Torreya californica
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Torreya californica
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)
Last edited by TT on Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:25 am, edited 1 time in total.
[I always thought that Nikitsky Botanical Garden is in 8a zone.] I'll correct the mistake in my post.
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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Now I have only 3 ( ) 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
) 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