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Hi all,

Can I ask how this beauty looks like now? According to my Hardy Succulents handbook, this Opuntia violacea var. santa-rita should be hardy to zone 6, with pads turning purplish in the winter... So exotic!!!!
Rob

This is sheer beauty, great job!
Rob

Thanks a lot for the inputs!!!! This is awesome! Any seeds available for sale?

Rob

Hi Bill, Yes, it is an Albizia in teh background. (the horticultural story is that one plant has been left in the garden by a forest inspector. He even forgot about it until a couple of years later, when the new tree started to bloom; it is very subtropical and fragrant even.) Albizia has proven to ...

Thanks, Barb, so August it is. (I used to buy pomegranates of Kazakh origin, from the ex Soviet Union. They were much smaller than the good Arab stuff from Lebanon, but imagine th feeling.... So, most of Kazakhstan is viciously cold and only a small part in teh south is relatively mild. Summers are ...

Thanks, Barb!!!!

Let us hope this is not only the El Nino (or La Nina?!?) effect...

Paul, you have a great comment in your signature panel

Hi all, Anyone having experience with Eucalyptus niphophylla? I read abotu it in France where they sucecessfully grew it in the Massife Central region (closer to z7 than z6 I guess). The picture showed a nice gnarly trunk and very narrow leaves... I would go crazy if any would survive in Ontario.......

Hi all, Thanks for having vewed the pics. They were taken 2 years ago, in July. Unfortunately I can not identify the palm in the background, but I know that currently Jubea is not part of the experiments. As for palms, it is mainly Trachycarpus fortunei and wagneriana, which forms bulk of the planti...

Thank you guys for your nice words! Special thanks for the adresses!!!! People think I am crazy due to my love for palms, Magnolias (grandiflora + viginiana) and crepe myrtles! They are soooo tropical to people that they can not belive that there are varieties well worth to try.... I guess I have to...

A beauty, no question about it! Imagine planting some mediterranean plants around the Chamerops (Lavandula, Santolina, Elscholtzia, Thymus, Opuntia) from which it would grow out! Just like Italy....

Thanks for the pics on the coverage, I'll follow them when having mines...
Take care,
Robert

Wow, mnpalms, this is a morale booster!! Thanks for the pics.
Robert

Hi all, I thought I'd share with you some of the pics I made in Budapest, Hungary. Its latitude is 47 degrees North, and is under the influence of the continental (40%), maritime (40%) and Mediterranean (20%) climates. The average minimum temperature is - 16 C degrees, about zone 7a. This is the cla...

I am trying to find his picks... It would be great to see them. THis palm would be one of my absolute favourites; it is so elegent with is multitrunk appearance. I think there is a blue leaved variety, which might be a bit more winter hardy.. Thanks for your post; it made me go further than I orgina...

Hi all, I went to Sochi when being a kid - and when I could travel only to the "friendly socialist" countries :-). As far as I remember, I almost suffocated, it was so hot and humid in the summer. The town was full of Albizias, Cedrus deodaras and Trachycarpuses. Not far from Sochi, along ...

Hi snyder66! Live oak is a wonderful tree. You plant it to your grandchildren, though. I have some information on grwoing it under 6b/7a conditions, in Hungary. Hungary is at least 30% drier that East US, which gives an additional stress to the non-native trees. What I noted is that Quercus virginia...

Hi Barrie,

Good for you! It is such a pretty tree.... Does it get to actual fruit bearing, too?

Take care,
Robert

Hi guys, In Europe, Chamaerops normally grows along the Mediterranean coastline, mainly in Spain, South France and Italy. However, one can frequently see them even in Madrid! Madrid, being in the heart of Spain, is in the mountains, with pretty cold winters! But remember, the climate is dry and I th...

Hi all, My name is Robert and have recently moved to Oakville, ON, Canada to a house with a garden - finally! Although I have worked in the field of accountancy during most of my professional life, I have a Masters in Horticulture from Hungary, with a major in ornamental plants. My thesis was actual...