Re: Arils & Arilbreds
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- Subject: Re: Arils & Arilbreds
- From: D* M* <d*@southconn.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 18:06:08 -0700 (MST)
At 10:27 AM 3/7/97 -0700, Sharon McAllister wrote:
>There's been enough discussion of aril & arilbred culture lately that it
seems
>time for one of my periodic explanations for newcomers.
>...SOME arilbreds will grow wherever TBs, medians, or dwarfs will grow. That
>doesn't mean that ALL arilbreds can be grown in the same place or that
ANY one
>Let's look at a couple of strictly geographical examples:....
Sharon,
You make them sound so enticing and rather adaptable. However, I noticed
that you left the southeastern U.S. out of the geographical examples. Is
there any chance that I could grow arilbreds here in the South Carolina. I
have an average annual rainfall of 49 inches, but I do have extremely well
drained sand for soil. In fact I think my soil has much to do with how
well my TB's are doing. My climate does, however, have very high humidity
almost year round.
Just 10 miles away, across the Savannah River, in Georgia they have the
typical red "Georgia" clay. However, I'm on a sandy ridge above what I
presume to be the original valley which ran along the river. Some places
in my garden I've dug three feet and have still only found sand! Other
places in the garden I have a mix of small amounts of orange clay with
mostly sand. My whole garden is on a slope and so it's virtually one big
raised bed.
Given these cultural conditions, what sort of arils/arilbreds if any would
you recommend (i.e. a starter list of die-hard, more adaptable arils)?
-Donald (where dogwood trees and azaleas are starting to bloom!)
Donald Mosser
Member of AIS, HIPS, SIGNA, SSI, SLI, SPCNI, and IRIS-L
dmosser@southconn.com
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/5570
North Augusta, South Carolina, USA
On the South Carolina and Georgia Border
USDA Zone 7b-8
