Re: Opinion time

I did receive one caveat from the nursery. In our neck of the woods  
(ie prairie summer heat) it does better with a bit of shade.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On May 10, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing  
Center wrote:

> Yes, I googled it last night and found all sorts of zoning info.   
> some said
> 5, others 6, one said 4-8.  Might be worth a try.
>
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <gary.carpenter@insightbb.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Opinion time
>
>
>
>> Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, 5th edition. He says USDA...
>> Cathy
>> On May 9, 2005, at 5:43 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
>> Center wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Wonderful!  The pictures look really nice, but Botanica is
>>> occasionally
>>> wrong on zones.  However, it also depends on which Dirr book you are
>>> reading.   I understand that some of his books use Sunset zones
>>> while others
>>> use USDA.
>>>
>>> Kitty
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:30 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Opinion time
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dirr says z4 - 8. Give it a try. I was successful in MD, which  
>>>> is 6b,
>>>> but have seen them in 5a for sure.
>>>> Cathy
>>>> On May 9, 2005, at 4:23 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing
>>>> Center wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The only book I have handy is Botannica.  It says Zones 6-9 for
>>>>> Cercidiphyllum japonicum.  But it has been wrong a time or three.
>>>>> Speaking
>>>>> of hardiness, our MG nursery took a chance on a couple of items
>>>>> that were
>>>>> borderline and lost.  We lost all our Tricolor Hypericum,
>>>>> Leptodermis, and
>>>>> Vitex.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 1:29 PM
>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Opinion time
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you sure Kitty? I have seen what I believe to be these around
>>>>>> here?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Donna
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-
>>>>>>> gardenchat@hort.net] On
>>>>>>> Behalf Of Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 11:17 AM
>>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Opinion time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I looked that one up since it sounds like several of you like
>>>>>>> it.....$%&^@*
>>>>>>> not hardy here.
>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Lynda Young" <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
>>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 7:11 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Opinion time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Weeping Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula'), for my
>>>>>>>> money.
>>>>>>>> Gorgeous, graceful tree with wonderful fall color - slow grower
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> reaching
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 15 - 25' tall and 15' wide.  Might be larger than you've
>>>>>>>> envisioning
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> but
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> it does grow slowly.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lynda
>>>>>>>> Zone 7 - West TN
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-
>>>>>>>> gardenchat@hort.net] On
>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Donna
>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 6:30 PM
>>>>>>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>>>>>>>> Subject: [CHAT] Opinion time
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Opinion time:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you could only have ONE weeping tree... which one would  
>>>>>>>> it be?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Looking for something that could handle sun, although would be
>>>>>>>> blocked
>>>>>>>> from the dreaded afternoon stuff here. DH put up a fence corner
>>>>>>>> by the
>>>>>>>> driveway/sidewalk. Thought a weeping something might look good
>>>>>>>> there,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>> so
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> don't need it to get humongous.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Donna
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