It warmed my heart that the listing realtor thought the "palm garden" was a selling feature
(her photos here: http://www.tulsarealtors.com/Pictures.aspx?MLSNUM=1117447)
and is hosting an open house for other realtors on Thursday with a tropical beach theme.
Marketing message: vacation in the country! 😀
😥
--Erik

Erik sorry to hear about selling your ranch? Where is your next place to call home Belize? The tropical Tulsa pictures were a great selling point. I hope it`s not on the market to long for you.

John

John,
thanks. No, not Belize for another couple of decades, the way our retirement portfolios are doing.
With the recent heat here, moving back to Oregon seems very appealing in the meantime. 😆
Next few years will be in Tulsa, the city. Seeing the amazing things our John Lodes does in a small but urban-heat zone garden was stunning. More zone pushing for me--zone 8 to the north, here we come! --Erik

Nice place 8) If I was moving there I would buy it. 😀

Thanks!
Check out OK. You might like it here. Sort of splits the difference between climates in Idaho and Arizona.
Politics to the right of both, though....

At least you might get some more favourable microclimates in the city!

Good luck on your move. I'd dig up your plants.....the next buyer will likely not appreciate them and/or remove them.

Thats too bad Eric. Personaly giving up that much land would be liek a punch in the face, but then again, Oregon is just amazing. A totaly different climate to try to push the boundries 😈

IF your up there Eric, check out the Bullock Brothers homestead on orca island ( I think thats where it is), youd be amazed at what they do!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW7LcNAYBWg

I got a feeling youll be inspired 😀

I would dig up anything that is easy to move ( like those Chamedorea LOL think of how much theyd like it iin Oregon!!! ) Mabey even some Bamboo.... Im sure theres a few plants that are a bit favoured then others....

Keep up posted ERic, change is what you make it, seems like your taking it really good 😀

Thanks!
Check out OK. You might like it here. Sort of splits the difference between climates in Idaho and Arizona.
Politics to the right of both, though....

I have offten thought that Ok may not be to bad of a place to live. 😀

Sorry to hear you're giving up the ranch...

Best of luck with the move.

What is this madness? 😯 That is a nice spread. And it has tropical plants. Hell, I am surprised you did not put up some Eucs. Do you have to leave?

Anyway, I would dig up what you can. Obviously, the larger the palm, the tougher to get out. I dug my first three Trachys up. But I only had to move them 5 miles. Still took a toll, although they all recovered. Transporting them across the country might be risky too. And as they are mentioned in your ad, legal ramifications might come into play.

On the bright side, you can grow a lot more in Oregon including some decent citrus. I was married in Oregon, so I have a connection.

Good luck with the sale.

We're broke, financially and physically. We'll be living in an apartment for the next year or two. So, anything dug up will live in a pot for at least a year.

Staying in the ground for sure:
Trachycarpus. They came through winter surprisingly well, and are not expensive to replace.
Needles. Ditto.
Chammie: four years in ground; should make it with defoliation most years.
Butia (avatar): ditto.
Sabal "Louisiana": planted from a 30-gallon trash can and so impossible to dig up; should make it with defoliation most years.
New, large Butia: basically an annual....
Sabal mexicana: a rarity around here and sure to die.

Coming to the apartment for sure:
potted palms, like the triangles and bottles and washies. At least the filifera. I don't like W's robusta, but that will be up to her.

Harder calls:
Well-rooted in C. radicalis (Jesse's faves!)--I'll try to dig them up. Out of three, surely at least one will survive.
CIDP: would definitely die here, but those petioles don't seem apartment-friendly.
C. h. cerifera: pretty, hardy only with protection, but replaceable
Coontie palms: pretty, hardy only with protection, but replaceable. If I'm going to live in an apartment anyway, I can go crazy with tender cycads, right?
Yucca: definitely hardy here, so might as well leave something the new owner can enjoy, right?
😥

Eric

I think a 30g S.Louisiana would look good in your new bathroom... 😀 😯

Good luck selling-nicer place than you let let on 8)

IF your able to get down a foot and a half, the Radicalis should come right up. They arent to large. ITll be easier then trying to move lots of the other stuff IMO.

Look on the bright side, you only have to worry about drought 60 90 days a year!!!