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I was at Cistus nursery this afternoon, just browsing.
They had a Sabal minor "OK collection" that made me both proud, and miffed. Why aren't these offered in Oklahoma! Most okies don't even know they have native palms. 😡
My prize was a Trithrinax brasiliensis. I'll plant it on the steep south-facing bank in Manzanita, by the waggies and shaving-brush palm. Heck, if the letter could survive the coldest winter lows in decades, this thing should be easy! 😆
I also got a Dioon edule cycad, to replace one of the Sagos that died from winter cold. 🙁
Yes, this hobby is a fetish!
Edit: picture links didn't work: I'll post pics below
Posted : 07/06/2014 12:56 am
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<a href=" https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14177319550" title="Sabal minor OK in pot by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src=" 
" width="425" height="640" alt="Sabal minor OK in pot"></a>
Posted : 07/06/2014 1:10 am
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No, not the W, just another phytophile friend:
<a href=" https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14177247159" title="Palms cat and friend by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src=" 
" width="640" height="543" alt="Palms cat and friend"></a>
Posted : 07/06/2014 1:11 am
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<a href=" https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14340792416" title="Fetish plant sign by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src=" 
" width="640" height="504" alt="Fetish plant sign"></a>
Posted : 07/06/2014 1:12 am
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Bonus pic. Portland is called the "rose city" for a reason:
<a href=" https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14362376012" title="Mt Hood beyond roses by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src=" 
" width="640" height="425" alt="Mt Hood beyond roses"></a>
Posted : 07/06/2014 1:13 am
Ha! The jokes on you this year! You could have stayed here in Oklahoma and experienced Ory-gun weather at home! It's rained almost every day lately. Can't complain about my water bill but it makes it hard to line-dry my clothes! Hope all is well and you have a good visit. Look like some neat specimens to add to your folks' collection. That last pic with the roses is beautiful. I need to do a yard update here with pics. Despite the awful winter everything lived but some things look rough.
Posted : 07/06/2014 12:11 pm
Sure, make us look up phytophile 😆 😆
Seems you had to leave OK to find OK palms... 😉
Barb
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Posted : 07/06/2014 5:08 pm
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Phytophile is a great word!
Anyway, who here has experience with Trithrinax brasielnsis? Dioon edule?
Posted : 07/06/2014 5:40 pm
