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Interesting conifer science..... http://www.physorg.com/news177096593.html New fossil plant discovery links Patagonia to New Guinea in a...
Just a quick update on my seedlings. Progress is very slow, but steady. Here's a few photos: The first two are Calothamnus quadrifidus, the...
I've got a bunch of seedlings germinated from a variety of south-western Australian species: Calothamnus pinifolius Calothamnus quadrifidus...
So I got a bunch of seeds from a supplier in south-western Australia. Mostly Calothamnus species, but also Regalia velutina and Beaufortia...
Dave, I wonder where your Picea abies 'Weeping Blue' fits, relative to other weeping but upright cultivars like 'Inversa' ? Thanks.
If you don't mind doing mail order, you can get Picea abies 'Inversa' from Darren at Whistling Gardens in southern Ontario (...
Thanks Dave, A very satisfying result after 8 years, I'm sure! My two Inversas made it OK through winter, so I'm looking forward to some...
I just received a reply from the Lead Gardener at the park. Here's what he writes: Thanks again for the reply, Robert.
Yes -- indeed, that is mentioned in the CFIA response I received (see initial post). Essencially, the commercial people gave up on trying to get...
Thanks. This appears to talk about the Common barberry (Berberis vulgaris). It is not included in CFIA's existing list of allowed plants: is...
Here's just one example of what, I guess, comes under the heading of government agency public servants not serving the public. In this case, the...
I think that all I could smell was the dung from the nearby elephant compound :O) Sorry, I really don't recall any noticeable smell....
From further Googling, it appears that the plant is more likely from the Myrtaceae family -- possibly Melaleuca, Callistemon, or Darwinia.
Having Googled a great many photos, it looks to me like the plant is more likely a Banksia than a Grevillea. But no good match anywhere. So I...
Took these photos at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, a month ago. The seed pods (?) are shown in the last two photos, next to a pen and a few...
May I ask what's the tree in the background ? ....seems to be getting better illumination in your photo -- looks a brighter blue. Thnx
From the context, I would guess centimetres. Could also be feet though...
As promissed, here's a photo of two of the 4 Larix lyallii I got from Forestfarm this spring. They appear to be well on their way to establishing...
The ones I see in San Diego have a growing habit more like fastigiate yew cultivars. Is that because of youth or shearing or what ? (no sign of...
So how come there are no "knees" visible in any of the photos ? ....and if one wanted to encourage knee development in cultivated Baldcypress,...