tree-line!!
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: tree-line!!
- From: C* E* D*
- Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 21:44:11 -0700
This term is usually used when one looks at a mountain and sees
that the trees grow up to a certain level and then stop!
However, I believe it also applies to latitude but this is not as
sharply defined.
I'm a great fan of flowering trees and we have a mild climate so I
have been trying to determine which will grow here readily. But I have
noticed that some of them vary greatly in flower production.
Particularly pertinent right now is the Jacaranda tree. When
treated "right" it puts out a wonderful display of blue tubular flowers.
It's a thirty to forty foot tree so a heavily blooming specimen is a sight
to see.
We just returned from a short trip to Los Angeles and they are
blooming right now. They always look great down there. And they usually
look great in Santa Barbara.
They are also blooming here and this year they look great. Some
years they look very skimpy and look like they are struggling. I don't know
what happened in the last six months to give the great bloom we're getting
this year. It is probably the frequency, timing and amount of rain! But it
certainly appears that we are on the "tree-line" for them and unless things
are just right, they will have a poor bloom! ---Chas---
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