Re: Trees for Medit. area
- Subject: Re: Trees for Medit. area
- From: W* B* <b*@Math.Berkeley.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:08:45 -0800 (PST)
I'd like to hear what Joan tells us. Since my brother-in-law
belonged to the Rare Fruit Association he collected a lot
of unusual trees, both fruit trees and flowering trees. He
had a blue flowering jacaranda too, and the foliage looked
the same.
Elly Bade
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Nan Sterman wrote:
> >Hi Nan,
> >My sister-in-law and her husband had a white flowering jacaranda at
> >their home on Sierra Vista in La Mesa (this is inland from San Diego
> >and is hotter and drier than the nearby coastal communities for those
> >of you in other parts of the world). It bloomed well and I collected
> >seed for several years, but was unable to germinate it successfully here
> >in Berkeley. I came to believe that the seeds must be sterile because
> >the tree was 1)far out of its naturally warm habitat, or 2) didn't
> >have the proper pollinator (is it wind pollinated?).
> >What do you think?
> >Elly Bade
> >
>
> I'm trying to think of where I've seen white jacaranda... I wonder
> whether it was white Robinia - it looks something like a white
> jacaranda ....
>
> I bet Joan DeFato can tell us. Joan, what do you think?
>
> Nan
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