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Dana Point Bottle Palms

el-blanco

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Ive had my eye on these for some two years now.  They seem to go through winter fine.  I think they have been in the ground about 3 years .  I see these a lot more lately.........GLOBAL WARMING????  Every Home Depot in Southern California seems to sell them.

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Marginal for me, here. Even in the hills around me, they struggle to survive the winters.

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I've seen a hand full of decent ones around in the right microclimates. Some look perfect. But there's a thin line it seems where they'll survive, much less look good. I wouldn't even try one at my place without major canopy. But I love the look of them.

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Josh-O Grand Master

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If you buy one from HD keep the receipt so you can return it when it dies.

 

They NEVER look good in Cali

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Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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If you buy one from HD keep the receipt so you can return it when it dies.

 

They NEVER look good in Cali

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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Hammer Grand Master

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48 minutes ago, Josh-O said:

If you buy one from HD keep the receipt so you can return it when it dies.

 

They NEVER look good in Cali

Brett's got a pretty sweet one over in Mission Viejo.

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4 hours ago, el-blanco said:

Ive had my eye on these for some two years now.  They seem to go through winter fine.  I think they have been in the ground about 3 years .  I see these a lot more lately.........GLOBAL WARMING????  Every Home Depot in Southern California seems to sell them.

Thoughts?

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Looking at all that heat absorbing and radiating hardscaping surrounding those bottle palms, I'm not surprised they are surviving winters. They look pretty decent.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Gonzer Grand Master

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Whatever happened to Rick Luna's potted specimen in San Clemente. He's had/did have it for a long time.

 

 

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9 hours ago, Josh-O said:

If you buy one from HD keep the receipt so you can return it when it dies.

 

They NEVER look good in Cali

I lost mine just after the 1 year mark......just my luck!

Not going to try this again.

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8 hours ago, Hammer said:

Brett's got a pretty sweet one over in Mission Viejo.

Brett's has done very well for him.

Lucky man.....

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6 minutes ago, Palm Tree Jim said:

I lost mine just after the 1 year mark......just my luck!

Not going to try this again.

Don't give up Jim!  I bet that back corner raised bed by your pool would be a killer spot for one.

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On 6/27/2017, 4:03:51, Gonzer said:

Whatever happened to Rick Luna's potted specimen in San Clemente. He's had/did have it for a long time.

HIs is actually a H. Vesrshufeltii (spelling?).  I saw it about a month ago and looks awesome.  Very robust.

 

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They might not be rare, but these look great in the landscape. Nice to see them doing so well there.

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and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Nice twins from Colin Wilson's garden in Kiama, they are fruiting now (after 20 years I guess )but our winter is colder so I keep my small one in my office 

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I've actually had good luck with this one growing in the Arizona desert.Here's mine,about 15 years from an HD 3 gallon.

 

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Mesa,Arizona

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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7 hours ago, aztropic said:

I've actually had good luck with this one growing in the Arizona desert.Here's mine,about 15 years from an HD 3 gallon.

 

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Mesa,Arizona

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They look nice , What's the min temperature you are having and are they in shade or full sun?

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This spot for the bottle palm is actually my best microclimate in the whole yard.It's planted on the SE corner of a corner lot home with larger palms shading its western flanks.It receives some full morning sun but most importantly,gets it as soon as the sun breaks the horizon in winter for a quick warm up.Winter lows are generally 29F and it gets about 30% burned each winter, but grows 4 or 5 new fronds per year and looks fantastic by October. :)

 

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Mesa,Arizona

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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21 hours ago, aztropic said:

This spot for the bottle palm is actually my best microclimate in the whole yard.It's planted on the SE corner of a corner lot home with larger palms shading its western flanks.It receives some full morning sun but most importantly,gets it as soon as the sun breaks the horizon in winter for a quick warm up.Winter lows are generally 29F and it gets about 30% burned each winter, but grows 4 or 5 new fronds per year and looks fantastic by October. :)

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

Thanks Scott

 

its encouraging, I should give them a try here :) the lowest we get here normally is  35F , 

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