Phoenikakias 1,678 Report post Posted August 13, 2018 Cikas, it is ironic that your life time's cold spell had been double that severe than the equuvalent one in my garden, while Dubrovnik has a much warmer microclimate in average than my place. Did you treat your Bismarckia with copper based fungicide after the cold spell? Maybe you should not give up on the Bismarckia project and try again. Very unlikely that it will occure another such severe cold spell during the rest of your life time. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nakheel1412 111 Report post Posted August 13, 2018 Man, that's a really nice collection you have here ! Btw, I had no idea adonidias could grow where you live ! And where on earth did you find a Strelitzia alba for sale ?!! That's pretty awesome for sure !! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dalmatiansoap 385 Report post Posted August 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Nakheel1412 said: Btw, I had no idea adonidias could grow where you live ! No they CAN NOT grow there. As many other things. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenikakias 1,678 Report post Posted August 14, 2018 14 hours ago, dalmatiansoap said: No they CAN NOT grow there. As many other things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cikas 429 Report post Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) On 8/13/2018, 7:57:50, Phoenikakias said: Cikas, it is ironic that your life time's cold spell had been double that severe than the equuvalent one in my garden, while Dubrovnik has a much warmer microclimate in average than my place. Did you treat your Bismarckia with copper based fungicide after the cold spell? Maybe you should not give up on the Bismarckia project and try again. Very unlikely that it will occure another such severe cold spell during the rest of your life time. All my plants were totally unprotected during that cold event ( early 2017. ). My Bismarckia looked undamaged. We had alot of rain after cold wave. In the spring when temperatures started to really rise, spear of my Bismarckia began to dry ( everything happened to fast, it is basically my fault, because I did not treat it with anything ). When I detected the rot, It was to late. The rot went to deep. Growing point died. My Bismarckia was simply too young and small. Will I try Bismarckia again?, who knows, maybe . But for now there is alot of palm species I want to try first. I need to expand my sabal, brahea, phoenix, livistona, butia and chamadorea collection. I want to try arenga and rhapis palms. Also recently I started to collect cycads too. Soo we will see what future has in store. 20 hours ago, Nakheel1412 said: Man, that's a really nice collection you have here ! Btw, I had no idea adonidias could grow where you live ! And where on earth did you find a Strelitzia alba for sale ?!! That's pretty awesome for sure !! I brought mine from this nursery few years ago. From time to time they offer strelitzia alba and other strelitzia species and types. http://mypalmshop.com/ PS. Yes of course many things can not grow here. I'am living in mediterranean ( Csa ), not in tropical climate. Edited August 14, 2018 by Cikas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monòver 1,068 Report post Posted August 14, 2018 You have lots of better option than Bismarckia. Braheas armata, clara, calcicola, Sabal uresana, causarium, dominguensis... With Bismarckia your wet Winters will be a problem and with lots of nice cold hardy palms, who needs a Bismarckia? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenikakias 1,678 Report post Posted August 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, Monòver said: You have lots of better option than Bismarckia. Braheas armata, clara, calcicola, Sabal uresana, causarium, dominguensis... With Bismarckia your wet Winters will be a problem and with lots of nice cold hardy palms, who needs a Bismarckia? You always dream of a dream... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
