filicium decipiens

[Randyp]

Anyone growing these. I'm looking for some unusual ornamental trees for the back yard and these look very nice from the few pictures I have seen on the net. I did not find a great deal of information on them but it seems there are some growers in Florida so with my luck they are probably not suited for a So Cal inland area but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Randy

[bahia]

I've only seen this in southeast Asia, and I think it is an ultra tropical, although I can't say that it isn't possible in the warmest parts of southern California.  It is a very attractive tree, as the foliage is unique in character.  I'd suggest if it only grows in very south Florida, it probably isn't suitable for southern California.

[Randyp]

Thanks David

I'll cross it off my list. Unfortunatly it will join quite a few others crossed off that same list.

[Eric in Orlando]

In Florida it grows great in southern FL and into the warmer areas of central FL. I see a few around Orlando that have been planted in the last few years. Very young trees seem tender and get damaged below about 30F but they get hardier as they mature. Older trees should handle brief dips into the upper 20sF.

[redant]

They don't handle hurricanes well, nice looking trees though.

[Howeadypsis]

Well,being a fern lover i got curious and ran to Google and found its not a fern at all but a member of the Sapinda family. Man i hate common names...