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This is a follow-up to my end-of-winter post on my Oregon coast palms:
http://www.palmsnorth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5574
In brief, I am starting a palm (etc.) garden at my parent's cabin on the northern Oregon coast, where I hope to live some decade. It is on a south-facing hillside about a kilometre from the Pacific ocean, and up about 300 meters above sea level. I was recently moved to the northern most tip of USDA zone 9, which led me to take foolish risks. 😳
I was out there last week to check on the plants and to move potted tender plants inside. Per my plan, I do no winter protection at all. None. Zilch. No mulch, fungicide, cover etc. I want to limit the garden to plants that do not need any special care.
First photo, the view from the driveway, with a fire going (it was chilly, but above freezing); some potted plants visible along retaining wall (the lot is very steep):
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Posted : 24/10/2014 6:43 pm
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Detail of bed in front of cabin. Retaining wall on left, Hydrangea that is years old on right. In back is Chameadorea radicalis. Figured it would be a goner after the lows of ~15 oF in December, 2013, with no protection, but it was not fully defoliated, recovered, and even flowered over summer! 😯
In foreground as Sabal minor I started from seed and of course they were unfazed. Two largish Sago palms (Cycas revoluta) were dead, dead, dead at end of winter.
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Posted : 24/10/2014 6:46 pm
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In the foreground is a new cycad, Dioon edule I planted in May to replace one of the dead sagos. Hope it performs better.
Here is a closer look at the Chameadorea radicalis that recovered:
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Posted : 24/10/2014 6:48 pm
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This photo shows a planting bed I'm making in the front, on a steep bank. Right/upper is the street. Left/lower is the gravel driveway. The very steep bank in between faces south and gets winter sun; it is very well drained (and presumably of water-soluble nutrients). In the foreground are some small palms: thew two waggies, then Trithrinax brasiliensis (plants May 2014), then the Nikau palm. Rest are various fun plants from Cistus nursery. And assorted weeds.
😆
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Posted : 24/10/2014 6:56 pm
Very cool, will be anxious to see how they all progress in time.
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Posted : 27/10/2014 3:18 pm
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I was most astonished by the recovery of the Nikau or "shaving brush palm." When I first saw it in May, I assumed it was dead. Then, I saw some green, so I didn't pull it out. It grew some while I was there into June. I was gone until October and amazed at how much it had grown in one summer, starting from nothing:
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Posted : 27/10/2014 4:07 pm
Thanks for the report. Will be looking forward to see how it progresses.
That must be one cool place to stay. 8)
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Posted : 28/10/2014 1:03 am
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Cool is right. I hate Oklahoma Summer heat; there in Manzanita, I heat the cabin in Summer. 😯
Posted : 28/10/2014 5:22 pm
Interesting assortment of palms. Cant wait to see what happens with em.
Posted : 05/11/2014 10:12 pm
Erik how very cool that the Nikau and Chamaedorea made it...
Probably made you a betting man 😆
The two waggies and Trithrinax are gorgeous, obviously love it there.
Sad that the Sagos died, but Sabals are among your favorite anyway.
My 2 sagos, that go inside in winter, always suffer in summer unless they get huge amounts of water.
Sorry I don't recall, but is the CIDP dead?
Barb
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Posted : 06/11/2014 3:44 pm
Most impressed with the the Nikau survival 😀 Not trying any Butias? The Sago Palms are good to -5C then its downhill all the way without protection 🙁
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Posted : 06/11/2014 7:16 pm
Man Erik, great spot there and a very interesting climate... Oh the possibilities!
Posted : 06/11/2014 7:25 pm
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Andy,
Yes, I'm astonished by the Nikau survival and recovery!
might try a Butia in 2015. I tend to think of them as wanting more heat (hey, what palm doesn't!). I figure any palms you see growing along the English coast should work. Other suggestions?
Paul,
what are your possibilities? I can get a good assortment of plants at Cistus, also in Oregon.
--Erik
Posted : 07/11/2014 6:10 pm
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Barb,
I hadn't posted on CIDP as sad. Yes, dead. It had some green in May so I hoped it would recover but it didn't.
The Trithrinax is my first. I made it through that cold winter quite well, and recovered nicely over the Summer. 😀
--Erik
Posted : 07/11/2014 6:12 pm
I would've guessed CIDP making it over the Trithrinax, but hey you proved otherwise.
The Waggies will be nothing short of stunning this time next year.
Barb
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Posted : 07/11/2014 6:35 pm
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