"judith.lea" wrote in message
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On Nov 4, 6:56 pm, "'Mike'" wrote:
"Sacha" wrote in message
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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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Those are the heights attained in their native conditions, not in the
U.K.
Judith
Judith, the point I was making was that I picked that information up off the
Internet. Go to page 175 (I think it is) of the RHS Book and it says 5 feet
:-))
I have to contend with people telling me how to run ex Service reunions,
'because they know all about it', HOWEVER, a few tactful questions and they
realise that "I" know what I am talking about and they then leave it to me
:-)) I now have over 20 to do and asked to deal with 2 more today alone!!!
One for 2009!
The internet is a fine thing for ground work, (bringing it back on topic)
and for kids to do their homework which can be corrected, but not for
details 'Set in Stone', there is NO substitute for personal experience
gained over many years :-))
Kind regards
Mike
--
www.rneba.org.uk for the latest pictures of the very first reunion and
Inaugural General Meeting. Nothing less than a fantastic success.
The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association.
'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy
www.rneba.org.uk to find your ex-Greenie mess mates
www.iowtours.com for all ex-Service Reunions. More being added regularly
"Navy Days" Portsmouth 25th - 27th July 2008. RN Shipmates will have a Stand