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tim
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Just like the old days!
garrya
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February 11, 2006, 11:25:00 »
Will it make it through the winter this year?
Every year, it just starts to turn pink when it gets zonked! Yet it'a been through an unusually long period of frost?
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Palustris
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Re: garrya
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February 11, 2006, 11:37:39 »
We have this problem with Quince (Chaenomeles), they flower beautifully in Feb and March, then at the end of March early April, there is a period when the wind chill factor drops the temp by a massive amount and the shrubs have every leaf burnt off them. So rather than frost, it could be wind-burn which is affecting your Garrya.
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tim
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Re: garrya
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February 11, 2006, 11:47:38 »
Oh!!
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grawrc
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Hectare
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Edinburgh
Re: garrya
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Reply #3 on:
February 11, 2006, 11:51:01 »
Yes my garrya is in a very sheltered spot and seems to do extremely well. No tassles this year because I chopped it right back last but hope to see them again at the end of this year.
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agapanthus
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Reply #4 on:
February 11, 2006, 11:54:37 »
It's very pretty Tim :)
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Mimi
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Pretty in Pink
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Reply #5 on:
February 11, 2006, 16:27:11 »
Remember seeing it last year Tim. Still stunning ;D
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Carol
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Scottish Borders, Berwickshire
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February 11, 2006, 17:41:26 »
We have one of them and I didn't know the name of it till now, gee thanks Tim for showing the picture. Ours is quite big and it has had a blackbird nesting in it a couple of times. wow a Garrya eh??
:D :D
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flowerlady
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"Tug-o-Weeed!"
Re: garrya
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February 11, 2006, 17:42:47 »
My neighbour grows his as a hedge. So it is quite exposed, yet seems to do beautifully.
Tim in order to get a great show of tassels, when do you trim it - if ever?
Full name garrya eliptica ;)
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To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven: a time to be born and time to die: a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted. Ecclesiastes, 3:1-2
tim
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Reply #8 on:
February 11, 2006, 18:10:47 »
We trim quite often to restrain it. It's 15' or so & rampant!
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flowerlady
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February 11, 2006, 19:15:11 »
But WHEN is the best time in order not to loose out on the beautiful tassels? :-\
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Robert_Brenchley
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Re: garrya
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Reply #10 on:
February 11, 2006, 19:31:30 »
They look as though they're on the tips of the branches. If this is correct, the time would probably be after flowering, so that they then have a year to grow new ones.
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Palustris
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Reply #11 on:
February 11, 2006, 19:39:54 »
The book says as Robert surmised that any pruning should be done after flowering.
It is recommended that the plant is grown against a south facing wall for protection. In warmer areas or where you do not get that icy wind which some parts do, then the wind burn of which I wrote is probably not a problem.
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tim
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February 12, 2006, 07:34:02 »
Sorry, flowerlady - I
heard
what you said but, because we just do it when we see the need, I thought I would leave it to someone else to answer. I
knew
I had done wrong!
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grawrc
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Edinburgh
Re: garrya
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Reply #13 on:
February 12, 2006, 10:39:55 »
Mine is against my neighbour's conservatory wall about 10 feet from our back door and faces east north-east. Despite that it thrives.
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flowerlady
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Re: garrya
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Reply #14 on:
February 12, 2006, 21:36:22 »
Ah ... I've also got a Cotnoneaster ... if I gave
that
a hair cut after flowering wouldn't I miss out on the gorgeous berries ???
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To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven: a time to be born and time to die: a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted. Ecclesiastes, 3:1-2
grawrc
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Hectare
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Re: garrya
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Reply #15 on:
February 13, 2006, 17:49:36 »
Yes. Time to do that is after the berries.
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flowerlady
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Reply #16 on:
February 13, 2006, 18:17:35 »
OK ... now ... where are my clippers !! ;D
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To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven: a time to be born and time to die: a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted. Ecclesiastes, 3:1-2
tim
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Just like the old days!
Re: garrya
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Reply #17 on:
March 24, 2006, 13:24:32 »
WE MADE IT!! Just turning pink/green.
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flowerlady
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Reply #18 on:
March 24, 2006, 14:34:16 »
Wow ... fabulous .. how old is the shrub?
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tim
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Just like the old days!
Re: garrya
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Reply #19 on:
March 24, 2006, 16:05:54 »
About 10 years. Here's a better photo.
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