On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:56:13 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:



"joevan" wrote ...

Very true and those are some great examples of beauty. Sometimes the
wike pages don't have such good pictures. Thanks for the links. I
still think of the trees we had in Virginia in the 40's and through
the 60's.

Are they not there now or have you moved? If so would they not grow where
you are now?
I have three potted 2 year old seedlings of Albizia julibrissin in my back
garden (yard) and they come from a tree in France which we know has lived
through winter temperatures down to -13°C and the even more beautiful
variety "rosea" can take much lower temperatures.
Our problem trying to grow it here is not the cold but our winter wet, they
don't seem to be able to cope with winter temperatures that fluctuate
between just below freezing and just above almost daily together with
constant wet roots.
I more or less left my small hometown about 1960, which quickly
became a city. I located in Philadelphia Pa and have been here ever
since right next to Center city. I love it here except for some facets
of rural life, but we have lots of trees and plants all around and I
have my deck with as much as I can manage or want to manage these
days.
And I might say that my house which I have owned for going on 37 yrs
will possible make my daughter a rich lady some day. The area has some
of the best of everything, all sorts of great food stores,
restaurants, and the Italian market. As a matter of fact my favorite
restaurant is almost at my back door.