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You want an Ombu? Whoo-hoo, do you? Seriously?

DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
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Okay an 800 pound gorilla sleeps wherever it wants to, EXCEPT where an 80,000 pound gorilla is bedded down.

Here's some pics of an Ombu "tree" in Fullerton Arboretum, taken yesterday, in celebration of MKL's memorial day.

Ahem.

It's big. It's HUGE. It's not really even a tree.

Do you care? If live on an estate somewhere, with a little lot, you should care a lot. It loves you. It wants you.

Well, it wants your space.

Daniel Lewis (Palmazon) provides scale. He's not a dwarf, and even if he was, it's still a monster.

Do you really want a cutting?

MOMMY!

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Josh-O Grand Master

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outstanding!!!

 Phytolacca dioica are great trees!! 

I saw lots of them on my last stent to South America

 

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

Sunset zone 24

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Plant one at your Josh-etum

 

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Funny you should post this. I have been trying to source some plants. Those things rock! 

According to Fullerton, and if it's the same tree; it's actually a hybrid:  Phytolacca dioica x weberbaueri),

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2 hours ago, santoury said:

Funny you should post this. I have been trying to source some plants. Those things rock! 

According to Fullerton, and if it's the same tree; it's actually a hybrid:  Phytolacca dioica x weberbaueri),

I think it's the only one there. I don't think even they have room for another.

That thing staggers the senses. Well, redwoods are bigger. So are giant sequoias.

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Everyone that I know that grew one in their SoCal gardens have since removed them. Unless you have a few acres, this thing grows way to fast and way to big. Plus its roots can run for what seems like miles.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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-- Alfred Austin

Gtlevine Grand Master

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I had to get rid of mine for that reason, roots go long distances. I would like another one for an area much more suited for it but now i cant find one for sale. If anyone knows a source let me know?

gary

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

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I got one in my little yard....lol.....it dies back in cold winters....I keep a wary eye on it. I will attempt some cuttings again this year. 

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

The Silent Seed Grand Master

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I ordered seeds yesterday! 

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Got my seeds today - hopefully at some point I'll have some to share with others who are crazy enough to grow one! :)

 

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Here's a painting of guachos, rural south South American farm/herding folk, gathered around an Ombu.

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Poke salad Danny,

Here's a picture of the eastern pokeweed, and the resemblance to ombu is unmistakable. Kind of like finding an elephant that matures at 200 pounds.

Pokeweed bush in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.JPG

 

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will 3 acres be enough space??

If so I'll give it a shot??

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

Sunset zone 24

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Josh-O Grand Master

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On 1/18/2016, 8:01:09, DoomsDave said:

Okay an 800 pound gorilla sleeps wherever it wants to, EXCEPT where an 80,000 pound gorilla is bedded down.

Here's some pics of an Ombu "tree" in Fullerton Arboretum, taken yesterday, in celebration of MKL's memorial day.

Ahem.

It's big. It's HUGE. It's not really even a tree.

Do you care? If live on an estate somewhere, with a little lot, you should care a lot. It loves you. It wants you.

Well, it wants your space.

Daniel Lewis (Palmazon) provides scale. He's not a dwarf, and even if he was, it's still a monster.

Do you really want a cutting?

MOMMY!

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are there any other cool palms or trees that are note worthy at the Fullerton Arboretum?

I may stop by on my way home next week from LA

 

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

Sunset zone 24

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Hmm. The Huntington it ain't, though the Ombu makes it worthwhile, in my opinion.

 

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2 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

Hmm. The Huntington it ain't, though the Ombu makes it worthwhile, in my opinion.

 

nothing else cool there?

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

Sunset zone 24

DoomsDave Grand Master

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Not quite like the Ombu. There's a few wierdo trees, like odd Ficus, Delonix, etc.

Palm collection, not much but what they have is nice.

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26 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

Not quite like the Ombu. There's a few wierdo trees, like odd Ficus, Delonix, etc.

Palm collection, not much but what they have is nice.

how fast can you tour the grounds?

can it be done in 1 hours time?

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

Sunset zone 24

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