On 31/1/07 11:46, in article ,
"Steve Wolstenholme" wrote:

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:18:15 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

Ray's comment on trees grown from pips was quite specific as to
unreliability of outcome AND as to how long it might take to flower -
anything from 5 to 50 years was his (possibly slightly exaggerated!) remark!

I wonder why there is a difference. What else can they grown from
besides pips? Are you using established plants?

Ray takes cuttings.

I maybe over 100 when mine flowers. It's a good job I'm patient.

You never know - this may be the very year! A few years ago fairly elderly
man admired the 150 year old Atlantic cedar at the bottom of our garden and
asked how long it would take to grow some from the seeds in a cone. I
asked him just how long he was planning to live and luckily, he saw the
funny side! ;-)

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)