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Ariete · 02-24-2017, 04:57 PM

Hornbeam isn't very successful here. Found occationally in the south, but generally it's too cool and the soil too dry.

BMI · 02-24-2017, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by flamingGalah!

I have no idea, they are native to the Mediterranean & are mostly grown in southern coastal areas, but they must be pretty cold hardy...

This is the photo I was talking about, it was taken in January, but people thought it was from the summer:

Yeah, I could see someone thinking it was summer, picture taken either just after sunrise
or just before sunset, with the low sun angle, long shadows.

Pretty amazing look for 50N in January.

Joe90 · 02-24-2017, 05:08 PM

Hornbeam isn't common around Motueka, but I have seen them used in hedges.

Ethereal · 02-24-2017, 06:07 PM

Visby is surprisingly sunny.

Good find.

B87 · 02-25-2017, 02:15 AM

I asked in the gardening forum about holm oak in the US; it isn't really found anywhere outside CA, and most of those are growing in Sacramento.

Dean York · 02-25-2017, 03:28 AM

I don't think I've ever seen one here, but then I'm not exactly full of knowledge when it comes to green things. I can tell the difference between a tree and an aircraft carrier, but that's about it.

I know there aren't too many palms here, but you'll still see them on most streets. They just don't tend to be very big at all. I guess our winter is too cold in comparison to London and the SE. We have of course been as low as -17C here in recent years, which I'm sure doesn't help.

Razza94 · 02-25-2017, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by GymFanatic

Really? Seen plenty in London today.

Hence why I said very few cities

Razza94 · 02-25-2017, 05:58 AM

Oh dear, this has turned into another tree thread!

JSmithMMXVIII · 07-06-2020, 02:48 AM

According to Wiki, Visby in Gotland has over 2000 hours of sunshine yearly. Krakow Poland gets only about 1300. Is that for real? In the winter Krakow gets the same amount with longer days (I guess it's overcast most of the time).

I really don't care much about cold as long as you get some clear/semi-clear days.

Do you think Visby and Aland would be better places to live for someone coming from Sofia, Bulgaria (over 2000 hours of sunshine yearly) than Poland and Germany? I was depressed all the time in the UK and Belgium and I'm deciding between Poland, Germany, Sweden or Finland for a job.