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Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested
to know how quickly they grow. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Sacha wrote: Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. Not personally, but the ones I have seen weren't fast. At a wild guess, comparable to Abies koreana - say, 6" a year. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 2009-10-03 14:46:52 +0100, said:
In article , Sacha wrote: Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. Not personally, but the ones I have seen weren't fast. At a wild guess, comparable to Abies koreana - say, 6" a year. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Oh dear - it's going to take a while to produce a 'grove', then! Thanks, Nick. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. You've just reminded me, I planted a seedling on the banks of the river Rheidol in Cwm Rheidol (Nr Aberystwyth) about 20 yrs ago. I lived near by, but moved , I must go back to see if it's still there. Don |
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On 2009-10-03 20:35:35 +0100, Donwill said:
Sacha wrote: Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. You've just reminded me, I planted a seedling on the banks of the river Rheidol in Cwm Rheidol (Nr Aberystwyth) about 20 yrs ago. I lived near by, but moved , I must go back to see if it's still there. Don Well after this, I really do hope so. I gather they're not that common over here! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. Not from a small tree, but from seed. I would guess I planted the seed about 10 years ago, certainly not more than 15. Tree is now about 7ft tall and about 3 ft across at widest. It's reached that stage where I feel confident about its future and am no longer waiting with trepidation each spring to see if it bursts into leaf again. I suspect it is one of these things which starts slow and then accelerates. -- Kay |
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On 2009-10-03 20:35:35 +0100, Donwill said: Sacha wrote: Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. You've just reminded me, I planted a seedling on the banks of the river Rheidol in Cwm Rheidol (Nr Aberystwyth) about 20 yrs ago. I lived near by, but moved , I must go back to see if it's still there. Don Well after this, I really do hope so. I gather they're not that common over here! Moving towards borderline of hardiness over here I'd have thought - ie quite capable of tolerating our winters but happier somewhere a bit warmer. Nice specimens IIRC in the botanical gardens in Lisbon, complete with 'knees' - I don't expect mine to get that far. -- Kay |
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On 2009-10-04 12:29:52 +0100, K said:
Sacha writes On 2009-10-03 20:35:35 +0100, Donwill said: Sacha wrote: Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. You've just reminded me, I planted a seedling on the banks of the river Rheidol in Cwm Rheidol (Nr Aberystwyth) about 20 yrs ago. I lived near by, but moved , I must go back to see if it's still there. Don Well after this, I really do hope so. I gather they're not that common over here! Moving towards borderline of hardiness over here I'd have thought - ie quite capable of tolerating our winters but happier somewhere a bit warmer. Nice specimens IIRC in the botanical gardens in Lisbon, complete with 'knees' - I don't expect mine to get that far. There's a fully mature one at Coleton Fishacre which we saw last Tuesday, hence my question. My son fell in love with it and he's no gardener! However, he has a water meadow and I think some of these growing there would look wonderful. As it's in Jersey, I think it would probably be okay and would make a good Christmas present! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-04 12:27:10 +0100, K said:
Sacha writes Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. Not from a small tree, but from seed. I would guess I planted the seed about 10 years ago, certainly not more than 15. Tree is now about 7ft tall and about 3 ft across at widest. It's reached that stage where I feel confident about its future and am no longer waiting with trepidation each spring to see if it bursts into leaf again. I suspect it is one of these things which starts slow and then accelerates. Thanks, Kay. I think our supplier has them at around 3' tall. I think/hope you're correct about the speed of growth accelerating as it matures! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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On 2009-10-05 21:05:00 +0100, Chris Hogg said:
On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:36:43 +0100, Sacha wrote: Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? I'm interested to know how quickly they grow. Adrian Bloom, 'Conifers for your Garden' says 4-6m in 10 yrs, ultimate height 30-50m. They like damp or swampy conditions and don't flourish if too much lime is present in the soil. Well, he's young, there's no lime and a stream runs through the meadow, so........... ;-) Thanks, Chris. -- Sacha |
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On 4 Oct, 12:29, K wrote:
Sacha writes On 2009-10-03 20:35:35 +0100, Donwill said: Sacha wrote: Has anyone grown Taxodium distichum from a small tree? *I'm interested *to know how quickly they grow. You've just reminded me, I planted a seedling on the banks of the river Rheidol in Cwm Rheidol (Nr Aberystwyth) about 20 yrs ago. *I lived near by, but moved , *I must go back to see if it's still there. *Don Well after this, I really do hope so. *I gather they're not that common over here! Moving towards borderline of hardiness over here I'd have thought - ie quite capable of tolerating our winters but happier somewhere a bit warmer. Nice specimens IIRC in the botanical gardens in Lisbon, complete with 'knees' - I don't expect mine to get that far. -- Kay Slow to start and accelerating later accords with my experience of the one I planted for my boss's 80th birthday some years ago- haven't seen it for a couple of years so I can't tell you how big it is now. As for hardiness - there's a fine specimen -knees an' all by the lake in Nottingham's University Park. It was big in the 1960's and I don't suppose it was planted much before the opening years of the 20th century. That lake froze sufficiently for skating several times when I was a kid. Rod |
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