Yet another new addition........

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Wed May 01, 2013 6:40 pm

While not a indoor palm, just came today a Buta Eriospatha (wooly jelly palm) from Steve in Alabama.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed May 01, 2013 7:00 pm

Looks very well grown, Scott.
Steve has some very nice stuff.

I love Butias.

Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Fri May 17, 2013 12:33 pm

Latest from JM

Curly Palm, King Palm, large Pritchardia unknown species.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri May 17, 2013 1:35 pm

Holy cow, Scott, beauties!
I'm envious again.

Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Fri May 17, 2013 1:54 pm

Should get my order from Seabreeze nursery tomorrow..Then I should be good for the year.

bananieru · Post by **bananieru** » Sun May 26, 2013 1:44 pm

Adonidia

and these came with me from US in the spring:

Sabal Birgmingham and Sabal Minor

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun May 26, 2013 2:10 pm

Nice, Tavi!

Did you bring the Sabals over as "houseplants"?
No problem at the border?

Barb

bananieru · Post by **bananieru** » Sun May 26, 2013 4:48 pm

They did not ask. They were more interested in cigarettes and booze. Good to know next time if they ask; houseplants because who in the right mind would grow palms outside in Canada?
To be honest they grow so slow that they can be house plants for a long time.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun May 26, 2013 4:58 pm

who in the right mind would grow palms outside in Canada?
To be honest they grow so slow that they can be house plants for a long time.

Good point, Tavi.
Glad your guys are a bit more lenient.
Seems the BC border constabulary consistently frown upon "soil" coming in, whether in a houseplant or something that might actually survive outdoors here.

Yup, booze and cigs are a big issue here too.
If Canadian booze etc prices were as low as that in the US, there'd be no problem at all.
But because we pay 300% more for booze...

It'll be good to watch how those Sabals do at your place.
They're a good size and should grow well this summer for you.

Barb

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sun May 26, 2013 5:23 pm

I guess its a give and take we charge you 300% for the booze and you charge us 300% for the pot

..in all seriousness why are the booze so high. Even crown royal, canadian made and imported isnt very high but everything that goes over your way get an instant mark up.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun May 26, 2013 5:32 pm

We're TAXED up the yahoo...
and then TAXED on our yahoo.

you charge us 300% for the pot

Good one, Mike.

Barb

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon May 27, 2013 4:05 am

miketropic wrote:I guess its a give and take we charge you 300% for the booze and you charge us 300% for the pot ..in all seriousness why are the booze so high. Even crown royal, canadian made and imported isnt very high but everything that goes over your way get an instant mark up.

Tariffs.... canada got screwed on the tariffs... thanks mulroney..

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 27, 2013 11:22 am

Yup, blamed Mulroney for a lot of stuff, and it's all justified.

But BC gov't is really tax greedy.

Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:26 pm

Two new arrivals today. Licuala ramsayi and Red Sealing Wax Palm.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:03 pm

Very nice Scott.

Any hint of color on the Cyrtostachys?
Maybe a close-up of trunk?
Sometimes there's a hint of pink early on.

Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:39 pm

Yes there is Barb at the base. Pics I took are blurry though

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 08, 2013 2:16 pm

Great!

Will look forward to seeing it develop further, Scott.

Barb

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:23 pm

Scott I am just finding it hard to wrap my head around where your going to keep this stuff all winter..Id like to have a ramsayi myself but it would be another part time palm..really trying to stay away from that is I can help it but its so hard..

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Sun Jun 09, 2013 3:31 pm

Well....here is what I did to help ensure their survival. LARGE plastic base that holds water and rock to help create humidity, and grow pot with palm sits above it all on a plant stand inside the tray.

Pics....

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:19 pm

http://s305.photobucket.com/user/sashae ... lm%20Trees

Anyone keeping the Orange Crownshaft palm as a indoor palm??

Still trying to figure out how to transfer a PICTURE directly from photobucket to postings here.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:31 am

Sari Palm and Zebra Fishtail palm

I know both will be a challenge, but as long as I learn from it. Sari Palm is in high sided tray to always keep water in it since they are used to growing in/near streams n their natural habitat.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:28 am

Nice, Scott!!!!!
Leaves could probably use some misting.

It'll be good to watch 'em grow.
Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:17 pm

Hi Barb! I don't mist anymore. Have lost palms due to misting with fungus so provide humidity in other ways now.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:54 am

Yeah, airflow is critical to keep fungus at bay.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 12:54 pm

Just acquired today.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 6:30 pm

While a common palm it seems in tropical Florida, seems hard to come by via mail order but found a really good nursery in Florida called D'Asign Source Botanicals that does mail order much like Jungle Music does for less tropical specimens. After seeing a picture of one on a website knew I just had to have one. This 3' size was $25 plus shipping via UPS. 2nd pic is sitting next to a Mule Palm and two Takils.

wxman · Post by **wxman** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:00 pm

Scott,

How is the parajubaea??

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:02 pm

Still alive, outside where it gets a lot of heat and sun. Kind of languished for a while but now new spear starting to move. Phil at Jungle Music had some really nice ones on special a week or so ago...was tempted to snag one..just in case, but didn't.

PalmsNorth.com

Yet another new addition........

Parrot Palm/Syagrus schizophylla & Orange Crownshaft Pal

Pelagodoxa Henryana, possible varigation.

Ptychosperma schefferi