Re: Trees from South Africa?

So Mark,

Where in the world did you get Delonix tomentosa?  That's just about the
rarest Delonix there is.

 By the way, D. adansonioides is a generic term meaning adansonia-like.
Usually it is applied to D. decaryi. I don't think it is a recognized
species in and of itself.

I got some seeds of D. velutina a couple of years ago but I don't really
know if they are that species (and I thought they were rare).

-RON-



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kaktussy@cox.net>
To: "Nan Sterman" <TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com>; "Medit-Plants listserv"
<medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: Trees from South Africa?


I've got D adansoidioides and a couple other spp (pumila and tomentosa)
growing pretty xerically (dry), I think they look better when they're a
little water stressed anyway. D. adansoidioides is such a striking
'miniature' baobab, but unfortunately take forever to get that look. There's
one at the SD Zoo that is a 12' version of the Madagascar Baobab (Adansonia
grandidieri) which will tolerate areas in SD, but hasn't reallt thrived for
me anywhere yet. I'd be very interested in hearing more about these from
those of you with more experience than I. Thanks!

Mark in San Diego
(And don't forget about the upcoming SDCSS winter Show and Sale this
Saturday in Balboa Park! Please follow the link:
http://www.sdcss.net/)


---- Nan Sterman <TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com> wrote:
> Hi Mark
>
> I think Madagascar will have to wait for another talk.  I've got so much
already from South Africa that I have to start pruning my talk (pun
intended)!
>
> Thanks for that suggestion, however.  And I'm curious, how thirsty or not
thirsty do you find the Delonix to be?  How does it perform?  and in what
part of San Diego?
>
> Nan
>
> On Feb 8, 2011, at 12:59 PM, <kaktussy@cox.net> <kaktussy@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Really liked your comments here, David- from the ornamentalist
perspective I have to echo your sentiments about Cussonia and Dombeya-
Erythrina spp. to fill a book, and would add Sterculias and Moringas into
the pallet.
> > Nan, is it too much a stretch to include Madagascar species in your
range since there are so many things from there that thrive in southern CA?
Delonix, for instance.. just a personal favorite 'not grown enough of around
here' trees :)
> > Mark in San Diego
> >
> > ---- david feix <davidfeix@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> There are more than you might think.  I'd suggest that you look at the
San
> > Marcos Growers catalog and refer to their section on South African
plants at the
> > back of the catalog.  If you include succulents within the general
category of
> > trees, you could also include a couple of the larger growing Aloes.  I
have
> > Cussonia paniculata and C. spicata, Cunonia capensis, Dais cotinifolia,
> > Podocarpus latifolius, Strelitzia nicolae, Dombeya burgessiae,
Calodendrum
> > capensis amongst the South African trees that I grow, and there are in
fact many
> > more that can be grown in southern California, including a lot more of
the more
> > tender Dombeya species, and various Erythrina species.  You need to
think a
> > little harder about what trees you see are actually from South
African/southern
> > Africa, but in general, many of the more prolific/widespread trees from
this
> > region are not ornamentally attractive, and have generated little
interest
> > within horticulture outside South Africa.  The showier species have made
it into
> > the trade, but quite a few are less popular than they could/should be.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Nan Sterman <TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com>
> > To: Medit-Plants listserv <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
> > Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 11:33:17 PM
> > Subject: Trees from South Africa?
> >
> > This is a question for our California members - everyone else please
forgive me
> > though this may be interesting in general.
> >
> > I'm preparing a talk for this Friday at the Los Angeles Arboretum on
garden
> > plants from South Africa.  I find an abundance of flowering shrubs,
succulents
> > and bulbs.  There are some perennials, but I find very few South African
trees
> > in the trade.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest some South African trees in the trade?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Nan
> >
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