Re: Phytolacca dioica
- Subject: Re: Phytolacca dioica
- From: "o*@arrakis.es" o*@arrakis.es
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:50:29 +0200
It also does perfectly here in Minorca (Balearic Islands).
We have some huge trees exposed to the strong wind of this island
(specially in Winter period) but we never get temperatures below 0 º
C. Minimum ranges normally go between 5 - 10 º C.
Regards from Spain
Juan García
Minorca Island
Jason D wrote:
> It does fine in San Francisco. The only in-ground
> specimen I've seen grows on the top of Telegraph Hill
> in full fog and wind, planted on a masonry wall, its
> small caudex oozing over picturesquely. It's somewhat
> deciduous. I bet it would do well in open sandy soil
> and would get big pretty fast with summer water and a
> little heat. Surely some Southern Californians can
> chime in here...
>
> -Jason Dewees
> San Francisco, California
> Sunset 17
> USDA 10a
>
> --- Doobieous <doobieous@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I came across references to this plant (also called
> > Ombú, and is related to the common Pokeweed [P.
> > americana]) and heard it was being grown here in
> > California. It's supposed to come from the Pampas,
> > and
> > grows one of those amazing trunks that form a
> > caudex,
> > eventually swelling into a large woody base that
> > resembles a very tropical tree. I also read this
> > trunk
> > has water storage tissue, and is fire resistant. The
> > only drawback it seems is the plant is poisonous
> > (but
> > so are many other common garden plants). It's also a
> > very fast growing tree, one report says they are
> > "monsters".
> >
> > My actual question is this: How frost tolerant is
> > it?
> >
> > I think it would be a fabulous tree to grow,
> > however.
> >
> >
> > ________________________
> >
> > Barry Garcia
> > Sunset Zone 17
> > USDA Zone 9
> > Marina, CA
> >
> >
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