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THE FARM 3

Tad
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in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE

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wow definetly an impressive setup so far.

those are some RARE turtles. the Geochelone Radiata  from Madagascar is CITES I A. never seen one before except on TV in illegal asian markets.

Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

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one of many BIG HUGE GIANT magnolias on the property,

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the pond behind it

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wow...that monkey is so cute.

And yes, that setup in awsome

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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looking back from  the spillway

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the first truck arrives

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we start unloading everything

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it just keeps on a coming

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more

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I really like this little cat skid steer

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unloading big palms

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getting it all unloaded, its been a long day for us, so we decide to retreat back to town and crash for the day.

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finished unloading on sunday , not bad time wise

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drilling out the first hole, using 30 inch auger, for the big washies

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easy digging in Davids soil, sand and clay mix,

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What kind of soil there? It looks like the red clay was hauled in.

Dick

Richard Douglas

(palmotrafficante @ Feb. 10 2008,09:16)

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yup matt it's actually 2 of them they belong to my neighbor, he is the Texas Syndicate member who keeps the colonia behind my house EXTREMELY QUIET!

Excuse my ignorance, but I'm trying to follow some of this thread, what does this paragraph about the neighbour mean exactly ?

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.
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into the abyss :P

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picking up the first of the big washies

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I guess I asked the question to soon.

Dick

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in the hole and backfilled

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tools required to plant giganto washies

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(Wal @ Feb. 15 2008,12:54)

QUOTE

(palmotrafficante @ Feb. 10 2008,09:16)

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yup matt it's actually 2 of them they belong to my neighbor, he is the Texas Syndicate member who keeps the colonia behind my house EXTREMELY QUIET!

Excuse my ignorance, but I'm trying to follow some of this thread, what does this paragraph about the neighbour mean exactly ?

wal google Texas syndicate,

a colonia is local slang for a low rent subdivision,

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setting up the the componets to assit in staking a tree of this size requires a bit of group effort

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NO, the duct tape is just temporary to hold the stakes till the metal bander is in place!

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one down, 7 to go

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finished with the first 3

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lupe bores more holes

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fencline phoenix, this is after we got rained out...the soil was easy enough to work in after the rain,

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this pindo was a monster and was the biggest challenge we had, David purchased it out of florida, it was by far heavier than the large washies.

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2 awesome mules David purchased from florida

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the mediterranean bed cidps,and meds, this bed still lacks final grade, mulch, etc but will look abso fabulous when its done, this after another huge rain

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washie, brahea dulcis, and silver saws are the basics of this clump, with a small amount of time they will really loook great

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when this bed is finished, its going to be quite nice , sabal mexicana , washie, and saws

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(palmotrafficante @ Feb. 16 2008,04:04)

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(Wal @ Feb. 15 2008,12:54)

QUOTE

(palmotrafficante @ Feb. 10 2008,09:16)

QUOTE
yup matt it's actually 2 of them they belong to my neighbor, he is the Texas Syndicate member who keeps the colonia behind my house EXTREMELY QUIET!

Excuse my ignorance, but I'm trying to follow some of this thread, what does this paragraph about the neighbour mean exactly ?

wal google Texas syndicate,

a colonia is local slang for a low rent subdivision,

Have googled, found the answer sure enough.

no further comment..

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.
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a big batch of pindos that David had when we arrived

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a slug of needle palms , these were planted next to existing hardwoods to create a natural foresty feel

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pindos and serenoas, the serenoas were also "scattered" across the property in an effort to soften things up.

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That's gonna be one hell of a palmy place!!!

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!
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David scored some very nice serenoas, about a hundred of them. give a bit of time and these things will just be big and thick!!

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