Re: Jim's plantation

Lots in this subdivision are 40' by 120'. The plantation is three lots, so 120' by 120'. Early, we decided to go for the botanic garden look rather than the landscape look, and plant lots of variety. That we now have five loquat trees is the result of an experiment gone bad. I planted three seedlings with the idea to growing them as shrubs for a hedge. I neglected to tell yard guy of my plan and he limbed them up to trees.

Only one of them is a named variety, and it is superior by far to the others, so I think I'm going to cut the seedlings off about a foot from the ground and practice grafting wood from the named variety to the stumps.


On Monday, March 15, 2004, at 12:19 AM, Donna wrote:

Well folks....

Seems Island Jim has sent a few pictures over here again (Why and how
does he know when I am not around?!?) Anyways, we have a few pics to
make us northerners jealous, and those in the south something to head
out to the local nursery to find :)

--snip from Jim's message to me--

Queen's Wreath
The always beautiful Petrea noblis is more beautiful than ever this
year. The Short One wants to add two more to the landscape. Here's a
picture of the one we have now.

---another snip ----
My Hong Kong Orchid tree is blooming like... well, like there's no
tomorrow.

--end snips--

you can find the links to the pictures here:

http://simplymyworld.com/jimphotos.htm

Great photos Jim.... and just how big is your plantation?!?

Donna

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