Palm trees (was Roses) in Scotland

 

  Cordyline australis aka "Torbay palm" or"Cabbage palm" can be seen in
gardens on the mild west coast from Galloway to Ullapoole. Chusan palm
also grows here but isn't quite so common.

  Janet.

 Janet,

    There are  a few palm trees growing in gardens here in Dunbar, East
coast of Scotland. Not known as "Sunny Dunny" for nothing! Cordyline
australis is growing fast and furious in a container in my own garden,

regards,

David

 But in order for them to grow in Scotland you have to put Edward Woodward in
a Wicker Man and set fire to him.

Steve
(Sorry, it's just occured to me that only people of a certain age will know
what I'm on about!)

 

I dunno - I don't think I'm of that certain age you speak of but I saw The
Wicker Man on tv not so long back. I reckon "film fan" might be a more
likely criteria than "of a certain age". :-)

I am thirty one, btw - now you're going to tell me that *is* of the "certain
age" you spoke of !

I saw palm trees around and about Langholm a couple of weeks ago (don't
remember exactly where they were though !) But I can also tell you that, in
an unrelated tangent, they grow in certain places in Brighton on the beach.
In a pot set in the ground, I shouldn't wonder.



Rachael

 
|>
|> I saw palm trees around and about Langholm a couple of weeks ago (don't
|> remember exactly where they were though !) But I can also tell you that, in
|> an unrelated tangent, they grow in certain places in Brighton on the beach.
|> In a pot set in the ground, I shouldn't wonder.

There are a few species of palm that are hardy enough to grow in
the warmest parts of the UK, and Brighton beach counts.  If we
have a winter such as was common 25 years back, a lot of them
will die.  If we have another 1962/3, even more will.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.