Tetradium daniellii. The bee tree is a tree from china that can grow up to 20 meters tall. It has a very strong smell, when it flowers, that some people like and others find unpleasant. It was recommended by the german beekeepers as being the most melliferous plant of the temperate climates. It produces thousands of flowers and apparently a honeybee, after having visited 4 flowers, needs to return to the hive because the flowers contain so much pollen/nectar. This tree is dioecious and i planted 3 of them. I hope to have male and female trees among my 3 plants to be able to get seeds. It grows quite fast, is quite frost-hardy and the smell of the leaves reminds me of elderflower.
Avocado. My mexicola avocado is looking so bad now that i am starting to doubt whether it will grow back. It could always in theory sprout back up from the roots though and that's what i am kind of hoping for. If that happens i will probably cut everything off except the new shoot. I have a second smaller plant outside that looks in much better shape. It is a fantastic seedling so that might be why. To me, which might make some people laugh, it looks really good right now compared to the mexicola. fantastic seedling that up to now survived the winter quite well. Notice the green petioles of the brown leaves. This tree if no further catastrophe happens will surely grow again. And now here comes the mexicola: this is not looking good... It will be interesting to see if it grows back from anywhere above ground, from the roots or not at all.
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