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Thanks Aaron!

At least now I know what I have seedlings of, lol

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Finally took the pics of the parent plant.
Any ideas?

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That is just to cool!
I see your a zone 5b, what do you do for winter care?

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Wow, congratulations!

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Fantastic Wes! Looks Great!
Now I know who too call to help me out next year putting one up

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Hey, I bought two from Aroidia Research their prices are here: http://www.aroidia.com/airpots/ I have had a few people recommend two other companies; RootMaker, and Better Roots. All three companies have a "bag" system that they recommend for in-ground use. They should work good for palms....

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Looking great!
It may just be my computer screen, but those have a more blue tint than mine.

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Thank you!
I should have a mature plant pic, in a few weeks

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Here's some seedlings of Yucca Adam's Needle *I think* that I collected this year. Some to less than a week to germinate, and they are growing pretty fast.

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Finally got around to take some pics.
Here's the second leaf starting to unfold.

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Well if you need help let me know.
It doesn't look like we are going to get any freezing temps this week
but things can change.

Bgreen

I would recommend two places for the Musa 'Siam Ruby'
Brian's Botanicals http://www.briansbotanicals.net/
Plant Delights http://www.plantdelights.com/
I bought mine from Brian and I have seen some nice pics of people's plants they bought from Plant Delights

Bgreen

oh not good.
hopefully you have everything moved in for the winter, if not let me know I can come help you out.

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Has anyone tried the Superoot Air-Pot before? Here is a link to the parent company superoots.com. I just bought two of the 10 gallon sized pots to try and over winter some of my alocasia, bananas, and other misc tropicals. In the spring, I plan on burying pot and all in the ground with a couple inch...

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Thanks for the heads up Oppalm.
I overwintered a few bananas in pots last winter. I didn't get much growth, but I didn't kill them either! lol I just bought a few new pots to try this winter. Check the post about Superoots Air pots.

Bgreen

Thanks Dean! Oppalm, This guy is getting overwintered in a pot inside where I have been growing my Alocasia Sarian for a few years. It really needs repotted with a faster drying mix. I'm afraid it will rot if I leave it in the soil it's in now. Wes, you can get these guys from several places now for...

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I collected some yucca seed from my in-laws this year to try and start. I soak 50 seeds for 24hrs and placed on a damp paper towel in a dark cabinet. With in a week about 50% have started germinating so figured I better ask what sort of things I will need to take pics of for an ID. I can't get a flo...

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From what I have researched you need temperature fluxuations. Thats the major key. This sprouted when I was having daytime highs of 80F-85F and lows of 47F-53F for about 2 weeks. Here are a couple links you may want to look at: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/publications/Web_version/52/ch34....

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Alright, some ID's for you. I asked Brian from Brian's Botanicals http://www.briansbotanicals.net/ To take a look at this post and help if he could. Below is was he sent me in responce: First single plant is Alocasia wentii aparently a very hardy Alocasia possibly zone 7 or 8 The next one down looks...

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Nice plants!

I still think #4 is an Alocasia 'Hilo Beauty'
The others..? It will be nice to see how big they get next year..

Are you planning on keeping them growing over the winter?

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Well I think I am now going to put everything in my basement and use an East window and South window for light along with a 6 bulb T5 unit. After figuring out the cost for a 1000W HID system and light mover it was more than I really wanted to spend. It should be fun beacuse I am going to be laying t...

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OK thank you for the info guys.
I don't have any palms in the ground OP, and figured that it was to late to plant.
I was just going to over winter everything with my other plants I was going put
in a garage greenhouse.

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I was wondering if anyone recommends treating palms as a preventative measure with a copper fungicide? This goes for both indoor and outdoor palms.

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Woo Hoo!
I finally got one of my Musa sikkimensis "Daj Giant" seeds to sprout!
Since it was raining here yesterday, I finally desided to set up my heating pad.
I went out to get this tray and found this guy!

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It is Sunrise Garden Center in Lawrence, KS
http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3714819472

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Found these guys at Sunrise Garden Center in Lawrence..
It's the time of year for the tropical to go on sale, so I have to make my rounds

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Well I had to go to a greenhouse in Lawrence to see what they had.. found some nice things and some expensive things: Queen palms 10' - 16' $50 to $75 each Zamia furfuracea $30-$35 Adonidia 3'-4' $35 Trachycarpus fourtunei about 12" of trunk $100 Very large Rhapis excelsa $40 and a 9'-10' Spind...

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Nice work Wes, I found a nice 3'-4' triangle palm for $40 if you want to give those little guys something to look at ;) or you could go with the big guy closer to 9' for $120 (nice but to $$ for me) http://benjgreen.homestead.com/files/plants/Palms/Sunrise/Triangle_palm_1.jpg http://benjgreen.homest...

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That is a great idea!
Congratulations on the seeds too, that was quick

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If you don't make it let me know.
I will be out that way again this weekend.

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Has anyone tried, or have info on Trachycarpus nanus, Trachycarpus takil, and Trachycarpus wagnerianus?
I am looking to ad a few more palms to my yard. I don't care about covering them up once it gets below zero,
but I am getting tired of having to dig up most of my yard every fall and spring.

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It will be just fine. Some warm weather, water, and a few new leaves and you'll never know.
It looks better than some bananas I have had shipped to me.

Bgreen

This last weekend I went down to Wichita to visit the in-laws and pick up two sabal minor "McCurtain" from Raymone. The two pics are the ones I bought, both are starting to produce a fan leaf. I did go by the Church, but didn't look around real hard, because of a funeral. Maybe next month ...

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Thanks guys, I hate paying $$$ for plants, but figure you have to sometimes to get what you want. I like to visit the nurserys just to see the plants, and try and keep from bring a lot of things home. Suburban has nice prices on the larger trees, I have been wanting to head out that way again to loo...

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I bought it at Family Tree Nursery in Overland Park Map I didn't see another one of these with a sale tag, but they had a Foxtail Palm on sale, but it looked a little rough. The also had a few Spindle palms for $40 but they were closer to 3'-4' with the pot. I really like this nursery, great plants,...

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After recieving palms from another Kansasan, my collection went from 2 to 11 for a total of 9 species. After looking up all the names on google to figure out exactly what I now have I had to go buy a larger specimen of one that I was sent to show the little guys what they had to aim for ;), but the ...

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That is just wrong wrong wrong.....

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Here are a few pics of my Musa 'Siam Ruby' This has been a very nice little banana, hopefully it overwinters well! http://benjgreen.homestead.com/files/plants/Bananas/M_Siam_Ruby1.jpg http://benjgreen.homestead.com/files/plants/Bananas/M_Siam_Ruby2.jpg Almost forgot to thank KNNN for the great idea ...

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Hey Wes,

Nice collection you got there. It will be interesting to find out what they are.
The one to the lower far right looks like an alocasia 'hilo' and the stem of the big
guy in front looks like my alocasia 'sarian'. I won't even guess at the rest, lol.

Bgreen

Here are a few updated shot of the planter with almost 2 months of growth.......

I am pretty happy with it this year. To bad in a month it will be bare again

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