dementia13 wrote in message ...
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(Ben Sharvy) wrote:

Cherries are not a good bet for Scotland. They like fairly cold
winters, and are prone to many diseases in wet climates. Scotland is
USDA zone 8 or 9; zone 9 is definitely pushing it for cherries.

A Japanese plum or black mulberry might be a better bet. Pears
tolerate wet conditions well, but you need two.

Zone 9? Scotland? Are you sure? South Florida is (was until a couple of
weeks ago) zone 9. And I'm fairly sure Scotland gets a little more snow
and colder winters than Miami. I didn't realize that Scotland was
subtropical.

Ben is correct. There are tropical gardens in the islands (Hebrids?)
off the west coast. Zones only describe minimum temps. The Gulfstream
makes sure there is never a frost there, even though it is the
latitude of Anchorage. The max, on the other hand, may never exceed
70F.