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Posted 09-24-2017 at 02:08 AM by Nn2036
Fatsia japonica
Eriobotrya japonica
Rhododendron ponticum
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good plants but POSSIBLY not so good for Reno, Nevada except perhaps in very favorable "protected" microclimates. if you believe in Wikipedia data, the area is relatively high in elevation (about 1500m ), dry (average precip. is about 7.4"/188mm(!!!---hence the common "high desert" moniker though Wikipedia describes it as "semi-arid steppe" I think), and with rather cool winters (with supposedly an average of "2.5 days below 10f/-12c" each year)and warm to hot summers (average 58 days of 90f/32c annually) with a chance of brisk winds ("Washoe zephyrs") throughout the year. there is also the possibility that the soils may not be optimum for some "acid-loving" plants though IF so, there are supplements that can improve that situation.
these kind of conditions are potentially tough on many evergreen broadleaf plants especially in exposed areas with the triple threat of winter cold, summer heat, year-round "drought" with the potential desiccating effects of winds to add to the fun---rather different from the usual "zone 7" conditions either north American east coast or west coast types. FWIW, the "sunset western garden book" with a different zone system than USDA places the Reno-Tahoe area in either their "2b" or "3" (depending on which edition you use)---warmer summer intermountain climates.
just guessing that many of the plants you and I have suggested may need some help to grow well and look good with the ambient climate conditions. some of the oaks, the cercocarpus/mountain mahoganies, and hopefully other plants both native and introduced including some of our suggestions may prove doable.
my suggestion to the O.P. is to take a good look at what is actually growing already in parks and gardens in his area (if there is a nearby college or university with a botanic garden of some sort, it might be the best place to see some plants not usually grown that actually work well there), and also a look at what the GOOD full-service nurseries are stocking to see what's available and what really works in the kind of plants he's looking for.
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Eriobotrya japonica
Rhododendron ponticum
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Fatsia japonica
Eriobotrya japonica
Rhododendron ponticum
good plants but POSSIBLY not so good for Reno, Nevada except perhaps in very favorable "protected" microclimates. if you believe in Wikipedia data, the area is relatively high in elevation (about 1500m ), dry (average precip. is about 7.4"/188mm(!!!---hence the common "high desert" moniker though Wikipedia describes it as "semi-arid steppe" I think), and with rather cool winters (with supposedly an average of "2.5 days below 10f/-12c" each year)and warm to hot summers (average 58 days of 90f/32c annually) with a chance of brisk winds ("Washoe zephyrs") throughout the year. there is also the possibility that the soils may not be optimum for some "acid-loving" plants though IF so, there are supplements that can improve that situation.
these kind of conditions are potentially tough on many evergreen broadleaf plants especially in exposed areas with the triple threat of winter cold, summer heat, year-round "drought" with the potential desiccating effects of winds to add to the fun---rather different from the usual "zone 7" conditions either north American east coast or west coast types. FWIW, the "sunset western garden book" with a different zone system than USDA places the Reno-Tahoe area in either their "2b" or "3" (depending on which edition you use)---warmer summer intermountain climates.
just guessing that many of the plants you and I have suggested may need some help to grow well and look good with the ambient climate conditions. some of the oaks, the cercocarpus/mountain mahoganies, and hopefully other plants both native and introduced including some of our suggestions may prove doable.
my suggestion to the O.P. is to take a good look at what is actually growing already in parks and gardens in his area (if there is a nearby college or university with a botanic garden of some sort, it might be the best place to see some plants not usually grown that actually work well there), and also a look at what the GOOD full-service nurseries are stocking to see what's available and what really works in the kind of plants he's looking for.
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