Australian Silk Oak

I just love this silk oak - the foliage is gorgeous.

Thought I would take a picture before I took some cuttings - but it did survive

Grown from seed it is almost a year old and perhaps 4 feet tall.

 

Rootball, they are very attractive when young and are spectacular when fully grown and in flower, they soon outgrow a house or greenhouse but can't survive outside which is a shame.

 

I have a couple of quite large plants which I grew from seed , have never tried cuttings ..Has anyone tried cuttings before ??

Dave

 

Oh my goodness, a nightmare here. Grevillea robusta ... we had one about ten years ago and had to dig it up .. so HUGE. so quickly albeit attractive.

I cannot see such living in the UK outside which is where they need to be to see their beauty.

 

Lovely tree! The leaves look very 'touchy,feely'.

 

There used to be some at the Isle of Wight college although I don't know how they are now but in my last year they were knocked back quite severely and had to be chopped down to the roots although they did re-shoot so maybe it might be possible

 

Yeah seems to be one of those that will survive a frost but not a winter - nice pot plant though, and perhaps better contained by the sound of it