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Happy Holidays to everyone and thank you all very much for your interest in my plants!
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Merry Christmas everyone from South Africa.
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Merry Christmas from Washington State, the evergreen state...now the freezing state. LOL!
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Merry Christmas.....
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Another load into the greenhouse. Thankfully this is my first winter as a palm collector and only thing in the ground is T.fortunei at the moment. All my hybrids are too small for this type of test. Maybe this is the once in a decade cold winter and I’ll have a good ten of growing before we see this again. Best of luck to everyone keeping they’re beauties safe!
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I'm east of Coombs on the Alberni hwy Xmas day. Must be a foot of snow here and still snowing. Roads are not great. Hopefully they're cleared for your drive out to Tofino tomorrow. It's 28F and no very likely to warm up much. It's insane and feels like I've been sent to a place far away.
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Next up is an R louvellii I got from Jungle Music a LONG time ago...probably 15-17 years ago as a small seedling. This is clearly different from the previous palm, with darker tomentum on the leaves and a much more "normal" shape to the leaf. Also, not as upright. And i'm guessing someone's going to ask what that palm in the background is with the impossibly white crown - Moratia (now Cyphokentia) cerifera, bonus pic added (no photoshopping required)
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Merry Christmas from Croatia
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Not sure if I can clear anything up, but I have a few of the palms mentioned in this thread. First up is a palm I bought as Ravenea albicans from a (maybe former) Palmtalker Jeff Rood. I had grown some of these same palms from seed I aquired as R albicans as well, but I think my seedlings all died so this is the plant I got from Jeff. It was clear very quickly that they were not albicans, some thought they were louvellii. I think it's R julietae. The most distinctive feature of this palm is how short the leaflets are relative to the length of the frond (leaves are 10-12 feet long on this plant right now). So the aspect ratio (width vs. length) is really low compared to any other palm I've seen. Also the leaflet length tapers down in an unusual fashion making hte leaf look sort of like an arrow, and the terminal leaflets get really really short, just a few inches long on a 12 foot leaf. These are very distinctive to me.
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Merry Christmas to you and yours3 points
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It’s looking pretty good now. Just a few cool nights. Two days right around freezing for me. That’s it. Hope it holds.3 points
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For those of you closer into Seattle I would recommend this weather blog for some details. Some of you may already be familiar with this gentleman (Cliff Mass) who has been a weather forecaster/climatologist in that area for a few decades and is in my opinion one of the best in the PNW. Cliff Mass Weather Blog He discusses some very good meteo. regional details in the latest blog from today (Dec 24th). -- Matt3 points
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Here’s my Filifera 10 months after the freeze. New Braunfels, Texas. I lost two Robusta that were a lot bigger, one was about 50 feet tall. I had to pay to get them removed.
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11 acres of foot deep snow. All the structures are holding up nicely.
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Most new developments or road construction will generate plenty of boulders. I asked the contractor if I could have some and he said "no" because everything was either to be used on site for landscaping or they sold it to a crusher for fill. He intimated that if some turned up missing on the off days, he would not be concerned though. Don't get caught by the gendarme though because theft from any construction site is a felony. Pool builders and sewer contractors could be good sources. Keep in mind that boulders are big. You are not. You will need a machine. Also realize that boulders are usually dirt cheap. It is the loading, unloading and transportation that costs money. There are a few rock suppliers around Homestead and other places. I used to get boulders from Larry's Caprock if he is still in business.2 points
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Kailua, there are no stupid questions, only lack of curiosity is stupid. Happy holdays to all !2 points
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Not a stupid question at all.. Those are a sp. of Myrmecophila. ** Related, and similar looking Orchids in the Genus Schomburgkia were lumped into Myrmecophilia not too long ago, though some sellers do still sell plants as Schoms. Good article from the AOS ( American Orchid Society ).. https://www.aos.org/orchids/collectors-items/farewell-schomburgkia.aspx Great group of Orchids, but some sp. get HUGE in time.2 points
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Love aloes
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Best wishes to all, and to the new James Webb telescope. Watch this 8 minute video !2 points
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Something about overcast, rainy days here in Arizona seems to deeply accentuate the foliage color of blue plants and draw it out more than sunlight does. No filters on any of these: Brahea armata: Bismarckia nobilis: Sabal uresana: and… okay, not palms… but…. Juniperus deppeana: Eucalyptus kruseana: And last, but certainly not least, Acacia pendula:
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We used to get coral rocks by the truckload from the grave digger.2 points
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Merry Christmas to all!2 points
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64°F at 6:22 AM EST to a high of 81° F. Jesus Christ is born and Merry Christmas to all!2 points
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We were out of town but had to come back early. Got to move all the precious seedlings out of the greenhouse and back into the growbox where I know they'll be protected even if worse comes to worst and the power goes out. Weather man called for 35. It's 33 and making some very wet, heavy snow. We drove back from Missouri, through KS, CO, WY, MT, ID.... Snow is pretty but the wife and I kept saying, "I don't know how anyone could live here!" She's not a palm nut but she gets the tropical weather bug. Even just a couple miles from here, it was 35 but snowing pretty good. I expect that's just a taste of what is to come. Glad I get to go do some more protecting tomorrow. Presents with the kids in the morning, then tinkering in the garden in the afternoon. Sounds like a great Christmas!2 points
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Yep, as long as those lighter colored areas aren't / don't show any sighs of becoming soft when pressed against ( lightly of course ) the individual stems ( or whole clump ) doesn't feel like it is becoming loose in the soil, and you're only watering it once a month, looks like signs of Corking to me.. Don't be surprised if any of the stems lean out as they get taller, All my larger Trichoceri do this ..to the point where some stems can break themselves off. esp. when grown in more shade than they might like. ( i just repot them ) I try to counter this tendency, -as best as possible- by providing no fertilizer ( Cacti really don't need much/ if any, ..esp. anything high in Nitrogen ) ...and planting in a soil mix higher in Pumice ( never Perlite ) Turface, and grit, rather than a soil mix that is rich in organics.2 points
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Here’s my big julietae.
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Yep were all try in too get some type of protection....im not going to start till tomorrow afternoon...all send some pics...but I'm not as concerned as the models have things back in off a bit..still safer than sorry PNW...2 points
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Working progress... ! everything is tied up, except chamaerops. i ust need to put blankets on. I will hopefully finish mine tomorrow afternoon.
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Well, here is my lame protection, LOL! Not pretty at all, but it seem to work most bad winters. One Butia out front is on it own, it has overhead protection form Trachy's. The six photo is the massive tree fern. cycad Aloes, dyckia, Horwothia. Pink cordyline 5' tall. Butia Mule palm Tree fern 9' tall. big cordyline mule palm Jbf2.
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Don’t put too much trust into this fizzling out. It’s -41 in Fort Yukon and by Sunday it’s going to warm about 50 to 70 degrees in Alaska. That cold air hasn’t even begun to push south. The Canadian model has all along moved this cold air quicker ( shorter duration of sub freezing hours ) than GFS, but snow isn’t likely at Sea Level until The Day after Xmas, except in convective bands, with possible thunder. Latest model run has freezing temperatures all the way to The Hollywood Hills, yet sparing Portland. Again it’s just one model run. If you have protected your palms, no need to worry.
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I missed the PT announcement here, but was glad I got up there to get some, as some may know my nice (looking where I was going to plant it) 15 gal was stolen from my driveway a year and a half ago.. Not long after, I had found the sources of these had basically dried up AND the ones planted were starting to really get to the point that it was an extremely obvious observation that these are an easy to grow, stunning Palm in So Cal. !! So happy I was told of Gisela having these earlier this week, they are HUGE and beautiful!! Thanx Gisela!
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More surviving Austin CIDP
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How ever you choose to celebrate them, ..or not.. May the holidays be enjoyable. ..And may the year ahead be as full of color ..if not more, than the year before..
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Here’s some palms I grew from seed around a year ago. I planted them as replacements to the Robusta I lost. Two Filifera and one Robusta.
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Can't walk out of Lowes w/o one of their 50% discounted orchids. Not the best photo but this is the last purchase for $10
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Different story this morning in Nanoose! At least it’s nice and fluffy, not that wet heavy crap. I think we will be fine, I have a good 4x4 that should get us there in one piece. Merry Christmas everyone!
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All I've done is tuck some bulap in the growth point on my Butia capitata.1 point
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....I smell snow in the air! .....1 point
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@Chester B lucky you! we will get around 4 freezing days here.1 point
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A new word for my growing vocabulary. It has been suggested that this might be Pachypodium sofiense Merci boucoups & joyeux noel Richard Couture1 point
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I don’t usually bother to post pics of my itty-bitty California garden with very few palms. Here is Howea-ville with a few P. Roebelenii that were here before me, on a blustery Christmas Eve morning.
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This looks really promising for palm trees and certain monocots: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2302939-near-impossible-plant-growing-technique-could-revolutionise-farming/1 point
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Let's keep on rolling with the pindos
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I just picked up this one from Gisela Sparkman after seeing that she has some as she is clearing out some of the remaining plants at Cycads-N-Palms in Fallbrook, the operation her husband George ran. Due to a size constraint on how large a specimen that I could pick up in my vehicle, I got one of the smaller 15 gallon ones. She had others she would like to sell, so if you are in Southern California and want one of these, it might be a good time to act. She has these listed in the For Sale section of the Palmtalk forum. She had a residual of some other nice plants too as you will see in the For Sale section.
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Yep- from everything I'm seeing from my sources: it seems that there is a pattern switch coming that will have much of Dec mild at least. Even with some dips right around freezing at my location- all the annuals/perennials/tender tropicals are still green and some still flowering. I'm thankful though for the chilly temps we did have- as it has brought out some good fall color and cut down on the bugs! Those indeed are some factors of why I like this climate despite it being less palm friendly. Chinese pistache Bradford pear
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I'm hooked.... I need one of these!1 point
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As Ryland mentioned, the London metropolis is nowhere near as wet as most people think and it is also generally fairly mild during winter and fairly warm during summer. The coldest it has got in central and eastern London since the 1980's is about -6C / 20F. Annual rainfall is below the global average as well at roughly 22 inches, although London does get quite a bit of wet-cold during winter, as you mention. The CIDP's and Washies seem to handle it fine though, strangely, which is why I am surprised that there isn't more of them growing in the PNW. I am actually sitting on like a hundred more CIDP and Washie street view images from around London, however many have not been updated in years, so they don't look as impressive as they actually are and thus consequently I have not posted them. Take this one below for example. The most recent street view image is from 9 years ago now, way back in 2012... However it actually looks like this now... not that you would know, looking at street view...
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A couple more updated street view images from around London... Annoyingly, streetview hasn't updated for these two... Some more street view updates on the London washies... The shade grown Washie in Ilford, northeast London is doing surprisingly well and must be a 20-25 footer now... Alaska buildings washie, central London... Washingtonia Robusta's near Kew Gardens in southeast London... Street view still hasn't updated yet for the big Darlaston Road washie... so here is the 2019 street view image vs 2021 photo... Barnsbury Close washie in southeast London... I'm trying to find an update on the Earl's Court Robusta in central London...
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