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In article <kdpMvIASWMEyEwUh@ampthill.demon.co.uk>,
Jim A  <JimA@ampthill.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>Cordylines are okay, you'll find that Cordyline Indivisa is tougher.
>Tree ferns probably won't put up with the Cumbrian climate - I haven't
>had much luck with Silver Ferns.

Funnily enough, there are more cultivated varieties of Cordyline australis
in the UK than there are here. Here they're cabbage trees. In the UK 
they're known as the palm trees on the south coast resorts and the colour
and variegation is quite stunning.

> Dicksonia Antarctica (Aussie) is the
>hardiest, but rather a slow grower.

The NZ Dicksonias grow well as long as they're protected from frost when 
they're young. I've seen them covered in snow in the kaimanawas without
too many ill effects the following summer.

AB

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