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Post by sidpook » Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:22 am

Saw these two poor babies in town the other day while walking from my truck to work! I would' adopted them..... :sad5:

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Post by lucky1 » Sun Dec 19, 2010 3:16 pm

Probably a Dracaena marginata?

Why don't people just find someone to give a plant to, instead of doing that! :dontknow:
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Post by TerdalFarm » Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:45 pm

Indeed. That is as bad as leaving queen palms in the ground. :shock:
OK, I confess. I left a beautiful Hibiscus rosa-sinensis I've had for years in the ground a little too long this October and it looks much worse. :oops:
Maybe we could start a plant version of the Humane Society and offer shelter for neglected or abused exotic plants?

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Post by oppalm » Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:26 pm

people are crazy. There is no way thats going to survive outside. :wav:
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where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Post by sidpook » Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:51 am

TerdalFarm wrote:Indeed. That is as bad as leaving queen palms in the ground. :shock:
OK, I confess. I left a beautiful Hibiscus rosa-sinensis I've had for years in the ground a little too long this October and it looks much worse. :oops:
Maybe we could start a plant version of the Humane Society and offer shelter for neglected or abused exotic plants?
I spray painted my queen palms green, they look fabulous. I might even decorate them for the holiday. My neighbor is in awe at how they are still green...LOL
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Post by TerdalFarm » Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:02 am

Take a photo for us.

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Post by lucky1 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:54 am

spray painted my queen palms green, they look fabulous
...and you mentioned "Humanity"????? :confused2:

I don't think I could stand to look at that picture.
It might be a felony :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Paul Ont » Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:15 am

I had a good pic for this topic, but I can't seem to find it... So here's the description: The picture is of a 5' palm trunk, the leaves have been trimmed off, the palm dumped out of its pot. The carcass was then dumped along the side of a trail beside Centenial park here in Toronto. My guess it that the plant was left outdoors over the winter, the leaves trimmed in spring, then the carcass dumped when they realized it would not come back. Now, I don't know about where you live, but a 5' Trachycarpus fortunei is not a small investment in my neck of the woods... Did I mention that the trunk is clearly a Trachy? personally, if I want an annual palm, I'm going to choose something that is 1) Cheap. 2) Tropical looking. 3) Less coarse!

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Post by lucky1 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 8:31 am

Grateful you couldn't find that pic, Paul
...don't see how anyone could do that with all the info available at the click of a mouse!

How thrilled any of us would have been to receive it as a gift by that owner :|
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Post by sidpook » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:08 pm

Here it is...So it is a little "greener" than most living things outside this time of year. I think It works...and the neighbors are amazed at how hardy it is! LOL

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Post by sidpook » Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:09 pm

Here it is...So it is a little "greener" than most living things outside this time of year. I think It works...and the neighbors are amazed at how hardy it is! LOL

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Post by lucky1 » Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:28 pm

Mike, gotta say, it's very cute :lol:

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Post by sidpook » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:34 pm

lucky1 wrote:Mike, gotta say, it's very cute :lol:

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LOL, right in all it's unnatural Faux Splendour!
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Post by TerdalFarm » Mon Dec 20, 2010 7:44 pm

And the leaves are holding up well. Strong enough for lights? :lol:

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Post by sidpook » Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:48 am

TerdalFarm wrote:And the leaves are holding up well. Strong enough for lights? :lol:
I'll just spritz a littl =e Aqua Net onthem, lotsa that to be found around here in NJ what with all the Big Hair!
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