blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 5, 2017 Hello everyone, I've been looking around the forum and enjoying everyone's garden so I figured it was about time to post up my own even if it is only months old and pales in comparison to most here! We are located in San Diego about 8 miles up the coast on top of a hill so freezing temps are rare and with clay soil, hopefully it turns out to be a good spot for growing my garden. All of the palm people that I have met have been more than generous with their time, knowledge, and plants so thanks to everyone for that! I do not yet have any good pictures of my own garden but here are some palm related pictures to introduce myself... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Mr. Coconut Palm 1,117 Report post Posted February 5, 2017 (edited) Brendan, Welcome to Palmtalk. Nice photos. There are some very experienced California palm growers here on this site that can probably give you all sorts of advice on what to plant in your yard. Since you are in the San Diego area on a hill with no freezing weather, I would say try planting a coconut palm on the south side of your house and add to the growing collection of California coconut palms. Just don't water it too much in the cool damp winters John Edited February 5, 2017 by Mr. Coconut Palm 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Chance 826 Report post Posted February 5, 2017 Welcome to the forum! There truly is a lot of people especially down your way that have some amazing gardens. Sounds like you are in a perfect area for Southern California too! Just a list a few that will grow well in your area. Chambeyronia also known own as the Flame Thrower, Kentiopsis olivaformis, Beccariophoenix alfredii, Bizmarkia, any form of King palm, and well the lost goes on. Also there's so many gardens to visit. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GottmitAlex 2,907 Report post Posted February 5, 2017 Welcome to PalmTalk!! What are you planning on planting? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 The software is being very picky with which photos will upload and when...The collection so far includes acathophoenix rubra, archontophoenix myolensis and purpurea, chamadorea microspadix and stolonifera, pritchardia schattaueri, a couple chambeyronias, and a dypsis leptocheilos. More photos soon! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 The backlit palm above is a Coccothrinax barbadensis 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,499 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 Brendan: Nice to meet you! You have come to the right place. We'll never say your palms are ugly, though I suspect you never listened anyway . . . . More pictures! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 Hi Dave! Ask and you shall receive... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 This chambeyronia has a lot of color, should turn out pretty awesome...forgetting which dypsis next to it 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 microspadix and teddy bear 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 7, 2017 bigger hookeri and a little trunk on the king next door.Small chamedorea radicalis hard to see with weeds of identical color around it. That's about up to speed, as you can see I'm a visuals type of person Brendan 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePalmNovice 66 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) As the others have already said welcome to palm talk! It's always a pleasure to see new people getting started with palm trees. You'll find each garden on here is unique and the users are from all different levels of experience. Don't worry, not every yard has to be overflowing with rare super-tropical palm trees to look great. The pictures you've shown already are fantastic! As you can probably guess from my username I'm in about the same boat as you, just getting started with growing a palm trees. You seem to be off to better start however. Those are a huge variety of species, a few of which I've yet to familiarize myself with. Of those I do know I can assure you you've picked out some good ones. Have fun watching them grow over the years, and be sure to keep track of these pics to look back on! Edited February 8, 2017 by ThePalmNovice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topwater 570 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 Is the fifth pic acoelorrhaphi wrightii? Could you get a bigger pic, it's a stunner! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Chance 826 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 Well it looks like you're off to a great start already! Nice to see everything is getting planted too. Soon they will spread the roots and beef up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palm Tree Jim 1,006 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 Welcome and let the fun begin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 Thanks everyone! Topwater I believe it is. There's a couple huge clumps at Balboa Park in San Diego near the greenhouse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foxtail 328 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 On 2/4/2017, 8:22:12, blue240z said: This one for a PC wallpaper . Welcome!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmTreeDude 1,644 Report post Posted February 9, 2017 Nice palms! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 These past couple weeks my collection has grown rather quickly from generous donations and local buys and from a large batch of palms from floribunda, thanks to Bret, Joe Palma, and Jeff Marcus! My favorites today are laccospadix australasicus, dypsis rosea, and lanonia dasynthia... 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPK Palm Addict 240 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Brendan, You have a nice looking collection started. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pando 4,547 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Great pictures Brendan! I hope you don't mind if I Pandofied™ these two exceptional images, just a little: 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,499 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 pant pant pant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,499 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Wait a bit and you can have plants like these: 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,499 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 In a few decades you can get a garden like this 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Pando , those edits look great I need to get lightroom for my computer. Would you mind sending me the files? I'm thinking a 20x30 of that bottom one would look great on my wall...Dave, one can dream! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pando 4,547 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Brandon, for those two images above I wasn't using Lightroom. I just increased shadow detail slightly with windows photo editor and posted them here. Great shots though. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPK Palm Addict 240 Report post Posted April 5, 2017 Brendon and Pando, Those two photos are really inspiring. Makes me want to drag out the real camera when I get back to my garden. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted April 20, 2017 Quick update with Euterpe Edulis, Chamaedorea woodsoniana, Roystonea Regia, Lutescens (golden form),and Cyphophoenix Nucele. Can anyone ID the Caryota? There's a couple shots of the key parts including the waxy leaf bases. That sharpie mark shows about 10 inches in 2 weeks, pretty quick especially considering how much mass there is to the spear. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted December 16, 2018 Update on the yard- some things died and others are growing quite quickly. Hopefully everything makes it through the winder unscathed! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted December 16, 2018 Several new areas of the yard have been planted out recently and also one very large tree in our yard has fallen down and taken out of the fronds of my unidentified caryota. My dogs have developed a taste for palms trees , particularly the rare and slow growing varieties! So all of my plants are now fenced off and the ones that are, mostly are spiky and unappetizing. Many of my palms were eaten down to the spike and slowed significantly. A few of the new and recovering plants- mini banana, fruiting chamaedorea, microspadix recovering, a reddish sugarcane, a very sad caryota, and the ever growing nursery area. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blue240z 116 Report post Posted August 20, 2019 I figured it might be a good time for a little update since things are looking semi pulled together, a few lost here and there but mostly everything growing.This Parajubaea was just dug from another garden (pot planted 15g) and it the spear was marked and hasn’t moved. Fingers crossed it doesn’t die! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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