Richard

I go to JD Andersens quite regularly -- or I should say past the place because I enjoy the drive on Daily Road. Sometimes I stop in to say hi. I'm not sure what nasty roads Harvey is referring to because Daily Road and the branch road are just normal country roads for me. I've had no problem with my two-wheel drive Ford Focus.

The nursery business is mainly palms. JD Andersen has a home in the Hawaiian islands somewhere where he raises interesting palms and other near-tropicals. He then ships them to his home in De Luz where his son lives full time. There are bananas and several other nursery plants assembled outside the hanger-style greenhouse. On the grounds are also some large specimens of varies fruiting trees and two small orchards.

The climate there is borderline zones 9/10. They are on a small knoll on the side of the Santa Margarita drainage basin. The drainage system is aligned southwest. Since they are on a hill, cold air drains away in the winter. The elevation is 1020 feet. San Clemente is almost directly west of there but obscured by a large ridge (you'd call it a mountain on the east coast) which is part of the massive Camp Pendleton Marine base. Consequently, there is no access from the west unless you want to dodge tanks and live munitions. For more details, check this location: 33 deg 26' 08.83" N 117 deg 17' 36.76" W.

So yes, I'd be happy to stop in there next week and purchase any interesting musas they might have. I'll let you know what I find.

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