My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?

Janet

Janet Baraclough .. wrote:
My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a
good show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only
produce berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if
urglers have seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?

Janet

Every year!

SW london

pk

Janet Baraclough ..8/2/04 11:56
..uk


My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?

Janet

Never seen any on ours.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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Janet Baraclough .. wrote:
My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a
good show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only
produce berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if
urglers have seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Every year!

SW london


Me too, planted one for an elderly Lady in W. London about 5 years ago and
that always has berries every year. It's a good sized plant btw.

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Janet Baraclough .. wrote:
My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a
good show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only
produce berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if
urglers have seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Every year!

SW london


Me too, planted one for an elderly Lady in W. London about 5 years ago and
that always has berries every year. It's a good sized plant btw.

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Bob

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"Sacha" wrote in message after Janet Baraclough

My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Never seen any on ours.
--

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

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Bob

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"Sacha" wrote in message after Janet Baraclough

My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Never seen any on ours.
--

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

--
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Bob

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Bob Hobden8/2/04 1:00


"Sacha" wrote in message after Janet Baraclough

My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Never seen any on ours.
--

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

No idea, Bob. We'll keep a closer look out this year. We sell them, so
you'd think they'd cross pollinate but apparently not. There's also a very
mature one in the prop. house but that has no berries, either.
Interestingly, we saw hedges of them in California in autumn but those had
no berries, either.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Bob Hobden8/2/04 1:00


"Sacha" wrote in message after Janet Baraclough

My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Never seen any on ours.
--

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

No idea, Bob. We'll keep a closer look out this year. We sell them, so
you'd think they'd cross pollinate but apparently not. There's also a very
mature one in the prop. house but that has no berries, either.
Interestingly, we saw hedges of them in California in autumn but those had
no berries, either.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

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"Sacha" wrote in message after Janet Baraclough

My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Never seen any on ours.
--

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

Interesting, thanks. London's probably drier than Devon where Sacha
is, and possibly a few degrees warmer?

Janet.

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from "Bob Hobden" contains these words:


"Sacha" wrote in message after Janet Baraclough

My local garden centre says that nandina domestica will produce a good
show of red berries for Christmas. According to books, it only produce
berries after a very warm summer.....so I'm wondering if urglers have
seen one with berries in the UK, and whereabouts?


Never seen any on ours.
--

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

Interesting, thanks. London's probably drier than Devon where Sacha
is, and possibly a few degrees warmer?

Janet.

Janet Baraclough ..8/2/04 2:55
..uk

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from "Bob Hobden" contains these words:
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If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

Interesting, thanks. London's probably drier than Devon where Sacha
is, and possibly a few degrees warmer?

Janet.

I think I've solved the mystery, though I haven't been out to check on ours
yet. The variety 'Nana' doesn't berry as freely, if at all and I suspect
that's what we've got. The following site has some very good descriptions
and pics: http://www.global-garden.com.au/back...09feature1.htm
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

Janet Baraclough ..8/2/04 2:55
..uk

The message
from "Bob Hobden" contains these words:
snip

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

Interesting, thanks. London's probably drier than Devon where Sacha
is, and possibly a few degrees warmer?

Janet.

I think I've solved the mystery, though I haven't been out to check on ours
yet. The variety 'Nana' doesn't berry as freely, if at all and I suspect
that's what we've got. The following site has some very good descriptions
and pics: http://www.global-garden.com.au/back...09feature1.htm
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

Janet Baraclough ..8/2/04 2:55
..uk

The message
from "Bob Hobden" contains these words:
snip

If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

Interesting, thanks. London's probably drier than Devon where Sacha
is, and possibly a few degrees warmer?

Janet.

I think I've solved the mystery, though I haven't been out to check on ours
yet. The variety 'Nana' doesn't berry as freely, if at all and I suspect
that's what we've got. The following site has some very good descriptions
and pics: http://www.global-garden.com.au/back...09feature1.htm
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Sacha" wrote in message following on from Janet and me
If we get them to fruit in the outskirts of London I would have thought
you
would also succeed where you are Sacha, can't imagine it's just summer
heat
then, perhaps they like to be cross pollinated or their pollinator
isn't
down your way. Must be more too it.

Interesting, thanks. London's probably drier than Devon where Sacha
is, and possibly a few degrees warmer?

I think I've solved the mystery, though I haven't been out to check on
ours
yet. The variety 'Nana' doesn't berry as freely, if at all and I suspect
that's what we've got. The following site has some very good descriptions
and pics: http://www.global-garden.com.au/back...09feature1.htm
--

Ah! Well the one I planted was certainly taller when I planted it than
"Nana" is supposed to get so that may well explain it.
You need to be careful with your choice of variety then Janet.
Looks like "Richmond" is a good one from that site you gave us Sacha.

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Bob

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