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by TerdalFarm
Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:40 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Replies: 7
Views: 3666

Phytophile is a great word!

Anyway, who here has experience with Trithrinax brasielnsis? Dioon edule?
by TerdalFarm
Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:13 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Replies: 7
Views: 3666

Bonus pic. Portland is called the "rose city" for a reason: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14362376012" title="Mt Hood beyond roses by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/14362376012_035f840090_z.jpg" width=&q...
by TerdalFarm
Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:12 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Replies: 7
Views: 3666

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14340792416" title="Fetish plant sign by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3905/14340792416_f1baceaace_z.jpg" width="640" height="504" alt="Fetish plant sign"></a>
by TerdalFarm
Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:11 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Replies: 7
Views: 3666

No, not the W, just another phytophile friend: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14177247159" title="Palms cat and friend by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3903/14177247159_1b404bcdab_z.jpg" width="640" height=&q...
by TerdalFarm
Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:10 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Replies: 7
Views: 3666

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14177319550" title="Sabal minor OK in pot by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3921/14177319550_0ceaa0d81b_z.jpg" width="425" height="640" alt="Sabal minor OK in pot&...
by TerdalFarm
Fri Jun 06, 2014 9:56 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Trithrinax brasiliensis
Replies: 7
Views: 3666

Trithrinax brasiliensis

I was at Cistus nursery this afternoon, just browsing. They had a Sabal minor "OK collection" that made me both proud, and miffed. Why aren't these offered in Oklahoma! Most okies don't even know they have native palms. :x My prize was a Trithrinax brasiliensis. I'll plant it on the steep ...
by TerdalFarm
Mon May 19, 2014 6:13 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Some pictures
Replies: 13
Views: 5505

W and I saw cacti blooming in south Texas in March.
My best plan? Move there! :lol:

I'll keep hoping for Sequoia. Here on the Oregon coast, I'm seeing some plants I thought dead coming back to life in the past week.
by TerdalFarm
Mon May 19, 2014 3:09 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Some pictures
Replies: 13
Views: 5505

Sequoia is really dead? I didn't believe it. If true, so sorry.

Cacti flowers! I have never gotten a cactus to flower. :cry:
by TerdalFarm
Sun May 18, 2014 4:51 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy - General
Topic: Musas recovering after the worst winter ever
Replies: 17
Views: 16917

Fun photo, though. Thanks for sharing.
by TerdalFarm
Sun May 18, 2014 1:06 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy - General
Topic: Musas recovering after the worst winter ever
Replies: 17
Views: 16917

Looking good; I was not actually worried about them.
Same fertilizer treatment, the locally-sourced fish feces?
by TerdalFarm
Sat May 17, 2014 12:04 pm
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: Palmy Portland
Replies: 5
Views: 3700

Tarchycarpus are all over the place.
Not a terrible winter here; low for winter was +12 oF, with a few days below freezing, back in early December. No big deal for a windmill palm and they are flowering all over the city.
by TerdalFarm
Sat May 17, 2014 10:42 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: The Washy
Replies: 3
Views: 2219

I'm so impressed with your success with Washies. Mine always rotted when I tried to protect them over winter.
by TerdalFarm
Fri May 16, 2014 10:57 pm
Forum: Photo Gallery
Topic: Palmy Portland
Replies: 5
Views: 3700

Palmy Portland

I grew up in Portland, Oregon, a palmy city despite being at 46 oN latitude. This cell phone snapshot from today is of a McDonalds drive-through: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14200632945" title="portland scenes by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://...
by TerdalFarm
Thu May 15, 2014 11:29 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

Nikau lives! Just now I was doing some tidying up and discovered a green spike coming up from the centre. :shock:

So, killed to the ground but not dead yet! :D
by TerdalFarm
Thu May 15, 2014 12:12 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

and last but not least: waggies! I have two Trachycarpus fortunei "wagnerianus" here. Both did just fine with lower zone 8 temps, as expected. As with Sabal minor, Trachy are the palms to go with if you might have zone 8 temps and cannot protect, even with mulch. <a href="https://www....
by TerdalFarm
Thu May 15, 2014 12:09 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

In the foreground of that last pic you can see one of the Sabal minor "Ft Worth" seedlings. I grew those from seed I collected in the wild in Ft Worth, Texas, and so know they are from the WNW extreme of the distribution. As expected, all are fine. But, there is some cold damage which conf...
by TerdalFarm
Thu May 15, 2014 12:03 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

The survival (if barely) of CIDP was a surprise. The biggest shock to me was Chameadorea radicalis. I bought this one from Phil at Jungle Music a few years ago. It has survived extreme cold before, in February of 2011. It was in an insulated and heated greenhouse on the infamous morning when OK was ...
by TerdalFarm
Wed May 14, 2014 11:33 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

W has nurtured a couple of sagos for years. She trusted me to plant them. What a fool! :oops: One looks totally dead; I have [tiny] hopes for this one to recover: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14189632685" title="Palms manzanita may 2014 003 by Erik Terdal, on Flickr...
by TerdalFarm
Wed May 14, 2014 11:31 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

The survival of CIDP was not expected. It should be dead. Dead, and not at all surprising, is the Nikau palm. I had high hopes for this risky palm as it is native to a similar latitude (albeit S not N) in New Zealand, and also along the coast. But, definitely upper zone 9. <a href="https://www....
by TerdalFarm
Wed May 14, 2014 11:25 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

But spear is green and pushing so it will recover: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14166466706" title="Palms manzanita may 2014 007 by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2939/14166466706_bac957b765_z.jpg" width="425&quo...
by TerdalFarm
Wed May 14, 2014 11:24 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

CIDP

CIDP looks very bad: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14003007757" title="Palms manzanita may 2014 006 by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5231/14003007757_a3af804621_z.jpg" width="640" height="425" alt=...
by TerdalFarm
Wed May 14, 2014 11:20 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi
Replies: 10
Views: 4739

End of winter report from Manzanita OR after first zone 8 wi

I'm in the multi-year process of moving out of Oklahoma. In 2012 I drove some Waggies and a few other palms out to the Oregon coast and planted them at my parent's cabin on the Oregon coast. They did well with no protection at all, so a year ago I drove west with CIDP, sago cycads, Chameadorea radic...
by TerdalFarm
Wed May 14, 2014 11:07 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: mixed results
Replies: 38
Views: 19884

I don't know the answer (never had a Trachy flower) but lovely, and thanks for posting!
by TerdalFarm
Mon May 05, 2014 7:56 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy - General
Topic: Some plants I brought back from Az,update on Sequoia
Replies: 6
Views: 5117

Bummer about the Sequoia. I grew up in Oregon with one in the front yard and had dreams that children would one decade climb up high in yours, in Iowa. I really thought yours would make it. :( To cheer you up, your palms look great. And, tree fern! While I was too optimistic about your Sequioa, I wa...
by TerdalFarm
Fri May 02, 2014 3:50 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
Topic: Leaving Az
Replies: 8
Views: 5741

Oh, sorry. :(
by TerdalFarm
Fri May 02, 2014 3:49 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Big palm shipment is in!
Replies: 11
Views: 6267

Great! Super choices, and I like starting with big palms. :D
by TerdalFarm
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:10 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
Topic: Leaving Az
Replies: 8
Views: 5741

Safe driving!
by TerdalFarm
Tue Apr 29, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: Off Topic Area
Topic: A Southern Condo awaits
Replies: 18
Views: 15350

W and I watched an episode of, "House Hunters International" last night set in Playa del Carmen. It was fun for us as we knew the areas where the family was looking.
by TerdalFarm
Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:25 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: US$100 Chammies
Replies: 11
Views: 5713

Thanks! These are about that size; Euro 60 is about 85% of what the vendor is asking for these. I think I'll wait and see if the price comes down if they do not sell out. I sort of feel obligated to buy as I've been pressing them to sell cold-hardy palms. I got my bottle palms from these folks, for ...
by TerdalFarm
Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:26 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: US$100 Chammies
Replies: 11
Views: 5713

Thanks for the data and analysis.
by TerdalFarm
Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:06 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: US$100 Chammies
Replies: 11
Views: 5713

US$100 Chammies

The parking-lot palm vendor I have bought so many palms from over the years, as has KrisK, has Chammies this year. But, asking US$100. I know he pays shipping (from Florida), but still, a lot of money. Any thoughts on the price for these? <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/1396...
by TerdalFarm
Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:25 am
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: Warming up
Replies: 41
Views: 22946

Magnolia stellata are stellar!
Sorry about the cold.
I can remind you that Tulsa, OK, got snow on May 2, 2013. :shock:
by TerdalFarm
Thu Apr 17, 2014 1:46 pm
Forum: Weather & Climate
Topic: Warming up
Replies: 41
Views: 22946

I'm optimistic, too. Had to hustle potted plants indoors a few days ago, but down here at 36 oN latitude (Tulsa, OK) I think we are safe now. :D
by TerdalFarm
Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:07 am
Forum: Off Topic Area
Topic: A Southern Condo awaits
Replies: 18
Views: 15350

Playa del Carmen is nice, and easy access from Cancun airport.
by TerdalFarm
Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:48 am
Forum: Indoor Palms
Topic: In-and-Out
Replies: 1
Views: 3032

In-and-Out

Bottle palms, foxtail, etc. have been out for a couple of weeks now but I brought them in last evening. Good thing! We tied a record low for the date of 27 oF, with 8 hours below freezing.
They'll go back outside after work today.
by TerdalFarm
Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:46 am
Forum: Off Topic Area
Topic: A Southern Condo awaits
Replies: 18
Views: 15350

Nice! Where in Mexico?
by TerdalFarm
Sun Apr 13, 2014 6:03 pm
Forum: Indoor Palms
Topic: Anyone ID this Fishtail?
Replies: 7
Views: 5383

Good place for it! I killed mine (same source) setting it outside on east-facing porch. Got the shade it needed, but too hot and dry I suspect.
I see these in the wild and always under deep forest cover.
by TerdalFarm
Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:41 pm
Forum: Indoor Palms
Topic: Anyone ID this Fishtail?
Replies: 7
Views: 5383

Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii are sold as fishtail palms but that isn;t what he has.
(I've had one; couldn't keep it alive.)
by TerdalFarm
Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:39 pm
Forum: Off Topic Area
Topic: A Southern Condo awaits
Replies: 18
Views: 15350

sorry, deleted the link.
Anyway, there ARE cheap properties in warm climates. Trick is finding a good job near one.
by TerdalFarm
Sun Apr 13, 2014 3:26 pm
Forum: Indoor Palms
Topic: Anyone ID this Fishtail?
Replies: 7
Views: 5383

A Foxtail? Wodyetia bifurcata?
I got one inexpensively (ok, free) and it has grown well for me, indoors all winter and outdoors when it is above freezing.

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