On 4 Nov, 18:56, "'Mike'" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message

. uk...



A customer came in today asking to buy a Skimmia japonica, saying he was
going to plant it at the back of a border. This produced a slightly
startled response from us and we asked how tall he thought it would grow.
3
metres was the answer. When we said it was more likely to go to around 3
feet-ish, we were told that he'd read on the internet that it would grow
to
3 metres. He was most insistent that we were wrong and the internet was
right. Heaven knows how one combats this sort of thing but it just shows
what can happen if there is nobody to give information or advice. OTOH,
we
would be most interested to hear from anyone who has seen such a plant
growing to 3 metres in UK outdoors!

--
Sacha

Species and subspecies
a.. Skimmia anquetilia. Western Himalaya to Afghanistan. Shrub to 2 m.
b.. Skimmia arborescens. Eastern Himalaya to southeast Asia. Shrub or
small tree to 15 m
c.. .
d..
e.. XXXXXXXX Skimmia japonica. Japan, Korea, China. Shrub to 7 m. XXXXXXX
f..
g..
a.. Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana (syn. S. reevesiana)
h.. Skimmia laureola. Nepal to Vietnam and China. Shrub or small tree to
13 m.
Skimmias are fed on by Aphids, the Horse Chestnut Scale, the Garden
Leafhopper, and the Southern Red Mite.

Kind regards

Mike

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A couple of times I have had to prune back old Skimmia japonica which
were around 6ft tall and planted infront of windows, I would estimate
that they were in the region of 20 years old, They had the house
behind them and an 8ft hedge to one side.
I also remember being asked about cutting back a minature conifer that
had got up to the level of the windowsill, the couple were both in
their 80's and had planted it when they first married, over 50 years
before. I said not to worry about it.
I'm sure we all know of shrubs that havn't read the books. A
Philidelphus growing out of the top of a 30ft Oak tree, a Keria
Japonica up to the guttering on a 2 story house.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries