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I was driving by an excavating and landscape company today when I noticed what looks like a Palmetto palm planted in their front yard. Must have been about fifteen feet tall. Just had Christmas lights around it. I sure hope they plan on more winter protection. 🙂 I wish I could get a picture of it.
Regards,
Jay
Posted : 14/12/2007 2:42 am
Jay where is it in town I would like to see it.That would be a shame if they don`t know what they have and not protect it.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 14/12/2007 3:33 am
Ya, especially at this point where you've had some damaging freezes there.
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 14/12/2007 4:12 am
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John, It's on Sexsmith rd. I think just before campion rd. I didn't get a good look because I was in my work truck and couldn't stop. Snap a pic if you can. 🙂
Regards,
Jay
Posted : 14/12/2007 10:16 am
Wow! If it only had been protected in time... I assume that the plam experienced Kelowna's -16.5c freeze on the 2nd. Plus the 96+ hours that Kelowna was below freezing that week... Unfortunately, that would be more then enough to kill an unestablished palmetto (and probably even an established one...)
Paul
Posted : 14/12/2007 12:04 pm
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Wow! If it only had been protected in time...
Well, I can't say it wasn't protected. I just happened to see it yesterday in the daytime when it was 2*C. Maybe they have protected it on the coldest temps? Not sure. We'll see this Spring. 😀
Regards,
Jay
Posted : 14/12/2007 7:52 pm
Did anyone get a pic of it?
I'll be in Kelowna end of next week...but anyone earlier?
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 14/12/2007 8:00 pm
Sorry guys and gals the only thing this palm has for roots are cement shoes. It looks real from 50 ft away. I talked to the guy and he says he bought it from China $3800.00. I told him about real palms like Needles ,Trachy`s ,Sabals and gave him palmsnorth.com web site. The thing I found strange is that the replica is a cross between a Palmetto trunk and Trachy fronds.
John
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Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 15/12/2007 3:31 pm
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Ha ha ha. I was duped by a fake palm. 😀 I was driving and just got a glance at it. Looks neat anyway but $3800 seems a little pricey to me for a fake palm. 🙂
Regards,
Jay
Posted : 15/12/2007 4:00 pm
🙁 It doesn't look nice-it is toomany fake 😆 ! And why it has protection with Christmas lights~I don't understand!
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Posted : 15/12/2007 5:01 pm
Ahhh...the ever so rare Sabal fortunei plastica. I got a seedling off of ebay not long ago. Darn thing grows like concrete!!!!
Not the pot I was expecting........
Posted : 15/12/2007 6:32 pm
If he paid $3800.00 for it from China, the shipping was probably $3,000 of the cost.
But it did get attention.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Posted : 15/12/2007 7:18 pm
Darn...was hoping it was possible 😆 😆
Jay, you weren't duped...just wishful thinking on your part.
Thanks for racing over there, John.
Barb
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If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.
Posted : 16/12/2007 9:20 pm
I don't really like fake palms but that one looks really good, but not $3800.00 worth.
😐
Thanks
Phil
Posted : 17/12/2007 9:25 pm
Driving past it it must have looked very real. I saw a fake medjool date palm it looked sooooo real they guy said it was made by a company called fuax palms or something like that he paid $15,500 for a 20ft er
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Posted : 17/12/2007 9:35 pm
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