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Cool! Have you ever seen Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood) in Vancouver? I'd love to see if I could find one!!
Are we talking about Sequoiadendron giganteum (Giant Sequoia) or Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood) here? I've seen Sequoiadendron around...
I'm going to add to this thread as I've found out some additional information through some digging about the climate of Southern Patagonia and...
Sounds great.. will try and head down to the arboretum in the next while to check it out.
No, I don't even know anything about them. If they grow above the snowline.. there is definitely some potential hardiness for sure. Although,...
Interesting idea about the Chilean display, although I don't think the Chilean Wine Palm is the best choice as one of the keystone species as it's...
Interesting... but I'm not just talking about one climate variable here. I'm talking about the overall climate. In every possible temperature...
Cool... maybe will have to give it a try.. I didn't realize that parts of the paramo stayed so cold for so long... so maybe there is hope?
If we look at Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia gets more than twice the amount of frost days as Vancouver - 122 versus 46 for Vancouver plus they get...
Really? I'm surprised. I figured that the highland tropical climates of South America have high diurnal ranges of temperature which is something...
Interesting ideas....although I don't think the Northern SA paramo plants would work here because there is too much seasonal variation and some...
I'm surprised that you say Drimys Winteri won't last very long. It says that specimens from the southern end of its range can tolerate -20C. We...
Hey all, I was looking at planting some South American plants in my Vancouver yard. I know Monkey Puzzle (Araucaria araucana) and Gunnera are...
Well, if I were gardening in zone 4, I would definitely take out all deciduous trees as they are depressing in the winter. Fill your garden with...
I think with gardening, there are always risks. Sure, you don't know when the next big freeze is going to come but that doesn't mean that you...
I think the USDA zone system is based on the average minimum temperatures over a set period of time... . That -15C in 1969 was an aberration I...
The outer shores of Vancouver Island and Western Washington are borderline hardiness zone 8b/9a I would say and sunset zone 5 (minimum temps over...
Hey, Well, I would be careful about planting it in the ground here in Vancouver. I would definitely offer it lots of protection in the winter as...
Western WA (and the rest of the BC mainland coast) is not nearly as protected as somewhere like the southern part of the Queen Charlottes would be...
True but Coast Redwoods I am sure can grow in the Charlottes. In fact the Wikipedia article on the Coast Redwood says that they are grown...