This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Re: Wanting winter interest plants

Dominique M. Emerson wrote:
> 
> Hi Diana,
> I would be very interested in this Robina - and I would love an excuse
> to
> come get it as I live on Whidbey Island and you should be just a ferry
> away -
> Is it still available and how much?
> 
> Dominique
> 
> Diana L. Politika wrote:
> 
> > Margaret E. Millard wrote:
> > >
> > > Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> > >  sounds like most people have already identified it as Corylus
> > avellana
> > > > 'Contorta', or Harry Lauder's Walking Stick.
> > > >
> > > > If you're interested in other contorted plants, there's also Fagus
> > sylvatica
> > > > 'Tortuosa', an incredible European beech cultivar believed to have
> > been
> > > > mutated by a radioactive meteor many centuries ago.  They're found
> >
> > > > in a line through Denmark, Champagne, and Le Cosquer in Brittany.
> > > >
> > > > Another possibility are the Salix matsuduna cultivars: 'Snake' and
> >
> > > > 'Tortuosa'.  Both are essentially the same, but 'Snake' is more
> > canker
> > > > resistant and has more contortions.  It is extremely fast-growing.
> >
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > >
> > > Chris, thanks for that info...I will indeed looking for more
> > > "contorts"as the garden evolves.
> >
> > I've got another winter suggestion. This one that has finally lost
> > its'
> > leaves so I can see the structure.
> > Robinia psuedoacacia 'Twisty Baby'.  It's a locust that only grows 6-8
> >
> > feet tall and the  stems are pronounced zig-zags.  I've got 2 left and
> >
> > don't mind a bit.
> > The leaves were very rolled all season and it generated alot of
> > interest.  A nice plant, but one I haven't seen anywhere else.  I
> > can't
> > even find it in a book.  I beleive it is a new plant, and it is
> > patented.
> >
> > The Greenhouse Nursery
> > 81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
> > Port Angeles, WA  98362
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
First, allow me to state that I don't put this stuff on the board to
drum up business.  I have found that by adding my address to the end of
my messages, I've made contact with other commercial growers, and even
found a tissue culture lab in an in-state kitchen, who is currently
doing  several hundred plants for me.  If a sale occurs, I consider it a
bonus, but please don't think that is why I'm here.
For your question, I have 2 Robinia psuedoacacia 'Twisty Baby' left, 
they are in 5 gallon containers and are approximatley 3 feet tall in
stature.  The diameter of the branch structure is probably around 24
inches.  It is very nicely filled out and filled in when in leaf.  They
are $49.95.  You have to call me at home and I'll be glad to come meet
you, but I've closed the greenhouse for the winter, except for special
orders and appointments.
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE WOODYPLANTS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index