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Unusual trees for a new park
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote Would a palm or three not break up the monotony of all that common stuff:-) :-) Good idea, not thought of palms, suggestions please. BTW, soil is about 3ft of good clay/silt over gravel. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK The favourite for most locations which are wind free is Trachycarpus fortuneii. Butia capitata and Phoenix canariensis are the others that seem to be gaining in popularity. Cold is not a problem but wet waterlogged soil is the winter killer. These three sailed through last winter (what winter) and did not really stop growing. Have a look at the Palm centre just to get an idea of the sizes and prices :-( There are better deals from some of the other Palm importers. http://www.thepalmcentre.co.uk/ Some rather nice Butias at Akamba in Birmingham £600 per metre for a trunk about 3 metres high with a canopy of a further few metres. Just in case you need a few, remember to double that price to allow for transport and hole digging:-) Perhaps it's best to stick with Leylandii |
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