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Alchris

I got three rhododendrons locally. All of them hardy in Zone 3b and 4a and are evergreen. [/img] http://upload3.postimage.org/217921/RhodoPTigerstedt.jpg This is the Peter Tigerstedt. It is supposed to grow to 7 feet, flower early May - white blooms with a brown/red splotch. http://upload3.postimage...

Alchris

I want to improve the trachy seedlings root systems and get the roots to grow quicker. Has anyone tried a high phosphate fertilizer to give the root system a jump? What did you use?

Allen

Alchris

I appreciate you checking. Most of his cuttings are in the $3 - $5 range. I had planned on getting 8 or so instead of 1 or 2 because of the shipping and other costs.

Allen

Alchris

A phytosanitary certificate certifies that the plant material is free of bacteria, viruses etc that are prohibited from entering Canada. It is required for all live plant material entering Canada from any other country. The US government requires them as well for plant material entering the states. ...

Alchris

I got the catalogue. Most of the cacti are either very similar to the opuntias that I have or way too tender for my area. I was considering getting some chollas that would have had to come in most if not all winters. But the shipping and the phytosanitary certificate ($40) just made the cost too hig...

Alchris

It looks prett6y good right now.

Allen

Alchris

When I got serious in my search for Rhododendrons, I found quite a few evergreen tree varieties that are supposed to survive in Zone 4 as well as some shorter varieties. P.J.M. is on my list as an alternate. I'm hoping to find some of the R. maximum varieties--roseum, purpeum or album--. They are a ...

Alchris

Very NIce. My yard is still in clean up mode. My 3 arctic white roses survived as well as most of the roses around my gazebo. The jury is still out on the large single petal yellow rose. Unfortunately 4 of the 12 3' arborvitae I put in last year are pretty sickly and most of my blueberries don't loo...

Alchris

More questions; I've read that transplanting palms is much less stressful if you plant them pot and all. Apparently the roots eventually grow out the bottom of the pot. The same source said that the palm grows better and faster above the surface if it is rootbound. Is this for real or just BS? Allen

Alchris

Donny; I have never seen that before with maples. When I was on an acreage one of my spruces was partially knocked over by the wind. It grew new roots from the side that was pulled out of the ground. They came out of the trunk about 2 inches above where the old roots had broken off. I use a 12"...

Alchris

Ditto. If you give the seedlings a month or so they are a bugger to pull out. A well established tree is damn difficult to kill.

But I get so much satisfaction when the bugger finally rolls over and dies.

Allen

Alchris

Thanks Desert Dave. We don't get the chinooks that Calgary does as we are too far from the mountains. But over the last few years the jet stream has been getting farther north for most of the winter. Now instead of -30 C for 3 to 4 weeks after xmas with 1-2' of snow cover, we get -30 on 1 or 2 days ...

Alchris

We have the odd day as warm as 31 C here but seldom more than 1 or 2 per year. As a kid when I was in Peace River the temperature would frequently exceed 90 F in the summer when a westerly breeze would seal the heat in the valley. When the local forests were knocked down to accomodate farming in the...

Alchris

Good news. My China Boy and China Girl Holly survived last winter without one loss despite no snow cover, -30 C and lots of freezing and thawing.

Now I just have to wait on some of my other plants to see if they survived.

Allen

Alchris

I've done some internet research on Rhodos and found a couple of Rhodo varieties that may be tall, hardy and evergreen. I am looking to replace a suckering lilac in the back yard that my wife loves. Has anyone had any experience with the following; R. maximum or R. maximum roseum---Supposed to be Zo...

Alchris

I germinated it from seed this year. It is still at the 1 leaf stage about 3" tall. 2 of the 6 seeds that I got from England germinated with one seed not surviving the move to a pot. I've got 18 more seeds coming from England. I can spare some if you want them. I've learned a lot since from the...

Alchris

Hi Donny; I've ordered my Bamboo from 'www.theplantfarm.ca' on Salt Spring Island, BC. The company was recommended by someone else on the forum. The 2 gallon size of Umbrella bamboo is $25. plus shipping of about $30. Shipping to you will cost more but check it out. Hi Ryan; I haven't tried Rhodos m...

Alchris

This year I am going to finish the rough landscaping in my back yard and start serious planting there and finish planting in the front and side yards. I will be potting the T fortunei and putting them and the Washingtonias around the new pond. The sabal minor will also be potted and put in front of ...

Alchris

Hi Donny; I do not use fertilizer when germinating seeds. I believe that there are sufficient nutrients in the seed and the peat moss/potting soil. I also believe that adding fertilizer may damage the young roots as they emerge from the seed. I don't know what others experience with this has been bu...

Alchris

I tried some azaleas when we were living in Grande Prairie (Zone 2) and despite keeping them alive with mulching I could never get them to increase in size or flower.

Allen

Alchris

Very nice Site. Too bad they don't have annual pictures of the Sabal Minor or Sabal louisiana on the web site.

Allen

Alchris

Thanks. I have emailed for a catalogue. I may have to do more research if yours did not survive -4F.

Allen

Alchris

This cacti is supposed to be hardy to zone 4. It is a pencil thin bush variety that is supposed to grow to 2' tall. Has anyone had any experience with it? I can get some cuttings/plants from 'Bob Smoleys' which are not that cheap after the phyto cert. and shipping. Anyone know how reputable Bob Smol...

Alchris

Has anyone grown Yucca flacida garland gold? It is supposed to be hardy to Zone 4a/5 depending on the website. It is about as hardy as Y. baccata from what I can tell but is trunkless and grows to about 3' x3'. I can get plants from Lazy S'S in Virginia. Has anyone had any dealings with this nursery...

Alchris

Desert Zone had some suggestions for me under the subject Cactus Garden Work. The Cylindropuntia kleiniae, Escobaria missouriensis and the Echinocactus texensis impressed me but I have no idea where to buy them. I'm going to check with The Devonian gardens who grow some unusual plants in Edmonton. T...

Alchris

Hi Knnn; I found an Eastern Red Cedar that is found in Kansas. It is Juniperus virginiana and should propagate easily by cuttings, on branch rooting or layering. Check 'www.gpnc.org/eastern.htm' to see if your cedar is the same tree. Each of the 3 methods has it's advantages. They should be started ...

Alchris

Cedars are a varied bunch. The cedars that I usually see in western Canada are actually an arborvitae(sp). The western Red Cedar that is on the moist areas of the Pacific North West is a Thuja. The Eastern Red Cedar that is found along the US east coast between New Jersey through North Carolina (mor...

Alchris

That is definitely a spruce seed. I can't tell if the seed part is rounded rather than shrivelled. If you can seperate the seed from the wing with a gentle scrape of your finger nail and it is rounded it should be healthy.

Allen

Alchris

Have patience with the picture. I wanted it big enough for you to identify the seeds and went overboard. The actual seed and 'wing' are about 1/4 inch long.

Allen

Alchris

This is from a bright green spruce in my yard hardy in Zone 3. I can't tell the variety or its height at maturity.

Allen

Alchris

Donny; What you have there is a piece of the seed cone instead of the seed. I will be posting a scan of the seed from one of my spruces in the photos. One part of the scan will have a seed with 'wing' attached. The other part will be the seed seperate from the 'wing'. If you can get more cones from ...

Alchris

I have some extra seedlings that I germinated recently from seed that is supposed to be from England Zone 8.

Are you interested?

Allen

Alchris

I just started growing palms. It sounds like I got lucky. The only suggestions that my supplier had in addition to what you are doing were as follows: Dip the seeds in bleach when you first get them to kill/control the mold. Or bring water to boil and then let it cool slightly to 80 C (about 175 F) ...

Alchris

You both are lucky. After the near record snow fall on March 9th and the record snowfall on March 18th I still have about 2 feet of snow in my cacti bed. I can't find much for hardy cacti here beyond Opuntias. Do you have any suggestions for a zone 4 or 5 cactus that would grow to 2 feet tall at mat...

Alchris

Beautiful. Much larger than mine. How long have you had it?

Allen

Alchris

I built a cacti bed almost 3 years ago. I did most of the construction as per the website with the following exceptions: The soil bed is a loam with a slight clay content and heavily compacted. It is covered with landscape cloth to keep weeds down. The gravel layer is about 2 " thick and of sim...

Alchris

I will have several of both for shipping when Spring arrives in Alberta. The Washingtonia filifera were germinated in Jan/06 from seed that I was told was from Southern England Zone 8. The Jacaranda, whose flowers should be lilac blue, is rated Zone 8 and was germinated from Georgia seed in Jan/06. ...

Alchris

I am looking for one or 2 live sabal plants, seedling size or older, from a source in Canada. I would prefer smaller plants as I want them shipped with pot intact as to not disturb the roots. (I will pay the shipping)

I will have Washingtonia filifera seedlings to trade.

Allen

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