Manambe Lavaka 2014

[MattyB]

Well, I just walked around the garden and took about 100 picks to share. But I just searched Manambe Lavaka 2013 and last years pics look exactly the same, so forget that. I guess the garden is finally filing in and hitting a plateau. So, I guess I'll just post a few choice pics and if you want the whole tour you can look at last years thread.

First up, the obligatory Bottle Palm pic

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Another clumping Dypsis gets trunk, desert garden, and Wallichia goes beast mode.

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What's this plant? Paul grew it from seed.

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That's all! Have a great day!

[DoomsDave]

What's this plant? Paul grew it from seed.

Looks like some kind of Thevetia, a relative of the oleander. (Poisonous!)

[Jim in Los Altos]

LIKE

[akamu]

Is it a type of hibiscus and did you see him plant it cause paul can be pretty shifty HaHa

[bgl]

Matt,

Everything is looking real good! And always a good idea to take lots of photos on a fairly frequent basis. Years from now, fun to look back and see how everything has grown. It's also a great record to have of what the garden, and the various plants, looked like at certain points in time.

Bo-Göran

[Bill Austin]

Thanks Matty enjoyed that your place looks inviting lots of paths and garden art really liked the desert garden.

[colin Peters]

Really, nice Matt, very well planned out and a great use of textures and color. That black bamboo looks

looks really cool. Do you have to water it a lot?? My black one needs endless water it seems.

aloha

[Jeff Searle]

In post #9, it looks like something called Lucky Nut. Don't know the botanical name.

[palmislandRandy]

Wow, your garden is really rocking. Great job!

-Randy

[DoomsDave]

In post #9, it looks like something called Lucky Nut. Don't know the botanical name.

Thevetia peruviana.

http://www.flbg.org/whatblooming/lucky_nut.htm

[sur4z]

Matt- It all looks great...but looks very dry...do you hand water or is there an irrigation system? -Peter

[MattyB]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

Dave & Jeff, you nailed it! Lucky Nut. Hmmm, I'll have to read up on that.

Colin,

Yes, the bamboo does want a lot of water. I connected the few bamboo clumps that I have to my "rainforest" station, so that it gets watered more frequently. I refuse to add more drippers to it, so we'll see how it continues to perform as it gets larger and larger. I'll keep an eye on it and the bamboo may have to be removed or let die if it can't survive long term on what I give it now. I hope that it just grows slower. I'd be fine with that because it's already perfect size.

Peter,

I've got drip irrigation set up on about 90% of the garden. I'm still working on the rocky ridge. I have to trench and bury all the lines in order to try and hide them from the coyotes, which as you might guess is very difficult in rocky "soil".

[MattyB]

Jimmy was wondering out my Jubaea x Butia hybrid, so here's some pics of that. I did some fine tuning of the drip irrigation and now that it's established it gets less water. It's not growing as fast as it was, but it's doing great.

And for comparison, here's a Jubaea planted at the same size, same time, same area, as the hybrid.

[MattyB]

And here's my other Jubaea x Butia. This was sold as "Blue Jubaea" but obviously it's a hybrid. The dry summer has taken it's toll. This south facing slope with virtually no soil (all rock) is brutal to plants. I even struggle to grow Brahea here. It's my fault really because I don't have the drip irrigation set up here so once a week I water with a hose, but it's just futile really.

[DoomsDave]

Hmm.

Need a recipe for curried coyote?

Jokes aside, I can see how they might want to drink the drip-line water.

[KennyRE317]

any updates on your Carpoxylon?

[dalmatiansoap]

Beautiful sight Matty!

How would U describe Wallichia cold tolerance in your conditions? That plant is stunning!

[MattyB]

I don't have an experience with Wallichia's cold tolerance. We've only ever got into the mid 30's in this area. So, it's perfectly fine with that.

Here's some Carpoxylon with Frog. This stands about 8' tall to the tallest opened leaf, and almost 7" in diameter at the base now.

[_Keith]

Looking great Matt. You are making the most of your climate and micro-climate. Bravo.

[LJG]

Looks great Matt. One of the best gardens around. Love all the variety.

[redbeard917]

I'd say that garden was designed with an artist's eye. What do you reckon scratched up that post, the aforementioned coyotes?

[KennyRE317]

I don't have an experience with Wallichia's cold tolerance. We've only ever got into the mid 30's in this area. So, it's perfectly fine with that.

Here's some Carpoxylon with Frog. This stands about 8' tall to the tallest opened leaf, and almost 7" in diameter at the base now.

that sucker looks amazing! .... have you tried a Satakentia?

[SailorBold]

Jimmy was wondering out my Jubaea x Butia hybrid, so here's some pics of that. I did some fine tuning of the drip irrigation and now that it's established it gets less water. It's not growing as fast as it was, but it's doing great.

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And for comparison, here's a Jubaea planted at the same size, same time, same area, as the hybrid.

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Wow! That's just awesome. The trunk is expanding way faster than your Jubaea is. That palm has gained thickness for sure still fast. Amazun!

What is the palm to the left in your first photo?

Edited October 22, 2014 by SailorBold

[Phoenikakias]

Beautiful sight Matty!

How would U describe Wallichia cold tolerance in your conditions? That plant is stunning!

Hey Ante, not safe to draw conclusions from the performance of this sp in Matt's garden. It has a quite different climate than the one we know in our gardens. Matt's climate is almost subtropical in strict sense (I say 'almost' because otherwise he could grow also a coconut, which is imo the only canary for a 100% subtropical climate). Anyway to answer your question regarding prospects of this palm in our climate, I think it is very promising refering to exceptional cold spells (mine did survive the 2004 event) as well to low average during winter (mine sailed through during the winter of 2012, when for a whole month long-February- max temp was 5 C and min temp barely below 0 C).

I can not see (on first sight) any significant difference between the Jubaea x Butia and a genuine Jubaea, I wonder whether one can identify this sp correctly without knowing its origin or its growth speed...

Hey Matty, I think you missed the Pseudophoenix ...

Edited October 22, 2014 by Phoenikakias

[Pedro 65]

Excellent Decipiens are "crankn"

Pete

[Phoenikakias]

BTW 1 : What is the Syagrus alike in #4 ?

BTW 2 I fear giraffes do not match a Wallichia, they look to my eyes like Cycas or Washi infront of an ancient roman palace, or a Chamaedorea clump and a Kentia group in an east asian jungle!

[MattyB]

I'd say that garden was designed with an artist's eye. What do you reckon scratched up that post, the aforementioned coyotes?

I tell people bears, but actually it was from when the tree trimmer climbed the tree when he cut it down. Acacia dealbata was real problematic for his gaffs slipping out. Thank goodness he was double tied off.

[MattyB]

My Satakentia is in the final stages of shade cloth accimating, in an effort to get it to take full, all day, sun. I hope it works. It has been in the ground for several years and is a strong grower.

[MattyB]

Jimmy was wondering out my Jubaea x Butia hybrid, so here's some pics of that. I did some fine tuning of the drip irrigation and now that it's established it gets less water. It's not growing as fast as it was, but it's doing great.

20141021_072052.jpg

20141021_072101.jpg

And for comparison, here's a Jubaea planted at the same size, same time, same area, as the hybrid.

20141021_072110.jpg

Wow! That's just awesome. The trunk is expanding way faster than your Jubaea is. That palm has gained thickness for sure still fast. Amazun!

What is the palm to the left in your first photo?

Butia

[MattyB]

BTW 1 : What is the Syagrus alike in #4 ?

That's Parajubaea sunkah.

[Phoenikakias]

BTW 1 : What is the Syagrus alike in #4 ?

That's Parajubaea sunkah.