World Cup or Coast to Coast for this spot? Mid-day sun
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
4 years ago
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Comments (54)I just wanted to post that I was out at the National Arboretum a few weeks ago. The large Q. acutas looked like they sustained some damage from teh past winter. Some twig and a few branches died back. Sad to see. But they will certainly survive. The Q. salicina looked like it had NO damage at all surprisingly. I have never seen acorns on them. Interestingly the Q. phillyreoides had some acorns. No apparent dieback. They all looked rather shrubby to me and not large single trunked trees. L. henyri and Q. myrsinifolias looked just fine. Q. glauca specimens at the Arboretum have all had a rough go of it over the years. Numerous diebacks. Pretty pathetic. They should really not be grown up here. But maybe they got some northern provenance stock that they wanted to try. I didn't see where they were from. Unrelated, but all the hollies looked great. Even Ilex latifolia. The Ilex latifolia in my yard looks great as well. No apparent winter damage. A small amount of leaf spot but overall I was very pleased. This post was edited by dave_in_nova on Fri, Oct 17, 14 at 10:33...See MoreCoast Redwoods and Giant Sequoias in the Southeast
Comments (55)" There is also a very large, and interesting plantation of them in Maui, not the southeast, but still a really warm humid climate" Nope! Wrong again! The redwoods there are mostly planted above 5000', a climate where dewpoints are always << 60F, thus nights are going to be in the 50s at worse, and even 30s and 40s in winter. Highs probably never hit 80f, even during the worst heatwaves. Not at all a "really warm humid climate". A few are a bit lower, down to 3000', but their growth seems to become abnormal. Even there, summer are as cool or cooler than Boston's!...See MoreEast Coast vs West Coast
Comments (19)I have noticed the differences between East and West. Not sure how the mid-west fits in, but probably more Eastern? Our country was mainly settled in the East, and then people migrated West. There are many more historical minded people in the East. California has a lot of Spanish influence, and many of those homes have a lot of color in various rooms. One such home had a roof fire a while back, and driving by, I was amazed at the various colors inside that house! Pink, mint, aqua, orange, lavender....wow! There are many new developments here, and for many years those homes come in one color on all walls. Maybe people think "new" should be neutral, so they continue with the trend. If they buy "old," they tend to paint all the walls a neutral color to update it. Our entire home is painted a soft neutral beige with white wood accents except for one room. The ceiling is painted dark navy blue and the walls a deep brown. That room is where we go to watch TV and gather with friends. We call it our "Pub." There are differences between Northern and Southern California too. San Francisco has a lot of color. Maybe because of the fog? Whoever said weather has an influence is probably right....See MoreIs World Cup a lutescent hosta? (more gold as the season progresses)
Comments (4)Thank you. I am hoping someone has a mature World Cup so I can see it in garden context. There are so many hostas that look really different when young. I am also hoping for more gold vs. one that greens up....See Morelinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
4 years ago
lindalana 5b Chicago
4 years agoWorld Cup seems to be good grower and hostas from Bob do great in my garden.
I got World cup as a tiny slip 2 years ago.
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago) thanked lindalana 5b Chicagolindalana 5b Chicago
4 years agoCoast to coast I got a bit later but bigger than World Cup. Hoping next year spurt.
I got both of them before Bob. Now I do not bother if Bob has it i will get from him. Skip on entire sleep creep stage.
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago) thanked lindalana 5b Chicagolinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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