"Emery Davis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:23:30 -0000
"Rupert" wrote:


"Emery Davis" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:32:46 +0000 (UTC)
NC wrote:

big snip

At the moment the trunk of the tree resembles the colour of a beech with
odd
green sections.

I see. That sounds similar bark to 'Okagami', which I grow. Very pretty
in
a subtle way. There is a wide variation of bark types and colors in the
palmatum cultivars, which to my taste adds much winter interest.

Snake bark maple springs to mind but it is a lot less pronounced than
that.

You mean it is actually striped?
Not at this moment but in summer it has a definate vertical markings to it
.. It's more of a surface effect than a grooving.

snip

BTW, I received my Kalopanax septemlobus a few days ago, it is
a truly bizarre looking thing, a 1.5 m stick with a single large, flat
brown bud on the top, entirely covered with very nasty looking thorns.
Emery Davis
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It took me a while to find a decent picture of the leaves. Well worthwhile.
Your initial description reminded me of the horsechestnuts that spring up
around here as a result of squirrels burying the nuts from a tree several
hundred yards away.
A straight stick with a bud that looks quite exotic--followed by a couple of
lovely leaves.
The nearest I have got to your Kalo is a Tetrapanax which has managed to
survive since I got it recently-even with a few hard frosts.