Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
If we do not hit our goal we will be forced to close the site.

Current status: https://keepboardsalive.com/

Annual subs are best for most impact. If you are still undecided on going Ad Free - you can also donate using the Paypal Donate option. All contribution helps. Thank you.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.

ultimate size of skimmia

  • 21-09-2021 01:38PM
    #1
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    most places on the net give skimmia an ultimate HxS of around 1 metre but in the gardens I see them in many are 1.5/2m high. Are there bigger varieties or do the standard varieties grow to this size. Also I know (think) you need a nearby male to pollinate a female to get berries - my next door neighbour has berries on her skimmia, I presume that means I should get berries on one if I grow a female.



Comments

  • #2
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,477 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    I've never seen them much bigger than a metre. You can get bisexual species.



  • #3
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭okedoke


    Ok thanks Jim - maybe its a different shrub I’ve seen



  • #4
    standardg60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭standardg60


    No you're not seeing things, 40 to 50 yr old skimmia will easily reach 2 metres, ultimate heights are just a guide and probably more an indication of what you can expect after 10 yrs.

    Yep if you plant a female it should produce berries fine on it's own, they usually get pollinated ok.



  • #5
    okedoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 925 ✭✭✭okedoke


    That makes sense (old shrub compared to 10 years old)



Advertisement