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About the recent thread bumps of what one PT members termed as "ancient threads." Yes they are indeed exactly that, "ancient," well at least in the eyes of a young internet savvy person. Plants do not run on Internet time, and making a living in technology, I love that. It gives me a great balance in life. Many of these bumped threads are open ended begging to re-display old knowledge, honor those now departed, give closure to questions once asked, and to offer the opportunity for that most precious "before and after." Every day we plant things simply in the hopes of what may be in the future. I am of a certain age, and as that famous quote goes, I plant things under whose shade I will never sit. I plant them in the promise that someone someday might appreciate what I began. And if they don't and cut them all down which is their right, well, I only hope that they will plant their own dreams as I once did mine. So there you go, my little introspection of the day.

Nov 2012 Sept 2013 (new line of Crotons planted in front) with me for scale in both photos

I started out this thread with photos of three spiny palms from the Seychelles. Just so they won't feel left out, here are the other two... First Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum