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As usual Josh, I had a great time scoping out your beauties..all the time basically forgetting to remember to take many/any pics... but your mealybug!.. WOW! 

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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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I'm also happy you hooked me up with a smaller version of one of the beautiful Dypsis aff.tokoravina? I am curious if it's the same mystery palm Bill Austin recently posted... I can hope. :)

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Then there is this giant Hedyscepe you hooked me up with in a 15 gal. I am scoping a spot in the back yard to plant it and it will join pyriformis and klotzschiana as the only palms I have planted duplicates of! 

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THANKS again Josh! Mahalo! Rum and coke in the future!

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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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On 9/24/2017, 12:42:26, BS Man about Palms said:

I'm also happy you hooked me up with a smaller version of one of the beautiful Dypsis aff.tokoravina? I am curious if it's the same mystery palm Bill Austin recently posted... I can hope. :)

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Then there is this giant Hedyscepe you hooked me up with in a 15 gal. I am scoping a spot in the back yard to plant it and it will join pyriformis and klotzschiana as the only palms I have planted duplicates of! 

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THANKS again Josh! Mahalo! Rum and coke in the future!

Always a pleasure to spend the day hanging out.!

 

Rum and coke? YES PLEASE!!!! :)

 

Next time we will take a break and grab some food :)

 

that mealy bug is on its 4 ring now and look soooooo darn good.

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Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

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On 9/27/2017, 10:02:10, Josh-O said:

Always a pleasure to spend the day hanging out.!

 

Rum and coke? YES PLEASE!!!! :)

 

Next time we will take a break and grab some food :)

 

that mealy bug is on its 4 ring now and look soooooo darn good.

Still waiting on the beer keg to be installed at the Vista Garden!!! :D

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23 hours ago, Palm Tree Jim said:

Still waiting on the beer keg to be installed at the Vista Garden!!! :D

I second that on the beer keg!

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Josh-O Grand Master

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It only took me 3 years to finally get around to planting these super overgrown (for California standards) Syagrus botryophora.  I had these in my Carlsbad garden in my back yard in these HUGE heavy as heck 40 gal clay pots. They grew to tall and when it got windy they keep falling over so I decided it was now time to get them in the ground and planted at my "Fair View"  garden.

they are easily 17' tall

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IMG_5738.JPG.cce12d00dcfff451d985d9ebed8IMG_5739.JPG.291db8310695269aca745e31590                                     cracking them out of the pots was fun :)

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My hi-tech measuring device for palm placement...lol

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finally in the ground. I decide to cap both sides of my syagrys schizzy with these two good sized S. botryophora's

Yipeeee :)

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8 minutes ago, Monòver said:

Nice Washintonia!!!:floor:

Of course, the Syagrus are amazing!!!:greenthumb:

Good  Eye Antonio, I'm toying with the idea of carving a garden tiki??

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On 02/09/2015, 00:25:38, Josh-O said:

I thought it would be fun to start a thread on my up and coming garden in Vista California. I wasn't planning on doing a thread but I got pressured into by a few PSSC members.. you know who you are...lol :mrlooney:

 

 

My wife and I bought and investment property almost 3 years ago in Vista California. My wife doesn't understand the palm disease like most of my friends so I needed a place to plant a garden where I can grow bigger stuff. I've been officially working in the garden for about 6 months. It's been a very slow project but its finally starting to pay off. I recently started planting palms on the south facing slope in a good micro climate. I've wanted to do this for some time now and I have finally made it a reality. The garden is located on 3 acres and was covered in very old stressed out Avocado trees that were neglected by the former property owner. It took several months-1 year to cut and remove all the trees and stumps. A total labor of love for sure. Now that I have all those avo's cut down the garden is a blank canvas ready to be created. The soil is dreamy.....Its has a 2 foot clay silt cap followed by pure DG and is easy to dig with a sharp shovel. My end goal is to just create a tropical oasis that will bring me joy and have a cool place to enjoy a Mai Tai. :)

 

 

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I recently trenched and now have all the hard pie for the irrigation laid in place (that took much longer than planned) with the help of a very good palm buddy.

 

 

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MANY MORE PICTURES TO COME....

 

 

I plan on updating this thread every so often with some pictures of recently planted palms, rare trees, ETC

 

Please enjoy and thanks for looking :greenthumb:

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Bump!! I'm wondering how it looks this beauty after two years Josh? 

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2 hours ago, Kenarr09 said:

Bump!! I'm wondering how it looks this beauty after two years Josh? 

I was eating lunch by it today. I'll try to remember and take a picture and post it tomorrow. It's producing seed now :yay:

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6 hours ago, Josh-O said:

I was eating lunch by it today. I'll try to remember and take a picture and post it tomorrow. It's producing seed now :yay:

Wowwww so it may be fresh seeds available soon? 

Try to dust with butia pollen!! 

I'm just hybrid palm nut :floor:

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16 hours ago, Zifool said:

i hope ur beccariophoenix alfredii has fully recovred now ? ;)

Pics are :drool:

great memory regardind the B. alfie. its gonna make it. It has now pushed a couple feet and has a second spear coming out. It will be a year or two before its 100%

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16 hours ago, Kenarr09 said:

Wowwww so it may be fresh seeds available soon? 

Try to dust with butia pollen!! 

I'm just hybrid palm nut :floor:

forgot to take pictures of the J. caffra today

 

 

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2 hours ago, Josh-O said:

great memory regardind the B. alfie. its gonna make it. It has now pushed a couple feet and has a second spear coming out. It will be a year or two before its 100%

Josh,

That is very good news! 

May be one day I will have to dig one of my own four B.alfredii and move to another spot - good to know that they can make it!

best regards

Lars

 

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14 hours ago, palmfriend said:

Josh,

That is very good news! 

May be one day I will have to dig one of my own four B.alfredii and move to another spot - good to know that they can make it!

best regards

Lars

 

just get a big root ball. Mine suffered since i cut so many roots off and I moved it on a very hot day which didn't help any.

I was surprised how root sensitive this species is.

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It has been a good while since I have posted on this thread. I have planted sooooo many cool things I have planted lately but I first wanted to share a  couple noteworthy palms doing great I saw the other day so I thought I would post a couple updated pics.

 

jubaeopsis caffra is now holding a bunch of seed. sorry the seed is not going to be for sale :(

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dypsis mananjarensis "Mealy Bug" going on 4 rings of trunk

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sabal pumos has just exploded

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Your Vista place looks amazing, Josh.  I must visit if I ever get myself over to California! You must have the best palm collection (so many species all in one place) in the San Diego area.  Bravo!

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9 hours ago, Monòver said:

Thanks Josh, i love to see your garden-nursery!

thanks for the kind words. I plan om posting more pictures this year

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1 hour ago, Sandy Loam said:

Your Vista place looks amazing, Josh.  I must visit if I ever get myself over to California! You must have the best palm collection (so many species all in one place) in the San Diego area.  Bravo!

I still have those mai tais waiting when you do visit :)

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wow Epic is a word that i would use to describe this garden !

I have been so busy the last 12 months i have missed a lot !

 

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I always get excited when I see there is an update to this thread!  I love how you always go big.  Amazing collection and vision.

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On 2/4/2018, 12:25:44, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

wow Epic is a word that i would use to describe this garden !

I have been so busy the last 12 months i have missed a lot !

 

Troy

don't worry Trow, you didn't miss much. I haven't posted any pic in a long time. Been super busy myself :)

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On 2/5/2018, 9:38:53, MKIVRYAN said:

I always get excited when I see there is an update to this thread!  I love how you always go big.  Amazing collection and vision.

Thanks Ryan! its truly a labor of love :)

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On 2/4/2018, 1:34:50, Monòver said:

Thanks Josh, i love to see your garden-nursery!

Me too ! :drool:

 

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love conquers all..

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On 2/8/2018, 4:25:22, Rafael said:

@Josh-O i wish i was your neighbour :D then i would also be a good customer!

that would be pretty cool :)

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just planted a few nice bentinckia condapanna today in the main garden area. It's been a long time since I have planted any palms and posted pictures. I hope these will grow up to be really nice specimens some day soon?

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Wonderful specimens, Josh!

Keep those pics coming!!!

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5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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also put this long awaited 5 gallon basselinia humboldtiana in the ground. I have been patiently waiting for canopy to develop before I plopped her in the ground. It will be growing in between a clump of Dypsis ambositrae and a huge flowering ravenala madagascariensis var. monticola

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4 minutes ago, GottmitAlex said:

Wonderful specimens, Josh!

Keep those pics coming!!!

I'll try. I have been very busy building a drought tolerant garden at the nursery this year

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19 minutes ago, Josh-O said:

I'll try. I have been very busy building a drought tolerant garden at the nursery this year

Your a hard working guy. I know.

By drought tolerant, do you mean, among other things, amending your soil and adding a bit of clay or other water retaining medium?

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What a fantastic looking garden, obviously a lot of hard work has gone into creating it but your efforts really show in the results!

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Josh is the best!

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