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Re: Arbutus hardiness

Just adding my "hear ye, hear ye" to this. Arbutus unedo, claimed as a
native tree in Kerry was in full berry luscious and bright red, and looking
magnificent on a visit to Killarney in November (S-W Ireland where they
claim to have semi-tropical conditions) , but the plant is fairly miserable
here in Galway, only a hundred miles further north. It really doesn't like
the cold. Would love to know what arbutus marina's other parent is, as
unedo wasn't growing  to more than moderate sized shrub in K.
Mark

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: From: TW. Hatton-Ellis <Tristan.Hatton-Ellis@bristol.ac.uk>
: To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
: Subject: Arbutus hardiness
: Date: 04 December 1997 10:55
: 
: Hi everyone,
: 
: With regard to Sean's comments on the hardiness of Arbutus, these trees
: are indeed hardy in southern Britain, and A.unedo is even naturalized in
: SW Ireland as part of the Lusitanian flora there. There is a beautiful
: specimen in the centre of Bristol not far from where I am writing this
: letter, which is a real sight when it both flowers and fruits at the same
: time.
: 
: However, the problem with Arbutus in Britain is that, in common with many
: other large-leaved evergreens (e.g. Rhododendrons) they do not like cold
: winds. We had one in the garden for several years, but it never really
: thrived and was so lopsided from wind pruning that we eventually replaced
: it. The best specimens I have seen in this country are generally in mild
: areas or against walls. like so many medit-plants they look very good
: against a wall though, so perhaps this isn't a bad thing.
: 
: Got to go now as its coffee-time...
: 
: 
: Tristan Hatton-Ellis
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