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They grow up so quickly!

aztropic
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Meg, Scott,

Thank you very much for your quick replies! 

So, no time to waste, I am going to find a nice spot for it soon.

Best regards -

Lars

 

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Adding to the timeline...

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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    Another year gone by...

     

    aztropic 

    Mesa,Arizona

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    Mesa, Arizona

     

    Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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    On 4/11/2021 at 5:24 PM, aztropic said:

    Another year gone by...

     

    aztropic 

    Mesa,Arizona

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    I don’t know if I’m more impressed by the palm tree, aloe being grown as a hedge, or that big cactus right against the house!! :wub:

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    Still growing! :lol2:

     

    aztropic

    Mesa, Arizona

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    Mesa, Arizona

     

    Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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    Bismarckia are awesome. How is it handling the fruit? Is it a heavy producer?

    That's a Pseudophoenix by the front window? Nice to have some slow growers, too. What is the small fan palm close to the door?

    Kim Cyr

    Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
    and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
    All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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    The large female Bismarck doesn't produce fruit unless I manually pollinate it. I have in the past,and have more seedlings than I know what to do with.:lol:

    The smaller tree hasn't flowered yet,so don't know if M/F. No other Bismarck's around for miles.

    Pseudophoenix sargentii in front window,and a potted red latania by the front door.:shaka-2:

     

    aztropic

    Mesa, Arizona

    Mesa, Arizona

     

    Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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    So nice!  They look awesome...that back yard looks familiar haha

    then I saw your in Mesa...my mom used to live in Mesa,my brother still does.

    Anyway...looking good!

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    Those are just downright beauties!!! Awesome to see the progression from a 1 gallon. Congrats on a awesome yard :greenthumb:

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    She's hot the way she's spread her legs...

     

    Average day temperatures: +17°C in the winter and +24°C in the summer. Typical Summer: 68F to 77F (20C to 25C). Typical Winter: 55F to 64F (12C to 18C). Record Low (past 5 years): 45F or +7.3C (once a winter, some winters). Record High (past 5 years): 83F or +28C (some days only). Elevation 140 m (459 ft.) to 160 m (525 ft.), latitude 38.54º. Sunset Zone: unknown

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    So I went out and bought a Bismarck a couple of days ago.  It hasn’t gone in the ground yet.  Going through your timeline of growth I’m now starting to get cold feet 😂.   I was tempted to plant about 15ft away from my 6ft Mule palm since that’s the spot that might be the most showy  but now not so sure.  Also concerned about my neighbors complaining about messing up their Mountain View’s once it grows over 10ft or so.  
    Thanks for the pictures and timeline.  They definitely give us newbies an idea what to expect!

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    Thanks for sharing!

    I'm in AZ as well and not sure if this is convincing me or scaring me away from planting a bizzy.  Those are massive. How do you prune the larger tree? How much do those fronds weigh?  I'm looking for a show piece in the corner of a backyard but dont want to crush the block wall or drop fronds in a neighbors yard during a windstorm.  I was thinking 10 feet off the wall is good, but now I am not so sure. 

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    On 5/30/2025 at 3:22 PM, scooterhd said:

    Thanks for sharing!

    I'm in AZ as well and not sure if this is convincing me or scaring me away from planting a bizzy.  Those are massive. How do you prune the larger tree? How much do those fronds weigh?  I'm looking for a show piece in the corner of a backyard but dont want to crush the block wall or drop fronds in a neighbors yard during a windstorm.  I was thinking 10 feet off the wall is good, but now I am not so sure. 

    When you can't prune it anymore,hire somebody. Fronds are heavy at about 15-20 pounds per mature frond. In Arizona,they do not self trim, so won't blow off into neighbors yard; even in the 70 mph, and 90 mph windstorms we had in recent years.

     

    aztropic 

    Mesa, Arizona 

    Mesa, Arizona

     

    Temps between 29F and 115F each year

    I always like your posts and see g what you're doing out there. I spy some of your Caribbean species back there looking great. Maybe we can get an update on those soon.........

    "it's not dead it's sleeping"

    Santee ca, zone10a/9b

    18 miles from the ocean

    avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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    Did anyone notice a stunt in growth at any size? I have one that went ham after planting but already had some girth. The other was out of a much smaller container and much slower rate. 

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