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Sun, Dec 30, 12 at 20:31
| I was just on vacation in South Florida and found that Beauty leaf (calophyllum) trees are commonly planted as street trees. Does anyone know if they will grow as far north as Sarasota which is about 50 miles south of Tampa? Because I've never seen one here I'm thinking they are very tender maybe zone 10b. If they grow in zone 10a they could make it along our coastlines. They are a very attractive tree that gives a very tropical appearance. Thanks |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Sun, Dec 30, 12 at 22:35
| I have a Beauty Leaf, Calophyllum inophyllum, it's very slow growing. Mine is about 10 metres tall although they do get a lot taller. Don't know what their cold tolerance is but they're very worthwhile to grow if you can. |
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- Posted by gardenbysarasota 9b (My Page) on Mon, Dec 31, 12 at 9:15
| Thanks for letting me know that they are very slow growing. How cold does it get where you live? Here in the part of Florida where I live it gets into the low to mid 30 degree range farenheit a couple of times a year and every couple of years for a short time in the 29 degree farenheit range. Thanks |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Tue, Jan 1, 13 at 1:34
| They're very common along the coast here but I'm inland so in a colder microclimate. That is, colder night in winter but hotter daytimes. Generally winter temps get down to 15C but have been down to 10C on rare occasions. Day temps in winter are always mid to low 30's C. On the coast it's milder. |
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| Thanks. I'm in West Palm and was trying to figure out what this tree is called. This thread saved me from having to post a pic on "name that plant". |
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