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Grade A PRA in the OC

DoomsDave
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Howdyall!

Peter (OverGrown) asked me to assist with a score of some big Teddy Bears down in Anaheim at Bluebell nursery.

Of course, yea, though I walk into the den of temptation, I cannot avoid it

And I made some nice scores of my own.

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    Here's a doozy of a temptation 

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    Congrats Dave is that a Pinanga Coronata? 

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    Bluebell is, in fact, a "den of temptation"............great scores!! Thanks for sharing the booty.

     

    The sellers are very nice folks, indeed. Icing on the cake!

    Mission Viejo, CA

    Limited coastal influence

    5-10 days of frost

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    Will they fit in the Trucklet of TerrorTM?

    Of course they did.

    And we went first to his place, then to mine.

     

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    5 minutes ago, Stethoscope said:

    Congrats Dave is that a Pinanga Coronata? 

    Yes indeed!

    I stood it up when I got it home to get a better impression of why I was so tempted . . .

    $100

    not a bad deal!

     

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    Jack and Arlene are dope!!

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

    Sunset zone 24
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    Just now, Josh-O said:

    Jack and Arlene are dope!!

    Da bomb, too!

    And, totally rad

     

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    tubular bro!

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

    Sunset zone 24

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    TOTALLY

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    Here's a couple of studies in total tubularity

    Two grey and red dypsis decipiens!

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    They're both fifteeners and they look a bit like Jeff's big blue/grey one in Hawaii . . .

    LOTS of roots, if not much on top

    Temptation!

    muah ha ha ha ha (mommy!)

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    cool looking plants but they are not the blue variety. just the good O'l fasioned kind..:greenthumb:

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

    Sunset zone 24
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    5 minutes ago, Josh-O said:

    cool looking plants but they are not the blue variety. just the good O'l fasioned kind..:greenthumb:

    Okay, I'm in love anyway

    They're a lot smaller and more compact than the usual ones I've seen

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    Okay, I'm in love anyway

    They're a lot smaller and more compact than the usual ones I've seen

    they have been in those 15's for to long.

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    That's likely true!

     

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    Jack wants to show you his butterfly collection while Arlene does all the real work..lol

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

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    He tried to sell me some

    Arlene's still quite the trooper

    Jack was abed; I gather his health isn't the greatest

     

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    8 hours ago, Josh-O said:

    Jack and Arlene are dope!!

    Must need some big Zig Zags.

     

     

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    14 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

    They're both fifteeners and they look a bit like Jeff's big blue/grey one in Hawaii . . .

    LOTS of roots, if not much on top

    Temptation!

    muah ha ha ha ha (mommy!)

    Nice score Dave! Congratulations. Seems you locked up Jiminy Cricket for this one.

     

    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)

     

    shoulda used da palmscrapertransportationdevice

    Nice Pinanga Dave, they grow fast!

     

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    50 minutes ago, Pando said:

    shoulda used da palmscrapertransportationdevice

    Nice Pinanga Dave, they grow fast!

     

    They're not that fast in this climate. That one had a few miles on it, though I lost the tag.

    It will make a striking accent somewhere in my dark deeply shaded garden . . .

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    36 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

    They're not that fast in this climate. That one had a few miles on it, though I lost the tag.

    It will make a striking accent somewhere in my dark deeply shaded garden . . .

    Nice score indeed DD!

    And it's also time for a death camp PRA!

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    1 hour ago, Palm Tree Jim said:

    Nice score indeed DD!

    And it's also time for a death camp PRA!

    Bring your day of the dead masks and candles and visit.

    Or, don't bring anything and visit anyway!

     

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    13 hours ago, Gonzer said:

    Must need some big Zig Zags.

    hehehehehehe

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

    Sunset zone 24

    Like two kids in a candy store!  Good times Dave! 

    LA | NY | OC

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    From Dave's garden, I forget the name but it's not a chambeyronia;

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    Peter that's an Actinokentia divaricata, putting out its (spectactular) annual new leaf. Slow as Congress with constipation, but always nice looking (unlike Congress with constipation).

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    21 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

    They're not that fast in this climate. That one had a few miles on it, though I lost the tag.

    It will make a striking accent somewhere in my dark deeply shaded garden . . .

    FWIW, I'm surprised by how (relatively) fast these grow. I have two that are 7+ feet tall after 2 years in the ground from small 5gal. 

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    Matt, time for some update pics of your yard!

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    Here's Peter's plants

    Four lethal Teddy Bears (one already moved to the back) and a nice Dypsis ambositrae 

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    Peter's new plants aren't a lot smaller than my old ones, back in 2009, right before they got to mature caliper.

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    5 hours ago, OverGrown said:

    Matt, time for some update pics of your yard!

    Thanks, Peter. Hopefully soon! Good luck with your awesome new plantings!

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    Here's a shot of one of IMG_1818.thumb.JPG.3456a772b3027ef1fdad9Peter's Teddy Bears after planting

     

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    On 12/12/2016, 10:56:20, Pando said:

    shoulda used da palmscrapertransportationdevice

    Nice Pinanga Dave, they grow fast!

     

    Finally made my first trip up there... A Great place!!! and really hard to find any nicer people!  Yes, I should have brought the palmscrapertransportationdevice.. lol

     

    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."

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    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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    5 minutes ago, BS Man about Palms said:

    Finally made my first trip up there... A Great place!!! and really hard to find any nicer people!  Yes, I should have brought the palmscrapertransportationdevice.. lol

     

    bout time! what did you get?

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

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    Oh, just a few things.. ;)

    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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    40 minutes ago, BS Man about Palms said:

    Oh, just a few things.. ;)

    :):rolleyes:

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

    Sunset zone 24
    11 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

    Oh, just a few things.. ;)

    Care to share Bill??????

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    14 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

    Oh, just a few things.. ;)

    Pant pant pant 

    licky!

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