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PeteFree
Joined: Fri May 16, 2008 2:25 pm Posts: 1139 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Cussonia paniculata
Is anyone growing this? I had never heard of it, but thougt it looked interesting so picked a small one up at CGF yesterday.
Does anyone know if it's hardy enough to grow outside here?
Thanks
Pete
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Sue in Ireland
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:38 pm Posts: 72 Location: Ireland
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Hi Pete
I grew one from seed last year and it was doing really well. Unfortunately it didn't survive the winter in the polytunnel. That's just my experience, but then our winter was a pretty cold one.
All the best.
Sue
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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Mine was ok in my heated greenhouse min probably 0 C Pete
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Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:03 pm |
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Puya
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Re: Cussonia paniculata
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:53 am |
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david feix
Joined: Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:54 am Posts: 3206 Location: Berkeley, California
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:01 am |
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Charles Wychgel
Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:09 pm Posts: 757 Location: Algarve/Portugal
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Love Cussonia they are such sweet and odd looking trees, they seem to be a bit sensitive to overwatering so now I've stopped watering them , they will have to do with what comes to them...naturally
here a pic of my fav Cussonia gamtoosensis
Cussonia spicata
Cussonia palmata
Cussonia natalensis
Cussonia zuluensis
I've just received Cussonia kirkii supposedly from Queensland,Australia but there is some doubt in my mind ...always thought that Mr.Kirk was solely operating/collecting in Africa...maybe Peter can enlighten us on this species?
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8º 50' 13 59" W
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:48 am |
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Puya
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:16 am |
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Michael (SW Ireland)
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:38 pm Posts: 1912 Location: Cape Clear Island, Roaringwater Bay
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I've had a Cussonia spicata planted out for three years now. It's been fine with low temperatures down to just above freezing, and the trunk has never been damaged. It's had all its leaves blown off a couple of times, but it recovers.
There is a nice Cussonia paniculata at Chelsea Physic Garden. I'm not sure whether it receives any winter protection, it may well do. Here's how it looked when I visited in 2005:
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:32 am |
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Paul Spracklin
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:03 am |
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Charles Wychgel
Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:09 pm Posts: 757 Location: Algarve/Portugal
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_________________ 37º 04' 16 71" N
8º 50' 13 59" W
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:14 am |
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PeteFree
Joined: Fri May 16, 2008 2:25 pm Posts: 1139 Location: Suffolk, UK
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Thanks everybody for the info.
Charles - fab pictures, thank you - I'd never even heard of the genus when I bought C paniculata on Saturday, you seem to have quite a collection.
CGF where, I bought it, have labels suggesting:
CUSSONIA PANICULATA subsp.PANICULATA
Cabbage tree, the evergreen digitate leaves develop a bluish colour. Lovely. Hardy to -6C (or below). In prolonged hard frost it loses all its leaves but has so far always recovered for me. (Plant thriving). Bobs Score=9.0
I grew up in the vale of Evesham (near cgf) so know it has quite a mild climate - but think my coastal suffolk garden probably has less cold winters (generally) and definitely my free draining, sandy, Suffolk soil is less wet than the worcestershire clays - so I hoped it might be okay here.
Paul: I guess my microclimate is not too different from yours - so maybe it is risky.
The plant I bought is tiny - only about 6" high and with a caudex about the size and shape of a conker - I think I'll keep it potted in the greenhouse for the remainder of this year and see how it looks next spring before deciding whether to chance it outside.
Thanks again
Pete
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 6:59 pm |
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DJ Hobbs
Joined: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:19 pm Posts: 156 Location: Newport, South Wales, UK
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There are definately 2 different variants of Cussonia Paniculata, ive seen the ones that CGF sell and they are really different from the one i have. Mine is from high altitude in Zimbabwe and has been planted out in the garden now for 3 years with no protection at all and has never had any damage at all Its seen temps down to -5.7 and still looks great in April
The growing point swells in April and a big flush of leaves are born
It is about 1.5 meters tall and by the end of the summer the leaves will be a beautiful bluey silver in colour. It is definately one of my favourite plants, the leaves are so irregular and almost look like they have been munched on by slugs
Cheers
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Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:42 pm |
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David Matzdorf
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:06 pm Posts: 5321 Location: Islington, London UK
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Can anyone tell me about the habitat of these plants?
Clearly they grow in arid conditions, but do they grow in rocky ground and would they be suited to a restricted root run?
If so, they might be an interesting option to add seasonal height on the green roof.
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Kev Spence
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Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:59 pm Posts: 10902 Location: Loughborough, Leics, central UK
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bodster
Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:09 pm Posts: 222 Location: Southampton, UK
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