Re: Brachychiton acerifolium



On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 10:29 PM, david feix <d*@yahoo.com> wrote:


If you're intrigued by the idea of less commonly seen southern hemisphere trees that do well right along the coast, it would be worth your while to check out the collections at UCSC Arboretum. A few things that come to mind would include Agonis flexuosus 'After Dark', Cunonia capensis, Cussonias such as spicata or paniculata, or Psoralea pinnata. Quite a few Acacias, Callistemons and Melaleucas would also be good candidates. Personally I wouldn't recommend any of the Brachychitons as they all come from more hot dry or warm subtropical habitats.


I actually visited the arboretum this past Saturday. I saw they had a few Brachychitons but none looked particularly great (the best one was growing with most of its foliage on one side). However the silver trees (Leucadendron argenteum) were looking great, and I've decided I'm going to go with that for the new house. Especially as my parents want to paint it grey, so it would be a nice reflection of that (plus no one uses these in their gardens and I have one that's doing well even with full on wind exposure).
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