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I bought this Dracaena off the local buy and sell. The guy had to give it a new home as his garage only had 8ft ceilings. I measured it at 9ft plus. He said it is 5 years old. Not bad for $60.00. It now has a good home 8).
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John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 10/09/2011 12:05 am
What a monster!
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Posted : 10/09/2011 11:06 am
nice beauty!
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Posted : 11/09/2011 8:55 am
Isnt that a cordyline?
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Posted : 11/09/2011 10:23 am
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Jesse that`s what I thought.It looks very similar to a cordyline. The difference is the leaves are fatter and shorter and is much less cold hardy.
http://heliconiaparadise.com/Dracaena_loureiri.htm
http://www.habitas.org.uk/gardenflora/cordind.htm This cordyline is an almost exact copy of the Dracaena loureiri.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 11/09/2011 1:03 pm
I was trying to find pics of the trunks. That seems to be the only difference that I can tell (im no expert obviously). I cant find pics of Drecaena, close enough to see the trunk, but if you look up cordyline indivisa/australius, the trunks on yours, and the cordy pics are similar IMO.
Sry if im wrong, I just know that Drecaena/Cordyline always get mixed up in trade...
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Posted : 11/09/2011 1:08 pm
Beautiful plant 8)
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Posted : 11/09/2011 8:18 pm
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Jesse I hope your right. I should be able to leave it outside longer if it is. Thanks Aaron and Jim.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 13/09/2011 2:42 pm
For sure. ITs a damn sexy plant regardless. Good deal
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Posted : 13/09/2011 4:42 pm
