anyone growing Manuka trees in Zone 8?

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I know the brochure says zones 9 and 10 and it's probably right.I just wonder if one would make it thru a zone 8 winter?

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Manuka as in Leptospermum scoparium?

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What a beautiful tree! From what I have read just now on various sites, it can be kept as a shrub with pruning, which helps it produce more flowers as well as keeping it small. I think you might be able to grow it outside if you plant it in a protected spot against a sunny wall. It will flower best with plenty of sun. You'll probably want to cover it with a blanket on freezing nights. Or, if you don't mind keeping it as a quite small shrub you can plant it in a pot and bring it inside on cold nights.

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