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Your first pic of your elata, that one is a beauty. I have one in the ground for the last two years but it does not look as good as that one.

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It is OK. I have kept it inside but it fell over and can not stand on it's own. Not sure what has happened. It did grow numerous pads last summer, perhaps it is still too small to support all of the new pads. That's why I didn't plant it outside yet. I will once it recovers, if it does. I was also c...

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Thanks for the identification Jay and Allen. I went and googled both species and once I look very closely at the cacti and review the pics on the websites I believe it is opuntia polycantha.

Thanks again guys.

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Those look great.
Mine haven't shown any signs of life yet. Hopefully soon.

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I hope to add some more but I want to see how these ones make out first. I also expect them to grow and fill in most of the left over space so I may need to start another one somewhere else in the garden.
I have a agave americana that I want to plant out so I may plant it in front of the brick wall.

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Was just there and they have CIDP, Trachies by the hundreds, Butias, Med fans and a few yuccas.

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Great idea.
Wagnerainus should be as common as Fortunei but for some reason they are so hard to get. Good Luck!

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Your desert plants loom great.
I finally got around to planting my cacti garden.
I am still nervous about planting my agave in the ground with all of th rain we get. I might try it this year.

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I have to agree that this is probably the best looking cycad I have ever seen. How hardy is it?

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Finally got around to making my cactus garden. Not much but a start. This picture is the before shot http://www.imagehostdirect.com/images/woliver09/10013141.jpg The after pic. http://www.imagehostdirect.com/images/woliver09/0000843.jpg Another after pic. http://www.imagehostdirect.com/images/wolive...

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If it is still standing then it should be OK. If it collaspes then that trunk has been cut down to the ground but may stiill send a shoot out once you cut it to where it is still hard and not mushy. They also may produce some pups. They are very root hardy.

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Todd,
let me know. I can always send you some more seeds.

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Laaz. have you got anymore seeds. I got lots of fresh trachy seeds that are germinating like crazy right now.

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Are those the ones that you left in your garage?
If so they will produce fruit if you keep up with that amount of protection. I'll order my banana margarita now.

They look great

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Man that is insane.

I could not survive in that type of climate.

Hope it warms up for you.

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OK thanks Barrie.
Please let me know if you get some good sized ones in.

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Do you have any more for sale? If so how large are they and what price do you want for them?
Do you have any other varieties?

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I'll probably give them a try also.

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Barrie, Yes Larry still has his place there. It looks awesome right now with all of those mature palms. A women I work with is his next door neighbour on Keats. She is now into palms also with both Larry and I pushing them on her. Barb, No problem leaving the palms in the winter. The winters as you ...

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At least my wife and I have a get away on Keats Island just 1 1/2 hours away.

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Barrie,
Why did it die off? I thought this species of yucca was hardy here?
I almost bought a 15 gallon one from Maple Leaf for $250.00 but decised it was too expensive so I didn't. I would hate to spend that kind of money and have it die on me.

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No offense taken.

I love it here but the big city is not for everyone.

Vancouver is very expensive. My poor kids will never be able to afford to live here. I guess we will just have to add to our home because they will never move out now.

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They are naturalizing here in North Van. Seedlings are popping up in gardens around my neighbourhood. I wonder where the seeds are coming from?

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Barrie,
You mention that you had one.
Do provide it with overhead protection at all. Can it stand our wet winters?
Mine looks great but it did have overhead protection.

Very warm and sunny today. Trachies are putting out new fronds.

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Now that is freaken hilarious.

Looks like a professional tree moving service to me.

I should hire them!

Good thing the driver wasn't killed.

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Here is the fatsia I planted today

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We hit 16C or 62F on Thursday and 14C or 58F on Friday.
A high of 13c or 52F today but it is suppose to warm up again.

Planted some fatsia today. Great looking tropical leaves on this zone 8 plant.

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Great looking cycad. Is it hardier than the pure form of revoluta?
How is it's growth rate?
Finally how does one get seeds or a plant?

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Thanks for the link.
I am looking forward to it. It will be my first time on the Pacific side.

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I just got back from Mayan Riveria. It was my third time down there and it is one of my favourite places. I have never been to the Pacific side but I am going in November. I will check this garden out. Thanks for the info.

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Barrie, I have one and with three trunks. I planted it in a pot last April and kept it outside. It got down to 4C one night and low and behold the spears pulled out on two of them. They have since recovered but I have never put it outside since then. Not a very hardy species in my opinion unless I d...

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Thanks for the website link Laaz.
Lots of good info on here.

I'll have to pick up some more species to try at my place.

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This is one of my favourite palms.
Good luck in growing them. Well worth the effort.

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You are lucky to be able to get cycads so easily and to be able to grow so many species outside. I just checked my c. panzi and it survived our cold snap easily. It looks like a winner for the PNW.

What would be the second hardiest cycad be in your opinion?

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For us out west here February means the end of winter is just around the corner but for the people out east like in Ontario the tougher part of winter is coming. I use February 14th, Valentine's day as the end of winter for me. It can go below freezing after that but just and no real damage will be ...

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I just decided to check a USDA zone map and I had my information screwed up. 9A is from -3.8C to -6.6C which means that this year I am having a zone 9A winter because I got down to -4.3C one night. But what I also discovered is that 6 of the last 8 years I have been a zone 9A and only two years did ...

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According to this map I would be a zone 9a but I can tell you that for 8 years now I have been following and recording my temps and 1/2 the years I am a zone 9a but the other half I am a zone 8b.

This year however I am still in a zone 9b. Hope it lasts.

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If you ever go to the Mayan Riveria, you will see palms that look like trachycarpus fortunei, when you strip the fibre and old fronds off. Two species that come to mind are coccothrinax and Thrinax Radiata. They have simliar fronds, petitoles and again when you strip a fortunei, the trunks look siml...

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Which palm is that?

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Yes it is too bad they do not transplant well.

You have to buy a potted young plant or grow from seed.

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