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That's super cool! You've got competition yucca moth! What kind of yucca is that pictured? Any chance these ants could have created some kind of hybrid seed? I believe yuccas are self-sterile, so the ants must have visited more than one plant, me thinks. How about a nice brevifolia/elata cross :D ?!...

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It seems DNA analysis of yucca whipplei has shown it to be somewhat less of a yucca and more of a Hesperoyucca (a small genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Agavaceae, closely related to, and recently split from, Yucca). Perhaps other yucca enthusiasts will find this interesting ...

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Nice work Jova. Looks great!

Duncan

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Very cool! What kind of yucca is that? It looks great. Is that a kind of cholla cactus?

Duncan

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Hi Aaron, It's kinda weird that rostrata would struggle in your neck of the woods, especially given your successes with brevifolia. It's hard to tell from photos, but the leaves on this specimen look more rigid (pun intended) than what I have seen on rostrata. Could this plant be the less hardy y. r...

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Hi Aaron,

The brevifolias look super! Are those smaller ones cuttings from the larger (if this is possible), or are they from seed? Thanks for posting some updated pics!

Duncan

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Hi Tim, Welcome to the forum! I believe, I've seen your work on, yucca expert, Benny Møller Jensen's website? Very cool to have you on this forum! Wow, what an incredible collection of yuccas! :shock: Amazing variety. I'm especially intrigued by your hybrids. Until now, no one on this forum (to my k...

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Hi Guys, Thanks again for the advice! Tim, welcome to the forum. Your yucca collection is just incredible! PS you're way ahead of me..mine are just beginning to bloom. Way late this year. Barb- The only reason my filimentosa is ahead of yours is because it was sun-bathed in Monrovia, California, and...

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Thanks for the advice guys!

I will probably take it easy on the fertilizer this year, as I'm not unhappy with the growth. Cheers!

Duncan

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Nice work on the Yucca Faxoniana Aaron! That's a cool yucca. Which yucca species did you lose this winter? Sorry to hear about that.

I think it's time for some updated Idaho J-Tree pics!

Duncan

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Thanks guys. I was thinking of experimenting with Carl Pool palm fertilizer. If the growth seems reasonable though, maybe I'll leave well enough alone.

Duncan

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Thanks guys! Cut it off, I will!

Duncan

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Hi Guys, Does anyone have any recommendations for a general yucca fertilizer ? I hear people say in some forums that "yuccas don't get fertilizer in their natural habitat...so why in a cultivated one?" Well, I say, what does get fertilizer in its natural habitat? Yet we still fertilize mos...

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Hi Guys,

What do I do with the flower stalk/stem on my yucca filimentosa after it has stopped flowering-just leave it, I assume? Thanks!

Duncan

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Very cool!

I love the contrasting textures, levels and colors in both the plants and the rocks. It's really awesome to see beautiful plants displayed in creative ways. Thanks for sharing your pictures!

Duncan

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Amazing inventory!

Bill, I can't believe how healthy and robust your palms look. They look like they were wintered in Florida.

Good luck with the business!

Duncan

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Crazy! I've been amazed by the resiliency of this plant before, but this is just insane! An Edmonton winter unprotected? It really doesn't get much colder in the civilized world! Trachys, the newest zone 3 perennial? :D Nate....seriously, like NO protection whatsoever?! Gotta tell ya dude, it's almo...

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Very cool! Wish I could get my hands on a mature yucca like that!

Duncan

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Nate, this would indeed be remarkable! The skeptic in me says impossible, but I'd love to be proven wrong!

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Hi Nate,

Thanks again for the compliments on my desert garden. Best of luck with your endeavor. Can't wait to see the pics! You guys, as with most summers, have had the heat advantage over Calgary which bodes well for your eventual desert plants.

Duncan

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Hi Guys! Thanks for the nice feedback guys! I look forward to hearing how your med. fan palm does, because if you can grow it up there, chances are that I have nothing to worry about with mine:) Eric: The Med. Fan looks great despite lots of cold and rainy weather. Without fairly elaborate protectio...

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Hi Guys! Barb, it was a shock to see one flowering-it's been pretty bad for us with the exception of a hot week in mid-May. Erik, I don't get it. In the last three weeks that thing has seen snow, numerous freezes, lots of rain and about a week of highs around 80. Maybe it likes the wild variety offe...

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....Well I doubt last week's snow (yes, I know, what a climate!!!:evil:) helped anything, but we're back up to blazing highs in the mid 60s and we have some cacti that are pleased! Last week: http://www.imagehostdirect.com/images/CowtownPalmSociety/snowinthealpinedesert002palmsnorth.jpg http://www.i...

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Nice work Jim! Lots of cool stuff in your garden. Some really amazing cactus flowers. Nice work, as always!

Duncan

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Very cool Aaron! As a desert plant guy, I must say I'm very envious of somebody with two amazing properties!

Is it possible, or reasonable, to pay someone to water your plants through the AZ summer?

Take Care,

Duncan

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Very cool collection John-thanks for the updated pics. So many beautiful plants and amazing diversity too! Keep up the great work!

Duncan

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Thanks so much everybody! Very happy with the results. It's been really cool to receive positive feedback from neighbours and people passing the house. Barb, I must confess that my filamentosa was ready to bloom when I bought it at the garden store 2 weeks ago :wink: Jim, I can't believe the progres...

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Hi All, After much toil and sweat, I have completed my xeriscape desert garden! I'm very pleased with the results and getting lots of positive comments from neighbours and people passing by. Here's a look: The before: boring, sunbaked, hardpan lawn. http://www.imagehostdirect.com/images/CowtownPalmS...

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Hi Barb!

A little nursery about a half hour south of Calgary. They went in my new desert garden today. I'll have to post you some pics!

How's the 'palm hut trachy'? I really think you need a nice big, already trunking rostrata-perfect for the Okanagan! Take care!

Duncan

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I'm planning a short trip to St. George, Utah in June to purchase some nice yuccas. I have a small joshua tree allready that does extremely well here. It's even sprouting a couple of additional "arms" (for lack of a better word). I haven't even protected the joshua tree. I'll take some pi...

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Welcome Kirk, If I was in Denver, I'd look at some of the hardy trunking yuccas, rostrata and elata, for example (which should be hardy without protection)-and even Joshua Tree (y. brevifolia). These plants look very palm like in structure and appearance, but are less fragile. The Denver Botanical G...

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Thanks Paul!

I will check with Tony. I might take you up on those seeds too. Thanks!

Duncan

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Hi All, Does anybody out there have any yucca glauca and/or elata specimens they'd be willing to sell me? The bigger, the better. And preferably, you'd be in Canada for ease of shipping purposes. Despite the fact that glauca is native to my province, it seems hard to find mature plants. Thanks! My ...

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Hi All, Does anybody out there have any yucca glauca and/or elata specimens they'd be willing to sell me? The bigger, the better. And preferably, you'd be in Canada for ease of shipping purposes. Despite the fact that glauca is native to my province, it seems hard to find mature plants. Thanks! My r...

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Very nice Barrie. What a winter for you guys. Like zone 10? I think YVR has been only down to -2.7C. Have you guys even had a freeze?

I bet there have been a few international visitors surprised to see mid-teens and palm trees at a winter olympics!

Duncan

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DesertZone wrote:Awesome pics, thanks for sharing.

The one pic looks like Utah juniper to me.

Thanks Aaron!

Utah juniper-good to know, thanks. It was very lush with blue berries-nice tree.

How have your J-trees managed this winter?

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Jay-Admin wrote:Awesome pics Duncan.

It's like Spring here. Looks like all my yuccas are going to survive this year.

-Jay

Thanks Jay! What a cool place for a yucca fanatic!

Glad to hear your yuccas are in good shape. Please post some pics when you get a chance.

Duncan

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Thanks Guys!

Yeah Barb, amazing yuccas. They've got some great nurseries in Vegas too. I wanted to stock up!

Barb, wow, Washys planted out already! What a winter you guys are having!...and on the coast, the worst they've had is like -2 Celsius-I think that's a zone 10 winter!

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Hi All, Was in Las Vegas last week with my wife. Had a chance to visit Red Rock Canyon just west of the city, in the Mojave Desert. If you don't know, it's a conservation area run by the Bureau of Land Management. It is also a paradise and a must for the yucca enthusiast! Please have a look at my ph...

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One of the most livable climates on earth, beautiful and can grow virtually anything. Mild winters and comfortable summers- 19c from December to March and 25c July, August and September.

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