter?
Billdango, Try EBay I bought a nice one 4 years ago and still have it.
Billdango, Try EBay I bought a nice one 4 years ago and still have it.
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jungle jas wrote:Hi, Lee, this is not as easy to answer as you may think! Erios are regarded as the best suited for the UK. This is due to there ability to stand more wet than the rest, and not because they can the stand the cold any better. What are the minimum temperature you have had over the last 2 winters, and are you in a high or low rainfall area in the winter?
Billdango, Try EBay I bought a nice one 4 years ago and still have it.
Thanks Jungle Jas
I will give E Bay a try.
rgd billdango
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i can send a couple of two yr olds if you fancy trying from small Bill, i owe you one
mars ROVER broken down. headgasket faillure
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They have some on eBay at the moment, £69-00 for 1.5M if you fancy something bigger.billdango wrote:jungle jas wrote:Hi, Lee, this is not as easy to answer as you may think! Erios are regarded as the best suited for the UK. This is due to there ability to stand more wet than the rest, and not because they can the stand the cold any better. What are the minimum temperature you have had over the last 2 winters, and are you in a high or low rainfall area in the winter?
Billdango, Try EBay I bought a nice one 4 years ago and still have it.
Thanks Jungle Jas
I will give E Bay a try.
rgd billdango
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Thanks for your offer Redsquirrel.redsquirrel wrote:i can send a couple of two yr olds if you fancy trying from small Bill, i owe you one
I really need a plant that is at least a metre high as at my age of 67 I won't be around to see it get to a reasonable size?
Thanks again.
rgds billdango