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(@wes-north-van)
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Thanks everyone.
I will post some more pics later.
I am working on improving the back yard and planting more palms in the front yard.
The back yard looks more like a jungle with palms everywhere.
I have to clean it up a bit.
The climate here is perfect for the trachycarpus species and not bad for jubaea, r. hystrix, s. minor, t. campestris, c. humilis, b. armata and c. radicalis.
These palms make up most of what I have however I am going to plant a butia eriospatha and washingtonia robusta this year. I will have to protect the washie.

Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a

 
Posted : 16/03/2011 10:25 pm
(@hilashes)
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Wes I'd love to plant a butia - where are you buying yours from?

~ palms on the Canadian west coast

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Posted : 16/03/2011 10:28 pm
(@wes-north-van)
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I grow mine from seed.
They grow quickly.
I bought my seed from Rarepalmseeds.com
I see on another discussion page that Marigold nurseries in Victoria has some good sized ones.
They are marginal here but they are hardier than capitata which has to be protected here.

Wes North Vancouver Zone 8b/9a
Keats Island BC Zone 8a
Palm Springs CA Zone 9b/10a

 
Posted : 16/03/2011 10:45 pm
(@hilashes)
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Capitata was the variety I picked, but if eriospatha is hardier then I'll take it! thanks for the info Wes.

~ palms on the Canadian west coast

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Posted : 16/03/2011 10:48 pm
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