On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:51:50 +0100, Sacha wrote:

We have the Stewartia in our garden but I think it's reputed to be quite
tender?

There are specimens in the Seattle arboretum nearly 60 years old
and they're thriving. While Seattle has a mild maritime climate,
like Victoria, it experiences occasional spells of very cold
weather.

However: the stewartias in the arboretum are carefully sited at
the top of a slope so cold air doesn't pool around them. Watch
your katabatics.


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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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