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Re: Will the Deodar Trees grow in High Desert?




In article <MOD$971004.11145@rec.gardens.ecosystems>, "Leslie March"
<lesliem@brigadoon.com> wrote:

> These are very fast growing shade trees?  My mother lives in a High Desert
> climate. It is 100+ in the Summer and 11 degrees in the Winter.  She knows
> that these do well in the maritime climate of the Pacific Northwest but
> will they do well in the interior desert area.  She has plenty of water.

I grew up with a deodar in the front lawn in so. california, and it did
just fine. also kept one in a pot for years as a christmas tree, it now
grows happily in the ground in the coast range of Oregon. my guess is yes,
your mom could probably grow a deodar, as long as her coldest winter temps
don't generally go below the teens (in F). a couple of notes though - they
not only grow fast, they grow *big*. make sure you really want to plant a
tree this big. I also found that my deodar, much as I loved it, would give
me a rash each time I touched it because the needles have extremely sharp
tips.

-- 
jacque greenleaf
salem, oregon
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