Bay Tree
DJR
but the pot fell over and broke. I am now considering planting it in the
garden but am concerned about whether it would survive through winter, when
it comes. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Dave.
Nick Maclaren
Where do you live? It makes rather a difference!
With the warm winters of the past decade, bays are hardy outside
pretty well anywhere except for the coldest locations. If we go
back to those of 30 years ago, they will be hardy only in the
warmer parts. A established bay tree will survive being 'killed'
by frost, as it will regrow from its roots, but that probably
applies only when it is a rare occurrence.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
vu...@vulch.org
Mine has happily survived 20 years outside in Cornwall and Cambridge
with 18 months in a pot in between.
Anthony
ajr
"DJR" <dj...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The bay tree in my garden (on the Somerset coast) is 2 years old and now
almost 6ft tall! This may be an illusion - but I'm sure that it even grew a
few inches over the (very mild) winter.
The area around here is peppered with bay's of all shapes, sizes and ages -
some of which have obviously survived a fair few winters with no ill
effects.
Not sure if this helps in any way - I assume that it depends on which part
of the country you live in!
Andrew
Kay
No idea about a small tree. How about planting it out but first getting
one or two cuttings rooted so you have a replacement if necessary.
When larger they are tougher than you expect - I am 400ft above sea
level in Yorkshire, and have two trees which I keep cut back to between
8 and 16 ft, and have just removed a 12 ft one.
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
Sla#s
I didn't you had to protect them from frost! Mine, a standard, of about four
feet in a 14" pot, has survived two years outside in Stirling, Scotland.
Slatts
Magwitch
Our bay tree (from a pot) grows and flourishes in the bed beside our
North-facing front door. Even in summer it only gets about 23 hours
sunlight a day, morning and late afternoon.
They are tough as old boots, I even remember breaking its tap root when I
transferred it from the pot and it just grew even faster, once in the
ground.
Garry Nixon
"Nick Maclaren" <nm...@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Where do you live? It makes rather a difference!
>
> With the warm winters of the past decade, bays are hardy outside
> pretty well anywhere except for the coldest locations. If we go
> back to those of 30 years ago, they will be hardy only in the
> warmer parts. A established bay tree will survive being 'killed'
> by frost, as it will regrow from its roots, but that probably
> applies only when it is a rare occurrence.
>
I planted a tree which had spent several years in a pot, (ovewintered in an
unheated greenhouse), into the garden (Jarrow, NE England). It appeared to
die after a really exceptionally cold spell, but I was delighted to see it
resurrected from the roots the following spring. It's been through another
winter since then, and looks set to really flourish this year. :-)
Garry
Henry
> North-facing front door. Even in summer it only gets about 23 hours
> sunlight a day, morning and late afternoon.
>
Henry
Mike
They grow like weeds in our garden. For ever pulling them up for growing in
the wrong place. We have them in the hedge, in a pot and a standard clipped
shaped specimen. All outside. South facing coast Isle of Wight
Mike
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Kay
>
>> North-facing front door. Even in summer it only gets about 23 hours
>> sunlight a day, morning and late afternoon.
>>
>You must be pretty North to get 23 hours a day sunshine in summer ;-)
>
the 2 and 3 was clear on the post I saw.
BAC
"Kay" <k...@scarboro.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <4LadnWe5ddv...@pipex.net>, Henry <d...@d.com> writes
> >
> >> North-facing front door. Even in summer it only gets about 23 hours
> >> sunlight a day, morning and late afternoon.
> >>
> >You must be pretty North to get 23 hours a day sunshine in summer ;-)
> >
> I think you may be having problems with your software. The dash between
> the 2 and 3 was clear on the post I saw.
There was no dash (or space) between the 2 and 3 on the post I saw, FWIW.
Nick Maclaren
In article <111296891...@sabbath.news.uk.clara.net>,
Curious. It displayed as a dash on both my (very simple) readers,
which is rare for bad characters.
Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
posting software.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Sacha
"BAC" <cass...@NOSPAMdircon.co.uk> wrote:
There was on the one I saw.
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(remove the weeds to email me)
Sla#s
"BAC" <cass...@NOSPAMdircon.co.uk> wrote in message
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<SNIP>> > >
> > I think you may be having problems with your software. The dash between
> > the 2 and 3 was clear on the post I saw.
>
> There was no dash (or space) between the 2 and 3 on the post I saw, FWIW.
>
Interesting!
In Outlook Express it shows no hyphen.
But when you look at the message source it is there.
Strange.
Slatts
Steve Harris
Maclaren) wrote:
> Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
> posting software.
I don't think you can be right. The posting software was:
User-Agent: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 5.01 (1630)
Macs are totally organic and bug free :-))
Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com
A useful bit of gardening software at http://www.netservs.com/garden/
Tim Tyler
> nm...@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
> > Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
> > posting software.
>
> I don't think you can be right. The posting software was:
>
> User-Agent: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 5.01 (1630)
>
> Macs are totally organic and bug free :-))
This one shows clear signs of a parasitic growth.
I recommend the application of nematode worms ;-)
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I put an en rule between the two and the three.
Magwitch
> Steve Harris <ro...@netservs.com> wrote or quoted:
>> nm...@cus.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
>
>>> Actually, it is a dash with the top bit set, so the bug is in the
>>> posting software.
>>
>> I don't think you can be right. The posting software was:
>>
>> User-Agent: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 5.01 (1630)
>>
>> Macs are totally organic and bug free :-))
>
> This one shows clear signs of a parasitic growth.
>
> I recommend the application of nematode worms ;-)
For those who are cursed with PC technology<comma> in future<comma> I will
spell it out<comma> as in<colon> "my bay tree only gets two to three hours
of sunlight per day"<full stop> Happy now<question mark>
Nick Maclaren
>
>I put an en rule between the two and the three.
There is no en rule in ASCII, and Usenet's character set is ASCII.
KISS.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Magwitch
Tough<full stop>
Warwick
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