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Here's a couple of late winter shots of some of my palms starting to push new growth.
Old reliable, Trachycarpus fortunei
One with fully circular leaflets.
New growth on Butia capitata
Emerging fronds on Phoenix canariensis
Finally, Chamaerops humilis
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 04/02/2009 4:42 pm
looks like spring has sprung there Barrie..I'm down in charleston sc now and i collected a few hundred jelly palm/trachy seeds..i'll be lookin for some advice when i head back this wkend..
PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On
Posted : 04/02/2009 6:49 pm
looks like spring has sprung there Barrie..I'm down in charleston sc now and i collected a few hundred jelly palm/trachy seeds..i'll be lookin for some advice when i head back this wkend..
PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On
Posted : 04/02/2009 6:55 pm
Barrie apparently somebody is a show off. Nice lookin' stuff this time of year. What is your average daily high and low this time of year?
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Posted : 04/02/2009 9:39 pm
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Barrie apparently somebody is a show off.
Somebody? ... Hey, the palms speak for themselves. Nothin' to do with me. 😆
"Average" temps are a bit misleading. We can get mild spells and then chilly periods during this transitional late winter phase.
PALMETTOMAN ... did you have time to hook up with Laaz (Todd) while in Charleston?
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 05/02/2009 2:36 am
They are looking good Barry.
I still have not taken the cover off of mine.
Allen
You don't have to be crazy to grow palms in Alberta..... But it helps
Posted : 05/02/2009 9:25 am
Barrie everything looking great as it should. That round leaf T.fortunei? seeding yet. Where did you get it from? Back to golfing weather for you guys on the coast.
John
Okanagan Palms and Tropicals
6b-7a
Posted : 05/02/2009 3:01 pm
Barrie..I did not hook up with Todd...I just popped down to escape hibernation.
Next time is May so I'll check him out...I plan on having a stab at citrus now that i have a a few greenhouse/coldhouses..
By the way, one of my coldhouse trachies got fried because the heat went out...the leaves have dried out at the mid portion on at least three quarters of the fronds...the leaves are foldedtigreen..the spear is intact..I'll post tomorrow..i need some good news.. its around 4 feet..
Palmettoman-Z6-Ajax, On
Posted : 07/02/2009 12:14 am
Hey PALMETTOMAN. Trachys will sprout without much heat at all, but the Butia need to be around 85 - 90F for best germination. You want to clean the orange flesh off before germinating.
Posted : 07/02/2009 9:31 am
Hey Laaz,
Thanks for the tip..the butia seeds i picked up look like miniature coconut's...the orange flesh is gone...do i break them open?
PS--Saw some nice lookin little citrus tree's in chastown...
PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On
Posted : 07/02/2009 9:29 pm
Hey Palmettoman. You can plant them as they are. Sometimes you will get germination from all three eyes. If you try to break them open you will probably destroy them.
Posted : 08/02/2009 4:22 pm
Thanks Laaz...I got about 100 so it should be fun..
PalmettomanZ6-Ajax, On
Posted : 08/02/2009 5:09 pm
Barrie, great pics, great specimens.
They simply shook off damage from December's weather. 😀
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Posted : 10/02/2009 12:11 am
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Barrie, great pics, great specimens.
They simply shook off damage from December's weather. 😀
Well Barb, they where not damaged. Had they been damaged, it would still be evident as not enough new growth has taken place so far. My Acacia trees are a different matter. 🙁
Cheers, Barrie.
Posted : 10/02/2009 1:42 pm
Barrie,
Your CIDP was outside ? 😯
I can understand the Trachy, Butia and Chamaerops surviving any damage, but the CIDP? ... wow!
Barb
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Posted : 10/02/2009 1:55 pm
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