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Re: Chaste Tree

In a message dated 8/17/98 12:33:03 AM, lindsey@mallorn.com writes:

<<If you're willing to seek it out, Vitex agnus-castus f. latifolia is
supposed to be slightly more cold hardy than the straight species.  It
will still get killed back to the ground in zone 5a winters, but 
grows rapidly to about 5' by the end of the summer.  Kind of like
a Buddleia, I guess.

Another possibility is Vitex negundo var. heterophylla, which is
supposed to be the hardiest of all Vitex.  The Morton Arboretum
has many that come back year after year with little dieback.>>

I do not have much luck with Buddleia... it dies back and only grows 6" in our
short season. I grow B. alternifolia because it is hardy in our climate. The
Vitex agnus-castus f. latifolia might survive as a short shrub in our area. I
really should check out the Vitex negundo var. heterophylla as I need hardy
stuff here in the chaos zone!
Blessings!
Lee Corbin Fireraven9@aol.com
7200 feet  Zone 5 & Sunset Z 2
5+ Acres of Forest & Meadow
Central New Mexico Mountains
Ponderosa,Pinion,Juniper,Oak!
TaigaSemiArid**90DaySeason
SoilPH-6.8to7-clay,sand,loam&
limestonewith2to3'freezedepth


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