Hi

Today I was talking to a neighbor who lost his father not long ago. We were walking around my unkempt yard and talking about a few of the unusual plants I attempt to grow. I started to tell him about the winter fragrance of Acacia dealbata, and he quickly replied, "I know".

The Acacia tree in Bremerton according to him, was there in the mid 1970's. Not to stop there, he described the tree and how large it was then(about 10Ft-15ft), as well as the flowers. He even described climbing the steps near the tree pictured. He went on to say the site was in disrepair and no one looked after anything there as far as he remembers.

Almost certainly in my opinion the plant was frozen back hard or to the ground in 1990. Still.... I think thirty years is good enough for me as to what can be grown here. Heck, I remember when I volunteered for the Arboretum when in school, Itea ilicifolia was frozen to the ground that year, along with many others that I was lead to believe were foolproof in Western Washington. The two pics show the before and after a brutal prune job. Anyway, take it with a grain of salt, and please don't flame me too badly!

Brian