Re: Hymenosporum flavum - Sweetshade from Australia

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Sorry.  Was mentally thinking that everyone knew where Mountain View was!  I know a lot of the list is based in California where many of its cities and towns are familiar.  I am in Mountain View, CA 94043 - 1/2 mile from south end of San Francisco Bay.  This is actually a microclimate "slice" close to the bay, technically listed as Sunset Zone 19, with growing conditions similar to those in Berkeley, CA.

Carol

On Jul 8, 2013, at 9:51 AM, Kurt Mize <k*@aol.com> wrote:

Mountain View, Oklahoma?

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 8, 2013, at 8:37 AM, Carol Moholt <c*@mac.com> wrote:

It needs very good drainage so take care in heavy clay soil.

I killed one.

There is one example in Mountain View as a street tree, no idea how it got planted as there aren't others. But it is thriving well and obviously only gets seasonal rain for irrigation.  I suspect that someone gave it extra care as it was getting established. 

Carol

On Jul 8, 2013, at 8:33 AM, Sean A. O'Hara <s*@gimcw.org> wrote:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/39312862@N00/539977227/

There is a blooming specimen of this tree in my neighborhood at the moment, which I've often admired.  I read that it can be fairly drought tolerant.  It certainly grows well in the SF Bay Area.  I wonder if some of you have experience with this handsome tree?
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