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banana joe

I've been on a couple of cruises. One in 1996 we went to the western Carribean and I scooped all sorts of palm seed. Every time we are in Hawaii I load up my pockets. Have fun, but don't get caught. Joe

banana joe

Definately looks like Robusta to me. I saw a bunch of crated ones at Costco last week. They were asking $240 for them. I thought that was a bit pricey for Robusta since they are hardy here. I have a a good size one in the ground for a couple of years now and it's oing well. However over the past 20 ...

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Very nice! You got a really good deal. Cheers, Joe

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Wes, You got a good deal, that's a nice looking R.hystrix. You'd pay mega bucks for one that size at Casino. That palm should do well at your place. I really don't think they are as slow as some folks claim. I can see my Needle palm growing. It is opening fronds now. Cheers, Joe

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Wes, Believe it or not my D.antarctica grows in full hot sun when it comes blasting in. I planted my tree fern in a sheltered L-cove close to my house over 12 years ago. The sun doesn't seem to faze it as long as you give it plenty of irrigation. My largest fern has over 4'ft of trunk and I do have ...

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WEs, I did get mine from Casino and it was a 7 gallon size. It was May 2004 I planted I believe or 2003. It has grown a fair bit especially in the sucker department. It has fired out lots of nice suckers. I'll have to to take a pic. for you guys. There may be a pic. of it on the Palms of B.C. site. ...

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The very first Needles I ever germinated approx. 15 years ago were in my greenhouse with no bottom heat. The next big batch I did 3 years ago I used my hdeat beds in the greenhouse and they germinated quicker. I have also germinated them in zip lock baggies which also worked fine. They can be very s...

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Wes, I have a couple of Needle palms in the ground and many minors. My largest minor is more of the blue form and it flowers like mad. My bigger Needle palm has lots of nice off shoots and a fairly fat trunk. I have another I planted in 1993 that I grew from seed. I have a wack load of R.hystrix see...

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The first two pics. are of Sabal palmetto planted 9 years ago. The bottom pic. is a Sabal species growing at Grace Point near our main town. It was also planted about the same time. There is a very nice mature S.minor in the above garden near the S.palmetto. Cheers, Joe

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Sorry Aaron, When I recieved a bag load of S.birmingham seed a few years back I grew it all. I haven't had any more of it since. I sold quite a few of the seedlings and planted a bunch in my garden. I got the seed from a guy in Georgia. Cheers, Joe

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John, We do get snow, but it definately doesn't last long. There are Winters where we don't see snow on areas of this island. The snow you see in those pics. was the total for last winter. It only lasted hours thenis rained. I went out and took those pics. before it was all gone. Cheers, Joe

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John, We do get snow, but it definately doesn't last long. There are Winters where we don't see snow on areas of this island. The snow you see in those pics. was the total for last winter. It only lasted hours thenis rained. I went out and took those pics. before it was all gone. Cheers, Joe

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The fourth pic. is a C.australis approx. 13'ft tall. I planted that one 10 years ago as a seedling. Cheers, Joe

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Wes, I got my Brahea armata through a friend. He is a palm inporter that only sells privately. Drop me an e-mail and I'll forward you his price list. He has way better prices than any nursery. Cheers, Joe

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Jay, Check your e-mails. I just sent you a bag load of pics. Feel free to post them. Cheers, Joe

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This morning I moved two large palms for a customer. It took 4 hours from start to finish. I hired a crane truck and we used an excavator to help with the job. The largest palm weighed 1,700 lbs. and the smaller one 1,100 lbs. They look great at the new location where I planted them. I have tons of ...

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In July 1966 our island recorded a max. temp. of 38 C. or 100.1 F. Joe

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This morning at 8:30 am the courier truck arrived with my Brahea armata. I've been waiting for quite some time for this palm to arrive. It is a large feild grown bagged specimen. It is approx. 7'ft tall and weighed 200lbs or so. I prepared the planting hole weeks ago. I pulled it right off the truck...

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I have quite a few different species of Sabals in my garden as well. Most I grew from seed that were collected from palms that have experienced very cold minimum temps. I have many Sabal minors my largest has the bluer type fronds and many flower spikes. I also have many regular green form. Lots of ...

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Good luck with them. Cheers, Joe

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I'm shipping out the last of the bare root T.fortunei seedlings before the rest get potted up. I do ship to U.S.A as well. Anyone interested just drop me an e-mail. I will have pleanty more next season. bananajoe@saltspring.com

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Psalm 92:12 Cheers, Joe

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Drop me an e-mail Brah and I'll see what I can do. bananajoe@saltspring.com

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John, Those palms are extremely happy where they are growing and when ever I get hired to do a job like this I have to ask why on earth would someone want it removed. They are giving the two palms away for free! That's even more insane. The transpanting job will cost the guy several hundred bucks, b...

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I went to check out that palm this morning. It has 18'ft of trunk and the other beside it has 7'ft of trunk. I will transplant them in 3 weeks from today. I will use and excavator and a flat deck crane truck to transport the largest one. They will look good in the new area where they will be planted...

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Those palms are growing in very good soil and they proabably have been regularly top dressed each year and given good amounts of fert. I knew the gal that lived there and she probably used Miracle Grow or 20-20-20 . Cheers, Joe

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I have germinated thousands of seeds over the years. YOu name the species and I probably have propagated it. R.hystrix can take up to two years to germinate sometimes. With all palm seeds be patient. I use Pro-Mix HP It consists of a peat base with tons of perlite. I use this for germinating just ab...

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A good friend of mine planted that big palm 25 years ago and added the other years later. I have to move both of them. My friend sold the house and the new home owners don't like palms. Personally I think they are crazy! It will be a big job to move those two palms, not to mention big bucks! I'm goi...

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Just drop me an e-mail when you want those seedlings and I'll drop them in the mail. I've been shipping hoards of them over the past month. Most have gone to the U.S. bananajoe@saltspring.com

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I did send you a pic. of the palms I am going to move, but your e-mail does not work. Drop me an e-mail with your correct e-mail address and I'll send you a pic. bananajoe@saltspring.com

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I was approached today by a local realestate agent that wants to hire me to move two big palms. He just sold the house and the new owners aren't into palms. There is a 20'ft T.fortunei and a 8'ft. T.fortunei that have to go. I will transplant them in front of Realestate agent's house. I know the org...

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It was approx. 1990 or just before I transplanted a huge clump of mature Y.recurvifolia. There must have been a dozen trunked specimens in the group. They were growing in a front garden in White Rock and the new owners hated them. A friend and I drove down there with our truck and dug around the roo...

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Jay, I have been planting palms for 20 years now and by far the Vesuvius Pub Palm was the tallest I've been hired to transplant. The most I planted at a single location was 14 at the Sea Breeze Inn here on SSI approx. 5 years ago. They ranged from 15 gallon size to crated specimens I had to install ...

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I just transplanted a fairly large C. humilis at Grace Point today. It took three of us to do the job. My friend planted it 9 years ago as a small 1 gallon and now it is approx. 6'ft tall. WE moved it closer to the entrance of Grace Point in town where it has more room to grow. That was one very pri...

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The days are warmer and the clear evenings above freezing now. This past Winter season we have not had a hard freeze here in the Southern Gulf Islands. My coldest minimum temp. for this past winter was -1.9 C. ( 28.6 F.) My last minimum temp. of 0 C. (32 F.) or lower was on Feb.25 when the temp. dro...

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Over the years I've heard nothing but bad things about that company. I've heard of so many folks getting ripped of from that company. I would shop elsewhere. Joe

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I just clicked on this Forum and I notice the current temps. for Victoria at the top of this Forum say 4 C. well here it is 6.8 C. Something not right, usually we are pretty darn close. What's up? Where does that forcast come from? Just curious. Joe

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Fraser's just down the road from my place has lots of hardy cactus last time I was there. They also ship as well. You should check out their web site. Richard carries lots of cool & Rare plant species. Cheers, Joe

banana joe

Fraser's just down the road from my place has lots of hardy cactus last time I was there. They also ship as well. You should check out their web site. Richard carries lots of cool & Rare plant species. Cheers, Joe

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I'll have a Pina colada please. Cheers, Joe

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