) ▁or ▁division ▁of ▁tu ft s . ▁It ▁toler ates ▁dr ought ▁once ▁well ▁installed , ▁but ▁water ing ▁is ▁prefer able ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁long ▁dry ▁periods . ▁It ▁over w inter s ▁as ▁a ▁st ump ▁and ▁therefore ▁completely ▁disapp ears ▁during ▁the ▁cold ▁months . ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief , ▁this ▁species ▁can ▁with stand ▁wind , ▁fro st ▁and ▁cold ▁up ▁to ▁− 1 5   ° C ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁stra ins ▁are ▁protected ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁with ▁mul ch ing . ▁ ▁Young ▁sho ots ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁protected ▁from ▁sl ugs ▁and ▁sn ails . ▁A ▁contribution ▁of ▁ 2 ▁or ▁ 3 ▁hand ful s ▁of ▁wood ▁ash ▁around ▁the ▁st ump ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁will ▁push ▁the ▁g ast rop ods ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁and ▁make ▁a ▁good ▁contribution ▁of ▁pot ash . ▁ ▁Natural isation ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁natural ised ▁in ▁Australia , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy . ▁It ▁is ▁reported ly ▁natural ized ▁in ▁Made ira , ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁E rit rea , ▁Eth iop ia , ▁St . ▁Hel ena , ▁ ▁Nor folk ▁Island , ▁Mexico , ▁H ond uras , ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁and ▁Tr istan ▁da ▁C un ha . ▁ ▁Ag ap anth us ▁pra ec ox ▁ ▁sub sp . ▁orient alis ▁is ▁highly ▁regarded ▁for ▁being ▁t ough ▁in ▁sun ▁and ▁heat , ▁long - flow ering , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁favour ite