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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: tim on February 11, 2006, 11:25:00

Title: garrya
Post by: tim on 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?

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: Palustris on 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.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: tim on February 11, 2006, 11:47:38

Oh!!

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: grawrc 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.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: agapanthus on February 11, 2006, 11:54:37

It's very pretty Tim :)

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: Mimi on February 11, 2006, 16:27:11

Remember seeing it last  year Tim.  Still stunning   ;D

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: Carol on 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

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: flowerlady on 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  ;)

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: tim on February 11, 2006, 18:10:47

We trim quite often to restrain it. It's 15' or so & rampant!

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: flowerlady on February 11, 2006, 19:15:11

But WHEN is the best time in order not to loose out on the beautiful tassels? :-\

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: Robert_Brenchley 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.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: Palustris 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.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: tim on 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!

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: grawrc 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.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: flowerlady 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  ???

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: grawrc on February 13, 2006, 17:49:36

Yes. Time to do that is after the berries.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: flowerlady on February 13, 2006, 18:17:35

OK  ... now ... where are my clippers !!  ;D

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: tim on March 24, 2006, 13:24:32

WE MADE IT!! Just turning pink/green.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: flowerlady on March 24, 2006, 14:34:16

Wow ...  fabulous .. how old is the shrub?

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: tim on March 24, 2006, 16:05:54

About 10 years.  Here's a better photo.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: Palustris on March 24, 2006, 16:13:38

Hurrah, I am so pleased for you, after the previous years disappointments with it. Beautiful pictures.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: flowerlady on March 24, 2006, 16:18:28

oooo then I've got a few years to go then  .... about SIX   :o

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: grawrc on March 24, 2006, 16:52:01

Mine produced the tassles after about 3 years but it takes longer for it to produce the massively long ones (well over a foot long) that it does in maturity. I really love Garya  - one of my favourite shrubs and beautiful all year round.

Title: Re: garrya
Post by: lorna on March 24, 2006, 19:32:08

Tim. That is so beautiful. Thank you for showing .