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My Garden - Melbourne Australia


tim_brissy_13

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1 hour ago, HolyNewBee said:

Do you have Kerriodoxa elegans in your garden? I'm really curious about its behaviour this winter. I buy one seedling this month, and not sure if it can handle cool winter. I got one two years ago, but it got bud rotten in late winter.

I do have one but it’s in a pot and remains untested outside so far. I do intend to trial it one day maybe once I have some space when the canopy grows up and creates more sheltered locations. 

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Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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A few current updates of the garden. Late September means the risk of frost is now over and most damage has already presented itself. A few freezing nights and some cold and wet weather caused some issues, like frost burn on Bentinckia condapanna and crown rot in Syagrus schizophylla. Overall though no losses due to cold, I’m still hopeful the S schizophylla can recover. 
 

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L-R: Chamaedorea klotzschiana, C costaricana, Rhapis humilis, Howea belmoreana



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My largest Archontophoenix myolensis

 

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Hedyscepe canterburyana

 

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Oraniopsis appendiculata

 

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Caryota monostachya

 

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Ceroxylon sp. labelled as ventricosum grown from seed but I may have mixed it up with C alpinum seed I think based on how it’s turning out. 
 

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Lanonia dasyantha

 

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Bentinckia condapanna a bit fried but recovering

 

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L-R: Chrysalidocarpus arenarum, Chambeyronia oliviformis, Dypsis rosea, Gaussia maya, Pritchardia hillebrandii, Chrysalidocarpus lanceolatus 

 

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Euterpe edulis Orange Crownshaft

 

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Hyophorbe indica Red form.  Can’t believe how well this thing has been going. A bit over 3 years from seed now  

 

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Pritchardia napaliensis

 

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Chamaedorea woodsoniana male

 

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C elatior male and female pair

 

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C anemophila

 

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Pritchardia maideniana 

 

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Brahea moorei


 

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Rhopalostylis sapida var Oceana

 

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Trachycarpus princeps 

 

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Ceroxylon sp.  bought seed as parvifrons but looking like something else maybe vogelianum

 

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Ceroxylon quindiuense

 

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C quindiuense abaxial frond surface detail

 

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Parajubaea torallyi var torallyi 

 

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Parajubaea sunkha 

 

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Brahea Super Silver

 

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Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae twin trunk detail 

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Schippia concolor breezing through another winter 

 

 

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L-R: Chrysalidocarpus ambositrae, C baronii, Bismarckia, C lutescens, C decaryi x leptocheilos

 

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Chamaerops Volcano

 

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C decipiens

 

 

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C decaryi X leptocheilos, C decaryi, C pilulifer hybrid
 

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Brahea dulcis

 

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Syagrus schizophylla not looking good

 

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Chuniophoenix hainanensis 

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Chrysalidocarpus decaryi x leptocheilos close up

 

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Chambeyronia oliviformis trunk detail

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Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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Fabulous sharing. I've already buy a Euterpe edulis 'Orange Crownshaft' and test its cool hardiness.

Subtropical monsoon climate; Cfa; Zone 9b/10a

2002-2021:

Annual average extreme low temperature 0.2℃/32.36℉

Extreme low temperature -1.8℃/28.76℉ (2003)

Average temperature in January 8.6℃/47.48℉

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The Ceroxylon are clearly happy in your climate. Got some C. quindiuense seed on the go so hopefully I'll get to try a few. Great to see the Brahea moorei doing well. 

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Chambeyronia macrocarpa var flavopicta showing off again. 

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Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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I reckon you'll find Tarzan swinging around in there one day Tim!

Very impressive.

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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A few new plantings somehow squeezed into this limited space I have left. This year is probably the first where I’ll look to ‘edit’ the garden. Not removing any palms but some of the companion plants used as space filler can start to make way. 
 

Trachycarpus sp Nova. Planted next to a slightly larger one to form a double. I recently had my back fence get blown over in severe winds. The tradies who installed the fence did a decent job but didn’t take a lot of care in the garden despite some pretty clear instruction (pleading) and the existing Nova got trampled along with anything else I didn’t protect with some foolproof device. I think the Nova will be ok but I lost a Cham metallica and C linearis along with a few other heavily damaged palms. 
 

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Trachycarpus geminisectus. Bit of crown rot in this one but I’m hoping some H2O2 and room for roots to spread will kick it back to life.

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Chrysalidocarpus malcomberi

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Nannorrhops baluchestanica

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Chamaedorea woodsoniana triple planted. 
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Chamaedorea nubium. I love this species. So perfect as a small seedling with the bright green foliage. 
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Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii double planted under a mature female to make a group of 3. 
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Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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1 hour ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

A few new plantings somehow squeezed into this limited space I have left. This year is probably the first where I’ll look to ‘edit’ the garden. Not removing any palms but some of the companion plants used as space filler can start to make way. 
 

Trachycarpus sp Nova. Planted next to a slightly larger one to form a double. I recently had my back fence get blown over in severe winds. The tradies who installed the fence did a decent job but didn’t take a lot of care in the garden despite some pretty clear instruction (pleading) and the existing Nova got trampled along with anything else I didn’t protect with some foolproof device. I think the Nova will be ok but I lost a Cham metallica and C linearis along with a few other heavily damaged palms. 
 

IMG_2803.thumb.jpeg.07c131e7a128499045f45d27821594b1.jpegIMG_2811.thumb.jpeg.11a631ff054ac11c25b335ad5ae53ea6.jpeg

 

Trachycarpus geminisectus. Bit of crown rot in this one but I’m hoping some H2O2 and room for roots to spread will kick it back to life.

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Chrysalidocarpus malcomberi

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Nannorrhops baluchestanica

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Chamaedorea woodsoniana triple planted. 
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Chamaedorea nubium. I love this species. So perfect as a small seedling with the bright green foliage. 
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Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii double planted under a mature female to make a group of 3. 
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Give your garden ten more years and it will be a jungle out there. You need ten acres of land in the murwillumbah district then you can go to town on the landscaping. You got so many varieties you need ten acres of land.

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My tiny euterpe edulis orange crownshaft seedling Hope it can handle with the next cool winter as easily as yours.

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Subtropical monsoon climate; Cfa; Zone 9b/10a

2002-2021:

Annual average extreme low temperature 0.2℃/32.36℉

Extreme low temperature -1.8℃/28.76℉ (2003)

Average temperature in January 8.6℃/47.48℉

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