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Thanks for the pics Paul! Very interesting insights too. Found some y. glauca stricta pics after reading your post. Would love to get my hands on this species!
Thanks!

http://www.bennyskaktus.dk/Y_stricta.htm

Duncan

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Thanks Aaron! I might give it a whirl. The trunking ones must be from down south somewhere?

Duncan

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Hi Guys and Gals, What do you think about this? Seller on Ebay claims to have seeds for a trunking yucca glauca. Didn't think there was such a thing, although given their wide distribution-north to south over North America (Alberta-Texas)-I was thinking perhaps a southern variation of the species ma...

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That's amazing! You're definitely re-writing the book on the cold J-Trees are capable of withstanding! Nice work!

I think your summer heat goes a long way to helping the plants in the worst of the winter.

Duncan

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Nice pics guys!

What have your minimums been so far this fall/winter? Aaron, no protection yet for the brevifolias (if you ever do)?

I just love those J-Trees all frosted up!

Thanks!

Duncan

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Hi Jim,

You're out idling your car at 36f? Is this because you consider 36f cold, or because you're attempting to raise the level of greenhouses gasses in our atmosphere to quicken global warming-or both!?

Duncan

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Hi Barb,

Glad to see the covered Trachy is doing great! Nice work on that!

Merry Christmas!

Duncan

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I know, like it matters below, like -10f!

But hey, -30 to -40f ?-our average low is only a balmy -26.7f Jim!:D

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I know it is a constant source of frustration for many here to have their respective USDA garden zones mis-categorized by their local nurseries. I know this is the case for me in Calgary, where we are largely regarded as 3a, even though our climate data clearly shows we're on the warm side of 4a for...

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I win!....oh wait, darn.

Calgary International Airport (one of the coldest damn places in the civilized world):

-27.6 C / -17.7 F

Let's say -25 C for me in Southwest Calgary, about 20 miles from the airport.

No problem, balmy!!!

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Hi Barb,

Looks to be same specs as Carl Pool, 12-4-12 with the all important micronutrients, especially magnesium and manganese. Should be great! Good luck!

Duncan

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Hi Scotty,

I think it even cost me like $28. My palms have loved it...right ratio for palms and the all important added micronutrients (well, two: mag. & mang.).

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Scotty, This eBay seller will ship Carl Pool to Canada-I've bought it from them. The shipping is not cheap, but I personally think it's the best palm fertilizer out there. http://cgi.ebay.com/PALM-FOOD-Carl-Pool-12-4-12-Micronutrients-4lb-Can_W0QQitemZ270330374080QQcmdZViewItemQQptZFertilizer_Soil_A...

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Super cool discussion folks! After reading this topic this morning, I though I remembered reading somewhere that brevifolia can not be crossed-in nature or by man. There's a guy in Denmark named Benny Moller Jensen who does extensive yucca crossing. I though I read on his website that brevifolia cro...

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I think you have a pure j-tree in the pic. Leaves on young j-trees and seedlings are long and soft compared to older ones. It also takes about 3-5 years from seed for them to start a nice trunk. Becareful with the fertilizer, this can make a faster growing trunk but skinny and weak. Thanks Aaron! P...

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Hi All, I purchased my brevifolia (what I hope are brevifolia, anyway) seeds through U.S. sellers on eBay. I'm starting to wonder if my seedlings are pure brevifolia, or brevifolia at all. They are definetly yuccas of some sort, but on some plants the leaves strike me as being too long and flaccid t...

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Hi Barb, Looks great! How long did yours take to show some trunk? I've got some 7-8 month seedlings going now. Right now, they are very similar in appearance to yours, minus the trunk. I'm wondering how long it will take for these plants to take on a real JT appearance, i.e. where the plant essentia...

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Hi All, Thanks for the responses to the post. There are certainly some cool examples out there already that defy these plant's very conservative USDA zone classifications. Yuccas are very intriguing for me in Calgary. It's super dry here and filimentosa and, especially, glauca are already proven her...

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Hi Barb,

If only wives could be so supportive of palm obsessions! Seriously, that is one cool set-up. That will be gold in your relatively warm climate! Nice work...thanks for the link!

Duncan

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Hi Guys, Butia yatay . Love this majestic palm, among dozens of others. This picture (not the best, sorry) is from my trip to South America last fall. This specimen lives in the Buenos Aires Botanical Garden (whose official name in Spanish is Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays de la Ciudad Autónoma de Bue...

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Very nice Aaron! Must be nice to have two places suited to all kinds of yuccas!

Duncan

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Very cool, thanks guys!

Aaron, I assume the trunking baccata is less hardy? That's cool, didn't know there was one!

Paul, looks like there's some other species I need to learn about. Have you tried either arkansana, angustissima?

Thanks!

Duncan

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Anyone want to make a semi-educated attempt at a top five (or ten if you can) hardiest yuccas list? I'm gearing this towards drier winter conditions, but feel free to chime in for more wet climes too! Here's my attempt: 1. glauca -no disputing this one-native to southeastern Alberta and hardy in Win...

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Hi Barrie, I've got lots of buddies from the Pacific coast, here in Calgary-and they all want to go back someday! For me though (other than the year round palms), you guys can have it. I can't do 4-5 months of cold rain. Calgary gets cold, but it gets warm too-and it's always sunny, I love the sun. ...

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Aaron, That's an absolutely beautiful pic, with your brevifolia in the snow. It's too bad, and crazy, that it's early October! You guys will have lots of warm weather left though. Our five-day forecast is crazy, even for Calgary! High tomorrow around 60f, and then lows by the end of the week in the ...

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Hi Scotty, Yeah, our weather is wacked. Anything goes at anytime of the year! Our warmest day of the year-officially 33.2c-was a week ago-Sept. 23!? Strangely, last night was our first sub-zero event-very late for Calgary. We'll see how my potted plants hold up to -4 (25f)! They are mostly under my ...

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Thanks Steve!

Good luck with your plants this fall/winter!

Duncan

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Well, despite our lovely late summer, our first freeze came this morning-and it was chilly: -4 Celsius (25f). Here's a picture of my Trachy, Needle and Med. Fan hopefully enjoying the chill! http://www.imagehostdirect.com/images/CowtownPalmSociety/palmsinfirstfreeze09.jpg By the way folks, how the h...

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Very nice plant Antti! You've got to be a contender for most northern palm, in the ground, at your latitude. Great work!

Duncan

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Hi Bill, I've been wondering what will become of all these plants too. I know there are services in the U.S. that will plant palms for you and then dig 'em up for winter and store them inside. I'm wondering if someone is doing this in Calgary. By the way, your yard looks very cool! Keep it up! Duncan

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Hi Antti,

Thanks! How are your plants in Finland? What is your weather like now?

Duncan

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Hi Ron, Funny you should ask! I think one of the most compelling cases for trunking yuccas in the Okanagan is zone 6 Salt Lake City, Utah (in addition to the evidence of those on this forum already doing it). See the following link to one of my previous posts on this very topic: http://palmsnorth.co...

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Hi Paul, Thanks for the post and for the Phormium tenax link! I learned something new today-nice plant. I appreciate your feedback on the mystery yucca too. If I'm not mistaken, I think you're the guy from Ontario with lots of zone pushing yucca experience: brevifolia, elata etc. I wish I got a clos...

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Hi All, Just wanted to share some palm and yucca pics from my hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada (zone 3b). All photos (except my joshua tree seedlings were taken today-September 23, 2009). Today we hit an official high of 33c (92f) at the cold airport and 35c (96f) at my place (unheard of for this ...

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Hi Barb, Here's some quick shots of my palms. The last month has been great-unusually warm. Today's forecast is 33c (92f)-unheard of for this time of year! Slow consistent growth on all palms though. They had about 4 frosts in June and several brutal wind storms-my Washy lost a frond in this. The Tr...

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Hi Barb! Unfortunately, it's a west window for winter. With low sun/and lots of west cloud over the Rockies-I'm worried about these guys (and my Trachy, Needle and Washy too). I haven't had much time for the forum lately. How is your Trachy in the ground? And your y. rigidas? Did your blazing summer...

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Hi All, Just thought I'd share some pics of my brevifolia seedlings. The first batch, in April, didn't germinate at all. So I mail-ordered another batch-which germinated at a rate of 75-80% in about early June. I had them inside until about three weeks ago, when I tried them outside for around a wee...

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John,

Weather Network shows the end of your 5-day forecast as: 40 & 41 c (104 & 106f)!!!!:shock:

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Very cool. Completely unprotected, other than the south-facing micro-zone?

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Can't wait to see! What was your winter low like? Thanks!

Duncan

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