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Old 01-08-2004, 09:42 AM
Ben
 
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Default Palm trees (was Roses) in Scotland

Janet Baraclough.. wrote:
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Sorry to piggy back but I seem to have a memory of
palm trees growing in Scotland does anyone have a
link for where these are grown ?



Cordyline australis aka "Torbay palm" or"Cabbage palm" can be seen in
gardens on the mild west coast from Galloway to Ullapoole. Chusan palm
also grows here but isn't quite so common.

Janet.


pedant mode
ermm, Cordyline australis isn't a palm, despite the rather midleading
common name.
/pedant mode

Trachycarpus fortunei and Chamaerops humilis seem to be cropping up all
over the place now, and T fortunei seems pretty difficult to kill off.