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Don't worry Jean.....the April Spring sale will be here before you know it! ;-)

I had exactly the opposite problem. I walked in to the sale with a budget plan of $40 but spent only half of that because I was not sure of the plant names and how they will be appropriate for my yard. Some pre-announcement of the list of perennials from each of the nurseries at the HPSO website could have helped decide since I would have done my research.

-LG

I've found that the vendors are very willing to answer any questions and are very, very helpful. Most growers really don't know what they'll bring until shortly before the sale, anyway.

I did my share and really enjoyed enabling my novice gardening sister. She spent more than I did!

The eucryphias are said to want as much sun as possible (in the PNW) for good blooming. The glutinosa is a Chilean species, I think it is a border plant in clearings in its native setting.

I have seen a couple in Portland, one is near the foot of the bristlecone trail at Hoyt Arboretum. It could get over 20 feet eventually. Age of bloom is hard to say, as a group, eucryphias can be fussy.

Some guide books say to use no lime for the planting; I even avoided mushroom compost because of the lime content.

Larry Gene.....Thanks for the info on the eucryphia. The part about NO LIME is especially appreciated. Would you choose a mid morning through late afternoon sunny spot tht is quite exposed including some east wind or an afternoon only spot that is much more sheltered and backed on the northside by mature firs? thanks, jwww

Your glutinosa (and other Chilean varieties) are rated more tender than my plants that are hybrids or purely Tasmanian/Australian (intermedia, lucida, etc.)

Most literature says to protect them from strong winds, but I get east winds here and only notice occasional tiny branchlet breakage, no individual leaf damage. Leaves turned brown by low temps fall off in spring, are replaced readily by May.

If your two proposed locations are about equally cold in the winter, go with the mid-morning...late afternoon one with wind exposure, that is where mine are.

You may want to mulch and cover up your plant if it is very small for the first winter if temps go below 15.

I put a sprinkler under my eucryphias every two weeks or so during hot summer stretches.

Thanks...I like the shape of the tree so the site that's out in the open is the one I prefer. jwww