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Videos of BS Man planted palms...

BS Man about Palms
BS Man about Palms
in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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Inspired by Wal in the past, and just recently Steve, I decided to video my front yard planted palms. I thought about waiting for overcast, but I'm a "in the moment" guy, so that didn't work. Anyway the quality is so-so and near as I can tell its the best my camera can take. (Hey its probably 5 years old or so, what do you want?)But it gives you a good idea of what the dealio is..

The last ones are big, may be tonite before they are up.

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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    So, heres another one.

    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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    A fourth video.

    Each one probably has some little gem in it I guess.

    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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    Nice tour. Like your Dypsis and Kentiopsis collections. The 2nd video didn't load but the other 3 did. Cool.

    Vince Bury

    Zone 10a San Juan Capistrano, CA - 1.25 miles from coast.

    http://www.burrycurry.com/index.html
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    :hmm:

    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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    Thanks Vince, I think the 2nd one is working now.. :blink:

    Seems to take a few seconds or so to load though...?

    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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    And the last one that I ran out to vid because I forgot the little guy. Still didn't say its name right in the video though! :angry:

    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!

    OK, now it worked. Dude, when all those palms are trunking your place is going to be a palm maze :lol:

    All your plants look good.

    Vince Bury

    Zone 10a San Juan Capistrano, CA - 1.25 miles from coast.

    http://www.burrycurry.com/index.html

    Boxes half in the ground would be consider optimal planting strategies here.

    In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages

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    Vince- My goal is to have a temperature change from the street to my yard. :D

    Keith- Its a clay thing you know... :)

    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!

    The best part was when you said "It is hard to tell from all the weeds in the ground". That made me laugh.

    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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    The best part was when you said "It is hard to tell from all the weeds in the ground". That made me laugh.

    And yet most of the front yard is weed free (compared to a couple years ago) :( But you know I'm a comic at heart.

    I'd like to see vids of other peoples places. Hop to it I say!

    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!

    Very cool tour Bill. I hope you don't mind I looked at your TVR video's too. I like the video where you smoked Phil Hill with your TVR. BTW, isn't that a right side drive car?

    Ron

    Wellington, Florida

    Zone 11 in my mind

    Zone 10a 9a in reality

    13miles West of the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

    Very cool Bill, Ed

    MOSQUITO LAGOON

    Oak_Hill.gif
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    Thanx guys-

    Ron- I had not noticed until I was telling my brother about it today that Phil was driving a Saleen Mustang but I don't note it anywhere. Until now. :)

    Also, TVR is a british car, but their biggest customer at the time was the USA, so its Left hand drive.

    If it wasn't obvious, you can look at all my vids/hobbies! :D I don't mind at all.

    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!

    Hi Bill,

    Loved all the videos. It's amazing how many species you now have planted. I see the Copernicia sueroana is looking really nice and is quite happy. I should try to do a little video of my garden sometime.

    On the other hand, I notice your planting lots of palms very close together. I hope you will consider planting more of your palms spaced out a little more in the future. Your only asking for big problems in the future. In the long run, it's not worth sacrificing quality for quanity.

    The yard though has come a long way. Lots of rare species!

    Jeff

    Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

    and The Rainforest Collection.

    Southwest Ranches,Fl.

    Cool videos Mista, much more enjoyable than pics.

    Matt in Temecula, CA

    Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

    Those turned out really cool BS.

    San Marcos CA
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    Do it people! Step up to the video forefront!! :drool:

    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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    You know, for some I guess they're boring. I deduced this because I can go to my "channel" as it were and see the total views. The 1st video has 70 views, yet the 5th video has only 23 views and the 6th shorter Basselinia video has only 20. :blink: Its a fairly even drop-off rate as you go down the list.

    Considering the fact I don't currently have a duplicate species planted, so each video IS OF DIFFERENT PALMS that means people are dropping off after the 1st video. Hmmm. Sorry I'm not entertaining enough! :D:P

    Even the 4th video which has my 5 foot tall Kentiopsis magnifica AND the Mad Fox Dypsis marojeyji in it has only 35 views.

    I can take it, can anyone here that saw the first but dropped off before the last one tell me why and what lost your interest?

    Just curious, trying to make a better "experience" :bemused:

    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!

    Way to go Bill.

    This is a cool way to document and give update.

    You've got a pretty impressive array of dypsis.

    When are the cycads going in the ground too? hehe

    Gene

    Manila, Philippines

    53 feet above sea level - inland

    Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

    http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

    You know, for some I guess they're boring. I deduced this because I can go to my "channel" as it were and see the total views. The 1st video has 70 views, yet the 5th video has only 23 views and the 6th shorter Basselinia video has only 20. :blink: Its a fairly even drop-off rate as you go down the list.

    Considering the fact I don't currently have a duplicate species planted, so each video IS OF DIFFERENT PALMS that means people are dropping off after the 1st video. Hmmm. Sorry I'm not entertaining enough! :D:P

    Even the 4th video which has my 5 foot tall Kentiopsis magnifica AND the Mad Fox Dypsis marojeyji in it has only 35 views.

    I can take it, can anyone here that saw the first but dropped off before the last one tell me why and what lost your interest?

    Just curious, trying to make a better "experience" :bemused:

    If they take too long to load Bill, people will back out. They didn't load for me at first but I went back later and they played smooth enough.

    Happy Gardening

    Cheers,

    Wal

    Queensland, Australia.

    I very rarely get to TALK to anyone about palms, even less discuss scientific names with people.

    The interesting thing about Bill's video is that I pronounce some scientific names (in my head) very differently.

    heherolleyes.gifmrlooney.giflaugh.gif

    Gene

    Manila, Philippines

    53 feet above sea level - inland

    Hot and dry in summer, humid and sticky monsoon season, perfect weather Christmas time

    http://freakofnaturezzz.blogspot.com/

    Hey bill. If you have vista you can combine them pretty easy into one as long as you don't go over 10 minutes. Then we will be "forced" :mrlooney: to watch them all.

    Just kidding, looking good. A real jungle you have there. Me w/more room I tend to spread things out in nice rows.

    Aloha

    Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
    Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
    Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
    Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
    No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

    Bill....

    might i suggest that YOU (as well as the palms) star in the video....i find them more interesting to watch when the video has a "host", so get someone to take over the camera duties, step in front of it and be your inimitable self!

    Don't try and steal the idea for my copywritten show Burt!

    Matt Bradford

    "Manambe Lavaka"

    Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

    10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

    9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

    dont you mean OUR idea,matt? :angry:

    the "prince of snarkness."

     

    still "warning-free."

     

    san diego,california,left coast.

    You're out.

    Matt Bradford

    "Manambe Lavaka"

    Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

    10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

    9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

    And the last one that I ran out to vid because I forgot the little guy. Still didn't say its name right in the video though! :angry:

    Hmmm, Basilonga? Still looking for it.

    Seriously Bill, I watched all the videos. Their all very good, and for those that cut and run early, your missing out. Excellent job!

    Jeff

    Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

    and The Rainforest Collection.

    Southwest Ranches,Fl.
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    Thanks for the feedback folks. Still a lopsided viewing though...

    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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    STILL lopsided viewing of the 6 different videos!! But the first video did reach over 100 views. :D Cheap entertainment at twice the price...

    I KNOW, next nime I'll be naked and look like the blue man group and spray paint my palms with dayglo paint. Then EVERYBODY will want to watch... :floor:

    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!

    • 3 weeks later...
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    SO, I was looking at Matts Cycad movie and saw I have a theme song for me! How could I forget this classic!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxl7YwPZq8&feature=PlayList&p=949092782AE2F727&index=13

    But these guys are WAY better known for this song...

    Really, I should get back to work on the house...:mrlooney:

    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!

    Wonderfull videos Bill!!!Thanks for showing your beautyfull palms!smilie.gif

    I watched all your videos and found them very interesting and great,i cant think of any reason to watch just the first one but not the resthuh.gif You have many wonderfull palms and rare,slow growing ones in unusually big sizesdrool.gif

    Is the D. mealy bug lastelliana you said the true Dypsis sp. ''Mealy bug'' or a mealy bug version of D. lastelliana? Are its leafs more lax than true D. lastelliana's or the same? How old is your big D. lastelliana and Acanthophoenix?

    ''To try,is to risk failure.......To not try,is to guarantee it''
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    Kostas, I have 4 different types of D. lassteliana, plus a D. mealybug. That could be either Dypsis malcolmberi or manajerensis or both!

    The big D.lass. was purchased in a nursery that imports from Hawaii. It started and grew over there, I suspect about 4-5 years old at most? The Acantho phoenix has been a So Cal plant for a long time and is probably over 10 years old.

    Glad you liked the vids.

    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!

    • 4 months later...
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    Did a couple of quick poor vids for a you tube project yesterday..

    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!

    Looking good Bill! Ed

    MOSQUITO LAGOON

    Oak_Hill.gif

    You know, for some I guess they're boring. I deduced this because I can go to my "channel" as it were and see the total views. The 1st video has 70 views, yet the 5th video has only 23 views and the 6th shorter Basselinia video has only 20. :blink: Its a fairly even drop-off rate as you go down the list.

    Considering the fact I don't currently have a duplicate species planted, so each video IS OF DIFFERENT PALMS that means people are dropping off after the 1st video. Hmmm. Sorry I'm not entertaining enough! :D:P

    Even the 4th video which has my 5 foot tall Kentiopsis magnifica AND the Mad Fox Dypsis marojeyji in it has only 35 views.

    I can take it, can anyone here that saw the first but dropped off before the last one tell me why and what lost your interest?

    Just curious, trying to make a better "experience" :bemused:

    Bill,

    As I viewed your movies, where i kind of "fell" off I guess is it seemed kind of repetitive. I would have liked a little more explanation of the palms, (me being a rookie) and what you are envisioning as your landscape takes form. For example, If you were to say, I planted this Copernicia between these two dypsis for an overwhelming contrast in leaf appearance. " A little information on the palms is what I'm getting at. Also, I think it would have helped tremendously if you weren't the cameraman and the narrator at the same time. Sometimes when going "Palmumentary" I think you need to add that Human element of a physical person explaining the palms, not just a voice. Beautiful specimens, to say the least! You seem to have a real cornucopia of mass varieties of palms, from everywhere.

    Big Curly has to be my favorite! One day, when I get enough stuff established and can offer some canopy and protection, that will be one I'll have to try.

    Anyway, I hope that was helpful for you when filming future "espisodes." I hope I didn't come off as overly critical, I was just trying to give you my most honest constructive opinion!

    FINS UP BILL!

    -eric

    Living in the valley of the dirt people in the inland empire, "A mullet on every head and a methlab in every kitchen." If you can't afford to live in the tropics, then bring the tropics to you!

    Bill, too much time spent looking at palms is not enough. :)

    I like the formal dialogue approach, I must get back to "mini movies" again.

    Happy Gardening

    Cheers,

    Wal

    Queensland, Australia.

    Bill,

    At some point are you not going to have to remove the boxes? Will you build up the soil line in order to keep the trunk bases in soil rather than above it?

    Enquiring minds want to know.

    Have you considered ferocious cats to deal with you gopher problem?

    John Case

    Brentwood CA

    Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

    USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

    "Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

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