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knn, I found this reference to yellowing sago fronds as a deficiency: As with most plants, there are some problems to look out for. A condition called frizzle top is probably the most common problem. This is a manganese deficiency causing the new leaves or upper leaves to turn yellow. This will star...

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There are SIX pups on my old, neglected Sago! Yippppeeeee! I didn't dare remove and plant any of the pups when I repotted today. Can they be left on? If so, what does the plant look like later on...is it a mess? My camera is pretty crappy so will wait until they DO something before I get a better pi...

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Last summer after I repotted it, a nasty windstorm nearly broke it off and left the palm bent, with exposed roots. Rather than just throwing more soil over the roots, I gently tried to get it back to vertical. Didn't work. If I try to move this palm even one inch, I hear a cracking noise, probably r...

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And just think...spring sales are just around the corner!

A new wing on the greenhouse perhaps?

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Whoa...you folks know a lot!
So I'll have to look for Navels. Thanks
Barb

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Thanks for posting the pic...so that's what Needles look like. They're gorgeous, and I'll keep my eyes open for one (even though I'm not off to Ontario anytime soon). Yippeeeeee, we're in 6a!!!!! thank you, thank you for that map. I could never get it to zoom far enough to figure it out (I'm 8km eas...

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Thanks for lookin' at 'em! Re "treeing", here are those groundcover cotoneasters that I'm training. It'll be a lot of work to pinch out everything that's trying to bud below the top but with perseverence, I know it'll work. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/142/399189030_68c9f93444_m.jpg Just...

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30...31 years! Once I stopped putting it in a hot, dry house for winter (and into the cold, barely-heated building, at a south window, no water for 3 months), then it really started putting on a show. Which was positive proof for me that all plants need a rest. Tree-like growth...that's my TRUE pass...

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That growth looks like it's all from one year!? Rampant comes to mind for adverb. Looks like you're really enjoying your GH, saw the posts in another spot. Good for you. If I had one I'd LIVE in it! I was drooling looking at this site...oh well, when I win the lottery! http://www.bcgreenhouses.com/ ...

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Fabulous sale prices! That's the best thing...bringing home a neglected, misshapen plant from a corner of a nursery, and giving it a good home. And look how it's responded. I'm convinced that stressing plants (intentionally) really gets them going again after renewed TLC (in which case mine oughta r...

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That is one superb orange tree...what kind?
The fragrance from that many blossoms must knock you over!

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Laaz, just saw the eBay link. A 4-inch Needle for 5.00 (and likely $50.00 to get it here from Texas, ha ha).
No mention that a phytosanitary certificate is included (that can be a long hassle).
I wonder if the Millionaire Ontario site has an eBay store...will look.

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OK Desert Palms, looked at that Ontario site...that's probably why I didn't see a Needle during my nursery jaunt yesterday! :oops: Bet your 3 Needles are super, do you have a pic somewhere on this site? Noticed they had a Takil for only $9.99, cheap! Do you have yours outside all winter (zone 6b - 7...

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Will look forward to seeing them. The fragrance...there's nothing like it (if I recall

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Very pretty; it's interesting that each leaf can have such variations in the colour. I shouldn't go "off topic" but you've probably heard what Figs do every winter... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/398201595_836b8697d2_m.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/398201598_37e1ff9470_m.jpg ...

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Yours are blooming now? Please post a picture. I've heard folks say that a child's tiny paintbrush is perfect for gently swishing it around each blossom.

Yeah, like I'm an expert...
If anyone picks this ONE orange, I'll kill....

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Holy Toledo, Barry, great pics of great plants! Love your bamboo. How do you keep it from "wandering" across your yard. Are you one of those folks who plants it in a metal box with the bottom removed? Is the 1st pic of a Russian olive? What is that stunning 5th pic? Looks like a ponderosa ...

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Apart from the Jade Tree and Madagascar Palm, I have no idea what any of these are. They'll soon be back out on the patio. Seem to have done OK in that cold building over the winter. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/176/398139815_dcdad0958d.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/398134667_47845c05b0.j...

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Thanks for that good advice yesterday to repot...all three were dry as a bone, and the CIDP's stems were very loose.
They look happier already.

Hope everyone's enjoying this nice weather.
Cheers
Barb

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Yup, at 13 inches of rain a year (2 inches of which doesn't even land here because of the wind, ha ha), it's definitely semi-arid. I'll post pics of some of my succulents later, but am afraid to fill up the pipe with images!

Cheers, Barb

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Those ponytail palms will look super growing up on either side of the Pachys...bet they'll never lean into it! Ouch! I have a new Pachy this year to replace a 3-year old one that "someone" left under a roof-drip (the Pachy rotted and fell over stone dead, the "someone" almost had...

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Beautiful greenhouse! Gorgeous specimens.
What are those two little seedlings in the Pachypodium lamerei pot?
Presume you've had seeds from your Pachy?

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oh oh, read this from Dave's Garden on the Lamia: All parts of the cardboard palm are poisonous to animals and humans. The toxicity causes liver and kidney failure, eventual paralysis. Dehydration sets in very quickly. There is no antidote. There are fatality reports filed with Poison Control on dog...

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Gosh I walked past all the bonsai plants today without even looking! I might have missed Zamia (Cardboard Palm). Zone doesn't matter 'coz it'll definitely be indoors, except summering on the patio with its other Cycad kin. Sneaking plants home! ha ha It's an honest swap for shoes, dresses, what have...

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I'm sure you'd love the Okanagan, Laaz. Our south of the border friends spell it Okanogan in their valley.
But hey, you're in gorgeous country, too. Aren't both Carolinas famous for their gazillion golf courses?

There's only one pre-requisite to visiting: (language) Nice palm, [/i]eh? ha ha.

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OK got it...CIDP Canary Island Date Palm.
Thks. Barb

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KNN, I looked throughout every nursery today to see if I could find one of those in your pic. Nada anywhere.
Fabulous. What is it called? It certainly looks like a succulent. I simply must have one.
Or did Kansas call it a Cardboard palm?

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Thanks folks, what's a CIDP? I'll add their proper names to my pics next. Anybody have an answer to that pic of the old wind-whipped palm leaning, and with roots exposed? And Barrie, yup, "two and a half zones away" is a nice change from "half a bubble off plumb"...If I may use Y...

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still gettin' the hang of posting images... http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/396959786_ab42e8b613_o.jpg Sago was $40.00 at Home Depot (while Art Knapp's, same size, were $70+) Here's my years-old poor Sago barely making it: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/396952702_e078f87f18_o.jpg Can anyone I...

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Just back from my nursery trip! Wonderful 3 hours, followed by a forbidden greasy hamburger. Life is good!

Was looking for a needle palm, none to be found in Vernon. Here are my purchases:

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Barrie, I only have two left of the many I've tried over the years. Most succumbed to neglect, I admit, and they always had problems with spider mites when they overwintered in the too-warm house. But this site gives me renewed hope (and lots of cultural advice for which I say "thank you" ...

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Thanks for the nice welcome. Zone denial...that's the best description. "...if planted it would just explode with growth"...but then I'd have NO life at all, I'd be spending my days hovering over it to keep it warm." Geez, I had told myself "no more palms" when lugging them ...

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Thanks, Barrie, but I flipped when I saw the size of your palms at such a young age. It's obviously your experience that shows. Mine is 30 years old, I repotted it two years ago. Bought it as a little 4-inch plant in Vancouver. I've never had the courage to have it winter outdoors (like the brave fo...

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Hi folks. Yup, think I belong here. Love palms and cycads and am determined to push my zone (a big stretch).
Will try to post pic of my T.fortunei (wearing a blanket).

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