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- Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:02 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: A "few" more.
- Replies: 18
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- Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:04 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Poland: I lost all my palms in the ground
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9100
Looks like female inflorescence. You need male pollen for successful pollination. Sometimes, but very rare, C. humilis develop hermaphroditic flowers. My C. humilis v. cerifera also looks like female. http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/Palms%20and%20other%20exotics/P6070025.jpg http://i4...
- Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:51 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: Yucca aloifolia x elata? breaking dormancy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6204
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:00 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachycarpus fortunei in Zagreb, Croatia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6492
So -24C is the absolute minimum where death occurs. You likely don't have the duration of cold of other areas. There's hope for us with some winter warming, but maybe not yet. Barb Hi Barb, duration of cold subzero temperatures last winter prolonged for 15 days or cca 360 hours. There is data for l...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:30 pm
- Forum: Member Introduction
- Topic: New member from Croatia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5637
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:16 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Desert Area
- Topic: Echinocereus reichenbachii v. perbellus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8200
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:34 pm
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Hardy palms in zone 7b Northwest Croatia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4845
Updated 7.6.2012. http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/Palms%20and%20other%20exotics/P6070033.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/Palms%20and%20other%20exotics/P6070035.jpg Wagnerianus http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/Palms%20and%20other%20exotics/P6070026.jpg ...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:38 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Cold hardy bananas in Zagreb, Croatia
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3001
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:33 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachycarpus fortunei in Zagreb, Croatia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6492
Mostly unprotected. Palms planted in good micro climate gardens in urban area didn't need protection because of urban heat effect. We have sometimes, every 20-30 years very bad winters with minimum down to -24 Celsius (-11,2F), and every 5-10 years to -18-20 Celsius (0F to -4F). Oldest T. fortunei w...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 9:44 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy - General
- Topic: Cold hardy bananas in Zagreb, Croatia
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3001
Cold hardy bananas in Zagreb, Croatia
Mostly M. basjoo represented in private gardens. Only Botanical garden have M. sikkimensis. Private garden http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/Image032-2.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/Image033-1.jpg My M. basjoo (yesterday photo) http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp8...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:19 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachycarpus fortunei in Zagreb, Croatia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6492
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:48 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachycarpus fortunei in Zagreb, Croatia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6492
More http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/UblizinibolniceSV_DUH.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/Crnomerec_superkonzum.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P1310061.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P1310062.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/a...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:38 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Trachycarpus fortunei in Zagreb, Croatia
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6492
Trachycarpus fortunei in Zagreb, Croatia
There are represented only one palm species. Cold hardy palms like Sabal minor and needle palm is is pretty rare here. http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9999/zagrebackitrachyju8branfh9.jpg http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4601/griskovicevazimauzogradzz7.jpg http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5804/grisk...
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 2:16 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: Yuccas are starting to bloom
- Replies: 38
- Views: 18055
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:30 pm
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: A few photos of My Yuccas
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2424
A few photos of My Yuccas
There's not much, but I'm working on expanding the list after last winter http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P2250606.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P2250607.jpg two months ago: Y. flaccida/filamentosa (plus 'bright edge' on first picture) http://i400.photobucket.com/...
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:59 am
- Forum: Anything Yucca
- Topic: Yucca filamentosa x rostrata
- Replies: 33
- Views: 17062
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:45 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Some Yard Pictures
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3060
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:39 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: A couple more pics
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2294
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:38 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Hardy palms in zone 7b Northwest Croatia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4845
It's similar with burlap but is thinner material. I found name for that fabric 'non-woven agrotextile' http://www.megran.com.pl/en/agrowl_biala_zim.htm Wagnerianus with winter protection during winter 2010/2011 http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/12122010_008.jpg Yes Paul, -20 is pretty c...
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:10 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Hardy palms in zone 7b Northwest Croatia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4845
Thanx Jim! T. wagnerianus is outside from summer 2010. Survived two winters so far, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. Last one was pretty bad. Temperature dropped down between -18 and -20 Celsius (0F to -4F). Garden is outside of the city at our weekend house, about 30 km east. I don't have an automatic whet...
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:01 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Hardy palms in zone 7b Northwest Croatia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4845
Recovering in mid April 2012 Butia odorata http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P4220627.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P4220617.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P4220619.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P4220628.jpg http://i400.photo...
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:52 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Hardy palms in zone 7b Northwest Croatia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4845
After winter (pictures from end of February 2012) http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P2250606.jpg Rhapidophyllum hystrix http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P2250596.jpg S. minor http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/P2250592.jpg B. odorata (ex. capitata) http://i400....
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:44 am
- Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
- Topic: Hardy palms in zone 7b Northwest Croatia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4845
Hardy palms in zone 7b Northwest Croatia
Hello, this is my palm collection growing outdoor since 2008. Some of them I raised from seed. pictures from october 2011 C. humilis var. cerifera http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/PA010375.jpg http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp84/m_bara/PA010347.jpg Butia odorata (ex. capitata) http...
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:47 am
- Forum: Member Introduction
- Topic: New member from Croatia
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5637
New member from Croatia
Hello, everyone! I'm new here. I live in Zagreb/Sesvete, Croatia zone 7b. I've been reading posts on forum for about a year and am finally introducing myself. For now i have outdoor: T. fortunei, T. wagnerianus, S. minor, R. hystrix, B. odorata (ex. capitata), C. humilis, C. humilis var. cerifera, B...