Picture from Crimea

[limoncik]

Hi! Yesterday visited the Nikitsky Botanical garden in the Park " Aivazovsky".

Trachycarpus fortunei

Chamaerops humilis

Sabal minor

Sabal palmetto

Phoenix dactylifera

Jubaea chilensis

Washingtonia nitida

Why trachy?

Edited July 24, 2015 by limoncik

[Neil C]

Thanks for posting. Not somewhere we see reported on very often if at all.

Regards Neil

[Yunder Wækraus]

Thanks

[DoomsDave]

Thanks for posting!

Palms in Russia or at least near it are unusual.

Take other pictures and share them, too.

Be safe!

[limoncik]

All used to seeing Russia as a cold country, but it has regions such as Crimea and the Caucasus which are quite warm. In Russia there are regions with zone 8b-9b.

Edited July 24, 2015 by limoncik

[Alicante]

All used to seeing Russia as a cold country, but it has regions such as Crimea and the Caucasus which are quite warm. In Russia there are regions with zone 8b-9b.

But do they need some kind of protection ? The Trachycarpus look unprotected and are openly planted through all the gardens, but the other palms seem to be in special places. Looking at Yalta's climate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta#Climateit seems that winters are quite cold, specially for the maximum temperatures. They are all natural during all the seasons? If yes that's GREAT!

Do you know if they get some kind of special care during winters? It's amazing. Even Trachycarpus can't grow at Constanta which is souther than Yalta and in the Black Sea too.

You're right! Most people think Russia it's only cold and Siberia but SOCHI would have a Mediterranean climate if it had less precipitation... Anyways in Crimea is more impressive; here you got more Russian palms !

[sarasota alex]

Limonchik, thank you for the update on the beautiful Ukrainian palms in once beautiful 203 year old Botanical Garden. It is sad, however, to see these pictures confirm the rumors of the place being run into the ground by those temporarily in charge. Even though I am painfully aware of the current occupiers' anti-midas touch, part of me was hoping that the rumors of no irrigation whatsoever for over a year with the desert-like summers, that the rumors of no annuals being planted in the garden were not true, but alas, I see the unfortunate reality.

p.s. Next time please get the country right!

Today's photo from above in the thread:

Same place in 2010 while the Ukrainian authorities were in control.

[sarasota alex]

Phoenix dactylifera is definitely happy to feel at home in this newly created desert. Isn't this the spot where the Butias used to grow?

[limoncik]

pRoeZa

I thought the area in Yalta and it was 9a. In Yalta the average annual minimum is -6.71. Temperatures below -10 was not very long ago. In the city there is a Phoenix canariensis, Washingtonia nitida and Butia spp. without protection.

[Sandy Loam]

Thank you. Please post more Crimea photos. Very interesting.

[Kai]

Wow, lovely Jubaea!

[guy.forever]

Limonchik, thank you for the update on the beautiful Ukrainian palms in once beautiful 203 year old Botanical Garden. It is sad, however, to see these pictures confirm the rumors of the place being run into the ground by those temporarily in charge. Even though I am painfully aware of the current occupiers' anti-midas touch, part of me was hoping that the rumors of no irrigation whatsoever for over a year with the desert-like summers, that the rumors of no annuals being planted in the garden were not true, but alas, I see the unfortunate reality.

p.s. Next time please get the country right!

Indeed, the place used to be absolutely stunning before the Russian occupation... too bad...

[EastCanadaTropicals]

On 7/24/2015 at 6:01 AM, limoncik said:

Hi! Yesterday visited the Nikitsky Botanical garden in the Park " Aivazovsky".

Trachycarpus fortunei

 

Chamaerops humilis

 

Sabal minor

 

Sabal palmetto

 

Phoenix dactylifera

 

Jubaea chilensis

 

Washingtonia nitida

 

Why trachy?

 

 

Wow.