Growing palms and tropicals in cold climates
Growing palms and tropicals in cold climates
Ya, I'm pretty pleased with these. I think I'll put them in the ground come April with a cold frame around them.
Rob- If you're ever up K-town way, feel free to drop by!
Barb- I don't think he's planning a trip to the West Coast, sorry:( While we were talking he even mentioned that he was unimpressed with west coast nurseries in general, due to some unfortunate complications in getting plants shipped.
John- I think Queen palm is a little beyond the protection I am willing to give (so is Washingtonia robusta, though...). An interesting source though, thanks for that.
I didnt see tea plants on there, just flowering camellia... then again like you say, he has more in person.
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Hi Paul,
great looking palms!! I'll have my S. 'birmingham' in a green house......we'll see how it does. Mine only pushed up 1 and 3/4 new leaves......it's planted in one of my warmest spots too.
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I wished I go there as soon as I'll buy a ticket to Toronto...
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LOL!
From Almaty, a plane ticket to the south would cost much less. I can only dream of what you could find for sale 2,000 km towards the tropics....
--Erik
Erik, I'm a kind of the Canadian citizen who's having a property in Toronto, ON, as well as a bunch of relatives I'd love to see... Of course I can fly to Bangkok for less then 1000 bucks but unlikely if Sabal grows there . 😉
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Yes, no Sabal in Thailand but many other great plants I'm sure.
I've carried home smallish palms as carry on luggage, even since 9/11, but I have not tried doing that on international flights.
--Erik
Oh, no! Don't try bringing anything "green" to US or to Canada. Never mind Australia or NZ too! Those guys do their work perfectly! I usually wash out the plants roots and have no problems crossing the Kazakh border customs control. But I won't try bringing plants to Canada.
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