Re: newest plants

I've got a Callicarpa going on ten feet tall.  And it is an understory plant
here.

On 11/10/07, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> We've had Callicarpa get 6-7 feet here in the understory. It sprawls,
> too--maybe wider than it is tall.
>
> On Nov 10, 2007, at 8:51 AM, Kitty wrote:
>
> > Callicarpa americana grows 3 to 6 feet according to Kemper, never gets
> > to more than 3 ft here as we are on the edge of hardiness.  The only
> > one I've seen here is in full sun.
> > Most dogwoods are best w an eastern exposure here.  Full Texas sun
> > would be too much in most cases.  Sounds like your hunter found some
> > excellent specimens worth propagating.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Hodges"
> > <andreah@hargray.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 7:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] newest plants
> >
> >
> >> Tricia-keep in mind the Callicarpa will get quite large and is an
> >> understory plant. I always forget how big the really will be. I'd
> >> also still consider the dogwood as an understory. We've got some here
> >> that grow in full sun but they're never as pretty as those that get a
> >> tiny bit of late afternoon shade.
> >>
> >> I'm jealous of your Fothergilla. It's too hot for them here but I
> >> think they are so pretty.
> >>
> >> Good luck!
> >> A
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 11:43 PM
> >> Subject: [CHAT] newest plants
> >>
> >>
> >>> I went to help another girl buy a tree and I ended up with several
> >>> good buys.  I got these at the local nursery where the owner is a
> >>> tree expert, he goes on seed hunting expeditions and has started
> >>> some wonderful trees and shrubs.
> >>> I bought one of his own named varieties of Ilex decidua "Cherry
> >>> Berry" Possumhaw.  I bought a one gallon very small one so this year
> >>> it won't be very showy but next year I expect great things from it.
> >>>  He also let me have a great dogwood that he found the seeds from
> >>> trees growing between Ft. Worth and Dallas out in full sun.
> >>> I also bought a one gallon Chamaecyparis obtusa "Crippsii",  a one
> >>> gallon Callicarpa americana beautyberry, a one gallon Fothergilla
> >>> major "Mt. Airy"bottlebrush.
> >>> The Chamaecyparis he recommended as one of the hardiest in for our
> >>> area. The Callicarpa is loaded with purple berries and the
> >>> Fothergilla has wonderful fall color.
> >>> Do any of you have any recommendations for where to plant them or
> >>> what they need.  He told me to remember that the dogwood is still a
> >>> dogwood and would need water no matter where he got it from.
> >>> Tricia
> >>> zone 6b
> >>> where fall is in full swing
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Sunset Zone 25
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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