Start of my new palm garden in Holland

[Matt]

Hello all,

Wanted to show some pictures of my new developing garden in the east of Holland. My palm collection is about 7 years old, and now it will be completely planted out. I started with this garden last may, I first had to reconstruct the house, after that started with the garden. When I bought the house last december the garden was almost a forest, it had to be cleared with machine's. It is sheltered from the eastern wind as it is surounded by houses. The borderline plants will be protected in winter. All of the palms are large container grown for a couple of years now, the jubaea had 230 liter roots, but was back breaker. Some of the palms don't look that good yet because I didn't have enough time to look after them last winter, but now in the ground the are growing strongly. I do have to add a lot of stones etc. Also the new planted bamboes will give some atmosphere next year.

the white gate will be covered with grapes

Butia odorata x parajubaea sunkha very fast

B. Paraguayensis Dick Douglas garden

[Matt]

Oreophilus Jub x Queen

JxB F1

Edited September 26, 2014 by Matt

[Matt]

First a picture of my Nanus x Waggy wich has been pollinated with Fortunei pollen. You can see the seeds that are developping. second pic Manipur

Third pic is Butia Paraguayensis X syagrus, this thing is fast and shows that tropical Butiagrus look. Original from Patrick, I got it as a gift from Erwin, thanks!

[Matt]

Eriospatha x Glaucescens

B. Paraguayensis x Parajubaea Cocoides

Geminsectus, though one to grow in pot, hope ground will suit it better

Eriospatha x Jubaea

driveway, still young trachys Winsan, Tesan, misan, Manipur

[Matt]

Princeps New Form, probably hybrid with Fortunei but triple fast than original princeps

Another Dick Douglas Paraguayensis, but total different look

That's it for now, I will post some updates now and then

[Rafael]

That jubaea is huge and nice garden

[Milos Srejic]

So many hybrids, cool! Its a great start.

Regards,

Milos

[SailorBold]

Wow! looks like you are off to a great start. Jubaea!

What is your climate like?

[DoomsDave]

If you're planting now, protect everything over the winter.

Great collection!

We will root for you!

[Palm crazy]

Welkom Matt,

Those are some great exotic palms. Looking forward to seeing how they do this winter.

Succes! Veel geluk!

Roger

[Matt]

Thanks all for encouraging words.

My climate is usda zone 8, but the usda zones don't realy work for us here. We might have some very cold days in a row now and then. Last winter it didn't get more cold than 25 F, while the winter before it was 9 F. If it will get that cold, all the borderline plants will be covered by a polytunnel, that works very well. I stopped planting palms at the end of july, There are a lot more plants that I need to plant out, but with winter coming I decided tot wait till next spring again.

Regards Matthijs

[Pip]

Wow your garden is looking fabulous. I'm another admirer of your Jubea, mine is hidden by perennial flowers that one day it will push though and be be the dominate botanical feature.

[Matt]

Thanks Pip, I also like Jubaea. I have that plant for about 5 years now. I bought it in 35 litre pot, when I planted it, it had 230 litre pure roots. Hope that will give it a good start. They are not fast growers, but I guess the heat in Australia will give it a boost to grow out of the flowers fast.

[SailorBold]

Looks great- I suspect high rainfall? Looks really cool/refreshing- you will have a jungle in a few years for sure. I look forward to seeing how your hybrids will do-

Viva las hybrids!

[Explorer]

Nice collection. But you certainly need that polytunnel there during the cold wintermonths! And good heating as well when you get a real nasty winter! I wander if a palm like Trachycarpus takil is good coldhardy there? I have young ones here so if you want to try some there let me know.

Alexander

[Flow]

Wow Matt

You certainly have many of the palms that I'd like to have! Good luck and keep us up to date!

[Exotic Life]

Interesting hybrids you have there and looking forward to the progress. Hopefully some mild winters now, as you are in a quite cold spot of our little country.

[Matt]

Thanks guys. I will for sure keep you updated. Alexander I have already some Takils. I live quite close to the Gardenpalms nursery so I have acces to them. I think Takil will be good cold hardy over here. If we have an extreme cold day I have to provide some protection when they are still small.

Robin I also like to grow an Washingtonia like you do, that gives it the extra tropical effect. Leve Feyenoord 1!

[Peter Timmermans]

Hoi Mattijs,

Great garden you have there. You did a wonderful job (I saw the pictures at the EPS forum just after you moved). You must have of one the widest collection of palms planted out in the Netherlands. Hope we will get a series of mild winters. Veel succes!

[Matt]

Thanks Peter, hope one day my palms and garden will look that great like yours, my trachys are all still small. I also want to add more magnolia grandiflora, I have already Maryland. I was thinking to add the St. George and Edith Bogue. What are the best magnolia's in your experience?

[Phoenikakias]

Bump! What kind of sp or hybrid is the one in the 7th picture?

[Alberto]

Nice collection Mathijs!

[Alicehunter2000]

Will be exciting to see how these hybrids progress over the next few years. It is amazing what can be grown at those latitudes.

[Flow]

It truly is amazing! And if you ever feel the urge to get rid of any of them...

[maesy]

What a beautiful garden with a great collection of palms!

I hope you are aware that you are going to face a lot of work with all those babies. Many of them need protection below -5/-6 degrees celsius plus artificial heating when there is a prolonged frost forecast.

Marcel

[Matt]

Thank you guys. Yes I am aware of the need of protection when we get a heavey winter. But this winter appears to be over and it was quite mild again. As far as I can see all plants surived with minimum protection. Some had a temporary polytunnel or just a roof above them, and in the polytunnel it was quite moist because of the wet ground. Had more damage on frost tender trachycarpus species then on Butias! I will write my more detailed observations over the damage later.

@FLOW I am already selling some of my collection on EPS because I have to many young and double palms to take care of. Maybe there is something in it you like

@Phoenikakias the palm in the second picture is a Butia Eriospatha. I find Eriospatha a very attractive palm

[Richard Booth]

Wow.

You have an awesome collection. Lots of wonderful hybrids which I am very interested in personally. And you are growing them all do well!

Please keep us updated on the progress of your garden.

Thanks for posting the pics

[Richard Booth]

Bump! What kind of sp or hybrid is the one in the 7th picture?

Butia Eriospatha is my guess

[Dave-Vero]

For what it's worth, the Butia region (Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul) has some fantastic cold-tolerant orchids and bromeliads. I doubt that any would grow outdoors up there, but if someone has a warm-temperate hothouse like the huge one at Kew...

[Explorer]

Thanks Peter, hope one day my palms and garden will look that great like yours, my trachys are all still small. I also want to add more magnolia grandiflora, I have already Maryland. I was thinking to add the St. George and Edith Bogue. What are the best magnolia's in your experience?

I grow Magnolia grandiflora Brackens Brown Beauty from Theelen in Roermond. Its a very good M. grandiflora form and free flowering. Maybe the best M. grandiflora for colder climates like in The Netherlands.

Alexander

[Kai]

Bump.

Any news on how this beautifull garden came through our relatively mild winter?

I sure hope everything gets a good chance this growing season!

Cheers!

[Alicehunter2000]

For what it's worth, the Butia region (Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul) has some fantastic cold-tolerant orchids and bromeliads. I doubt that any would grow outdoors up there, but if someone has a warm-temperate hothouse like the huge one at Kew...

Please go on Dave....maybe a few pictures of the orchids and bromeliads to which you are referring....anything in the Butia region of South America is interesting for us North Florida folks.

[Explorer]

Thanks guys. I will for sure keep you updated. Alexander I have already some Takils. I live quite close to the Gardenpalms nursery so I have acces to them. I think Takil will be good cold hardy over here. If we have an extreme cold day I have to provide some protection when they are still small.

Robin I also like to grow an Washingtonia like you do, that gives it the extra tropical effect. Leve Feyenoord 1!

My Trachycarpus takil seedlings have had now had 3 winters with no problems. SIt seems to be one of the best coldhardy palms here.

Alexander

[Explorer]

For what it's worth, the Butia region (Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul) has some fantastic cold-tolerant orchids and bromeliads. I doubt that any would grow outdoors up there, but if someone has a warm-temperate hothouse like the huge one at Kew...

Please go on Dave....maybe a few pictures of the orchids and bromeliads to which you are referring....anything in the Butia region of South America is interesting for us North Florida folks.

I have seen Butia eriospatha in Santa Catarina State, Brasil. They grow there in a sort of open subtropical savanna at arround 800 meters. They get some frost there, but only during the night.

Alexander