Torreya californica

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Torreya californica

Post by TT » Tue Sep 24, 2013 3:28 pm

I collected seeds of the Torreya californica (the source of the seeds is Nikitsky Botanical Garden, Crimea, USDA zone 8b). Is this tree/shrub fully or partialy hardy in zone 6a/5b? (Most Internet sources give it zone 7, but some sources give it zone 6)
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Post by limoncik » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:09 am

Taras, Nikita Botanical Garden 8b zone.

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Post by TT » Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:24 am

limoncik, thank you for the information :) [I always thought that Nikitsky Botanical Garden is in 8a zone.] I'll correct the mistake in my post.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:10 pm

I'm not sure how hardy they are?? I think those are native to coastal California areas? If so they may not be hardy to zone 6 or 5. :?
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Post by DesertZone » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:12 pm

Well worth the try, let us know how they do? :D
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Post by TT » Thu Sep 26, 2013 5:41 am

Now I have only 3 ( :D) seeds of the torreya californica. I wanted to test torreya nucifera in the open ground (which is hardy even in St. Petersburg, Russia; but it grows there like a small shrub), but I accidentally have got the seeds of the T. californica. I'll sow the seeds in October in the open ground in my garden

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