Re: ((was) Anyone growing these trees in USDA zones 9/10?
- To: j*@yahoo.com, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: ((was) Anyone growing these trees in USDA zones 9/10?
- From: J* S*
- Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:35:31 -0800 (PST)
Jason, et al:
I hope Beverly doesn't mind me throwing in a comment.
Ficus hillii, from what I can tell, is a synonym for
Ficus microcarpa var. hillii, a narrow-leafed form of
what we in California know as Ficus retusa or F.
nitida.
And I also JUST noticed the query about Harpephyllum.
If no one else has responded, Kaffir Plum is a great
and somewhat common lawn tree in So. California
(Ventura County south). Requires pruning to give it
any character.
Joe Seals
Santa Maria, CA
--- Jason D <jjuania@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What does Ficus hillii look like?
> -Jason
>
> --- Julius & Beverly Elischer
> <elischer@iinet.net.au>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > William Glover wrote:
> >
> > > One handsome African tree that does very well
> here
> > and fruits abundantly,
> > > as long as there are both male and female trees
> > since it is dioecious, is
> > > Harpephyllum caffrum, the South African 'Kaffir
> > Plum'. Is this grown at
> > > all in California and other Medit climates?
> > >
> > > William Glover
> > > Nevis, West Indies
> >
> > Grows very well here in Perth; a couple of days
> ago
> > I was just admiring a
> > large tree on the Nedlands river foreshore. One of
> > those which can easily
> > become too large for most gardens, like Ficus
> hillii
> > and Camphor Laurel
> > (Cinnamomum camphora); all of them are however
> > popular in parklands
> > hereabouts.
> >
> > Beverly
> >
> > --
> > Julius and Beverly Elischer
> > Perth, Western Australia
> > Ph. +61 8 9386 5244
> >
>
>
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