SilverDragon Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Not picky on the species, but it seems all I can find for sale online are seeds “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztropic Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Probably because Brahea species are notoriously poor transplanters,especially if bare rooted for shipping. aztropic Mesa,Arizona 1 Mesa, Arizona Temps between 29F and 115F each year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDragon Posted January 9 Author Report Share Posted January 9 22 minutes ago, aztropic said: Probably because Brahea species are notoriously poor transplanters,especially if bare rooted for shipping. aztropic Mesa,Arizona Hm I hadn't considered that... 1 “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardypalms Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 On 1/8/2023 at 10:29 PM, aztropic said: Probably because Brahea species are notoriously poor transplanters,especially if bare rooted for shipping. aztropic Mesa,Arizona So how do you put them in the ground? Put the seeds directly in the ground? Thxs Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztropic Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 No. They will transplant from a POT,where roots have minimal disturbance just fine. If BARE ROOTED to save weight and size on shipping,it is almost a guaranteed death sentence for certain species like this or Bismarckia,or Copernicia, for example. aztropic Mesa, Arizona 2 Mesa, Arizona Temps between 29F and 115F each year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardypalms Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Wow Learned a few things here. Copernicia and Bizmarkia too. It’s good to know Thxs Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztropic Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 Here's some Bismarckia freshly field dug and shipped to Lowes. You would think the grower would have been more careful. aztropic Mesa, Arizona Mesa, Arizona Temps between 29F and 115F each year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardypalms Posted February 27 Report Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, aztropic said: Here's some Bismarckia freshly field dug and shipped to Lowes. You would think the grower would have been more careful. aztropic Mesa, Arizona Wow, indeed. I bet nobody cares, the grower got his dough and lowes probably paid peanuts for the whole field. That W. Robusta on the left on the other end looks good. That’s the only palm i m putting in ground this year. Thxs Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darold Petty Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 The Lowes store here in San Francisco often has Wodyetia palms for sale. San Francisco, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardypalms Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 42 minutes ago, Darold Petty said: The Lowes store here in San Francisco often has Wodyetia palms for sale. Why the sad face? i assume Wodyetia should not be sold to transplant? Thxs Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben in Norcal Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 27 minutes ago, Hardypalms said: Why the sad face? i assume Wodyetia should not be sold to transplant? Thxs Pat Foxtails have no chance growing in SF. Not enough heat. Ben RogersOn the border of Concord & Clayton in the East Bay hills - Elev 387 ft 37.95 °N, 121.94 °W My back yard weather station: http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=37.954%2C-121.945&sp=KCACONCO37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubaea_James760 Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 @SilverDragon, I'll have some Brahea edulis seedlings for sale around spring & make a post then. 2 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darold Petty Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 16 hours ago, Hardypalms said: Why the sad face? i assume Wodyetia should not be sold to transplant? Thxs Pat Wodyetia has zero chance of survival as an outdoor, in-ground plant here in San Francisco. I consider its presence at a local garden center to be gross incompetence, (or more likely ignorance) by whoever manages the store inventory. This is a prime example of just how crude are the USDA climate zones, both SF and south Florida are zone 10. San Francisco, California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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