tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131263685211526286.post2532442749276064125..comments2024-02-19T09:21:26.257+01:00Comments on EUCALYPTOLOGICS: GIT Forestry Consulting Information Resources on Eucalyptus Cultivation Worldwide: Eucalyptus morrisbyi: First time blooming in the UKGus-GITForestryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330075691723312453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131263685211526286.post-71987859746947282102008-12-26T19:47:00.000+01:002008-12-26T19:47:00.000+01:00Thanks for that Milligan input! :-)No need to say,...Thanks for that Milligan input! :-)<BR/><BR/>No need to say, your <A HREF="http://www.msnusers.com/MilliganSeedsandTrees/" REL="nofollow">eucalypt trees at Dipton</A> are one of our favourite "<I>ex situ</I> plantings" and a great option for those in need of seed to grow these eucalypts overseas without increasing pressure for seed collection in their natural habitat :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131263685211526286.post-84630684052861576372008-12-20T06:55:00.000+01:002008-12-20T06:55:00.000+01:00Great to see Tom's trees in flower.E. morrisbyi is...Great to see Tom's trees in flower.<BR/>E. morrisbyi is closely related to E. gunnii and superficially bears a strong visual likeness. <BR/>The species is considered to have been once part of the E. gunnii complex and became isolated during the last ice age and now occurs at near sea level near Hobart. <BR/>It differs from E. gunnii in having much more brittle limbs and larger fruit and seed capsules. It has however, kept its ancestral frost hardiness and has survived an estimated -14°c here in southern New Zealand with no damage.<BR/>We have produced seed here for some years and have sold back to Tasmania!<BR/>It is an attractive species and profuse flowering here is enjoyed by the birds and bees indicating that it must have a good nectar flow<BR/>Graham Milligan, Dipton, New ZealandHeather Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04486931302419027541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131263685211526286.post-35205982002710056942008-12-19T04:53:00.000+01:002008-12-19T04:53:00.000+01:00Posted by Gus on 12/18/2008, 10:23 pm, in reply to...Posted by Gus on 12/18/2008, 10:23 pm, in reply to "Re: Rare Eucalyptus blooms in the UK for the first time"<BR/><BR/>Thanks Marisha :-)<BR/><BR/>It is difficult to say with certainty, because it is not a very commonly cultivated plant, so data are scarce. <A HREF="http://git-forestry-blog.blogspot.com/2008/02/american-plantsman-discovers-eucalyptus.html" REL="nofollow">Ian has grown it</A> in the <A HREF="http://git-forestry-blog.blogspot.com/2007/10/eucalyptus-in-oregon-australia-in.html" REL="nofollow">PNW</A>. My guess is somewhere <B>in the range of 10 to 15ºF</B>, but it could be a bit more hardy. Much of this has to do not just with the minimum temperature itself, but the duration of the coldest <A HREF="http://git-forestry-blog.blogspot.com/2008/03/pruning-ornamental-eucalypts-ii.html" REL="nofollow">freezing spells</A>. <BR/><BR/>That part of <B>Kent (UK) is mostly in Zone 8</B> and away from the milder coastal line, but there is surely some noticeable microclimate variation. Quite harsh by winters in the garden (they move/protect a huge amount of plants from the display areas every autumn).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131263685211526286.post-65116945152684035102008-12-19T04:37:00.000+01:002008-12-19T04:37:00.000+01:00Posted by Marisha-Atlanta on 12/18/2008, 8:17 pm, ...Posted by Marisha-Atlanta on 12/18/2008, 8:17 pm, in reply to "Rare Eucalyptus blooms in the UK for the first time"<BR/><BR/>Very interesting, how cold hardy are those trees? <BR/><BR/>What climate zone is that part of the UK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com