Rogue Palm tree

[Alex Zone 5]

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-rogue-unpermitted-palm-tree-at-alki-beach-raises-hackles/

[Alex Zone 5]

Just now, Alex Zone 5 said:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-rogue-unpermitted-palm-tree-at-alki-beach-raises-hackles/

This is sorta funny

[JLM]

Lol

[Las Palmas Norte]

I have to laugh at those that say, "These aren't native. Grow something else." 90% of garden centers offerings are non native plants, and I've never heard of people complaining about Fatsia, Laurel hedging, Araucaria etc. When you get right down to it, my guess is they themselves, have ancestry than proves they're not native. All part of the narrow minded thinking that exists.

[SeanK]

We hear that down my way at times, from folks whose yards are full of Crape Myrtle and Camellias.

[Alex Zone 5]

22 hours ago, SeanK said:

We hear that down my way at times, from folks whose yards are full of Crape Myrtle and Camellias.

Ahhh the mighty Crape Myrtle everyone wants one 🤷🤷😁😁😁

[RJ]

4 hours ago, Alex Zone 5 said:

Ahhh the mighty Crape Myrtle everyone wants one 🤷🤷😁😁😁

Oh lord no 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

[ChicagoPalma]

The equivalent to a Crepe Myrtle here in Illinois is a Magnolia or a cherry, since it is not warm enough.

[Little Tex]

1 hour ago, ChicagoPalma said:

The equivalent to a Crepe Myrtle here in Illinois is a Magnolia or a cherry, since it is not warm enough.

Its not so much that Crepe Myrtles are overly common, but in houston there pesky, invasive, and FAST

[ChicagoPalma]

3 hours ago, Little Tex said:

Its not so much that Crepe Myrtles are overly common, but in houston there pesky, invasive, and FAST

I thought it was how beautiful they are, I sort of did not take the social cues from some other posts. 

[Little Tex]

2 minutes ago, ChicagoPalma said:

I thought it was how beautiful they are, I sort of did not take the social cues from some other posts. 

It's fine haha, I have half a mind to cut down all my crepe myrtles because they have medeiocre colors and always need to be trimmed, but my family likes them so they stay

[Alex Zone 5]

9 hours ago, ChicagoPalma said:

The equivalent to a Crepe Myrtle here in Illinois is a Magnolia or a cherry, since it is not warm enough.

Lol I have 3 in my yard🙈🙈

[Alex Zone 5]

8 hours ago, Little Tex said:

Its not so much that Crepe Myrtles are overly common, but in houston there pesky, invasive, and FAST

Invasive didn't know 🤷

[ChicagoPalma]

I got around one magnolia and one cherry but there are like 30 or lower magnolia trees around the area where I live. No crepe myrtles. I also have a natural growing hibiscus beside the shed. Comes back every year with beautiful flowers.

[Dig The Soil]

That's a beautiful windmill. May it thrive and grow for years to come.

[SeanK]

20 hours ago, ChicagoPalma said:

I thought it was how beautiful they are, I sort of did not take the social cues from some other posts. 

People love them up through z7a.

Up north it was Rose of Sharon.

Edited March 14, 2023 by SeanK