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TimMAz6

Hey Aaron,

the only 'upright' cactus I see to the left is this cactus......but it's not an upright. It's a miniature form of O. humifusa. It has tiny pads. Cool little plant. Is this the cactus? It will lay flat in winter.

TimMAz6

Hi Aaron, I'm not sure what the ID is. I posted photos of it several times over the years and I have a list of confirmed ID's! LOL It's a shy bloomer but It does bloom.....it probably took 4 or 5 years to bloom for me. I'm sure a cactus expert could ID it with a photo of the flower. I can trade a pa...

TimMAz6

Thanks Jack,

for the others.......here's the google maps image.....gotta love street view in google maps!

Great specimen!! Georgetown, Washington, DC

TimMAz6

Hi Jack,

that 20 foot'er in Georgetown must be a great sight. It would be nice to know if that 20' specimen has any brown branches since once it's brown, the areas will never turn green again..........one can tell if there has been a historic freeze in the area!

TimMAz6

Hi Paul, that first 'humifusa' photo you posted with spines sure looks like it has some polyacantha genes in it?? Some of these cactus are hard to ID. Some Macrorhizas seem to look like humifusa too. Duncan, your spineless cactus is a beauty......I can't get any of those types to survive here in Mas...

TimMAz6

Hi Igor,

those protection methods should work, thanks.

Serj,

the monkey puzzle tree in my garden was seed germinated by in 2000. It's 10-years old now.......very slow growers.

TimMAz6

Hi Jack,

thanks for the input with mulching the monkey puzzles. I have another monkey puzzle I grew from seed but it's in a container. I'll plant it out next season.....this container grown one appears more 'healthy' than the one outside. Perhaps these trees will get hardier with size/age??

TimMAz6

Hi Serj,

Very nice A. araucana!! I wish someday mine will look that healthy! I've heard there is a form of A. araucana which is more hardy. I beleive this 'hardy' form is native to the colder regions in South America.

TimMAz6

Hi Serj,

yes your colder than me if your USDA zone 6a. I'm in USDA zone 6b. By the way, palms can't grow here, I protect them in a greenhouse too!

TimMAz6

Hi Serj, here's a few photos of the protection and monkey puzzle over the years. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/timmaz6/1205091032-1.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/timmaz6/DCAM0202.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/timmaz6/DCAM0559.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c...

TimMAz6

Hi Jack, what type of trunk damage did you get on your monkey puzzle when mulched heavily? How much mulch did you use? Hi Barb, Yucccs don't get much protection. I try to protect my Yucca rostratas from moisture not cold. I place a small 'roof' over the leaves to keep cold rain/snow out of the leave...

TimMAz6

Nice protection Serj!! Have you tried Araucaria araucana? This species looks similar but is the hardiest of all the Araucaria species. I also beleive your colder than my climate and my Araucaria araucana browns out on me every winter but keeps on living. I now protect it in a greenhouse during winte...

TimMAz6

Great Wollemi pine Barb!!!!! I got one outside in the ground too.......I need to protect it soon since we already dropped to 18F (-7.7C) without protection. I killed one a couple years ago........but I was surprised it didn't brown out immediately after a day time high of 12F. Photos taken yesterday...

TimMAz6

I'm sure you'll be blasted with cold any day now so ENJOY!!

TimMAz6

thanks for posting photos Igor! You have a great garden and conifer collection!!

TimMAz6

your palms look great.................just think in 6 more months you can start to get them outside again!

TimMAz6

great specimens!!!! I enjoy seeing your exotic garden. Your Ensette is HUGE!!......you must have broke your back. Your Sequoiadendron is great.....those grow so fast........expect 2'+ next season.

TimMAz6

great palms.....love that CIDP!

TimMAz6

cool video of the first snow! Your Trachy protection 'hut' is awesome!! Keep us posted on your plants.

TimMAz6

WOW, that's some great protection!! I see you planned for future growth too!

TimMAz6

That's a beauty. Too bad there's no roots! I hope it thrives for you and no rot sets in this winter. Keep us posted on its progress.

TimMAz6

Don't know of a good source but they do propagate very easy. Just cut off a stem and stick it into water and it will send out roots in a month. Aucubas don't like winter sun or they will burn. I had to move mine to the north side of my house and it does GREAT with no burn. It sounds crazy since the ...

TimMAz6

Ensette leaves still green here! Can't complain.

TimMAz6

Bill, get your butt outside buddy! I thought your greenhouse would be up already! I was just outside to protect my Yucca blooms from freezes but it's still breezy outside so I didn't protect them. The breeze my be our saving grace tonight.

TimMAz6

Welcome Igor......try some hardy Yuccas in your climate!!!

TimMAz6

great photos and landscape! Thanks for sharing.

TimMAz6

I'm not ready for winter!! I want summer to end in December! No snow here.......and hopefully not for another month!

TimMAz6

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude........that's a truely incredible sight for Massachusetts!!!!!!!!!!! And you told me you wanted a large Waggie just last Saturday.............BOY, it took you only one day to get that waggie and 100's of others!!!!!!

TimMAz6

T. principes are beauties!! I can't wait to see them in a couple years when they get large....it will be a tremendous sight!

TimMAz6

nice recovery for some of those Agaves!! I hope you have an easy winter so they get even larger.

TimMAz6

great looking Yucca! Love the blooms. Do you know the location where that type was collected? The leaves seem somewhat wide and the blooms remind me of having some harrimaniae traits too. Great form!!

TimMAz6

those rostratas sure look like they had some decent roots......good luck with them!

TimMAz6

very nice garden........great specimen plants. What's the narrow leaf Yucca with short leaves.........kinda reminds me of a short leaf Y. linearfolia???

TimMAz6

that would be the 'best' source for the seed, great job!

TimMAz6

Boy-o-boy those are some COLD temps.

TimMAz6

Hi Barb,

your 'rostrata' has a nice offset emerging........I'm sure that will take off on you! Good luck!

TimMAz6

any summer beats the 2009 summer we had last summer...........2009 was cloudy and cold, plants hated it around here. This summer was to opposite, lots of sun and warm. I wish every summer was like 2010.

TimMAz6

I've never experimented with Protea subvestita.........is it really that hardy?? That would be cool.

TimMAz6

Welcome Jordan..........please post photos of your Trachy!

TimMAz6

great plants Jim!!!!!!! I like to see your Trachy's regrow so nicely.

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