Re(2): Wind
theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:
>Well, by trial and error over several years I did eventually find plants
>which could not only survive but look good. Aloes (typical Med plants?)
>were a considerable success, a large clump florishing on a bank at the
>extreme NW corner below a Coast Banksia (B integrifolia) which seemed
>quite unperturbed by the constant blast.
Aloe arborescens is grown right by the sea shore in Pacific Grove, here in
California, and they resist the wind as well as cope with the sea spray.
They are in very unprotected spots and always look good.
I've even seen a Phoenix canariensis growing at Lover's Point park in
Pacific Grove. It copes well with the wind as well as the salt spray. A
little bit up from the beach are two Trachycarpus fortunei. They look a
bit beaten, but they are both about 20 feet. Also the many Cupressus
macrocarpas that naturally grow right along the seashore where they are
native (which is that general area I believe). C. macrocarpas actually
look better when they're exposed to wind as they stay small and develop
thick trunks and fantastic windblown shapes. I have also seen some
Ararucaria heterophyllas along the same stretch of coast that look fine (a
few broken branches, but they look like they do well there).
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