Martin Brown wrote:
Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
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Can anyone suggest a trouble free tree?
To grow in California? Why do you think we would know in the UK?
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Be fair: Rita's also asked in the US group rec.gardens (and received
a typically insulting reply from the vile menace who haunts such
places: maybe she hoped we'd be more courteous). I'm sure you'll get
some help there, Rita. Aunt should also talk to a trustworthy local
nursery.
It's fair enough to tap worldwide experience for a lot of gardening
problems -- how many British garden plants are natives, after all? I
agree, though, that this was one of those questions we wouldn't be
able to help with purely on Brit Is experience -- but there are
people here with experience in other places, too.
--
Mike.