tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post1550645622300382740..comments2024-02-26T09:11:10.745-08:00Comments on I Need A Cup of Tea: Soapberry ParadiseKenton J. Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-48335422188131999912013-02-16T11:42:19.216-08:002013-02-16T11:42:19.216-08:00I like soap berries, how hardy are they?I like soap berries, how hardy are they?Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010822606940606949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-23716370994427359422013-01-11T11:06:12.145-08:002013-01-11T11:06:12.145-08:00Cool post on a cooler, more deserving tree than as...Cool post on a cooler, more deserving tree than ashes, cottonwoods, birch, etc. I think like many species, it just needs to be used and used well (with ample room to show off), all over, and not explained (so you don't get shot down with "but is that hardy?"), Much potential.David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-4704834400870886072012-12-13T21:42:24.126-08:002012-12-13T21:42:24.126-08:00Thanks for making me wonder!
I shall have a closer...Thanks for making me wonder!<br />I shall have a closer look to be absolutely sure, but I have been assuming they were S. saponaria var. drumondii due to size of leaflets, fruit, and that nicely furrowed bark. The Clifton plants are under 20ft. (The penultimate picture includes a stomach-high fence, for reference) From the fruit of S. mukorossii I've seen in healthfood stores sold as garnishes on hippie soaps, their fruit are much larger and smoother when dry, but it would be awesome if I were wrong; I'll let you know when I can find some confirming traits.<br />(Harrington says that S. s. drummondii has a terminal leaflet- I've never seen this to be true, ever! Even in this illustration: http://luirig.altervista.org/cpm/albums/britton-brown-6/britt-3912-sapindus-saponaria-var_-drummondii.jpg )<br /><br />Do you know if anyone has tried S. mukorossii one, or if it grows in cold enough places in the Himalaya to be worth a try here?<br /><br />It was your glowing reviews of Bieberich that piqued us. We were too dang distracted that neither of us took many pictures in Clinton; can you believe it!? Perhaps it is a spell that protects the sacred from graven images.Kenton J. Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209610027180966470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4156146376396069471.post-28452937430596767982012-12-04T21:24:57.012-08:002012-12-04T21:24:57.012-08:00I thought the big soapberries near Palisade were t...I thought the big soapberries near Palisade were the Chinese species? Our native S. drummondii is so much smaller...<br /><br />What a great post...are you related to the panhandle town? I wondered that...<br /><br />Bieberich is a prince! More pix of Clinton! Have you seen the Sapindus at DBG? Terribly tricky to grow in pots we find...Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.com