On 25/7/08 12:02, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
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| Has anyone any experience of growing this from seed? I'm wondering how
long
| it takes to get to any reasonable size.

Yes! I have one in a large pot covering a manhole cover. It took
only a few years (3? 5?) to get to a decent (flowering size). I
have had some flowers, but not a lot, and keep meaning to potash
it to see if I can get more. No fruit, of course, but I can
witness that the flowers are slightly sweet (and pleasant-tasting),
as described, but never have had enough to serve in a fruit salad.

It seems to be far hardier than expected, because it lives outside
all year.

And, even not in flower, it is a good patio plant with its evergreen
grey, slightly furry, leaves - but you know that.

Have the over-exuberant taxonomists put it back in Acca? I thought
they had moved it out of there!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Wonderful, Nick and thanks to you and to Charlie for your helpful and
encouraging responses. We used to have it and then somehow lost it - either
the last one was sold or it turned up its toes. We had a customer asking
for it as Acca and I contacted Dartington Agroforestry for her. Martin
Crawford tells me will have some next winter, which I've passed on to her,
so we'll possibly get some from him and I'll get some seeds, too. They have
an interesting plant list btw:
http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/index.html

He says he calls it Acca and that the Americans call it Feijoa. My outlaws
always called it Feijoa when they had it. It will be worth trying it both
inside and outside here to see how it does in a sheltered spot in the garden
and under glass, too, planted into a bed.


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon