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Re: Wanting winter interest plants

Hi Jose,
Wondering what you mean by Belgian azaleas. Are these deciduous types which
flower in mid spring (April...ish) ?
markspkn@iol.ie
Annaghdown,
Galway, 
Ireland.
40" rain. Low 25F
353-91-791598
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: From: Jose Almandoz. <almand@arrakis.es>
: To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
: Subject: RE: Wanting winter interest plants
: Date: 29 November 1997 00:10
: 
: Hi Diana!
: 
: I got several low grafted contorted hazelnuts (Corylus avellana
'Contorta')
: in the garden. I'm plain sick of them. I have to keep an eye at all times
: for removing the countless suckers that appear from the base of the
plant:
: luckily they're easily distinguishable as they're obviously straight and
: vigorous. These plants are seven to eight years old, and came from
Holland.
: Although the contorted stems are quite decorative in wintertime, I deeply
: hate the foliage that looks af it's sick, with that irregular and bullate
: surface, and the green is not that beautiful and fresh as the type. I'm
: even considering to dig up all my plants and make a good bonfire out of
: them. Hev never seen a top grafted  Contorta hazelnut, but guess it would
: look hideous!!! YUCK!
: Some winter interesting plants that I like here (zone 9) are:
: Sarcoccoca (for evergreen foliage and great flower scent)
: Daphne odora (same as above)
: Lonicera fragrantissima (same as above)
: Clethra arborea (wonderful foliage)
: Viburnum davidii (wonderful foliage and great metallic blue berries)
: Viburnum x bodnantense (heavenly scented flowers over naked branches)
: Hamamellis
: Camellias
: Belgian azaleas
: Betulas, some maples, Lagerstroemia and Cornus alba (for bark)
: Eucalyptus (for bark and foliage)
: Acacia (for foliage and flowers!!!)
: Chaenomeles (for flowers!!!)
: 
: And there are MORE...
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: > De: Diana L. Politika <diana@olympus.net>
: > A: woodyplants@mallorn.com
: > Asunto: Re: Wanting winter interest plants
: > Fecha: viernes 28 de noviembre de 1997 20:13
: > 
: > Margaret E. Millard wrote:
: > > 
: > > Diana L. Politika wrote:
: > > >
: > > > Margaret E. Millard wrote:
: > > > >
: > > > > I have been following this thread awhile.
: > > > > I have a plant that is absolutely stunning in wintertime. I
planted
: it
: > > > > exactly for winter structute. I do not know the proper name for
it,
: but
: > > > > it's common one is contorted hazelnut tree. I cannot find it in
my
: book
: > > > > but someone will know waht it is if it hasn't already ben listed.
: good
: > > > > line. thanks Marg
: > > > >
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: > > > Corylus avellana 'contorta'
: > > >
: > > > The Greenhouse Nursery
: > > > 81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
: > > > Port Angeles, WA  98262
: > > >
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: > > Thanks for that,Diana, I have it written down now in my book. It is
: > > fairly slow growing but oh I do love the contortedness. Marg...please
: > > accept my apologies for the typos...don't know why I didn't proofread
: > > before last message was sent.
: > > 
: > > --
: > > 
: > > memillard@ns.sympatico.ca
: > > on the south shore of N.S.,
: > > in Canada...Zone 5b
: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
: > If you are at all close to Tacoma, WA, go to Point Defiance Park.  As
: > the road goes thru it's first real corner, the Pagoada is on the right.

: > It is part of the Japanese Gardens.  There are 2 very well established
: > corylus avell. 'Contorta' on the far side of the building.  You have to
: > park and walk around the building to see them.  They are approxiamtely
8
: > feet tall and spread to approximatly 12 feet.  These are both low
: > grafts, near ground level.  You can occasionally find these plants with
: > a high graft, at about 6 feet.  Personally, after seeing the mass of
: > stems, I would hesitate to perch that atop a trunk adhered by a graft. 
: > One good snowstorm with a bit of rain added would take it down.  I'd
: > suggest that you just take your money to the nearest toilet and save
: > the  years you'll have invested in that 6 foot grafted plant.
: > But that's only my opinion.  My neighbor has one of the  6 foot grafts,
: > and that is simply what I suspect will happen.
: > 
: > The Greenhouse Nursery
: > 81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
: > Port Angeles, WA  98362
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