Allen Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 (edited) Going into it's 7th year with over 60 palms in relatively cold 7A! Here is some transformation photos/video 2018 (Front corner) 2022 (Front corner) 2017 (Back side) 2022 (Back side) 2017 (Side corner) 2022 (Side corner) 2019 (House edge) 2022 (House edge) 2020 (Rear side) 2022 (Rear side) 2019 (Side path) 2022 (Side path) 2016 2022 Edited February 9 by Allen 23 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trustandi Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Wow.. such a nice palm garden, Impressive growth and improvement. Well done @Allen! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwitt Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 I like that 2022 pool shot! I won't even mention zone 7a! What is the palm behind the chair on the right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) 11 hours ago, jwitt said: I like that 2022 pool shot! I won't even mention zone 7a! What is the palm behind the chair on the right? Thanks! If you mean in the last photo behind the chair it is a potted majesty. Edited February 10 by Allen 2 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted April 16 Author Report Share Posted April 16 (edited) Trachycarpus fortunei AKA "The Rocket" 2019 Trachycarpus fortunei AKA "The Rocket" April 2023. A little rough but should look better soon. I mean the palm not me LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un0O0tfCKos Edited April 16 by Allen 9 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoPalma Posted April 16 Report Share Posted April 16 Very well done Allen, you always surprise everyone with the beautiful palms you have. Especially since your palms and all have seen temperatures in the negatives before so you do a good job protecting them every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted April 16 Author Report Share Posted April 16 13 minutes ago, ChicagoPalma said: Very well done Allen, you always surprise everyone with the beautiful palms you have. Especially since your palms and all have seen temperatures in the negatives before so you do a good job protecting them every year. I've always looked forward to the day I could easily walk under my palms and consider them 'trees' and now I have 4 in that category. Mule and 3 Trachy. 3 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff zone 8 N.C. Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 Very nice Allen. Looks like you could be in Florida. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasarecho Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 10 hours ago, Allen said: Trachycarpus fortunei AKA "The Rocket" 2019 Trachycarpus fortunei AKA "The Rocket" April 2023. A little rough but should look better soon. I mean the palm not me LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un0O0tfCKos Bravo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabal King Posted April 17 Report Share Posted April 17 Beautiful.. Like traveling to another part of the planet! Congrats. Subscribe to my YouTube here to follow along my Sabal obsession.... Quite possibly one of the biggest Sabal plantings in the US. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sabalking.texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted May 27 Author Report Share Posted May 27 Photo update May 26th 2023 9 2 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregVirginia7 Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 The variety and health of all those plants is fantastic. Everything placed and lit beautifully…was Spring cleanup more involved this year than usual? Regarding the Butia, how do you maintain that one…told the story before…I’ve got a strap leafed two year old in ground. It was planted by a squirrel that raided seeds I was trying to germinate…came out one morning and they were all gone! Found one as a 6” strap growing beside the deck the following spring…it wintered in the dirt so hoping for good genes…if you can grow that one in your colder than my zone 7, guess I stand a chance? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse PNW Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 It's always amazing seeing those progress photos. You look back and think, How did I ever live like that? Having a good garden becomes a part of you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted May 27 Author Report Share Posted May 27 (edited) 1 hour ago, GregVirginia7 said: The variety and health of all those plants is fantastic. Everything placed and lit beautifully…was Spring cleanup more involved this year than usual? Regarding the Butia, how do you maintain that one…told the story before…I’ve got a strap leafed two year old in ground. It was planted by a squirrel that raided seeds I was trying to germinate…came out one morning and they were all gone! Found one as a 6” strap growing beside the deck the following spring…it wintered in the dirt so hoping for good genes…if you can grow that one in your colder than my zone 7, guess I stand a chance? It gets winter covered/heated. Main work was on other plants I don't post here like bushes/holly trees/crepe myrtle that got winter damage Edited May 27 by Allen YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Wow! Looks like a tropical paradise. ( I always complain about my climate, but seeing what you achieved is incredible!) 1 Carambeí, 2nd tableland of the State Paraná , south Brazil. Alt:1030m. Native palms: Queen, B. eriospatha, B. microspadix, Allagoptera leucocalyx , A.campestris, Geonoma schottiana, Trithrinax acanthocoma. Subtr. climate, some frosty nights. No dry season. August: driest month. Rain:1700mm I am seeking for cold hardy palms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted June 8 Author Report Share Posted June 8 (edited) Size of a few key palms as of June 2023. Sabal minor "Louisiana" Trachycarpus fortunei AKA "The Rocket". Sabal minor in front Trachycarpus fortunei and a Sabal brazoriensis in front Mule Palm Trachycarpus wagnerianus Edited June 8 by Allen 7 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 My favorite is the Lousiana. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Lord Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 Nice. What are those little plants between the Sabal Louisiana and the pebbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted June 9 Author Report Share Posted June 9 10 hours ago, Jack Lord said: Nice. What are those little plants between the Sabal Louisiana and the pebbles? Thanks! Colocasia fallax. Dwarf Elephant ears 12-18" and zone 6 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted September 14 Author Report Share Posted September 14 Video of most of garden Sept 2023 2 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse PNW Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 What is your soil like, and what do you normally do for amendments? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted September 14 Author Report Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, Jesse PNW said: What is your soil like, and what do you normally do for amendments? I have clay and don't amend the holes but use ample pine bark mulch on top. Most of the areas are raised a few inches and when I fixed them initially I mixed in 'soil conditioner' (Pine fines) a few inches deep and one area stump grindings. 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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