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Sometimes if I can't get seeds to start, I through them around my potted plants, right on top of the soil and forget about them.

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I agree.

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So I received an email from the www.chinlecactusclub.org member/club founder that planted the Brevifolia (Photo above) whose age we were discussing. Here is his answer quoted from the email. "They were seed grown by a friend in Utah. When he gave the three largest ones to us about 12 years ago...

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Always a great pics.

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If nothing works, just put some dirt from outside in a pot and place in the south window, wet the soil, barely push the seeds into the soil, keep the soil wet/moist and you should get something soon. Brevifolia seeds are the easiest yuccas seeds I have ever sprouted, and I've grown lots of them. I m...

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Looks like you have lots of room for expansion.

A nice zone 7, your garden will grow.

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15 years from seed? I would guess 15 years from potted plant, but they do grow fast!

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That rostrata looks great!

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Sorry too hear about your loss.

Thanks for sharing the amazing garden pics.

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They are so easy, plant seed, cover with about 1/4 inch of soil, keep damp, keep in window. Seeds should pop 3-10 days. I have done it in a place that was only about 60f inside.

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Share a few pics after you get it planted. I would love to see it.

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last fall 2014

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Aaron, any update on your echinocactus? I just recieved a 5 headed clump and can't wait to plant it. All I have read it is pretty hardy if kept dry? Nice! Hardy if kept very dry. Mine is doing just fine, covered in the winter, on a mound and in a good gravel mix. You might need to watch for summer ...

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Nice job! The weather here looks about the same. (snow)

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cheshirepalms wrote:Here's an update on the arid bed in mid winter, some casualties and surprises already.

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For the most part everything looks so good! Looks like a mild winter?

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15 pages of complete awesomeness!!! I so want to travel Mexico.

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Arizona received snow in places that have not seen it in years! As so did my place, neighbors said about 1-1/2 inches.

http://www.azcentral.com/media/cinemati ... /21125767/

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Beny wrote:Really looks like a Needle palm, i have 4 here at my home and the leaves are the same !

Ben

Than that is what it is. This is the best this plant has looked. Sad for a zone 8.

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lucky1 wrote:Bet your little daughter loves the snow, Aaron!

Barb

Oh she loves it!

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Is that a needle in Alamo? I don't now for sure what kind of palm it is, I just now it's the only palm that i have seen there. This town is right on a zone 8, down the road(20 miles or so) it's much warmer and a row of W. robustas grow without problems. PS I was hoping someone here could tell me wh...

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lucky1 wrote:Aaron, I especially remember your first pic of the Bisbee pair with that cute little house.
They bounced back with a vengeance.

Barb

The palms looked great, I hope too see palms like that one day out my front door.

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I was just looking at palms in Alamogordo, NM. Weather Underground says they got down to -13 in 2011. I'm really surprised there are any still alive there. I like seeing palms in colder areas too. I do too, it really is amazing that these palms came back so well from places like Alamogordo NM, I lo...

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Barb, I think Belize is calling all our names. It's getting darn right cold....Brrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

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Snow for us too, 2-4 inches Christmas day.

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The only palm I have found in Alamo NV zone 8, still alive.

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I seen lots of palms in warmer areas, but I like the ones in the colder areas.
Benson AZ zone 8b

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Before and after

Bisbee Palms 2011 freeze.

Bisbee Palms 2014 after the freeze.

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lucky1 wrote:
will be working on few places down south.
Good for you Aaron.
Admit it...you just want to do more landscaping in several places there.

Barb

True!

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That would be an awesome palm to have!

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. And it's about time for another trip to your retirement property. 12 years...then you'll have endless project hours and days. Barb I just got back a couple of months ago, had a bunch of fun! Yep! Lots of time for projects, but I think I will be working on few places down south. Fix-up a few homes...

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Wow, Aaron, you've done so much to transform your place. Incredible beauty, love the paths and rock berms. Silver/blue plants look so beautiful with rocks. Good idea to prune those trees so they show more of the landscape. Your daughter is growing up fast, lovely girl. Now go get her that saguaro. ...

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Awesome collection of cold hardy plants. How long did it take your Echinocereus to clump to that size? Thanks you. :D The Echinocereus clump fairly fast for me, about five years or so. When they start getting big here they get mealy bugs over the winter and start to die. It's too bad because I woul...

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http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... erest.html

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That yucca hill looks awesome, and they nice and comfy.

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That's a nice bunch of yuccas!

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hardyjim wrote:Aaron

I think the one agave is some form of A. Salmiana,.....

Cool

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Jim,

That one agave reminds me of this one.

http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... -back.html

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Thanks you guys.

Jim, are you headed to AZ this winter?

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Thanks for the report. Will be looking forward to see how it progresses.
That must be one cool place to stay.

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Love that agave collection.

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