Some kind soul sent me some poncirus trifoliata seeds from the states
last year (or probably the year before - its been a bit like that round
here), but not one of them germinated. As this sounded the ideal answer
to our hedging problem, I wondered if anyone knows where you can get the
seeds in the country?

Jon
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In article , Jon Rouse
writes
Some kind soul sent me some poncirus trifoliata seeds from the states
last year (or probably the year before - its been a bit like that round
here), but not one of them germinated. As this sounded the ideal answer
to our hedging problem, I wondered if anyone knows where you can get the
seeds in the country?

Chiltern sell them.

I found that they germinate very easily, but despite their tough
appearance, their young shoots are very susceptible to slug damage - the
slugs strip the bark and kill the young plants.

Probably, when mature, there is no longer so much of a problem - slugs
go only for the young stems and do not seem to attack the leaves of my
orange tree.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Kay Easton wrote:

In article , Jon Rouse
writes
Some kind soul sent me some poncirus trifoliata seeds from the states
last year (or probably the year before - its been a bit like that round
here), but not one of them germinated. As this sounded the ideal answer
to our hedging problem, I wondered if anyone knows where you can get the
seeds in the country?

Chiltern sell them.

I found that they germinate very easily, but despite their tough
appearance, their young shoots are very susceptible to slug damage - the
slugs strip the bark and kill the young plants.

Probably, when mature, there is no longer so much of a problem - slugs
go only for the young stems and do not seem to attack the leaves of my
orange tree.
--

ART sell plants pf P. trifoliata.. that said what is your 'hedging
problem' I can think of a variety of thorny pants that could be used for
hedging..

I imagine they need a slightly acid soil like most citrus types. One of
the things I need to look up a mix for on the web;-)
//
Jim

On Sat, 17 May 2003 19:51:51 +0100,
(Jim W) wrote:


ART sell plants pf P. trifoliata.. that said what is your 'hedging
problem' I can think of a variety of thorny pants that could be used for
hedging..

Ouch! :-)

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Sally in Shropshire, UK
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