Progress of my Bizzies and other palms in Mt Dora

[mike-coral gables]

It has been about a year since I last posted my Bizzies and other palms on my lakefront property in Mt Dora. Although we have had a couple of brutal past winters everything is doing great and is thriving. I know you guys are going to say that everything is planted too close but I intend to relocate/transplant them once I build my home. They are planted on the perimeter of my lot and will be used in my permanent landscape plan. The Raveneas and were Roystoneas were planted this past March and have not been through a winter in Z 9B. I am not worried about the Raveneas but the Roystoneas are TBD! Hopefully the warmth of the lake will keep them alive. I have 5 Beccariophoenix alfredii already palmate that I plan to install next Spring along with several Copernicia macroglossas and a couple of Arenga pinnatas. A living lab I guess!

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[Walter John]

Thanks for posting Mike, that's a living wall, I'd keep it put. Nice photography too, I like the royals near the water pic, post #6.

[Mandrew968]

Mike, petticoats are nice, but I would have to go with hospita since you already have the Bizmarckia blue! Have you seen those Thailand photos of the bizzys and hospitas together? AMAZING...

[mike-coral gables]

good advise, i think i got the "blue/silver" thing already goin on

[Eric in Orlando]

How cold did it get there ? What side of the lake are you on ??

Sunday I was out in Winter Garden and Oakland. Sure is a warm microclimate on the south and southeast side of Lake Apopka. Saw quite a few nice Wodyetia that had little or no damage and even some Roystonea. Lots of the yards had crotons and ti plants out in the open that were growing fine.

[mike-coral gables]

How cold did it get there ? What side of the lake are you on ??

Sunday I was out in Winter Garden and Oakland. Sure is a warm microclimate on the south and southeast side of Lake Apopka. Saw quite a few nice Wodyetia that had little or no damage and even some Roystonea. Lots of the yards had crotons and ti plants out in the open that were growing fine.

[mike-coral gables]

Hi Eric, its hard to say since Lake Dora is a long lake. Technically I am on the the southwest side of the Lake in Mt Dora, however, the length of the Lake that goes well into Tavares is west of me (I am on a peninsula). I think that I get some benefit from the large body of water to the west and also my location on the southwestern edge of the lake gives me some benefit from the northern winter winds. I am not in as good of a postion as the one you mention as all of the Wodyetia in my community did not make it through the last two winters (but the mangoes did).