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  1. Finally posting these from my Miami visit last week. Generally, photos of some palms and other tropical ornamentals. I really enjoyed the rainforest area of the garden with the constant mist. The conservatory houses were amazing as well. I posted the photos of anthuriums and the Lodoicea maldivica under other topics in PT. A few appear in these posts. the rainforest The conservatory glass sculpture above and others below. Joey palm or related? below
    6 points
  2. I believe this is E torquata flowering in the dollar general parking lot by my house. Absolutely striking color for a euc:
    5 points
  3. In my yard, there is alot of shade, lots of dappled light, except out front. Bismarckia is white along with blue greens from sabal uresana, copernicia alba and serenoa repens silver. On the other side is the bright spot, most intense early morning sun. Copernicias need space to view in morning sun at this size so I shoot across the driveway sun at my back. This view of bailey and fallaense against the sky is only possible since my neighbors grow so little in live landscaping, just grass nearby.
    4 points
  4. With all due respect, perhaps not everyone shares your opinion of Spanish moss as unsightly. It may kill some species but it has coexisted with live oak for centuries.
    4 points
  5. I can't seem to get Spanish moss to establish on my trees or palms. They will last about a month then wilt/disintegrate. Yet they seem to thrive on trees in parking lots, trees that are not maintained or even irrigated. What's the trick?
    3 points
  6. This, done to a Brachychiton populneus… is probably the dumbest:
    3 points
  7. Long time IPS member/director Faith Bishock has lived in Old Miakka for years. Check out her place to see what has and has not done well.
    3 points
  8. Yeah, I have a large male that I use for making my own hybrids. As for looks, when smaller yes they have a similar look, but once it puts on size it outgrows revoluta in width. And yes, much faster growing and more cold hardy. Taitungensis also has much flatter leaves than revoluta. The one on the left is taitungensis, the middle revoluta, on the right panzhihuaensis. Taitungensis was a 4" caudex plant when originally planted, revoluta had about a foot of trunk.
    3 points
  9. The black glove and stance made me do a double take. I'm always on the look out for interesting things in the backgrounds of photos.
    3 points
  10. I've been using my large trees as microclimates. For example, I know Butia doesn't like a lot of water. So I planted mine at the base of a large willow oak, on its south side. This does a few things. It shelters the Butia from northern winds a bit, provides a little bit of high canopy above it, keeps the soil fairly dry and radiates some heat at night. I think I'm going to try a Washingtontia using the same method. I'm in Raleigh NC, zone 7b so that's going to be a miracle to keep alive long term.
    3 points
  11. Looking warm where you are so warmer where I am. It's been mid-80s/mid-60s here and I'm counting down the days. The mild weather surely won't last but I'm hoping against hope. The darkest statistical depth of winter here is Jan. 10, which, not coincidentally is the all-time low I've experienced in 3 decades in FL: 28.5F. From there the averages slowly start to rise.
    3 points
  12. Not much to look at right now but sounded interesting enough to buy one. They call this Sabal "Oregon", and the description is as follows: "Hard to find live trees from seed originally sourced from an Oregon property that has many Sabal species, we believe this is an extremely hardy cross of Sabal birmingham with another hardy Sabal palm on the property (brazoriensis, louisiana, or mexicana). This palm is arborescent (trunk-forming) and grows faster and larger than regular Sabal palms, yet is just as cold-hardy as Sabal minor. This Sabal 'Oregon' Palm is a beautiful hardy hybrid palm tree that can reach heights of 8 to 15+ feet, depending on climate conditions. It seems to be be a fast grower, and has performed incredibly well in the cold high desert climate in Oregon! It is hardy to at least USDA zone 6b, and parent trees have seen temperatures well below -10F. These particular trees were grown on a property in Oregon which is listed as a zone 6b, so they should hold good cold hardiness." If it ends up being a straight Sabal "Birmingham", I'm not going to have heart burn over it. I love that palm too.
    2 points
  13. We got some big winds in yesterday's storm. This Caryota Urens had started flowering, so I know it was on it's way out. But I figured I had until spring...
    2 points
  14. And one tonight. Just different angle.
    2 points
  15. Sunset from our cabin, two nights ago
    2 points
  16. Big fat leaves on a single plane.
    2 points
  17. The first winter in my house years ago I would get up early to see where frost did or did not collect, and where it disappeared the fastest. South facing is warmer, water cools slower than the ground. I also water my plants heavily at night before frost, because water loses heat slower…there is a risk of freezing though…more of an advanced technique. Sprinklers on a timer helps.
    2 points
  18. Haha... you guys need to get some shooting instruction. And if he's shooting a gun like that, then so does he.
    2 points
  19. Dude I thought that guy in the background was holding a gun
    2 points
  20. In today's lingo: weird flex but ok fwiw, I'll always remember TyTy for their strange ads. Oh and nice palms!
    2 points
  21. Update: took @ahosey01 advice and decided to add another one and planted them both in front island. Had to be careful when transplanting the first one to the front but it went smoothly since it was only in ground for a week. Any recommendations on how often to water them in this beginning stage? Every day for first 3 weeks? Also it might be hard to tell in pic but they’re planted 18’ apart from one another so plenty of room to grow. Grass is long I know, cutting tomorrow lol
    2 points
  22. Here is the big Jubaea in Shirley, near Birmingham. I think it has been planted there for about 15 years now. That area is considerably colder than London and I'm pretty sure this Jubaea has seen as low as -12C / 10F in 2010 and 2018. Most winters it probably only sees about -7C / 18F as it is at 52N and quite far inland in central England, way outside of Birmingham's UHI. Nonetheless it is doing pretty good and flowers each year there. It was really struggling during it's first few years but has gone on to become one of the better Jubaea's in the UK. Here are the two big Jubaea's in Torquay, Devon. I believe these were planted fairly small in the 1920's...? These pictures are probably 5-6 years old now at least, since those Jubaea's are located in a big gated mansion, on private property, which is very hard to see due to the property being surrounded by trees. It is very hard to get a decent photo of them, however they are arguably the most impressive Jubaea's in the UK. Burgess Hill Jubaea Here is the Vicarage Gardens Jubaea in Norfolk... Jubaea's at Ventnor Botanic Garden... Butia at Ventnor... Of course there's the Tresco Jubaea as well in the Isles of Scilly... An old Butia at Tresco... Butia in Torquay... Here are the Butia's at Southsea near Portsmouth on the south coast of England, which I photographed back in April. There are about 6 decent sized ones planted there... I collected seed from some of these... There's a bunch of big CIDP's right next to the Butia that I collected seed from. They were planted at 1 foot high in 1997. There's a 25 foot Robusta just up the road as well, plus Brahea Armata's. So basically the Southsea/Portsmouth area is one of the main palm hotspots in the UK.
    2 points
  23. No Maxie in the AM mind you, but young Pritchardia in the PM looked nice.
    2 points
  24. Good Morning! I just got up, opened the curtains and went out... Archontophoenix alexandrae Veitchia joannis Enjoying the morning sun, too - a very common but nice looking Dypsis lutescens. This one has probably the shortest period of direct sunlight during the day - so it seems to take in as much as it can - Hyophorbe lagenicaulis. I love looking at this one every time - Dictyosperma album var. aureum. Looking forward to another warm day - Elaeis guineensis. All right then - time for breakfast! Lars
    2 points
  25. Below is a recent picture of my big Archontophoenix maxima right outside my front door aglow in the light of morning Maybe share nice morning pictures of your plants?
    1 point
  26. I chose a great day to visit the Miami Zoo this past week. Heavy rain in the morning kept crowds away and then the sun appeared. Hardly anyone there, nice views to the exhibits and even the animals seemed relaxed without all the commotion. I appreciate how the subtropical climate In Miami allows the plantings to appear so authentic (or at least convincing) to the accompanying native environments of the zoo animals. Photos of Palms and other Tropicals below. Fauna follows at end. And For the lovers of flora and fauna I posted below photos of some of the main attractions. giraffes posing like statues:
    1 point
  27. Do I think it's hardy to 6B? - no, not at all. I think it comes from a garden where the palms probably get help. Out in Eastern Oregon it gets cold at night all the time, just about every night is below freezing at this time of year. I'm in 8B so I'm not concerned about hardiness.
    1 point
  28. @Chester B a trunking sabal hardy to 6b, hmm
    1 point
  29. I think it is useful as a way to soften some hard edges. For example some of my orchids in hanging baskets I put some Spanish moss loosely to obscure part of the baskets. When I mount Orchids to trees or palms I used to add some Spanish moss to hide the string ties, although I don't do that anymore. It may also be useful as a way to provide additional shade or wind protection to a specific area in the yard. But mostly curious why it always die off eventually when I used them.
    1 point
  30. Shall I make a go fund me? Save the palms?(/s) Be great if I could just "throw in some skylights" but unfortunately I don't have a scant 20 grand to burn. Sure wish I did though. God knows I'd make that room a whole solarium.
    1 point
  31. I actually hope for a massive freeze just so I can see what happens.
    1 point
  32. I'm guessing that's a daughter, she looks too young to be a wife. My wife's a model and I proudly support her, so I've kinda got plugged into the modelling scene because of her. So if she's an aspiring model, I would say support her and encourage her. Modelling is a big part of what helped my wife overcome post-partum depression, and it gives her drive to live a healthy, active lifestyle. She loves getting to travel for it, as well. Also it does help add scale, as it's often hard to tell the size of a palm from a photo. That biggest Birmingham for example. Beauty. I'd love to have some great big Sabal's here.
    1 point
  33. lol blah blah blah its always the same answer, Go try it and then come back with useful info....remember the time on Palmsnorth (almost 15 years ago) that you poo pooed on me cutting my palms back(trunk cutting) when the cold took out the growth point???? You said they were all dead and had no chance to recover and they ALL LIVED hahaha What would be useful here is some one who has tried this (more than once) and can report back on how it worked out. BTW. Dont try to say you did it now after the fact because you had your chance
    1 point
  34. I'm not sure what that is, I bought it with no label at a non-palm nursery so I've been assuming it is a common form and maybe the Fiji Fan Palm?
    1 point
  35. It occurred to me that I had a photo of this. Last December my backyard one opened up a frond very early, it just took a while to mature into a "normal" frond: By late January it had turned mostly silver, but was still a bit short:
    1 point
  36. Mules are now available at Lowes and Home Depot in Florida. 17 gallon or something containers? At my last home, the crown was so heavy on the one I got that for the first few months I would have to constantly reset it after strong winds. It seemed to grow robustly in the short time it was mine.
    1 point
  37. I didn't think to mention Patric Shaffer. He creates several different hybrid palms including regular mules using the more attractive Butia yatay as the mother palm. He is not a business but rather a private individual who shares his talents as a service to the palm community. He sells liner palm seedlings starting at $50 + shipping and are also expertly packaged. There are several threads in the Cold Hardy forum discussing his different hybrids.
    1 point
  38. I don't know if this has been mentioned but you can go out after heavy frost and see the patterns in the yard next to the house etc where frost forms/or doesnt, this gives a good idea where the cold/"warm" spots are.
    1 point
  39. I got a 5-sensor, wireless temp/humidity monitor for this purpose. Not only do I get to monitor multiple locations and record historic data, but I also don't have to walk outside to check the thermometer anymore!
    1 point
  40. Here an update. The lowest petiole is 7ft. Not sure of the overall height. It’s getting close to the bottom of the crown being taller than my roof. I’m looking forward to letting its crown stay full. It will also get full sun at that point.
    1 point
  41. It is doing fine all things considered, when it was “planted “ I was in a hurry and had so much to get done and wasn’t really into palms just unusual plants I was in Whitfill growing yard when they lost their lease looking for unusual plants found some royals and a tropical crape myrtle bought them and just set them on the ground and piled dirt around them this is the only royal that survived that treatment so it is one tough palm. I think @aztropic royals are taller than mine
    1 point
  42. Nothing impressive here, all but the coconut are only about a year in ground. Yeah, I snuck in a bamboo photo but sheesh, in the AM light this guy...
    1 point
  43. Morning fog down here in Loo-K-D-a which has made it hard to distinguish the time of day, other than daylight. That said, I'll share a couple of early morning sites up. First photo is a solitary Dypsis onilahensis weeping form planted between my house and the garage. Second has one of my favorites up front, but also includes some other palms in the edges and background.
    1 point
  44. Here is a Sabal Brazoria that I planted over 10 years ago for someone, and picture was taken after the Feb 2021 Texas Freeze. Sabal Brazoria grow with sabal minor. I dont see any hybridizing among the two. I have seen two Brazoria with several feet of trunk out in the open. One is at the office at the San Bernard Wildlife office, and another is at an Apartment complex in the town of Brazoria. I found it by accident after hunting the Brazoria. It should be visible by google maps.... But I cant seem to locate it. Its been too long to recall exactly. They were both kinda untidy looking like the one in my picture. Sabal Bermudana hold its leaves well, and I think they both look somewhat glossy.
    1 point
  45. Dropped a leaf sheath this morning…’ INCOMING’! Not nearly as colorful as the first sheath and not sure why. Time of year maybe? Anyway, it’s growing pretty dang fast since it started trunking. The sheath alone weighs a ton, not easy dragging that thing to the truck. Tim
    1 point
  46. Here's an ekmanii,in the ground. Probably planted in more shade than it prefers. aztropic Mesa,Arizona
    1 point
  47. Just some things that caught my eye while working around the yard, enjoy.
    1 point
  48. Here’s one of my Hawaiian imports. Seems happy here at least for easy season!
    1 point
  49. There are two large ones outside Ticino (where there are many centenarian specimens) that I know of and they are close to Lake Léman (or Lake Geneva in English), the largest body of water in Switzerland and one of the largest lakes in Europe. Thus, the climate is comparatively mild. Even though you can see them, this is by no means "in the alps". Unfortunately, I don't have a photo.
    1 point
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