At 01:53 PM 9/15/2005, you wrote: >Great, I think you're wet enough in the summer to be like me. Your soils >hold a lot of moisture too, correct? I'm not concerned about heat, they >grow plenty of these in Arizona, so I should be good. Hmm... I would say my soil is not very moisture retentive. It is sandy, and so fast draining. They tend to wither quickly if we have a hot dry spell in spring (unusual). Dennis in Cincy (growing T. saxitilis for 5 yrs now).