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Re: Arbutus hardiness and soundscape

At 10:00 AM +1100 7-12-97, Mary Mackel wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>Tristan's observation re Arbutus unedo doing well against a wall rings true
>in my experience.  I planted one this time last year facing north in front
>of a colorbond fence.  It has to cope with Sydney summer temps up to 40C, as
>well as the heat from the metal fence.  It's absolutely thriving.
Mine is about 15 years old now and doing well
>Thank you for so many great suggestions re noisy plants.  Yes Charlotte,
>sound is very evocative, and the whole exercise makes me want to set off for
>Africa and South America to hear the Whistling Thorns, take a walk through a
>forest of buckeyes, and sit on Rod's verandah on a hot still summer night,
>drinking a glass of wine and listening to all those pods a-snapping and
>a-cracking!
When are we going??
>By the way David I can define a horticulturalist, it's a horticulturist who
>has had three glasses of wine  ;-)
I'lll drinkk to thrat.
Good luck with the sound article love to see it when finished.

Michael Bailes,  The Fragrant Garden Portsmouth Road Erina. N.S.W. 2250
Australia. (OZ)
Int fax 61 243 651979  Phone 61 243 677322
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"All around
Scent of flowers, and scent of sage,
Scent of pollen in the pines,
Scent of new-mown grass and clover
Make the morning fragrant."
E.D. Romig
from "The Chickadees" 1967
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