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(@scottyon)
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Hey everyone.. Great weekend coming up here in S.Ontario. Over 70F!! Here are some of the new plants that will be going in the ground soon.

Two were bought back from Florida 3 weeks ago.

I'm really excited about this. These two crape myrtles I planted last year. They stayed in the palm hut all winter. Wasn't sure what would happen.. They have buds!!

Pond ready for fish..

Will new leaves come from these buds?? The Magnolia has defoliated a lot since unwrapping in March.


Sable looking shabby! Just kept in a leaf wrap this winter.

Thanks for looking and your imput!!

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Posted : 31/03/2010 5:13 pm
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Scotty- Turns out I'll be around all weekend. Just let me know when you'll be dropping by.

Those palms look great! Where did you get them?

Any idea how cold that Crape Myrtle got this winter? As for the MAgnolia, you really can't tell until the leaves start to form. If you really want to push your luck you can try bending the outer stems a little. If they've frozen back they'll snap quite easily (they'll snap anyway, so don't do this too hard). The traditional scratch test tends not to work for So. mag!

The Sabal looks pretty standard for a non-heated one in our climate. Mine froze back a little even with heat last winter... It looks better this spring...

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Posted : 31/03/2010 6:17 pm
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Cool Paul. How about Saturday around 11??

The crape myrtles were in the palm hut so never saw below freezing. I did pull on the stems and they didn't snap. Not too stiff as well.. Hope they turn out well.. Good to know about the Sable..

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Posted : 31/03/2010 7:02 pm
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By the way. The one larger Pindo is from Florida, the smaller one from SC. The med fan palm from Florida and the trachy from Niagara..

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Posted : 31/03/2010 7:04 pm
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Nice Scott,
Glad to see the palms you packed into your honda 😆 Looking good in Ontario!

Have you dug out your basjoos yet?

Bill

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Posted : 31/03/2010 10:12 pm
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I think the Basjoos are toast!! I'll dig them up this weekend. Thinking about puting my trachy in the ground. Might as well, it looks awful right now!

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Posted : 31/03/2010 10:32 pm
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Scott,
those are some nice palms. I'll enjoy following them over the summer.
Your crape myrtles especially impress me. I put three small (1 gal.) in the ground last May. They did great all summer. I gave them no protection other than mulch this winter, expecting moderate temps.
They have not shown any sign of breaking dormancy, unlike the Spirea next to them (also small plants bought from the same store at the same time). I doubt they died, but they may have to regrow from the below-ground portion. In short, good thing you took such good care of yours!
--Erik

 
Posted : 31/03/2010 10:33 pm
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Thanks Erik. Hope your's turn out well! Hopefully with the warm weather you should start to see something happening. I think mine have a head start since the palm hut didn't go below freezing and was usually around 45f. Everything in the palm hut looks amazing! Just like when I put it on! Honestly didn't even notice a change in my electric bill with the heater running. I am going to put that small pindo and med fan palm in that garden. Looking foward to your updated pics in the future!

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Posted : 31/03/2010 10:42 pm
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I bet you'll find your basjoos are alive and well with the protection you gave them. If there's a hole in the ground where
they where before you might have a problem. If you poke in there and there solid game on 😀

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Posted : 31/03/2010 10:57 pm
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Not solid! Went right threw! Gameover..

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Posted : 31/03/2010 11:01 pm
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Is that how your one Mag we were talking about looks too???

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Posted : 31/03/2010 11:03 pm
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No crape myrtle buds here yet either Eric! Natchez & Tuscarora are very much alive and well here. No die back on Natchez and very little on Tuscarora
here. Yours will surely pop before mine here, mine are all over 8 feet tall with fat trunks 5 feet high though. Die back at 5 feet is welcomed! Bring on more
flowers.

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Posted : 31/03/2010 11:04 pm
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Hey scotty,

I'm pretty sure your mag will recover. In the past mine (DD Blanchard) fully defoliated and then came back nicely. This is the first year that I didn't wrap them and they did much better with no defoliation. I'm hoping they will flower this year. What variety do you have?

Thanks
Phil

 
Posted : 17/04/2010 10:30 am
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As far as your Sabal goes....like Paul said,pretty typical coming out of winter-
hopefully this year you'll have the warmth for recovery.
Mine always seem to grow after a rain,so with that in mind
after the soil warms up...........

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Posted : 17/04/2010 10:44 am
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My Magnolia is a BBB. Hope it looks better soon!

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Posted : 17/04/2010 6:27 pm
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