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At last after six miserable summers we are experiencing a Mediterranean Summer. I hit a top temperature of 31C /88F last Saturday. No rain for the foreseeable future... amazing :wink: The one downside to this lubbly Jubbly weather is major leaf burn on many of my of my Schefflera plants. I hope you ...

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I've planted mine out but bearing in mind that both of my Yucca Aloifolia standard and marginata lost their heads last Winter..... I am cautious but what the heck

BTW it's the little yucca behind the Agave

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Here's an update

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Some nice yuccas there Tim

Ive been following your progress on one of the German forums. BTW most of those Yucca seeds you've sent have germinated but not all

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Just bought this Podophylum.. lovely mottled foliage.

Exotic and bone hardy

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Jesse... Personally I would not plant out until the plant has developed a strong rootstock and at least 2-3ft of stem as mine was when I bought it. Mine was also fed well which encouraged the large leaves but also helped the plant to grow quickly. Winter wise we are worlds apart as my minimum temp t...

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Jesse it gets around 7/8 hours in high Summer. Its not planted in the warmest part of my garden but seems ok where it is.

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Seems to do well in my cool climate.... grew around 4ft of growth last year. Currently starting to produce the big leaves but no flowers yet. I am growing it in imported sandy slightly acid soil which it seems to like. I have also planted out a small Magnolia Macrophylla and it has not even leafed y...

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Tim... those seedlings are growing very quickly. The mother plant here has produced huge growth.... this hybrid looks to be a much faster grower than other Scheffies.

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TimMAz6 wrote:great job Andy............I wonder if it's possible to hybridize these with Yucca?

Don't really know Tim..... I'll post another picture when the flowers appear

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I see that Jet stream has been playing tricks again. ABC news reporting deep snow in the Northeast of America and floods further inland. Anyone affected?

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Adam.... a great post and what a smashing Nursery. Loved the shape of that 9ft Rostrata

Just one question... who grows those giant Queen Palms?

Your Sabal looks in mint condition. Look forward to seeing your Faxoniana.

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Great looking plants. I went to London last year for the first time and was very surprised at the number of yuccas and even palms that were in the city. I saw many of the trunking variety as you pictured in small parks or in the gardens and yards of homes in Mayfair and Kensington. I live in the Gr...

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So besides very cold wet windy weather which maxed out at 8C today my beautiful Beschorneria Yuccoides X Septentrionalis hybrid is about to flower. It just goes to show how Mexican plants just love our climate

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Thanks for your comments Tim..... Most Yuccas will flower here.... eventually. I don't believe Nolinas are any different but I don't of any that have yet Igor... We do get sunshine now and again and Yuccas seem to grow reasonably well despite the poorer light levels. However rain is a problem and tr...

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I absolutely adore these plants and have four separate seed grown species currently growing in the garden. Today after a lot of hassle and a six week wait the Nolina arrived. Sadly (for me that is) there has been a bit of leaf damage both physical and weather wise. Talking with Paul Spraklin our loc...

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Thanks for your comments :D Tim... thanks for the info. I was just surprised at the lack of root. Although it was sold as a two head yucca, there were more heads that had died. Barb.... I don't believe The Tropical Centre do warranties. Its interesting that you mention the shipping costs as that tru...

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The trunked multi headed Yucca Elata came in a huge pot. Rather disappointingly the pot was filled with 50%perlite and 50% peat compost. My guestimate is this Yucca has been in this pot for at least two years. It came out easily without damage to the roots http://s17.postimg.org/9t5gb5qsr/IMG_0742.j...

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Yep... they're looking good

You'll soon be able to leave the protection off

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I saw this on one of the UK forums http://worldtruth.tv/collecting-rainwat ... our-water/
Grow Arids now .... while you still have a chance

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Much the same over here... had a frost last Saturday and down to 34F tonight. Clear skies and Northerlies or Northeasterlies. May promises much of the same.
And to cheer you up more http://wattsupwiththat.com/

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Tim ....the seeds were Taiwaniana x gracilus. There are lots of antifungal treatments available in my part of the world but may be different to what you use. Just ordered another Schefflera Chapana from Crug along with Oreopanax Incisus and Fatsia Polycarpa... all Aralacea :D S I hope more of those ...

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Tim .... excellent news

.. just watch out for fungal infections.

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Simply stunning

It just goes to show that if you put the effort in, the rewards are there

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Thanks for your kind comments :D The other plants arrived today on a pallet. Getting too old to shift them though :lol: I have to say I'm really taken with this Yucca Linearifolia. It will take pride of place in the Garden http://s23.postimg.org/4phw9uiuv/IMG_0674.jpg I have never seen leaves so lon...

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I popped down to HardyPalms in Bristol yesterday. It was to pay for my Yuccas. Nigel the owner was quite adamant that the Yucca Rostrata would be better off in my Vauxhall Astra than being shipped on a pallet. :shock: Amazingly I got it home. Nigel had also just received a container load of Palms fr...

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Hi Andy.....how tall do these Tetrapanex's get?? Will I be getting another 5 feet of trunk this season?.........and yes they do 'sucker' and I potted up a few for others to enjoy. 8) They can get quite tall in a good microclimate 10-12ft. Never had that success in my Garden. A hot wall often helps ...

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Its been very much like that this side of the pond. Jet stream down in Spain with the accompanied rain while we had cold east winds. All change now ... its back up here and the non stop rains back too

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Tim .... mine have all survived the Winter unprotected. To be honest I would be more worried about the length of the roots as for one dead plant above ground produced 10 new shoots from its roots in my garden. Still a beautiful foliage plant though and I just missed out on flowers opening last year.

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Hi Tim.... it looks to have pulled through ok with some damaged outer leaves. :D One thing that has puzzled me is why you chose Carnerosana instead of Faxoniana which is more frost tolerant or maybe that was the reason :wink: I could of course be completely ga ga not knowing you have one but you hav...

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sidpook wrote:We're finally coming out if it here, 80 for the next few days and lows in 50's or 60's , spring has sprung!!!!

I don't even get that in high summer

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Were due a change to milder weather by next Sunday... 14/15C instead of the current 8/9C. Should be free of night frosts soon. Crazy to think it was much warmer last December

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Hi Tim.... Can grow to 2ft across. In midsummer here though the resident bugs tend to shread the leaves.

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Whats 19C feel like barb? heaven knows when I'll feel that warmth here. Still got -5C night temps here and a magnificent 6/7C daytime temp

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Here's a plant I like to rave about. I always plant it along with my Ensetes,Musas and other annuals Its great to see the leaves get bigger and bigger as the season goes on. I also get flowers but no edible fruit as the season is short and probably not enough day heat. I've overwintered mine in the ...

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Hi Horst.... welcome to the forum Have you ever been on the European palm forum as I seem to remember you posting some of your hybrids on there?

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They do look nice don't they 8) I guess my Wife might notice all that money gone from her bank account :wink: I do think that Rostrata is a steal at £245. Most expensive by far was the Elata (rarity value) Cheapest was the treculeana which was £20 cheaper than the Rostrata The ButiaXjubaea clocked i...

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That's a great palm and I hope it gives you years of pleasure :D I'm always amazed at the lengths you guy's an gals go to to protect your palms Tony's protection is certainly first rate Barb.... is it magnesium that plants require to stop yellowing.? Even on new growth mine is yellowing at the tips ...

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This is what I hope I will be receiving Yucca Elata... not many trunked specimens left now in Europe http://s10.postimg.org/dqxtf9clx/yucca_Elata_2_head.jpg Yucca Rostrata with a 1.7mt trunk http://s9.postimg.org/mtr0yv0pn/Yucca_rostrata_1_7mt_trunk.jpg Yucca treculeana with a 1.2mt trunk. This plan...

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TimMAz6 wrote:yes..........we need some heat!

Andy, which Yuccas did you order?

3 Yuccas Tim.... a multi headed Elata , a full skirted Rostrata with a 1.7mt trunk and a Treculeana with a 1.2mt trunk. Want to see the pics?

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Nice warm weather over here

5ft of Snowi in the Northeast of America?

Beschoneria Yuccoides x Septentrionalis flowering

Another Nolina sold as Matapensis

Yucca Elata.... didn't expect this....

Is this for real??

Big Rostrata's home with a nice sized Supa Nova

Solanum Quitoense