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Re: hardy Eucalyptus

CherrylM wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 97-11-28 00:01:34 EST, you write:
> 
> << The reason I don't carry it is that it is only marginally hardy.  The
>  bigger it gets, the harder it is to shelter.  So I feel that I would be
>  doing a dis-service to a customer who babies the begger for 6 to 8 years
>  and then have it freeze to death when it's finally 15-20 feet high.
>  It's not like digging up a posey and pitching it.  It's back breaking
>  work to dig up a 10 foot rootball.
>  So, there is my opinion.  I wouldn't do it in zone 5.
> 
>  The Greenhouse Nursery
>  81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
>  Port Angeles, WA  98362 >>
> 
>             I too, am  interested in Eucalyptus trees. I'm looking for
> hardiness at the other end of the spectrum of heat,  humidity, and gumbo clay
> soil. Okay, so you don't recommend growing them in zome 5. How about zone 8b?
> My interest  is purely as a means to  provide  natural nectar for
> Hummingbirds, for which the Eucalyptus is supposed to be one. Do you have any
> suggestions for growing them for this purpose?
> 
> CherrylM
> Baker, LA
> USDA zone 8b
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Well, I live in Zone 8, but in the Pacific Northwest.  With you being in
Louisiana, I wouldn't dare suggest anything.  There are other factors
besides the zone.  Such as, I don't believe your soil is acid, and I
don't have a 'feel' for your climate.  I would suggest you ask at a
local INDEPENDENT garden center.  (The chains hire young people who work
for a paycheck rather than a passion for plants.)

The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
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