tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post7211005280379286143..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: My favorite plant this week: Arbutus 'Marina'Kris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-30859449784180975682013-10-25T11:56:46.332-07:002013-10-25T11:56:46.332-07:00That's a new favorite of mine from my two CA v...That's a new favorite of mine from my two CA visits this year! What gorgeous bark it has.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-8112851736105273552013-10-24T10:29:25.249-07:002013-10-24T10:29:25.249-07:00They're wonderful trees, Mark & Gaz. We g...They're wonderful trees, Mark & Gaz. We got very lucky in the tree department (with the possible exception of the difficult Mimosa).Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-52351465168803435222013-10-24T10:27:38.928-07:002013-10-24T10:27:38.928-07:00I've never been able to bring myself to taste ...I've never been able to bring myself to taste the fruit myself, Loree. The fact that the squirrels ignore it is very telling...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-58700936265502700512013-10-24T10:26:08.477-07:002013-10-24T10:26:08.477-07:00I loved my old Arbutus unedo, Peter, but I have to...I loved my old Arbutus unedo, Peter, but I have to say I'm even more impressed by 'Marina.'Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-35665538196815375762013-10-24T10:25:16.118-07:002013-10-24T10:25:16.118-07:00The bark is spectacular, Scott. Interestingly, th...The bark is spectacular, Scott. Interestingly, the amount of shedding seems to vary significantly from tree-to-tree but that may have something to do with the tree's age.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-57677459251163966422013-10-24T10:20:48.913-07:002013-10-24T10:20:48.913-07:00I hope you can find a place for an Arbutus yoursel...I hope you can find a place for an Arbutus yourself, Alison - they are wonderful trees. I remain cautiously optimistic about my 1/2 tree.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-68900051368813573162013-10-24T01:39:34.567-07:002013-10-24T01:39:34.567-07:00Absolutely love this tree Kris, great habit and th...Absolutely love this tree Kris, great habit and the bark, wow!Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-65715342382179495962013-10-23T21:52:55.973-07:002013-10-23T21:52:55.973-07:00I am very jealous! These are magnificent trees and...I am very jealous! These are magnificent trees and I would love to have inherited even just one of them. There is one in the park nearby and I've been watching it's fruit turn from yellow to orange and now red. Lila has a nose for anything vaguely edible and she has never once stopped to sniff the fallen fruit.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-75031737692080986062013-10-23T18:58:38.361-07:002013-10-23T18:58:38.361-07:00A gorgeous tree! Haven't met an arbutus that ...A gorgeous tree! Haven't met an arbutus that I didn't like yet!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-32937736538704748782013-10-23T17:38:20.366-07:002013-10-23T17:38:20.366-07:00Beautiful...love the peeling, flaking bark!Beautiful...love the peeling, flaking bark!scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-23311365406517458862013-10-23T12:07:56.982-07:002013-10-23T12:07:56.982-07:00Oh, thanks so much for focusing on these trees. I ...Oh, thanks so much for focusing on these trees. I love that peely red bark and their sinuous limbs! I would love to get one for my new border. I hope your other half of that one you had to cut back thrives.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com