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| 11th August 2006 | 10th February 2008 | 7th April 2008 | 20th December 2009 | 12th August 2012 |
16th August 2023When I got it, it was called Machilus but it has been returned to Persea recently. One of the hardiest of the relatives of the Avocado pear. Shiny evergreen foliage but I have never seen it fruit anywhere.In spite of all warnings about its dubious hardiness, I have never seen the leaves damaged in winter, and this snowfall didn't upset it for a moment. Originally from central and south-west china, collected by both Forrest and Wilson a century or more ago. My plant came from Michael Snellgrove at Trewidden Nursery. He raised a batch from seed, but I have no idea where he got the seed from. My plant is broader leaved than the plant at Wakehurst Place. |
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