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Quick backyard tour

Chester B
Chester B
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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So with the lockdown I've decided to create Youtube channel to log my progress.  I've uploaded a few videos today starting with a very quick backyard tour.  

 

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    Great garden! So lush and green. Thanks.

    Meg

    Palms of Victory I shall wear

    Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
    Florida
    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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    @Chester B great googily moogily! This makes me want to bring the Asian feel to my yard. Awesome job :greenthumb::greenthumb:

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    @Chester B Nice work!  The garden is dense and has a very attractive layout.  You do great work!  It's hard to beat the PNW for mixing temperate and tropical landscaping.

    Lakeland, FL: USDA Zone 2023: 10a  2012: 9b  1990: 9a | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962)

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    Thanks everyone I will do a longer video later on.  Just figuring out this whole Youtube thing.

    That looks REALLY nice.  I love the mix of plants! A+ job!

    TNTropics YouTube Channel- Articles 60+In-ground 7B palms - (Sabal) minor (15+, 3 dwarf),  brazoriensis (1) , 'Birmingham' (3), 'Louisiana' (4), palmetto (2),  tamaulipensis (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei (15+), wagnerianus (2+),  Rhapidophyllum hystrix (7),  Blue Butia odorata (1), Chamaerops humilis (1) +Tons of tropical plants.  Recent Yearly Lows 4F, -6F, -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F

     

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    Thanks!  I was a little bored today so made a bunch of videos.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggoFyiUOrl-1047MBD_w0Q/videos

     

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    Great garden! I wish I had your skills! Everything looks so lush & properly placed :greenthumb:

     

    Hesperia,Southern CA (High Desert area). Zone 8b

    Elevation; about 3600 ft.

    Lowest temp. I can expect each year 19/20*f lowest since I've been growing palms *13(2007) Hottest temp. Each year *106

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    Nice video 

    @Chester B thank you for posting the videos. Your garden is wonderful and lush. 

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    Wow that impressive! Love seeing what we can grow in our backyard! 

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    You @Chester B have several plants I have been looking for quite some time.

    Do I see Tetrapanax and Shefflera taiwaniana?

     

     

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    36 minutes ago, Dartolution said:

    You @Chester B have several plants I have been looking for quite some time.

    Do I see Tetrapanax and Shefflera taiwaniana?

     

     

    Yes and Yes.  Not very hard to source either around here.  We're fortunate in that we can grow an extremely wide range of plants in our area.   I'm adding more content to the channel and will do videos on both.

    Tetrapanax is not unusual to see over the top of people's fences while driving around.  Aside from Banana's it hard to find a larger leaved/leafed?  plant in our area and they always adds a nice tropical look.  I have not found them to be invasive even though some people don't like that they can send out a few runners each year.  Mine have not and I wish they would so I could spread them around a bit and hand some out to friends/neighbours.

    @Chester B Both plants are impossible to find anywhere around here. Ive looked online for a year to no avail.

     

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    Just now, Dartolution said:

    @Chester B Both plants are impossible to find anywhere around here. Ive looked online for a year to no avail.

     

    Monrovia sells Schefflera taiwaniana so you may be able to get a nursery to bring one in for you.  

    The tetrapanax are sold at local nurseries here as pups/runners from their big display plants, so no real big propogation behind them.  These may prove more difficult to find.  In England they call them T Rex so maybe you can search with that name too?

    A local nursery/winery with the best display gardens does have them listed...

    https://rareplantresearch.com/tetrapanex-paperifera-steroidal-giant.html

     

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    Great videos, hope you stay 'bored'
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    That's where I get my Tetrapanax from too. Wonderful plant. Unfortunately, mine died shortly after I planted it. I am afraid I planted it too late here in Texas for it to get established (we're close to hitting triple digits already). Will try one again next time, early spring.

    I am currently revisiting the paw paw tree after seeing your video. I am just too concerned about the extended droughts here. 

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    1 hour ago, Swolte said:

    Great videos, hope you stay 'bored'
    ;)
    That's where I get my Tetrapanax from too. Wonderful plant. Unfortunately, mine died shortly after I planted it. I am afraid I planted it too late here in Texas for it to get established (we're close to hitting triple digits already). Will try one again next time, early spring.

    I am currently revisiting the paw paw tree after seeing your video. I am just too concerned about the extended droughts here. 

    Most videos you watch say they are fussy when young, but I disagree.  I've had no issues with them.  I would expect in your neck of the woods a partially shaded location would be best with nice loamy soil and some watering throughout the summer.  I'll put the hose on them running slowly for 20 minutes to give them a deep watering every 2 or 3 weeks during summer when we don't get rain.  The bigger they get the more sun and drought tolerant they become.  My only complaint about them is that they are very late to leaf out.  They seem stuck on the same schedule as if they were grown in the Northeast.  They start waking up beginning of May and usually by June 1 all the leaves are fully out and they're sending new growth.

    They're pretty inexpensive to buy compared to palm trees so I think it's worth a try.

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    Schefflera taiwaniana ain't gonna make it in the south. Can't stand the heat. I know from experience. /sob

    Schefflera delavayi survives but grows slowly. Don't let it get too dry.

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