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A Palmy House

Danilopez89

By Danilopez89
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Hello PalmTalk! Just wanted to share a little of what I found during my search for more coconut palm trees in the Coachella Valley. Here it goes...

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This palmy house belongs to Don Nelson. I knocked on his door thinking that I saw coconut trees growing in the back. He didn't. But even better he has rare palms and he was kind enough to show me around and let me take pictures to share with palm nuts.

Ill start in the front with a huge Sabal Uresana, a Livistona Alfredii, and a Green Bismarckia Nobilis

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ITS HUGE!

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These belong to her...post-9726-0-87561800-1434332113_thumb.jp

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The green bizzie

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An ultra rare Don Nelson...post-9726-0-12668200-1434332524_thumb.jp

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Don said Livistonas don't do very good here.

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Livistona Chinensis does great though. It even spreads like crazy...post-9726-0-10303300-1434332991_thumb.jp

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On the way to the back...

The Braheas. post-9726-0-21112400-1434334940_thumb.jp

Some cool stuff.post-9726-0-48655800-1434335073_thumb.jp

A lovely royal.post-9726-0-34788900-1434335138_thumb.jp

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On to the back...

Dypsis Lutescenspost-9726-0-98608100-1434335325_thumb.jp

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The backyardpost-9726-0-58626700-1434335553_thumb.jp

Don has several Phoenix hybrids. Most are from same seed batch and have different growth speeds and look different from one another.

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Phoenix rupicola

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This one outgrew everything! post-9726-0-82533900-1434336110_thumb.jp

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10 year old phoenix hybrid

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I was excited to see this one because I have 3 little ones in my yard and I wasnt sure how they would do here, this one is growing perfect. I got alot to look forward to now!

A foxtail

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Also pretty exciting to see...

A teddy bear

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And a Parajubaea Torallyi

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I guess they can handle the heat....

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A majesty palm

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And some more cool stuff...

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I never knew we could grow these here in the desert either. Don ripped one out and gave it to me :)

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Don has a nice collection of these little guys...post-9726-0-41405200-1434337500_thumb.jp

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And a nice collection of these not so small guys...

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Don belongs to the plumeria association and has some good selection

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A couple more cool plants

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And that's it guys thank you for looking and a thank you to Dr. Don Nelson for showing us his palms.

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It's impressive some of those palms look so good in the dry desert! I used to live in Las Vegas and queens for example didn't do so well there.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for posting. Looks like he has been at it for many years.

Len

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Incredible.

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Pretty sweet backyard! I also live in the desert in Phoenix. Nice to see what I can make of my own backyard. Your finding of examples of big coconut palms growing inspired me to plant my own. I planted in what I think is a good micro climate 5 feet from a west facing wall of the house and 5 feet from my pool, with a washy palm towering over head keeping some cover during intense summer sun and overhead protection from winter.

Didn't know bromeliads could survive the desert. Pretty sweet find.

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Don has a nice collection of these little guys...attachicon.gifIMG_20150614_39371.jpg

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And a nice collection of these not so small guys...

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Don belongs to the plumeria association and has some good selection

Nice tour I have enjoyed your posts! Man, how old is that plumeria it has decades of growth.

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Looks like the desert is blooming again.

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Wow, Danny, you have an amazing knack for getting into strangers' back gardens for a tour! Is this house somewhere around Palm Desert or Palm Springs, California?

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awesome pics danny!

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great pic's Danny :greenthumb:

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It's impressive some of those palms look so good in the dry desert! I used to live in Las Vegas and queens for example didn't do so well there.

Thanks for sharing.

I'm pretty sure it all has to do with proper irrigation. The ones that really surprised me was the Foxtail and teddy bear palm along with some other plants Don has.

Pretty sweet backyard! I also live in the desert in Phoenix. Nice to see what I can make of my own backyard. Your finding of examples of big coconut palms growing inspired me to plant my own. I planted in what I think is a good micro climate 5 feet from a west facing wall of the house and 5 feet from my pool, with a washy palm towering over head keeping some cover during intense summer sun and overhead protection from winter.

Didn't know bromeliads could survive the desert. Pretty sweet find.

I didn't know bromeliads could survive here either, let alone multiply and grow perfect even with a little bit of sun getting to them... and good luck with your coco. I hope it does well, it sounds like you picked a sweet spot for it.

Wow, Danny, you have an amazing knack for getting into strangers' back gardens for a tour! Is this house somewhere around Palm Desert or Palm Springs, California?

This house is in Palm Desert, just a few miles from Palm Springs.

awesome pics danny!

great pic's Danny :greenthumb:

Thanks OverGrown and Josh-O! All I have is my phone, but I try.

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Looks like the desert is blooming again.

What exactly do you mean Dave? :)

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Pretty sweet backyard! I also live in the desert in Phoenix. Nice to see what I can make of my own backyard. Your finding of examples of big coconut palms growing inspired me to plant my own. I planted in what I think is a good micro climate 5 feet from a west facing wall of the house and 5 feet from my pool, with a washy palm towering over head keeping some cover during intense summer sun and overhead protection from winter.

Didn't know bromeliads could survive the desert. Pretty sweet find.

Here's the bromeliad Don gave me. I'm excited about this one. It even goes well with the colors I'm using in my yard already. planted it as soon as I got home. The next day I noticed a purple flower coming up.

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