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Re: Will the Deodar Trees grow in High Desert?




"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.
>

For what it is worth I believe they are native to the Himalayas.  The
rainfall there probably varies a great deal from one part to another.
It is after all a huge range of mountains.  In the mid-Atlantic states
they are not able to produce viable seeds.  But I don't know why that
is.  I think they are propagated by stem cuttings.   

Also they are subject to a bark boring insect that works its way down
from the top of the tree.  At first you see some branch ends are dead
then ...  It is fairly fast after the first year.  It is simple and
effective to cut out the dead top.  Spraying does nothing.  Due to
their shape, they don't look all that bad after topping.  I used to be
an arborist (tree trimmer back then) and I had to remove some real
beauties in Richmond VA.

They are pretty resinous.  That may indicate the ability to respire
less when necessary (drought).  They are very nice looking.  I say
give them a try.

Mike
Gardening environment: USDA Zone 7/8 (cusp).  East central NC.
Soil: Sandy and infertile w/layers of clay.  Areas of rock.
Last frost date 15APR.  (18APR97 That was a dirty trick!)


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