RE: sycamore trees

But then there's the California sycamore, which is what I have:
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/522.htm


Cyndi


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From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf Of Theresa W
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 8:52 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] sycamore trees

Sycamores on the east coast are fine- but here they just are out of
their climate zone and never look very good.

Theresa

Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> I like sycamores, too, and I also love mimosas.  I agree about the 
> fond memories.
> zem
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <chrispn@optonline.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 8:02 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] sycamore trees
> 
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just got back this afternoon from a regional daylily convention in 
>> CT. Two of the gardens were beautiful perennial gardens as well.  Of 
>> course, I came home with a few more daylilies!!!
>>
>> We have a beautiful sycamore tree on the property.  Grass grows 
>> beneath it, so it poses little problem as far as leaves in the beds.

>> The guy who mows the lawn chops the leaves as he goes.  Every kid, 
>> and many adults, who visit here just have to climb that tree!  It's 
>> branched are like scaffolding, so it's easy to climb.  It has the 
>> most beautiful bark that peels off leaving a palette of olives and 
>> grays. I planted two more in town in memory of my mother and 
>> father-in-law as they both liked sycamore trees.
>>
>> I guess beauty is in the eye, and the fond memories, of the beholder!
>> See my sycamore in winter:
>> http://new.photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt/album/576460762310895536
>>
>>
>> Chris Petersen
>> Northport, Long Island, New York
>> Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
>>
>> chris@widom-assoc.com
>> My garden: http://photos.yahoo.com/chrispnpt
>>
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