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Anyone growing Hemlock

Hi Bretts,
I have had one for years, does not grow and does not die either. Is one of those plants that I wonder why I bother.....perhaps it will go in the ground to be forgotten for 5 years or so.

Is it cool where you are Bretts, Hemlocks definatly like it cool. You need to keep them in semi shade when the sun's hot and they're real slow. I tried and gave up.

Hmm thanks Gerard, I was just going through some notes from a Peter Adams talk and he stated they are great to work with.
Doesn't sound great from what you say. Thier seems to be a couple of different regions to them. Canadian and Western or maybe they are the same.
Do you know what sought yours is?

Thanks TM, yes we are cool here but also bloody hot. I do manage to grow several cool climate trees such as larch so if they are nice to work with as Peter suggests I might like to give them a go one day.

Not sure which variety I have but the summer months always cause problems.

I have one in the garden here which suffered during the drought but has picked up over the last couple of years, these are seriously cool climate plants.
Craigw

Thanks
Doesn't sound like a tree to chase down for me but I will give it a go if I come accross a cheap one

Thanks again for the advice

craigw60 wrote:I have one in the garden here which suffered during the drought but has picked up over the last couple of years, these are seriously cool climate plants.
Craigw

Bretts wrote:Thanks
Doesn't sound like a tree to chase down for me but I will give it a go if I come accross a cheap one

Thanks again for the advice

Just plop it in the corner with the Hornbeams and Larch,they can start a support group for cold climate bonsai grown in a hostile environment. If I lived where you live, I would be growing Figs, Banksia, Olive, Cedar, Pine and Junipers by the truckload and doing away with tree species that at best, are going to be hanging on by a thread.

Just more friendly advice from the know nothing down South with no trees of his own


Cheers,
Mojo