Re: grapeleaf anemone

hum... I know my office is big, but not that big LOL!

thanks for the offer, but for some reason I thought it
was more a slow growing shorter/thinner type tree.

Donna

--- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:

> Don't know if it will survive indoor, Donna, but it
> gets pretty large. 
> Here's a not-very-good picture of the 8-year-old
> mother tree.
> 
> http://snipurl.com/skzu
> 
> If you want to try some seedlings, I'll dig them and
> send them to 
> you--or send you seeds next spring [it flowers in
> winter].
> 
> 
> On Jul 1, 2006, at 12:22 PM, Donna wrote:
> 
> > ok- so I don't know anything about tropicals, but
> you
> > are killing off orchid trees? Why? I mean around
> here
> > anything tropical is big bucks... would they
> survive
> > indoors for the winter here?
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > --- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Don't you love it? I went out to pick figs this
> AM
> >> and discovered my
> >> Hong Kong orchid tree has provided a carpet of
> >> seedlings under the main
> >> fig tree--so it's time to break out the RoundUp
> >> early some morning
> >> soon.
> >>
> >> On Jul 1, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Kitty wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well, I know I said I've been able to do more,
> but
> >> the Grapeleaf
> >>> Anemone (Anemone tomentosa - no longer using the
> >> 'Robustissima' or
> >>> var. robustissima name) is a tough adversary. 
> I'm
> >> taking a short
> >>> break from digging out 2/3 of the stand.  This
> >> year it took over the
> >>> path to the spigot on its right and half the bed
> >> to its left.
> >>> Previously it had grown under the rocks that had
> >> been buried 4 inches
> >>> down to keep it from escaping to the lawn and
> came
> >> out the other side.
> >>>  This year I'm forced to take radical action. 
> But
> >> it means digging
> >>> out the rocks to get at the roots and trying to
> >> get all the stolons,
> >>> rhizomes, whatever they're called.  Hot work.
> Came
> >> in for water and
> >>> sunscreen.
> >>>
> >>> Kitty
> >>> neIN, Zone 5
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
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