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Finnish palms :)

Post by anttisepp » Sun May 10, 2009 4:28 am

Here's briefly my Palm Sunday affairs:
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With best wishes Antti,
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Post by DesertZone » Sun May 10, 2009 1:05 pm

Everything looks so good, that is some awesome protection. :D
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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Wed May 13, 2009 1:32 pm

Very well done anttisepp!

Mikä sinun vähimmäis- kuume nyt kuluva talvinen?

What was your minimum temperature this winter?
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Post by hardyjim » Thu May 14, 2009 12:44 pm

You did a great job getting everything through,I don't recall if I asked you this before,how did your Mazari do?
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Post by anttisepp » Fri May 15, 2009 12:58 pm

Thank you, it's not me but palms... :wink:
The lowerest temperature outdoors was probably -25 C this winter, but many days were temps about -20C, this winter was very long and spring has come only in april. (Meillä oli ollut alle 25 astetta pakkasta viime talvena (Finnish)).
Many plants survived, I've lost only washingtonias and silver Mazari, some other damaged but recover, most of plants in good condition. The worst time was when I opened them - day air temperature was sometimes abov e +20 C, but soil was still ice-cold, plants suffered from dessication (under the cover from sun, of cause). The first stress is over and most of palms are growing new leaves.

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Palms in Finland?

Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Fri May 15, 2009 6:09 pm

That looks great. You are defintely breaking down stereotypes of Finland!

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Post by anttisepp » Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:19 am

Here's september 2009 picture of my biggest Trachycarpus fortunei (Europalms) (5 new leaves this season):
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Post by ronbruce » Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:22 am

It's a beautiful palm. Good job. :)

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Post by hardyjim » Sat Sep 26, 2009 9:59 am

Nice Antti-gotta love those Trachys!
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Post by BILL MA » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:39 am

Nice growth!

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Post by Paul Ont » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:22 pm

Good stuff!

Hey, do you use artifical heating? Or are those small containers insulated???

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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:28 pm

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

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Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:36 pm

Great to see they made it through the winter for you Antti.


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Post by anttisepp » Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:33 am

Hi friends, thanks for compliments,
but I've made very few at all, it's all palms only. :D
I don't use heating cables, only outer protection (usually our winters aren't very cold),
and the simplest (and cheapest) way to protect better is to throw some more snow after the next snowfall.
The most nortern palms grows Thomas Vestre in Ålesund, Norway.
Here's some more pics, september of 2009:
view on palm-bed from the west:
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Dicksonia antarctica
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Butia eriospatha
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Ficus carica "Brown Turkey"
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Passiflora coerulea
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Phyllostachis aureosulcata "Spectabilis"
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Musa basjoo
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Musa yunnanensis
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Camellia williamsii "Duchess of Cornwall"
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Post by hardyjim » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:28 pm

Great pics Antti,everything looks really wonderful and your Trachys and other palms look very,very happy!
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Happy Palm Sunday!

Post by anttisepp » Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:02 am

According to national finnish holiday of Palm Sunday, I opened my palmbed today.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Surprisely most of the plants are safe and alive as mice as frosts didn't kill them. Here's february 2010 foto (frosts almost about -20C 3 times -30C):

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This photo shows exotarium before opening today:

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And satisfied enough sir Biggest Trachy: :)

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With best wishes,
Antti

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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:08 am

that trachy looks pretty good for going through -30 C :D
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Post by hardyjim » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:06 am

Beautiful Antti
I guess all that snow helped insulate.
Man-that first pic is like a tsunami of snow-UNBELIEVABLE! :shock:
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Post by Corrosion » Sun Mar 28, 2010 10:52 am

Nice to see such rarities in Finland too :) I think we had at least the same amount snow this winter than Finland, but I think Finland holds the record due the northern location. On front of my garage the pile of snow is still 1.5 metres but it is melting in fast speed. I hope spring and summer bring some warmth into northern locations. The heat is too much to ask for I guess but I´ve heard that after a very cold winter only hot summer can appear :D
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:29 am

antti, loved seeing your pictures.

Wonderful winter protection, a great job.

Sad you lost a Washy and a Mazari.
Maybe heating cables on the ground would have saved them?

What a horrible winter Europe has had.
But your plants look fabulous!

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Post by serj » Sun Mar 28, 2010 11:33 am

Antti, could you tell me what the plant beside this fortunei is? It looks like cordyline australis.
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Post by BILL MA » Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:26 am

Nice job with your protection! That Trachy looks flawless. How did your Dicksonia antarctica fair over the winter? Jim planted some this year
and I'm sure he would like to hear about it as would the rest of us.

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Post by hardyjim » Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:51 am

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Post by DesertZone » Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:37 am

Very well done, nice trachy. 8)
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Post by anttisepp » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:29 pm

Thank you, all friends, Cameron_z6a-NS, DesertZone(Aaron), for kind words. :)
To hardyjim: Jim, the mass of snow was fantastic last winter, there were cases of roof crashes in Finland because of snow, but without it don't sure that plants survived.
To Corrosion: I also hope that coming summer will be hot. :wink:
To lucky1: Barb, heating cables should be especially effective if there wouldn't be much snow. If I knew how bad winter is coming I'd put the cables. :( Nevertheless I'll think again about it next fall. And many thanks for pretty words for my plants! :D
To serj: Sergiy, you're right, it's Cordyline australis, I've got it from Scotland.
To BILL MA: Bill, Dicksonia is OK and wish all the best for everyone, espesially for hardyjim :lol: , I show it's photo under:
Greetings, Antti
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Post by anttisepp » Wed Sep 08, 2010 1:47 pm

The spring of 2010.
The fall follows.
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:10 pm

Lots of growth this year, Anttisepp.

A wonderful microclimate against the bricks of the home.

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Post by anttisepp » Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:17 pm

Hi all and a Happy New Palm Year!

Here's some pics I took before the covering in october 2010. All plants from spring 2008 oudoors, 3 different Trachy fort. and 1 Butia eriosp. as Dicksonia:

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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:13 pm

Great pics as always! How old is the B. eriospatha?
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:03 pm

Happy New Year to you too antisepp :D

All your plants look wonderful, and grew a lot in 2010.
Nice that you're able to "visit" them before March (last year when you had so much snow).

I'm also impressed with that Butia...beautiful.

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Post by anttisepp » Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:01 am

Hi Barb and Cameron, thank you very much!
Butia was planted in spring 2008 as a small 1-2-year old seedling.
It doesn't grow rapidly as declared but last year the first pinnate leaves are appeared.
This winter we have much snow again. And frosts also. But daytime is slowly growing and next spring (I sure) will bring many happy moments.
Antti

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Post by lucky1 » Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:03 pm

The snow is your plants warm blanket.
You do such a good job of protecting yours, you'll probably never need heating cables. :D
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Post by anttisepp » Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:01 am

Hi all, my plants are under the protection now, it's 4-th their winter outdoors. Here's some picture of autumn of 2011:
Trachycarpus fortunei
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Dicksonia antarctica
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Ficus carica"Brown Turkey"
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* Laurocerassus "Otto Luyken" *
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* Aucuba japonica *
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* Araucaria araucana *
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata "spectabilis"
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* Magnolia hybrid *
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P.S. plants marked with * grow in backyard and its winter protection is only much snow.
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:27 am

Very very nice, antti.

That brick wall is perfect as a backdrop to your specimens.
How big they've grown, especially the 4 year old Trachy!!!

And to have a crop of Figs in Finland is phenomenal. :shock:
Well done!

Thanks for the new photos!
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Post by Godfryd » Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:27 pm

Wow, great collection and plant condition!
Nice to see them. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by DesertZone » Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:56 pm

Awesome plants. :D
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Auracaria still alive?

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Post by Corrosion » Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:28 pm

Yes, reveal yourself you finnish warrior :D Looking hearing from you and your plants. How are they doing nowadays?
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