gardening in the heat
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- Subject: gardening in the heat
- From: f* c*
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 21:34:32 +0100
- References: <199912221904.LAA05116@nixon.ucdavis.edu>
> david
> the central plains of spain have a similar range of temperatures, =
> especially the guadalquivir valley and the inner plains of guadix baza =
> and murcia. also in the ebro valley although i believe that the maximum =
> there is 49C. in the other places i have mentioned the maxumun is 51C.
> i live in the northeast, near the sea and the local average maximun is =
> 42 although most years the maximum is only about 36C.
>
> in the hottest areas of spain the king is the date palm,phoenix =
> dactilifera. washingtonias get burnt.
> another tree that does very well is the carob tree, ceratonia siliqua.in =
> fact, in spain it is believed to originate in the arabian peninsula and =
> to have being brouht here by the phoenicians. it is used with great =
> success as a majestic specimen tree and also as clipped hedges. it can =
> be used as a shrub in its early years and later if pollarded regularly. =
> it is now available in spain as large old gnarled specimens rootballed =
> since it tolerates transplanting.
> another plant that tolerates the fiercest heat is the palmito, =
> chamaerops humilis, growing in the most umpromising low lying , enclosed =
> furnaces in the southeast of spain. i have seeing it growing wild just =
> above marrakesh.
> francisco
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