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Old 24-01-2017, 10:26 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Cannot germinate Royal Empress tree

On Tue, 24 Jan 2017 22:17:58 -0000, philgurr wrote:


"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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On 23/01/2017 22:28, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2017 22:08:25 -0000, Charlie Pridham
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We sell small ones for £8 but of course the carriage pushes that up! :~)

Seed is normally ripe in October.

Not sure what sort of temps they will go down to, be worth checking before parting with
any money

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Charlie Pridham


Have one in the garden which is now 23 years old. looses some of the
new growth every winter but still growing well. Temperatures here down
to -24C. some winters.

Phil
Norrthern


Your accent is showing :-)

Highlands of Scotland, 40 miles N. of Inverness


So you don't get the 15 feet growth per year up there?

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