Hello to All,

Nina typed-
I can't emphasize this
enough: it's possible to grow anything anywhere as long as you
understand the plant's growth requirements and give it what it needs.

My response[ beaming with pride],

The Hackberrys have been out of the refrigerator since
the 1st of April and are leafing out beautifully.
At the beginning of May,I will defoliate for finer foliage.

Testing the fridge effect on Chinese Pistachio,still awaiting
their new growth.

Cut back my Gingko and also awaiting the new growth.
It was about 18" tall,with only 3 branches.So I cut it
back down to about 10" or so.

The trident maple and black pines continue to grow unaided
by the refrigerator process.New crop of black pine seedlings
started last year,so I get to further my research on their
growing.

The dry season is very pronounced this year and the Black pine
growth is very slow.Keeping the Trident in shade and on top
of a moist compost heap,to help the new leaves along.
Isn't Bonsai fascinating.
Khaimraj
[ West Indies/The Caribbean
Sempre Spring Zone]




-----Original Message-----
From: Nina Shishkoff
To:
Date: 14 April 2003 6:43
Subject: [IBC] How to grow - was - Why I dislike Serissa


[truncated] even though Serissa
is not truly a tropical plant.

I was amazed to see Serissas growing on the grounds of the Bronx
Botanical Garden- I think a lot more people could overwinter their
Serissas outdoors than think they could, and the Serissas would
probably be happier if they did. These plants, however, were only a
foot or so tall- they didn't look like they would ever reach 6 feet
tall.

If we could visit the natural habitat of a Serissa, the Chinese
subtropical forest, we'd probably have a better grasp of how to take
care of the thing. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden has a subtropical
greenhouse, and yes, they have Serissas in it, along with a bunch of
other plants familiar to us as houseplants. I can't emphasize this
enough: it's possible to grow anything anywhere as long as you
understand the plant's growth requirements and give it what it needs.

Nina, who met a man this weekend who had kept a Juniper indoors for 7
years before it died!!!!!

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