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Random Pics from around the hood


SailorBold

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I went for a drive and snapped a few pics..so I thought I would share with a post. There are some randoms in here just for fun.

These Washingtonia Hybrids are just amazing to me. While robusta palms wont grow well in the Albuquerque area.. these palms grow pretty nicely despite defoliation.

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Trachycarpus treated as a desert plant.. not good. These palms need shade and lots of water here. The best ones I have seen are on northern and courtyard exposures.

So many are poorly placed.

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I've seen many "Trashycarpus" in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. People need to do their research and be planting Brahea.

Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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I agree with Ben, that Trachy doesn't look to bad considering the circumstances. They're pretty tough. I bet that first filifera is awesome to behold in person. That trunk is huge and I think filiferas when mature are more attractive than robustas. Can't beat a huge trunk like that.

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Trachycarpus belongs in a moist environment. This one is ugly compared to individuals in Oregon or North Carolina. Not a desert Palm. However this one looks good relative to its conditions.

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Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Trachies can take it.

Not good ffor the desert, but, come and see 'em here in La La Ha Ha.

Keep 'em coming . . .

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Nice desert palms there. I was surprised to learn that some Ocotillo are pretty hardy as long as you live in a hot dry climate they do good.

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Thanks for all comments.. I always enjoy hearing from you guys

Yep.. there is nothing like a SE or PNW grown Trachy.. Just amazing specimens. They are fully hardy here but the drying wind..lack of water.. sandy soil and High UV are def. against these puppies. I am still researching the Brahea.. My armata is doing pretty good so far.

Washingtonia are better suited for the environment despite the winter temps and cold damage they endure..they survive and grow back decent. If you look at the filifera in that pic you can see a chair underneath it for scale... so they are deceiving in size. Dwarfing almost.

Ocotillo is... generally speaking a Z8 plant. Rated to 10f I think but will survive colder as long as its not every year. Water will kill those plants and also the direction they are planted. They are pretty common in landscapes. Hummingbirds love em..

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Wow. Apparently you can get away with a lot more in Albuquerque than I thought you could. Interesting landscaping there! I am always jealous about all of the cool desert stuff you can grow that would simply die out here in our damp climate. Amazing.

On a not-so-unrelated note, I was recently reading that Big Bend National Park ---not too far away from you near the New Mexico/Texas border --- has more species of cacti than any national park in the US. Apparently there are multiple species there that are cold-hardy natives. Big Bend National Park is a mountainous desert and therefore gets pretty cold in winter. I bet there are some native cacti there which would flourish in Albuquerque and look really cool --- especially given the overall "southwest" look of where you live.

Thanks for sharing the pics! I love the southwest.

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There you are, missed this post. Always amazed to see such large and thriving palms in Abq., but still no plans for moving back tho.....

Cactus, love em and used to have a nice collection when I lived there. Used to go to southern Az. and bring home certified saguaro which was no easy task. Can you say heavy?

Ocotillo is one superb desert plant.

Tim

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Hilo, Hawaii

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Wow. Apparently you can get away with a lot more in Albuquerque than I thought you could. Interesting landscaping there! I am always jealous about all of the cool desert stuff you can grow that would simply die out here in our damp climate. Amazing.

On a not-so-unrelated note, I was recently reading that Big Bend National Park ---not too far away from you near the New Mexico/Texas border --- has more species of cacti than any national park in the US. Apparently there are multiple species there that are cold-hardy natives. Big Bend National Park is a mountainous desert and therefore gets pretty cold in winter. I bet there are some native cacti there which would flourish in Albuquerque and look really cool --- especially given the overall "southwest" look of where you live.

Thanks for sharing the pics! I love the southwest.

No problem.. I try to get on here and post useful stuff when I can. Glad you enjoyed looking. I really dig the cactus.. they are 2nd to my palm addiction for sure. I will start researching about the cacti at Big Bend. I have recently been looking into South American cacti and different trichocereus species eco-types.. some interesting stuff I have found.. even species heading upwards in elevation towards the Andes.. (cold and dry).

Your climate has way more advantages than mine.. I wish my problem was having to kill overgrown Palms (such as livistona) heh heh...Not really but.. you get my point. You live in a palmy place.. Abq is not.. I was looking at the weather history for my area and while its pretty mild.. (24 year running avg is 8a actually) there will be a winter thrown in that will wipe everything out every 20 years.. well except for those Hybrid Washingtonia.. I have no understanding how they are still alive.. but there they are. Gives a glimmer of hope to try something different. But they definitely need to be taken care of maintenance wise.. Maybe that's why I like Cacti so much!

Anyhow glad you enjoyed there will be mor ein the future..

There you are, missed this post. Always amazed to see such large and thriving palms in Abq., but still no plans for moving back tho.....

Cactus, love em and used to have a nice collection when I lived there. Used to go to southern Az. and bring home certified saguaro which was no easy task. Can you say heavy?

Ocotillo is one superb desert plant.

Tim

Hello Mr Tim.. I am amazed too.. that they are surviving long term at least. I will add that they are def. at their 'northern' limits without protection.

Nice.. Saguaro.. did you ever try to plant them here? I like them haven't really tried to grow one yet.. I am sticking with the trichos as they are a tad hardier. There were a couple huge (5 to 14 foot) saguaros growing in town.. but as I stated above..wiped out in a 20 year freeze a few years back. Alas..

This climate is challenging.

Nice, I love "scouting out" neighborhood plants and seeing how they do through the years.

Fun right? Sometimes I do come across things that surprise me.. and gives you an idea on what can be done in your own yard. Wastes gas tho :(

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Ahwww cmon, you have a small car and what's a few miles scouting for palms?

My saguaro's were in wood containers with rope handles so I could bring them in during

Albuq.'s notorious cold spells. Took two people to move those muthas. The dining room was noticeably smaller during winter and I was

noticeably thinner way back then. Palms outside in the 70's and early 80's just wasn't happening.

Hats off to you guys in the high desert.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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Some randoms...I went for a hike yesterday..  also found some trachys not looking too bad..  still nothing like PNW though.. and basalt flow and a filifera.  Enjoy

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Those trachy look really good in your hot climate.  And look at all that sunshine, must be nice to have blue sky’s most of the year. It starting to cool down here, this morning at 9am it was already 70F, but that will probably be the high today since the clouds are moving in and then some sunshine for the beginning next week. 

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Love seeing landscapes and gardens from other climates. 

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Thanks for sharing these pics, SailorBold.  I have never been to ABQ, so it is fun to see -- especially the photo with the topography and semi-arid looking environment (my fave pic). 

I must say, though, somehow the Trachycarpus Fortunei don't really "fit in" in the southwestern landscape, even if they look quite healthy there.  The Washingtonia Filiferas look more like they belong there, as do the cacti.

Keep 'em coming.  More photos! (of ABQ or NM in general)   

 

P.S.-I love your new avatar, um....Stargate?  mystic portal?  Cool looking anyway. You always have original avatars.

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