myrica californica
Dear Mediterranean plants listers,
Allow me to introduce myself and to ask a couple of questions. I am a new
subscriber to this list. I live in Sebastopol, in Northern California
(sixty miles north of San Francisco). I enjoy a very Med climate with ocean
influence. I think I'm about 10-12 miles more or less from the coast and am
on the eastern side of the coastal range. We get breezes every day in the
afternoon when the coastal fog comes in. That is the "normal" summer
experience anyway. We have sandy loam soil, very easy to work and it drains
wonderfully. However, the gophers love it.
The last thread I read involved discussing a screen for a compost pile. One
suggestion was Dodonea viscosa and Myrica californica. I have been growing
Myrica californica for a few years here. It has made a wonderful no
maintenance 20 foot screen that is enjoyed by numerous small insect and
seed loving birds. While I've had great success with this plant, I haven't
seen it used anywhere else in a garden. It is native here in the coastal
ranges of California.
Has anyone else had experience with this plant? Have you had any problems
with it? I'm planning on planting a longer screen of Myrica soon (to screen
a neighbors car collection) so am curious if anyone has had difficulties
with it.
Steve French
Steve French Landscape Architect
2616 Meier Rd.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
tel: 707-829-1200
fax: 707-829-3967
http://www.monitor.net/sfla/
sfla@monitor.net
