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Here is an update on how my palms and yuccas are doing as of Nov 4th. The Butia eriospatha are a real surprise for me. They need very little care, bug resistant, and have amazingly fast growth. I`m planting one of these babies next spring.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/?saved=1
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
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Posted : 06/11/2011 6:28 pm
John - Nice Palms!
Paul
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Posted : 06/11/2011 6:45 pm
Great pics, John! The eriospatha should do well for you.
Have you ever considered trying S. minor "McCurtain" in your climate?
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Posted : 06/11/2011 7:00 pm
Fabulous pics and plants John.
What protection did the Sabal louisiana (planted 2010) receive last winter?
The Brahea armata are so very blue...gorgeous.
What is that you just bought yourself? a Daisylirion? A Cordyline?
Barb
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Posted : 06/11/2011 8:13 pm
Great photos and plants! I was at Bill's place a few weeks ago and this Butias were surprisingly healthy. They breezed through last winter (although protected).
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Posted : 06/11/2011 9:38 pm
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Thanks everyone. Barb I bought that Dracaena loueiri or Coryline indivisa off local buy and sell online. I can`t really make 100% ID on it though. http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6132092364/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6132092374/in/photostream
http://heliconiaparadise.com/Dracaena_loureiri.htm The Sabal louisianna were in the same palm huts as the Trachys.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
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Posted : 07/11/2011 12:19 am
That grows in Thailand? i.e. high humidity?
So a bathroom would be a great spot.
I swear Dracaenas and Cordylines are impossible to tell apart. 😐
Didn't Banana Joe have these growing outdoors year round?
Gorgeous, John.
Barb
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Posted : 07/11/2011 10:20 am
I've only grown Butia odorata (once known as B. capitata). How do you compare D. eriospatha to those?
Posted : 07/11/2011 6:13 pm
You have quite the collection there. Thanks for sharing. I have some sort to Butia that I grew from seed and it is quite fast. It is my first seed grown plant to start going pinate.
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Posted : 07/11/2011 6:35 pm
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Cam I would definetly try a S. minor "McCurtain" if I could find some at a decent size and price. Barb I believe that Coryline australis are what can grow in Victoria, and Salt Spring Island B.C. coast. If I had a bathroom with 16 ft ceilings and as big as a bedroom that`s where the Cordy/Dracaena would be! 😯 Erik Butia eriospatha is reportedly the cold hardiest pinate palm. The fronds are much softer than a Butia capitata and greener. http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/wooly_jelly_palm.htm
Jubea do you have any pics of your Butia? Thanks.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
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Posted : 07/11/2011 8:00 pm
Hey John -I checked out your pics on flickr and you have a nice selection of palms and yuccas . good job are you selling and do you have a website I might be interested in w. filifera/ -brahea armata and butia ero. I usually play with larger palms but I am a collector and like to deal in Canada
mike
Posted : 07/11/2011 9:07 pm
Wow, crazy amount of plants!! Where do you go with all them in the winter?
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Posted : 07/11/2011 9:38 pm
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Mike I don`t have a business website. I sell palm trees and bananas on the weekend during spring and summer. I have sign I put up on the road for advertising. I only have two of the Brahea armata, and four Butia eriospatha. I have a ton of pure W.filifera for sale if you are interested? Tim we have a double car garage which has never been used for cars. 😆
http://okanaganpalms.multiply.com/photos/album/2/Okanagan_Palms#photo=8
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
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Posted : 07/11/2011 10:05 pm
My Butia,
First pic is from May 2010. It is on the left. Second pic is from Aug of this year. I don't have any more recent pics of it.
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Posted : 08/11/2011 12:56 am
Ok John I will talk to you in the spring
thanks
mike
Posted : 08/11/2011 9:10 am
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