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Latest update on the palms.  As of 7/27/22, the owner of this property cut them down.  May they rest in peace.  Thanks to everybody following along.

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On 5/20/2022 at 4:33 PM, Fallen Munk said:

Address in Google Earth.

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What about the windmills along street. I try to not get attached to palms. They get wacked for no good.

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25 minutes ago, Collectorpalms said:

What about the windmills along street. I try to not get attached to palms. They get wacked for no good.

Those are still there.

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1 hour ago, Fallen Munk said:

As of 7/27/22, the owner of this property cut them down. 

Common sense isn't so common any more.:rolleyes:

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I’ll skip what I really would like to say. 
 

Here are my two Washy’s let’s hope they live as long. First one is over a year in the ground. The last photo is the one I planted this spring.  

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5 hours ago, Fallen Munk said:

Latest update on the palms.  As of 7/27/22, the owner of this property cut them down.  May they rest in peace.  Thanks to everybody following along.

Well that didn't go well

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13 hours ago, Allen said:

Well that didn't go well

If I knew they wanted them gone I would have offered to dig them and relocate to my property.  Unfortunately it's a rental and I never researched who the owner is.  Water under the bridge now.

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16 hours ago, Chester B said:

I’ll skip what I really would like to say. 
 

Here are my two Washy’s let’s hope they live as long. First one is over a year in the ground. The last photo is the one I planted this spring.  

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Wow, those look great!

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27 minutes ago, Fallen Munk said:

If I knew they wanted them gone I would have offered to dig them and relocate to my property.  Unfortunately it's a rental and I never researched who the owner is.  Water under the bridge now.

I had a few neighbors remove some nice palms over the last couple of years.  Such a shame, I would've gladly dug out the smaller ones.

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On 7/27/2022 at 1:50 PM, Fallen Munk said:

... the owner of this property cut them down. 

There's no aptitude test for owning a chainsaw. :rolleyes:

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I had forgotten about these Washies in Kelso, until I saw them again today.  They've been in-ground since at least 2020, and I don't believe they protect them at all.  I don't go through Kelso often but I've never seen it anyway. 

The tallest one is about 7' tall or so.  They look very healthy. 

There are a few smaller ones that the older fronds are quite damaged, it looks like they grew several fronds this summer. 

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Kelso is wetter and colder than here in Portland so thats awesome. It makes you think all that concrete and the rock mulch might be creating a favorable microclimate. 
 

My neighbor also has at least two Washies but they don’t look as good as mine. But they have been surviving winters with a fair amount of damage. 

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The larger 3 specimens did not have any apparent damage, much to my surprise.   There are also a few smaller ones in front, large 5 gal size maybe, the old fronds were quite damaged, but all the new fronds looked great.  Presuming all the green is new growth from this year; I should have taken pictures of the smaller ones.  

I'm sure you're right about the concrete and rock.  

When I planted my robusta here I thought they were doomed from the start but there may be hope after all. If you can keep them alive long enough to get some size. 

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Wow... They did well considering we got hit with the awful artic blast last December. The microclimate and full sun surely helps them a lot. Bravo!

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Hello Everyone, Washingtonia filibusta at a house off Juliana Loop SE Salem Oregon zone 8b. I have been keeping an eye on this palm for over a year now. It has filifera characteristics but definitely not true filifera. I think it is pretty neglected and on its own as far as I can tell and doesnt receive irrigation. I know it didn't receive winter protection last winter but I cannot speak for the winters prior to that. These four pictures were from April of this year. I know our spring and early summer were quite cool and wet but I we did get a few sunny days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That looks beat up but making it!  The real killer this past year was not the minimum lows (although they were fairly low) but the precipitation leading into the extended freeze event.  Which, precipitation seems to be the bane of Washingtonia's existence.  I have really changed my opinion on the survivability of these palms in the PNW.  You guys on the south side of the Columbia get less precipitation than us up here too so you've got that in your favor. 

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