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Palm Maintenance Work !

Kris

By Kris
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Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Friends  :)

Today lets see the Bizie's planting on the ground visual illustrations..

And the pit for this palm too was specially made with loose sandy soil..here is a link for those who wish to see the soil replacement work for these special palms..

http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboar...t=ST;f=1;t=4793

I must say that this palm is also close to 2 years of age group raised from the seeds imported from _

http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboar...t=ST;f=1;t=4793

And now lets see the stills of it when it was growing in our roof top garden !

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Kris Grand Master

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one more still from a different angle !  :)

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Kris Grand Master

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Now to the still of this beauty taken just few minutes before the entire planting or grounding operation..and we drenched the barrel with a half bucket of water to free the stuck up roots inside the barrel before we could tilt the barrel & pull this palm out !

And usually we do the grounding work only due the sunset since at that time we have less of solar glare and the air is much plesent to the workers & the palm.

here are the visuals...

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Kris Grand Master

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Now to the re diggig of the pit for this bizie lady..!  :D

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Kris Grand Master

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Now we gently tied the leaves & fronds together so that it does not poke our eyes while we are pulling it our of the barrel and transporting it to its final frontier(Destination).. ???

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Kris Grand Master

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And i must say that november and december months are our rainy season ccommences and followed by gentle winters..

so to play safe and prevent root rot of any kind,the bottom layer where the bizie lady rest was filled and leveled using course river sand.then we placed this fan plam on it and once again the sides and its top surface was also filled with that new sandy soil...

And this location receives sunlinght only from noon 12:30 P.M to 2:30 P.M evey day since our house cast shadows on this planted area ! so i contemplate that this palm will grow very slowely from now on..

as i have told my garden lack free space and iam doing my best to squeeze few palm in this already dense garden..

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Kris Grand Master

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Now there were some soil left in the barrel and some in the jute rug they were gathered and used in top dressing the

sandy soil region..

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Kris Grand Master

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Now lets see this baby after unleashing the nylon rope and we once again lined up all our cement pots in front of this area..as though no work took place at all..

So as to make things appear as normal (that's clean-up operation).. :;):

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Kris Grand Master

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A close-Up !  :)

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Kris Grand Master

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One still from the side angle..

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Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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Kris, is that a wall no more than a foot behind it?

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David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

Kris Grand Master

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Dear David  :)

yes the rear green structure is the compound wall and its heaviely built and the base of it has a concreatised beam.and this is the same place where the was once a tall coconut tree used to be..

but had to cut it down since its fronds & nuts used to destroy our's & neighbours car body finish & break our windsheild screen..

i understand that you want to say that the plam is in a very cramped up area_yes,it's true but to the front side of the palm is fully open up to 20 feet only after that our house structure begins.and if it grows slow no problem.since tall bizie lady's look a bit less beautiful unlike when they are dashing in their teens... :D

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palmislandRandy Grand Master

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Thats pretty tight. Seems like you can't drive a block in South Palm Beach County, without seeing a few massive Bizzies. Mine grew into a monster with six feet of trunk in just four years.    Randy

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"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

Kris Grand Master

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Dear Randy  :)

thanks for your concern but have alloted large section of space in our garden only for the CIDP's and Corypha's..so iam very tight in real estate space and our forum memebrs kept cautioning me that those palms hate to be in containers for long..so that is the reason i grounded it ! lets see what happens ?

And randy you mentioned about beautiful Bizie palms i & around the place you live.will you kindly take us all on a visual tour_i mean can you start a thread on Bismarkia's seen in your city !

thanks & also warm welcome to our board...

Kris  :)

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Pivi Mentor

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island Vis, adriatic sea, Croatia. Zone 9b/10a

Temperature low last winter: -0.9°C/30.4 F

Temperature low this winter: -0.3°C/31.5 F

-Creating my own little palm heaven-

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Kris Grand Master

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It took me a while to search this thread...this is a still taken 2 months back ! but now it has grown even bigger due to Coconut fertz that i have started to use from last month.i will soon post the latest stills of this blue baby ! :drool:

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Kris :)

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redbeard917 Mentor

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Great looking bizzie and garden area. The colors of the palm, other plants and wall complement one another well. I hope that you'll continue to update this thread periodically.

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Woodville, FL

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epicure3 Grand Master

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Nice job. No doubt it will be as big as one of your mango trees some day. Although....uuhhhmm....not as edible.

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Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Friends :)

Thanks for those sweet comments & encouragement !

Here is an update for the month of Feb'09

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Love,

Kris :)

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Exotic Life Grand Master

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Looks like it's happy on that spot :D Keep them growing Kris ;)

Robbin

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Kris Grand Master

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Looks like it's happy on that spot :D Keep them growing Kris ;)

Robbin

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FRITO Grand Master

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nice Kris, this one is comming along great.

looks like you will have to bring out the trusty trimmers and trim some 'dicots' in the near future!

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Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

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Kris Grand Master

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An Update !

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Love,

Kris :)

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Jeff in Costa Rica Grand Master

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Looking good Kris! Your Bizzy is growing very nicely. Thanks for the update.

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Peter Pacific Mentor

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Hi Kris, I was a little concerned about the proximity of the wall too...but, I see in the last post that your bizzie will grow over the wall in no time. It will only enhance the street from the outside of your home. I have one massive bizzie and it´s just beautiful...thank´s for another tutorial!!! Peter

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hot and humid, short rainy season May through October, 14* latitude, 90* longitude

FRITO Grand Master

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looking good Kris!

that palm will stop traffic when its huge crown is above that wall!

do you have a shot of the base to she how fat this baby is getting?

lots of love

luke

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Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

Kris Grand Master

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Looking good Kris! Your Bizzy is growing very nicely. Thanks for the update.

Thanks Dear Jeff :)

Hi Kris, I was a little concerned about the proximity of the wall too...but, I see in the last post that your bizzie will grow over the wall in no time. It will only enhance the street from the outside of your home. I have one massive bizzie and it´s just beautiful...thank´s for another tutorial!!! Peter

Dear Peter :)

you are right but at the moment i have limited real estate space to spare..that is the main reason all my plants do look very cramped up ! And iam very glad you visited this thread and gave your opnion thanks..

looking good Kris!

that palm will stop traffic when its huge crown is above that wall!

do you have a shot of the base to she how fat this baby is getting?

lots of love

luke

Dear Luke :)

Thanks for your sweet comments,And i must point out that this baby has not yet put up a hardened trunk..When i notice it i will post that visual too ! :winkie:

Lots of love to you all,

Kris :)

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Brad Mondel Grand Master

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your bizze looks great! i love bizzies,i planted mine 3 feet from my wall even though everyone cautions about the spacing,however im in zone 8b-ish so i dont plan on mine living more than a few years if i protect it,BUT i have a smaller one to bring inside when she kicks the bucket! i got her for 12$ a 7 gallon :rolleyes::winkie::) keep us updated!

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Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

Kris Grand Master

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Dear bradley :)

Thanks for the encouragement,and very happy to know that even you are a bizzie fan like me! :) And i will keep you updated with its visuals as it grows..

Lots of love to you,

Kris :)

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Kris Grand Master

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An Update ! :D

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And by the way this palm has really beautified our garden & visitors who cross by this palm enquire what palm this is...:hmm:

Love,

kris :)

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Jimhardy Mentor

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Beautiful!

-it won't be long before it pulls itself in to even more sun!

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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That looks Sweet Kris!!

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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!

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Kris,

Your bizzie is showing rapid growth:greenthumb: ! I like the close up shot, the palm looks great.

Randy

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Kumar Veteran

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Kris, I salute your bismarckia - imagine how much larger it would be if it were planted in the full sun!

I have one planted now which is exactly the size that yours was in 2008.

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Bombay, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 23 - 32 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 3400.0 mm

Calcutta, India

Sea Level | Average Temperature Range 19 - 33 deg. celsius | Annual rainfall 1600.0 mm

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Congratulations with your Bismarckia Kris.

I will have to get a bizzie for my garden too. :rolleyes:

Here in Costa Rica they are becoming very popular , just about any self-respecting palm-collector has one now.

In parks you can see them as centerpieces in flower arrangements.A few years ago they were hard to see.

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Palm crazy Grand Master

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Wow fantastic new growth in just one year. Love the whole tropical paradise you have created, more please!

Roger.

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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Bill,Randy,Kumar,Jose,Roger :)

thanks friends for those sweet words of encouragement,And this is what that keep me going ! :winkie:

Lots of love to you all,

kris :)

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Kris Grand Master

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Hai, Here's a video update !

Love,

kris.

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