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This Hedyscepe is according to my records is 11 years old today from germination in my shade house.

Is approximately 1.7 m tall.

 

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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It's fantastic. Happy birthday.

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Chris

San Francisco, CA 

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Happy Birthday! That’s pretty decent growth from seed, condidering the first few years are very slow for most palms. Jarry

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Time to get the james boag out then or is it cascade in sunny Tassie. Actually I think the Sullivans might be a better choice!

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2 hours ago, happypalms said:

Time to get the james boag out then or is it cascade in sunny Tassie. Actually I think the Sullivans might be a better choice!

Just showing your mainland lack of cultural sensitivity there Richard...everyone knows it's Cascade in southern Tas and Boags in the north!

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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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11 hours ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

This Hedyscepe is according to my records is 11 years old today from germination in my shade house.

Is approximately 1.7 m tall.

 

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Nice one Troy...was that from pogobobs seed? 

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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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2 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Just showing your mainland lack of cultural sensitivity there Richard...everyone knows it's Cascade in southern Tas and Boags in the north!

Ohhhh I won’t ask what’s in the middle then will I now, must be a Tasmanian Tiger 🐅 I hear you still have them. And at least we don’t drink VB in nsw which must show how intellectual we really are in comparison to the Victoria growersđŸ€Ł

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Happy birthday!!!!Â đŸŽ‚đŸŸ

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5 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Ohhhh I won’t ask what’s in the middle then will I now, must be a Tasmanian Tiger 🐅 I hear you still have them. And at least we don’t drink VB in nsw which must show how intellectual we really are in comparison to the Victoria growersđŸ€Ł

Nothing wrong with VB! I’ll even occasionally have a Melbourne Bitter đŸ€Ł. 
 

Got to admit I’m a big fan of Boags. Those Taswegians know how to brew down there with those ‘pure waters’. 

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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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11 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Nothing wrong with VB! I’ll even occasionally have a Melbourne Bitter đŸ€Ł. 
 

Got to admit I’m a big fan of Boags. Those Taswegians know how to brew down there with those ‘pure waters’. 

Could be worse xxxx those Queenslands cant even spell beer they got to call xxxx. A bit like Belgium beer water quality is the one. I will admit I was weaned on VB the gold old violent brew VB for shortđŸ€Ł

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9 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Nice one Troy...was that from pogobobs seed? 

Yes from Pogobob seeds 

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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