Re: "Golden Oak of Cyprus"

Dear Kurt,
Martin Grantham, who works part-time now at UC Botanical Garden, and
part-time at San Francisco State U., may know something about this. He has
done some research on mychorrizal root relationships in propagation. I'm
not sure if he is on medit-plants.
Elly Bade

On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 K1MIZE@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 4/24/99 2:49:13 PM EST, bade@math.berkeley.edu writes:
> 
> << I tried to grow the Golden Chinquapin years ago, after purchasing one at
>  the plant sale at the East Bay Regional Botanic Garden sale in Berkeley,
>  California. The plant thrived as long as it was in a pot, but when I
>  placed it in the garden it slowly died. Wayne Roderick, the Director of
>  the Botanic Garden, said he never had success growing it in the open
>  ground, only in the two large pots at the Garden. It is believed that
>  there is a symbiotic relationship between the roots and some sort of
>  mycorhizal element in the soil where it grows naturally, and that this
>  relationship is hard to duplicate in the garden. It is a beautiful plant. >>
> 
> Elly:
> 
> I'm glad to hear from somebody who has actually attempted to grow this plant 
> in a garden setting.  I wasn't sure of its garden-worthiness, being familiar 
> with it only in the wild.  It would be interesting to know if it could be 
> grown if the soil were first inoculated with mycorrhizal fungi.  Anyone out 
> there have any experience with this?
> 
> Kurt
>
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