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Hardy umbrella tree
Gothic gardener
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I've just been catching up on gardeners world & I saw a Schefflera Impressa (hardy umbrella tree). I like the look of this & wonder if anybody has any experience of them. I just did a quick search & can't find any for sale online , so I'm assuming that means it'll cost an arm & a leg?
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It's not looking good though!
I thought Crug farm sold it - have you tried their site? P&P tends to be very expensive.
Another hardy scheffie is Schefflera taiwana (http://www.duchyofcornwallnursery.co.uk/) sells it.
Are they really hardy or just hardy in a sheltered corner in the far south west with a nice warm wall behind them?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Duchy site only has http://www.duchyofcornwallnursery.co.uk/plants-and-flowers/shrubs/shrubs/schefflera-rhododendrifolia/c-psh-scheff/
I know even less about that variety- but price isn't extortionate.
Don't let me put you off Gothic, I know nothing about them. I just wondered re their hardiness
In the sticks near Peterborough
Schefflera rhododendrifolia is impressa.
There is a blog in the UK about hardy scheffies:
http://www.alternativeeden.com/2011/11/scheffleras-in-garden.html
I may be spending again!
I have one which I put out in summer and put inside with out heating and water once a month.