Mangosteen Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Free Hurricane growing in sandy loam, easy dig for you. Trabuco Canyon, CA. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCanadaTropicals Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Mangosteen said: Free Hurricane growing in sandy loam, easy dig for you. Trabuco Canyon, CA. Oh god I thought you said free hurricane literally! Nothing to say here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCanadaTropicals Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Oh god I though you were giving away a free hurricane at first lol Nothing to say here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 If I wasn't so old, I'd come dig that up... Beautiful palm... Butch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureGirl Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Looks like var conjugatum. Warrior Palm Princess, Satellite Beach, Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 I’ll take it Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, joe_OC said: I’ll take it Thanks Joe... You saved my back.... Enjoy that beautiful palm.... Butch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Butch said: Thanks Joe... You saved my back.... Enjoy that beautiful palm.... Butch You welcome? I don't know if I got it or not yet. Haven't heard. That's the largest Dictyosperma album var. conjugatum I've seen in California. Gotta save it. Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darold Petty Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Joe, but for the distance and the virus, I would help you to salvage this palm. 1 San Francisco, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 49 minutes ago, Darold Petty said: Joe, but for the distance and the virus, I would help you to salvage this palm. Thanks, Darold. I know you will be with me in spirit! Trabuco Canyon is close to me, so the climate should be very similar. I just don't know with this climate. Night time temps have been in the mid 40's for me. My thought would be to put it right in the ground where it will be warmer than a pot. Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darold Petty Posted January 12, 2021 Report Share Posted January 12, 2021 Yes, I would put it into the ground directly, better for the palm and less work for you. (I can't really deal with pots larger than 15 gallon now. ) 1 San Francisco, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 Good news! It's mine to dig. Bad news...need to dig it out by end of January. Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmatierMeg Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 45 minutes ago, joe_OC said: Good news! It's mine to dig. Bad news...need to dig it out by end of January. Start trenching Beautiful palm is worth it. Meg Palms of Victory I shall wear Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise) Florida Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal Elevation: 15 feetI'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 37 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said: Start trenching Beautiful palm is worth it. Hi Meg, Would trenching help in the middle of winter? My concern is exposing the roots to the cold. They are not well insulated underground. Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 6 hours ago, joe_OC said: Hi Meg, Would trenching help in the middle of winter? My concern is exposing the roots to the cold. They are not well insulated underground. The secret: Root Prune?trench to cut the roots... THEN backfill with mulch to keep that area loose AND warm.. Good Luck! 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 38 minutes ago, BS Man about Palms said: The secret: Root Prune?trench to cut the roots... THEN backfill with mulch to keep that area loose AND warm.. Good Luck! From my research, I would need 6 weeks to get the benefits of root pruning. I realistically have 2. Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Well...the D. album var. conjugatum was transplanted today. Unfortunately, it was not good dig. The root ball completely came apart. I give it a 30% chance of surviving. I'll start a new post to track. Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Good luck Joe... I was hoping all would go well with this beautiful palm... Butch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akamu Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Good score Joe that is a great looking palm. You could try cauterizing the roots with a blowtorch I did that with a purple King I transplanted same deal not much roots . two years later and it's made it so far. I also drenched it with some Cleary's and subdue fungicide 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangosteen Posted February 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Amend your clay soil with sand and gypsum. Never throw store bought, bagged "planter mix", "compost", etc. into your planting hole. These are made up primarily of ground up trees (forest products is the first ingredient listed). Plant roots need oxygen and grow in minerals ( clay, sand and silt)., not ground up trees. The soil organisms that are processing these bagged "forest products" need oxygen and steal it away from your palm roots. Also you'll need a "real" roto tiller to amend the sand and gypsum into your soil, like this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 7 hours ago, akamu said: Good score Joe that is a great looking palm. You could try cauterizing the roots with a blowtorch I did that with a purple King I transplanted same deal not much roots . two years later and it's made it so far. I also drenched it with some Cleary's and subdue fungicide Thanks, Chris. That’s what I did. I made a transplant cocktail with: azomite/Superthrive/Cleary’s Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Here it is in the ground. Fingers crossed. 7 1 Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJ Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 It would be cool if you planted that Bluebell one next to or near to it. See the differences in the two forms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_OC Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 hours ago, TomJ said: It would be cool if you planted that Bluebell one next to or near to it. See the differences in the two forms. That’s the plan now. Gotta keep it alive first! Huntington Beach, CA USDA Zone 10a/10b Sunset Zone 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darold Petty Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Looks great so far ! San Francisco, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha Palms Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 @joe_OC How’s it doing? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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