Yuccas palms and bananas in southern Ontario, Canada

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Yuccas palms and bananas in southern Ontario, Canada

Post by seedscanada » Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:13 pm

A video of our twelve planted yucca species and other plants in our yard
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Almost time to winter protect the palms
Overnight low tomorrow of 9c /47f


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Post by DesertZone » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:22 am

Nice video, thanks for sharing. :D
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:07 am

Wow, nice trunk on the Y.glauca.
And your Y.brevifolia was unprotected last winter? another Wow.

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Post by Cowtown Palm Society » Thu Oct 20, 2011 11:31 am

Very Nice Seeds!

Where did you get that glauca, with a trunk like that :shock: ?

Good luck with you Lake Erie run! Do you, by chance, sell seeds on Ebay under the same handle?

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Post by hardyjim » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:05 pm

That is quite a collection of Yucca.

Surprised they do so well through your winters!
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Post by seedscanada » Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:43 pm

Thanks, I found the glauca growing in front of a highrise apartment building in Hamilton, 2008... they were out of control and I worked it out with the super that I could help myself to whatever I wanted, since he was scared of how sharp they were! I potted up a half dozen and kept this beauty. The mother plant had spread to maybe 20 feet by ten feet wide over the course of, I don't know how many dozens of years, but has since been completely removed! It was quite wet there and was growing half sideways/ half upright. In drier sunnier conditions here, it stays firmly upright.
This will be my joshua tree's first winter in the ground, but it did stay outside potted last winter in the hoop house built seasonally over our large pomegranate and grapefruit trees.
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Thank you for your comments! Happy growing!
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P.s. I am seeking other crazies to join me on my run from Sandusky to Leamington across Lake Erie once it freezes this winter. I need another runner(s) snowmobilers, or sled dog team(s) for support
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Post by canadianplant » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:33 am

seedscanada wrote:Thanks, I found the glauca growing in front of a highrise apartment building in Hamilton, 2008... they were out of control and I worked it out with the super that I could help myself to whatever I wanted, since he was scared of how sharp they were! I potted up a half dozen and kept this beauty. The mother plant had spread to maybe 20 feet by ten feet wide over the course of, I don't know how many dozens of years, but has since been completely removed! It was quite wet there and was growing half sideways/ half upright. In drier sunnier conditions here, it stays firmly upright.
This will be my joshua tree's first winter in the ground, but it did stay outside potted last winter in the hoop house built seasonally over our large pomegranate and grapefruit trees.
I am SeedsCanada on ebay as well.
Thank you for your comments! Happy growing!
Adam
P.s. I am seeking other crazies to join me on my run from Sandusky to Leamington across Lake Erie once it freezes this winter. I need another runner(s) snowmobilers, or sled dog team(s) for support
I know pomagranate can take the cold up here, especially if protected, but grapefruit???? You heat the hoop house right?
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Post by Paul Ont » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:30 am

Nice collection of Yuccas! Not familiar with Yucca guatemalensis, is it the same as elephantipes? If so, I thought it was frost tender?

I have just planted a Yucca alofolia hybrid (from Southcoast gardens) that I hope will be hardy. Yucca alofolia itself is far too tender for my zone 4b/5a. I've planted maybe 20 of them over the years with none lasting more than a year!

I think you posted on one of my messages about a trade, and I am generally down.

You might be interested in my experience with various Yucca, and I do have pics to accompany my descriptions, but, I don't want to hijack your thread so when I have the time I'll post a 'complete' list.

Lastly, are you crazy running across lake Erie? Is the ice ever thick enough for that? Do you run the Niagara running series events? I've done a few of them in the past, but not since the Jordan 5km in 2010 (and I missed the money too!).

Anyway, always like seeing the posts from 'locals'!

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Post by canadianplant » Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:34 am

Paul Ont wrote:Nice collection of Yuccas! Not familiar with Yucca guatemalensis, is it the same as elephantipes? If so, I thought it was frost tender?

I have just planted a Yucca alofolia hybrid (from Southcoast gardens) that I hope will be hardy. Yucca alofolia itself is far too tender for my zone 4b/5a. I've planted maybe 20 of them over the years with none lasting more than a year!

I think you posted on one of my messages about a trade, and I am generally down.

You might be interested in my experience with various Yucca, and I do have pics to accompany my descriptions, but, I don't want to hijack your thread so when I have the time I'll post a 'complete' list.

Lastly, are you crazy running across lake Erie? Is the ice ever thick enough for that? Do you run the Niagara running series events? I've done a few of them in the past, but not since the Jordan 5km in 2010 (and I missed the money too!).

Anyway, always like seeing the posts from 'locals'!



Cheers.
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Guatamalensis, and elephantipes are the same species. ITs the one thats commonly sold in stores. IIR, they are hardy to zone 8 or 9, but they can come back in zone 6 I think it was? Ill have to look for that link..

And, I think lake Erie is the only great lake to 100% freeze over most years is it not?
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Post by seedscanada » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:06 pm

I keep my grapefruit tree with a light bulb in a glass box in my hoop house, so yes, it is heated.
Guess what happens when it is -17 and you water and forget to turn the light back on after? Grapefruits defoliate at -8.6 celcius! That was after about twelve hours of no heat. But with no more mishaps, the grapefruit tree (which died down to about 20" tall) is 6 feet tall eight months later now.

My 6 foot pomegranate is within the hoophouse in winter, only gets heat from daytime sun and residual lightbulb heat from the grapefruit mini glasshouse.
It is not necessary, except for the coldest of cold nights... but I like how it keeps some of its foliage throughout the winter.

And "crazy", everyone keeps saying that!?!
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Post by seedscanada » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:08 pm

Lake Erie was 75 % frozen by mid february in 2011. Yes I have run in the Subaru Niagara Running series.. Adam Szczepanski
It is good to chat on here with "locals"!

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Post by canadianplant » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:16 pm

seedscanada wrote:I keep my grapefruit tree with a light bulb in a glass box in my hoop house, so yes, it is heated.
Guess what happens when it is -17 and you water and forget to turn the light back on after? Grapefruits defoliate at -8.6 celcius! That was after about twelve hours of no heat. But with no more mishaps, the grapefruit tree (which died down to about 20" tall) is 6 feet tall eight months later now.

My 6 foot pomegranate is within the hoophouse in winter, only gets heat from daytime sun and residual lightbulb heat from the grapefruit mini glasshouse.
It is not necessary, except for the coldest of cold nights... but I like how it keeps some of its foliage throughout the winter.

And "crazy", everyone keeps saying that!?!
Can you make a thread with that grapefruit and pomagranate? ID really love to see those things!
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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:25 pm

Nice Yucca collection Adam. Keep the updates coming. I'm interested to see how some of those fair in your climate.

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