Re(2): Tupidanthus calyptratus/Schefflera pueckleri
- Subject: Re(2): Tupidanthus calyptratus/Schefflera pueckleri
- From: B* G*
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 11:19:57 -0700
jjuania@yahoo.com writes:
>Tupidanthus calyptratus was listed as synonymous with
>Schefflera pueckleri in the previous Sunset book.
>Whatever it's called, it thrives in ur-zone 17 San
>Francisco, whether in the dankest fog belt of the
>Sunset District or in the sunny Mission District. It
>has very powerful roots and grows very fast. Seems to
>defoliate below 28F, but bounces back with redoubled
>efforts. Not very popular in gardens here, perhaps
>because it violates the reigning quasi-temperate
>aesthetic of this city (Camellias, Rhodos, Fuchsias,
>purple-leaved plums, London plane trees, etc.).
>
>As for the one at the Monterey Marriott, I would bet
>it's Tupidanthus/S. pueckleri, because Schefflera
>actinophylla mopes in the chill of zone 17, and, aside
>from inflorescences, they look alike.
>
>For a nice tropical-looking zone 17 tree, with pretty
>flowers, try Vitex lucens, if you can find it.
>
>Good luck with it.
Sounds like it would do well for me then. Thanks for the information!
Personally, i'm trying to break the boring somewhat temperate aesthetic of
my city. I rarely see anything but your common Phoenix canariensis,
Washingtonias, boxwood bushes, acacias, Plums, Pines, Cypresses, things
like that. The good thing about the backyard (and also somewhat bad) is
that you can see easily into it, so I hope that by going a different route
than anyone else on the block, they'll see that you dont have to stick
with what you find at the local commercial nursery.
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