Re: Dracena draco
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Dracena draco
- From: J* S*
- Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 08:23:16 -0800 (PST)
I've missed the earlier posts regarding this subject
so forgive me if I'm repeating others in some way.
There are a handful of large (8 to 10-foot, plus)
specimen Dracaena dracos in Santa Maria (California),
where I live. They are "in the open" (unprotected
from frost). Santa Maria Valley is composed primarily
of sandy loam.
Two winters ago, we had near record temperatures of
17-19°F. None of the dragon trees seemed even
damaged.
I'm not sure what this shows other than THESE
specimens were hardy enough to withstand such cold.
If there are any young plants of this species in this
city, I don't think I've seen them. Could be no one
has planted this species here in many years or that
the young ones have been frost killed. And if the
young ones don't survive such temperatures, were the
now-large ones planted as mature specimens (I doubt
it)?
My suggested possibilities: 1) even young ones are
hardier than thought and only a few were ever planted
here or 2) there is variation in individual hardiness
and the survivors in Santa Maria now were among maybe
hundreds that have been planted but these few were the
genetically hardier individuals.
Then there's the well-drained soil.
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, CA
--- Tim Longville <tim@eddy.u-net.com> wrote:
> David - Yes, quite. No substitute for personal
> experience. Even the
> garden round the corner can be significantly
> different in its results
> - though that may have as much to do with the
> *gardener* round the
> corner as with the climate...!
>
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