Bee Tree (EVODIA HUPEHENSIS) Growing

[madasafish]

Any Chance,madasafish and winker, of posting up a pic.
Beeline and I have been considering whether the ones we have (from my sis-in-law's garden are the real deal)
I'll post one of mine later.

As requested:

 

[Winker]

Mine, they all came through the winter last year ok

 

[Bee-Key-Pur]

I started some off from seed last year by placing the seed on some damp kitchen paper towel, put in a zip lock bag and in the fridge for a couple of months. They are doing very well and about 4ft tall now....

 

[Winker]

I started some off from seed last year by placing the seed on some damp kitchen paper towel, put in a zip lock bag and in the fridge for a couple of months. They are doing very well and about 4ft tall now....

Im impressed what you feeding these babies?

 

[MJBee]

My usual seed supplier was out of stock so tried Fleabay (thanks Browntea). 25+ extra seeds for £2.08 incl postage

I will go the fridge route when they arrive and keep fingers crossed.

 

[meidel]

i read they can grow to a height of 20 metres! Maybe it's time to persuade the local council to grow some in the nearby parks ...

 

[justme]

Tea Tree not same as Bee Tree.... Different plants.

Agree Tea tree not UK Hardy... Anyone want one of my 18 plants in pots to see if they will last the winter?

Is tea tree not leptospermum? If they are we have at least 5 around here, flowered for months. 4 are the red flowered though and not seen any bees bees on them in 3 years.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Thanks madasafish,winker and bee-key-pur.
My plants have toothed leaves so I think they may not be Evodia but do appear closely related.
This is a three year old just starting to bud

 

[madasafish]

I understand they are not winter hardy when young so thinking how to overwinter them. I have an unheated greenhouse but that hit -18C last winter......

 

[Winker]

I understand they are not winter hardy when young so thinking how to overwinter them. I have an unheated greenhouse but that hit -18C last winter......

i had mine in a poly tunel just to keep the frost off them

 

[richardbees]

Maybe it's time to persuade the local council to grow some in the nearby parks ...

meidel.

sorry but these wouldn't last the first few years of neglect / vandalism.

I'll be happy if Councils just leave all the mature Lime trees alone - my bees have gorged themselves on a couple of nearby mature Limes this year. Just for once the sunny weather coincided with water in the soil at flowering time to give a good nectar flow.