Re: Hymenosporum flavum - Sweetshade from Australia

Hey Carol -

Interesting. The tree I'm admiring actually grows in the Berkeley 'flats', which usually has heavy soils. It(they) are planted on either side of a driveway and other paved areas, so perhaps there is plenty of dryish soil under there. Or maybe the garden is water thrifty.
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On Mon, 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. ÂI suspect that someone gave it extra care as it was getting established.Â

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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