Barrie, that they'll branch so soon.
😆 😆 😆
Barb

Maybe, Barrie, maybe 😆 😆
Barb

Here is a nice one from Reno when I was down there the other week. 😀

Nice one! ... and it does get cold in Reno.

Cheers, Barrie.

That's a beauty, Aaron.
It likely gets some protection in winter from the brick wall.

Bring anything back? 😆
Barb

Barb, I don't think they need any winter protection in Reno. Reno is a zone 7 and there many large brevifolias in the open around that town. 😀 Barb, even here I don't give my larger ones any protection 😉 If it drops down below -25 C I might put a blanket over the crown for the night. 🙂
I did see a few I wanted to dig up and bring home, but there was to many people watching me like a hawk. I think I stood out like a sore thumb. A six and half foot tall guy taking pictures of everything odd is easy to spot. 😆

Of course, Aaron, I should've known that Reno was likely a zone 7.

A six and half foot tall guy taking pictures

Maybe they saw the shovel laying at your feet 😆 😆 😆

Thanks for posting that great pic.
Barb

Maybe they saw the shovel laying at your feet 😆 😆 😆

Barb

I bet you are right, I thought if I used the shovel as a crutch and limped no one would notice. 🙄 😆 😆

Ha ha, Aaron.

It really bugs me that many years ago I went to Reno (also Vegas) and all I did was hit the casinos.
Truly a waste of time/effort/money.

I could've been out there with MY little shovel. 🙄
Barb

😀 😀 😀
That cracks me up, I normaly do carry a shovel with me just incase someone gives me a freebee.

I should have went with you, I would have had more fun. Gambling and a little drink is ok, but I would have perferred to gone out and seen the local nurseries and gardens, but the co-workers I was with would not have gone for that. 😡

Yup, my friends are like that, too, Aaron.
Not a green thumb among 'em, and they couldn't care less about nurseries or plants.

Majority ruled on that trip.
Never again...
Barb

We have signs posted in public parks etc that announce "No removal of plant material without permission".

Cheers, Barrie.

Understandable in urban areas, Barrie.

But in rural areas of BC, it's common for folks to take their shovels out into Crown lands--especially on powerline rights-of-way--and help themselves to seedlings such as fir, spruce and cedar for landscaping use. Even Christmas tree seekers can obtain permits to mass-harvest for resale.

Benefits are two-fold: trees wouldn't be allowed to mature under powerlines and the real benefit for me was finding trees that were suitable for my elevation. I've never seen potted fir, spruce and cedar for sale at nurseries.

I know what you're getting at, though.
Yuccas from an ecologically-sensitive area like a desert would be different.

Barb

Aaron thanks for sharing that pic of a very mature Joshua tree. Reno and area and the Okanagan valley are very similar desert climates and plant zones. I would think they would be easy to naturalize here as well as Idaho . I will be focussing on Joshua`s and Y.rostratas for bullet proof yuccas to grow here. How old do you figure that Joshua is in the pic fro Reno Aaron?.

John

Here is a nice one from Reno when I was down there the other week. 😀

Awesome find Aaron. Maybe in 30 years mine will be that big. 😀