![]() ![]() ![]() (Possibly some day some Jobivaras might appear there by unknown means) ) ![]() (Above the "tree line" at 100 ft elevation, 42.7N 70.6W) Unfortunately a hundred years is insufficient for the evolution of a new flora. Every woody plant that grows there is a natural bonsai, except the most exposed areas which are essentially above the "tree line" due to salty winter gales. There is a granite promontory on NE Cape Ann (Massachusetts) which is partially covered by up to 100 feet of granite quarry tailings. I've been thinking a bit about more extreme constructions of rock gardens and what the results might be in unfavorable climates. The person who originally introduced me to rock gardening, Larry Rue, built a huge sand berm about 15 feet long, 3 feet wide and 5 feet tall, and had them self sowing on the south face. I've grown them in sand, in gravel and sand, and pretty much every other soil medium possible, yet they've simply never really liked it here in the northeast. I've tried them from seed 10 times, and although I've actually gotten a few flowers one year, they have only wintered over once. ![]()
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