Very cool! They look great...some real trunk on them too. Thanks!
Duncan
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- Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:56 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: Yucca brevifolia
- Replies: 269
- Views: 751554
- Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:07 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: south central Idaho desert pics
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10150
- Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:53 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Is this palm good in zone 7?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3236
- Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:24 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Happy Holidays from Calgary!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3274
Re: Snow in JUNE?
I really have to give you guys credit for dealing with what is arguably one the the coldest climates of our country. John Hi John, Thanks, I hear ya-and, yes, WTF!!!? Calgary is a frustrating and fascinating weather beast. You're hard pressed to find comparable cold in the populated world-Moscow an...
- Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:20 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Happy Holidays from Calgary!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3274
- Sat Jun 06, 2009 8:37 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Happy Holidays from Calgary!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3274
Happy Holidays from Calgary!
These were taken around 8:30 this morning, after some of the overnight snow had melted! It's now a cold rain again at my place. Like I always say, I'm going to need a new climate for my hobby! :lol: My Trachy, Rostrata and Needle seem to be enjoying the chill! Now two nights of -2 Celsius frosts to ...
- Thu May 21, 2009 7:31 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: Yucca linearifolia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13923
- Wed May 13, 2009 1:32 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Finnish palms :)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 29442
- Wed May 06, 2009 9:20 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: My Spring Garden Pics
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10744
- Mon May 04, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: MN Palm's tropical garden, spring 2009
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7407
Hi mnpalms, Yeah, I was thinking of that guy in Utah as soon as you mentioned zone 4 Minn. Crazy! He's been on this forum too. I think you should definitely try a rostrata. I think you might be surprised with some minimal protection. It thrives in Denver. Although, your humidity might work against y...
- Mon May 04, 2009 8:57 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: MN Palm's tropical garden, spring 2009
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7407
Very cool MNpalms! You give hope to those of us in zone 4 Alberta! Check out this link: scroll half way down and check out arctictropical's zone 4 Utah yard. Maybe the protection methods would be helpful. http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/palms/msg0101223522623.html P.S. Agree with Allen, Big ...
- Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:21 pm
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Agaves pics update
- Replies: 42
- Views: 24815
- Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:03 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: hardy trunking yuccas in the Okanagan, and elsewhere,someday
- Replies: 42
- Views: 31373
hardy trunking yuccas in the Okanagan, and elsewhere,someday
Although we don't see them yet (large trunking specimens anyway), I don't think there's much doubt that more exotic trunking yuccas (brevifolia, elata, rostrata, fax., etc.) are hardy to the Okanagan region of BC (possibly with minimal protection some winters). I say this based on the evidence aroun...
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:33 am
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: germinating yucca brevifolia, rigida and elata seeds
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6564
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:05 pm
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: germinating yucca brevifolia, rigida and elata seeds
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6564
- Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:25 pm
- Forum: Germination
- Topic: germinating yucca brevifolia, rigida and elata seeds
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6564
germinating yucca brevifolia, rigida and elata seeds
Hi All, Just received 15 seeds each of yucca brevifolia, elata and rigida. I have no clue how to go about transforming these seeds into lovely little yuccas. I've never grown anything from seed, in fact. Does it matter how the seed lays in the soil, how deep, how much moisture, how hot etc? I notice...
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:40 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Photos of English Bay Palms After Brutal Winter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10919
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:08 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Photos of English Bay Palms After Brutal Winter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10919
- Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:31 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Photos of English Bay Palms After Brutal Winter
- Replies: 21
- Views: 10919
Photos of English Bay Palms After Brutal Winter
Anyone in the Vancouver area have any photos of their palms or the famous English Bay clump after this long and brutal winter? Thanks!
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:48 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Post your zone, low to date for the winter of 2008/09
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11919
I've done a little homework on Calgary's average yearly low, and I can safely declare that we're not zone 3A as the USDA map suggests. People from Alberta might find this interesting (but probably not :wink:). Here's the lowest temps. from the last 8 years (Celsius), taken at the relatively cold air...
- Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:29 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Arctic Blizzard invades.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6134
I really can't believe this. I wake up this morning to see that Vancouver (YVR, but still!) dropped to an icy -14 C (7 Farenheit)! Unreal....Kelowna at -29 C! These temps. must be shattering records!? If those English Bay palms (I love those palms...saw them again this summer) survive this stint, I ...
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:29 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Arctic Blizzard invades.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6134
Sorry about the weather Barrie, but cool shots! If it's any consolation, the palms in Southern Nevada have snow on them too! Have you protected some of your palms, evidently not the ones shown in the photos? The fact that these plants can survive the blast you're having remind me how hardy they real...
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:57 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Post your zone, low to date for the winter of 2008/09
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11919
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: -30.6 C So far, 4B. (Recorded at YYC-always at least a couple of degrees colder than, especially, the western part of the city) For interest sake: Denver, Colorado's (a very similar climate to Calgary's-except the Chinooks are warmer, summer heat more intense and arctic fro...
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:05 pm
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Climate Clues to Future Changes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2543
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:01 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Palms planted zone 6b Palms garaged
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8302
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:56 am
- Forum: Weather & Climate
- Topic: Cowtown still in 8b!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2922
Cowtown still in 8b!
It seems Alberta has been the winner this fall, in terms of low temp., especially considering it's zone 3a/3b stature. Calgary's lowest temp. so far has been -9 Celsius. This may not seem like much, but considering Calgary's AVERAGE low is -12 at this time of year, it's quite the thing. Other notabl...
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:55 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: imbracata (tree cholla)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10070
- Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:08 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: 10 foot Trachy, outdoors in zone 4
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5470
Hi Artic! I've seen your palms on iGarden Village. Amazing stuff, an inspiration to all palm lovers with true winters. Your dilemma leads to an important question though, not often contemplated around here: what happens if you're actually successful (in protecting these plants through the worst of a...
- Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:29 am
- Forum: Photo Gallery
- Topic: Some of my cacti
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3342
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:33 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: A few palms started.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3703
- Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:46 am
- Forum: Most Northern Palms
- Topic: At what latitude grow the most northern palms of North Am.?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7821
Hi Antti, Here's the temperature averages for Calgary, where I live: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/statistics/C02082/caab0049 I love palms and yuccas. All of my plants are currently in pots, which are moved inside for the winter. I currently have Trachy Fortunei, Needle Palm and Washy Robusta for...
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:36 am
- Forum: Most Northern Palms
- Topic: At what latitude grow the most northern palms of North Am.?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7821
- Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:15 pm
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: 15 gallon Yucca rostrata arrived!
- Replies: 57
- Views: 37369
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:21 am
- Forum: Indoor Palms
- Topic: Palm fertilizer?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14489
- Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:59 am
- Forum: Greenhouse & Outside Protection
- Topic: Outdoor palm protection!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2862
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:50 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: A neglect and rescue.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6333
Re: Airport temps
Also if you get your info from the weather network or should I say the Toronto weather network they are never right. Weather Underground / Environment Canada will give you the same numbers if you're convinced of a Toronto weather conspiracy...but it sounds like you've got yourself a remarkable micr...
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:40 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: A neglect and rescue.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6333
Re: Trachies
We haven't had a day in a long time that did not go above freezing and I am sure the same goes for Nanaimo. My low last winter was only -4C and I think Barrie's was the same. A trachycarpus fortunei breezing by in temps like that, potted or not. Wes, the blast of November of 2006 (the seedlings wer...
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:27 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: A neglect and rescue.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6333
The legend of the Trachy grows! Unreal! What's especially remarkable to me about the survival of those seedlings is that they were not in the ground. Barrie, this means they probably survived lows between -5 and -10 Celsius, at some point, in those little plastic pots? Even a few rare days that didn...
- Fri May 30, 2008 10:28 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Calgary into zone 10b for 99 days!?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4775
- Thu May 29, 2008 1:15 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Calgary into zone 10b for 99 days!?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4775
Calgary into zone 10b for 99 days!?
Hi from Calgary Hardy Palm Lovers! Thought I'd give you an update on the hardy palm / yucca cause from Calgary. Nothing special compared to what many of you innovators are putting together, but I'd like to show-off my plants anyway! Northwest facing yard in zone 3b has its challenges for this hobby....