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My Juvenile garden in Leucadia California


Tracy

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I am always out taking photos in my garden, so I thought I might share a tour of what I have begun in my little patch of earth in a coastal desert climate here in Southern California.  My garden has been in progress for about 6 years.  I tore out almost everything in 2010, and started in some small areas.  I did a remodel in 2014 which opened up some spaces for me to start planting.  So I have a few palms which are trunking dating back to 2010 plantings, and many more in infant stage, hence the "juvenile" status.  I have intermixed many cycads, aloes and succulents in a nod to the limited amount of rainfall here.  The lot is just over 1/4 acre, requiring care in not over planting to aloe the sun loving plants to get what they need as I create some shaded areas.

Dypsis Pembana and Aloe Hercules; Dypsis decaryi; Pseudophoenix sargentii ssp saonae var navassana; front planter with aloes and cycads; Encephalartos longifolius with male cones

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I am always photo documenting my gardens progress, so I thought I would share it in it's juvenile stage.  I tore out almost everything in late 2010 when I bought the home, and started with a few small areas.  I had to move some plants in 2014 for a house addition and remodel, which meant going back to ground zero in many areas of the small yard.  So I have a few palms which have trunks from the original planting, and many more much smaller plantings in the last couple of years.  My approach was a mix of drought tolerant plants (many cycads, aloes and succulents) in with my palms, acknowledging the coastal desert I live in.  So here goes starting with a couple of shots from the front approach to the yard.

Shots in order:  Dypsis pemnbana with Aloe Hercules, Encephalartos; Dypsis decaryi; Pseudophoenix sargentii var navassana; front planter; Encephalartos longifolius coning20160926-104A4441.thumb.jpg.f83164024d8920160926-104A4443.thumb.jpg.cb285a8ab51820160926-104A4445.thumb.jpg.ec4e146d981520160926-104A4447.thumb.jpg.fc54eb0278c1

 

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Oops, somehow duplicated my post.  How about a double Dypsis decipiens which has been very slow for me, maybe not enough heat on the coast (despite today's 105F, which was a near record).  On to the entryway Burretiokentia hapala, bananas and trunk of Dypsis pembana20160926-104A4449.thumb.jpg.e97a4475285520160926-104A4343.thumb.jpg.4232bd4a2f7220160926-104A4346.thumb.jpg.e9132df820fd

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Cyphosperma balansae; Pritchardia becarriana; Licuala peltata; lone Chamaedorea metall20160926-104A4354.thumb.jpg.13ae8de3aa1d20160926-104A4357.thumb.jpg.d25163b2443120160926-104A4352.thumb.jpg.a9d11fc3bc5020160926-104A4339.thumb.jpg.cd322d9be13aica

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Dypsis pembana with dual trunks; orchids with D pembana; Chambeyronia houailou; Pritchardia ?? and Chamaedorea hooperiana20160926-104A4362.thumb.jpg.121ea2d6709c20160926-104A4363.thumb.jpg.b3700c50300920160926-104A4435.thumb.jpg.d480c83924ec20160926-104A4436.thumb.jpg.3f43162959ec

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Burretiokentia hapala; Dypsis lanceolata w/ Vietchia spiralis; Pritchardia affinis (new name?);

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looking awesome Tracy!!

I need to come over for a garden tour :)

Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

Sunset zone 24

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South side walkway with Howea belmoreana up front; H belmoreana closeup; Foxy Lady with a little trunk now; Caryota no

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Pritchardia hillebrandii; Dypsis cabadae; Dypsis heteromorpha; Dypsis prestoniana and Encephalartos species

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View over Encephalartos turnerii tips into garden; E turnerii, D prestoniana, and E arenarius x woodii; Kentiopsis oliviformis; Ravenea julietiae

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Looking Sweet Tracy!

 

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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D robusta; D prestoniana with my hand for perspective; D prestoniana trunk; K oliviformis trunk

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Succulent and E cupidus in foreground; Copernicia baileyana x hospita; D leptocheilos w R glauca;

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B hapala; Pritchardia flynii; D decaryi x lepto; E arenarius; Lepidiozamia peroffskyana

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D plumosa; Cycas hybrid; Laelia on A cunninghamiana trunk; Oncidium on A cunninghamiana trunk

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I didn't post the entire yard, as there are a couple of other nooks and crannies with interesting plants.  Like others galleries, its just a signpost along the way, a work in progress, albeit early in the process still.

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38 minutes ago, BS Man about Palms said:

Looking Sweet Tracy!

 

 

1 hour ago, Josh-O said:

looking awesome Tracy!!

I need to come over for a garden tour :)

Thanks for the words of encouragement gentlemen!  Josh only a few of the palms I got from you are in these photos, but there are more in the ground, scattered in different parts.  And visitors are always welcome.

1 hour ago, Neil C said:

Great garden and so tidy.

Regards Neil

Thanks Neil.  I have many small spaces the way the house, driveway  and front parking are laid out.  As a consequence, I was able to break out sections pretty easily to focus on and have been trying to hold back on getting too overzealous in planting.  The third time around planting a garden, I have finally learned that you have to plan for how light changes as things mature.

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5 hours ago, Monòver said:

Wow, Tracy! You have a big colection of palmd, cycads, suculents...

Thank you.  I had a lot of palms and cycads in pots for years staged in my Carlsbad yard, ready to go into the ground here once I moved in here (2014).  I lost quite a few palms  in the early years when  it was a rental, while the cycads and aloes that I planted early all thrived.  That had a lot to do with a lack of consistent attention which the palms required at small sizes.  I guess that many of my largest palms were the heartiest of the bunch.  The B hapala, K oliviformis, D pembana, D lutescens, D lanceolata, and H belmoreana  would all fit that bill.  Lots of the small succulents came as cuttings from my other garden.

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Tracey, great looking garden; an awesome variety of plants. Where did you get that Copernicia cross? That's awesome looking.

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Your yard looks amazing Tracy. I really like how you compliment the cycads with your palms. It really makes everything pop. How long have you had that d. Prestoniana in the ground and from what size? That is one of my favorites. I just don't know if I can grow that one is Escondido. I have been looking for a 5 gallon and haven't seen any available. 

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1 hour ago, 5150cycad said:

How long have you had that d. Prestoniana in the ground and from what size? That is one of my favorites. I just don't know if I can grow that one is Escondido. I have been looking for a 5 gallon and haven't seen any available.

 

2 hours ago, quaman58 said:

Where did you get that Copernicia cross?

The answer to both questions is that they came from George Sparkman, in Fallbrook,http://cycads-n-palms.com/  .    The D prestoniana was a 15 and large when I put it in only 2 years ago, and has been a vigorous grower once it got over the initial transplanting funk.  You can check with him and see what he has in stock on both these.  Regarding D prestoniana in Escondido, I guess that depends on your specific microclimate.  I have seen photos of Gary Levine's on this website, so there is at least one microclimate in the Escondido area where they can be grown.

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3 hours ago, Tracy said:

 

The answer to both questions is that they came from George Sparkman, in Fallbrook,http://cycads-n-palms.com/  .    The D prestoniana was a 15 and large when I put it in only 2 years ago, and has been a vigorous grower once it got over the initial transplanting funk.  You can check with him and see what he has in stock on both these.  Regarding D prestoniana in Escondido, I guess that depends on your specific microclimate.  I have seen photos of Gary Levine's on this website, so there is at least one microclimate in the Escondido area where they can be grown.

Thanks for the information Tracy! I am defiantly in a different microclimate than Gary. He has some palms that thrive in his yard which I have tried and failed multiple times. Could just be me though :) I will check out sparkman's website and hopefully pick one up. Fingers crossed 

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Tracy!

Nice to see your garden in its glory.

Even nicer to meet you at Jeff's big tour!

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Nice garden. Love the variety. My favorites are  the Presto and the Copernicia cross

 

Paradise Hills, 4 miles inland, south facing slope in the back, north facing yard in the front

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Great plant selection. Also nice work on those orchid mounts. People do not understand how hard it is for orchids to attach to clean palm trunks here in dry SoCal. I remember this stage of my garden well. it is an exciting time because things change monthly when plants are still somewhat new.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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3 minutes ago, Pete in Paradise Hills said:

My favorites are  the Presto and the Copernicia cross

Right now, I would have to agree that those are two of my favorite palms in the garden.  That said, I have high hopes that some of my newer palms, which are currently smaller, will give them a run for their money in a few years.  I guess that's apparent though, that I would plant things that I hope will be interesting as they grow.  Some other young Dypsis and New Caledonia stuff I didn't post in photos.

 

4 minutes ago, LJG said:

I remember this stage of my garden well. it is an exciting time because things change monthly when plants are still somewhat new

Very true.  Although I do get excited when I go to my mature garden in my Carlsbad rental, because its infrequent.  Large changes happen between visits.  It's one thing to drive by the front, and another to go back into the backyard there, where most of the interesting things are located and see the progress.  The other thing about the new ones is that you always wonder how they will adapt to going into the ground.  Did you pick the right spot.  I have Burretiokentia koghiensis which was flawless when I got it from Josh in early spring.  I planted in a spot where I thought it would get some shade from a D pembana that I planted, but the pembana just took forever to take off after planting it last summer.   Bottom line the koghiensis got fried at the beginning of summer, but the pembana finally opened a couple of fronds to create more filtering.  The koghiensis looks much better opening a couple of fronds in the filtered light, but still not up to par to share photos (Josh would be very sad to see the stress I put it through).   All part of the fun though!

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Great garden! Thanks for sharing your plant selection. You have some great specimens and variety and they are well on their way. With a 1/4 acre, you have room to grow more palms/plants!! I also aquired a Sparkman Presto and it took about 1.5 years to acclimate/grow root mass. Now, at 2 years it is at full speed mode!! Getting much more beefy and robust. Let us know how the D. Robusta works out in the long run.

Mission Viejo, CA

Limited coastal influence

5-10 days of frost

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1 hour ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

Is the cycas hybrid part cairnsiana?

Close, it's the Cycas thouarsii x cupida.

1 hour ago, Brett in Mission Viejo said:

I also aquired a Sparkman Presto and it took about 1.5 years to acclimate/grow root mass. Now, at 2 years it is at full speed mode!!

Yes Brett, I enjoyed seeing yours on the So Cal Palm Society tour a few months back.  Yours looked great, as did everything in your garden!  I have a second one which I planted this last March.  Seems like my first one (the one in the photos) acclimated a little faster, but not sure if that is just wishful thinking or that the second really is taking more time for some reason.  My wife was very adamant that she wanted something big, which would go up in the spot where I put the second one, so it was a tough and painful decision to get another one:floor: .    

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That is a very nice and promising looking garden - thank you very much for sharing!

I have one question:

How old is the Dypsis Robusta? I have three of them - one and half years old and still tiny, compared to yours....

best regards

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6 minutes ago, palmfriend said:

How old is the Dypsis Robusta?

It was purchased about 1 1/2 years ago as a healthy 5 gallon but planted at the end of last winter if I recall correctly.  I know it has opened 2 new fronds since planting.

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14 minutes ago, Tracy said:

 

It was purchased about 1 1/2 years ago as a healthy 5 gallon but planted at the end of last winter if I recall correctly.  I know it has opened 2 new fronds since planting.

Thank you for your quick reply!

So, I guess planting it out is the key - well, I think I should give one of them a try. I just have to be careful

about the spot, because if I got it right, they can in turn into pretty big ones....

Thank's again,

best regards

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11 hours ago, palmfriend said:

I guess planting it out is the key

That is something I wouldn't answer on my experience... we will see how it does over the next couple of years.  The one thing others have shared with me is that it is important to plant them high.  Many tillering Dypsis pull themselves down, but from what others have shared, it sounds to me like this one is even more aggressive about burying itself, which can lead to rotting problems.  Others can probably elaborate, and I think it has come up in some other strings on PTalk. Best idea is to do a search on D robusta and read some of those earlier posts, I find myself doing that more this last year to get insights from others experience.  I also live in an area with a high density of palm people and sellers, who I use as educational resources as well.

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