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Greetings from Simferopol

Post by limoncik » Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:09 am

Hi, my name is Alexander, I live in the south of Ukraine in the city of Simferopol, it is the capital of Crimea. The city is located in the valley Salgyr and lies between the Inner and Outer ridge of Crimean mountains, so its climate is characterized by a zone 7b. I like your forum and I think there will find a lot of useful information.
By the way, I often talk with Yuri from Kherson. :)



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Post by TerdalFarm » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:18 am

Welcome!
You will find lots of useful information here.
Say "hi" to Yuri from us.
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Post by hardyjim » Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:43 am

Hello!


Have Yuri jump on over too! :D
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:58 am

Hi Alexander, welcome aboard.

We'd love to see some pictures of your country and garden.

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Post by limoncik » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:33 pm

That's now what my biggest trahykarpus :
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Post by limoncik » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:37 pm

That's now what my biggest trahykarpus:
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Post by limoncik » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:38 pm

That's now what my biggest trahykarpus:
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Post by limoncik » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:39 pm

Please delete messages from one photo and a message with links

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Post by lucky1 » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:46 pm

Beautiful Trachycarpus, Alexander!
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Post by limoncik » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:49 pm

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Post by Yuri » Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:57 pm

Hi there Sasha, it seems you're practicing some Russian here too, for our friends across the pond :)

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Post by canadianplant » Mon Sep 13, 2010 1:12 pm

welcome to the forum:D
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Post by hardyjim » Mon Sep 13, 2010 2:50 pm

Trachy looks great(along with the hotties above the pics),is it by any chance one of
Kiril's Bulgarian Trachys?
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Post by limoncik » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:40 am

hardyjim wrote:Trachy looks great(along with the hotties above the pics),is it by any chance one of
Kiril's Bulgarian Trachys?
No it is not Bulgarian, it is with our (Crimea) of local seeds

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Post by canadianplant » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:40 pm

I just looked up your city. Looks like a very nice place. If I ever go to europe, id probably visit the country, cause my dads grandparents are from ukraine ( I have no idea where though).

You seem to have a very nice climate. Average low in January was stated to be -3C, and 0-4C as a high. Do you know your record low?
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:47 pm

I agree, Simferopol, seems like a wonderful place. Hope to visit someday!
My sister-in-law is from Lviv (western Ukraine), and my brother goes to Kiev on business often so I'll probably make it there sometime.
Jim, the "hotties" I got were all of cars. Must be the internet knows I have a hot W but need chrome wheels....
:D
Anyway, yes, very nice Trachycarpus. Super color on it.
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Post by limoncik » Tue Sep 14, 2010 1:55 pm

canadianplant wrote:I just looked up your city. Looks like a very nice place. If I ever go to europe, id probably visit the country, cause my dads grandparents are from ukraine ( I have no idea where though).

You seem to have a very nice climate. Average low in January was stated to be -3C, and 0-4C as a high. Do you know your record low?
Our least in the history of meteorological -25, but the weather station is located far from town, so the city can be a little warmer. In winter, may climb to +15, at the end of December is always the lack of snow and warm. The absolute maximum winter: in December +25.4, +20.4 in January, February +21.8. Summers are hot and fairly long, with a maximum of this summer +40.

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Post by canadianplant » Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:34 pm

That still isnt to bad. IT seems sort of like the east coast of the states. You could probably get away with growing and over wintering some interesting plants.

Id look up Chameadorea Radicalis, hardy to -10C. And Chameadorea Microspadix, hardy to -8C. A bit marginal there, but with some protection, i bet youd be successful. Look up Phoenix Theophrastii ( cretean date palm). ITs hardy to zone 7B, and looks something like the Canary Island Date Palm. Watch the spines on it though...
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:05 pm

CP, you sure got my attention.
Are you growing Chameadorea? I'm looking for anyone with experience with them where it gets really cold (vs. say, BC or the UK).
Feel free to start a new thread; I don't really mean to take over this great one on Ukrainian Trachycarpus....
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Post by canadianplant » Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:59 pm

I have a Chameadorea cataractarum, and chameadorea elangans. Im trying to grow some radicalis from seed. I dont think theyd have a chance here at all, but theres no harm in trying one mabey.

I know more about gardening in zones 6-10 then in my own zone. From what I can remember seeing, most of them were in california. Their habitat is up in the mountains, the radicalis is from somewhere in the neighborhood of 6-8000 feet if I remember right. I think cool, and humid cloud forests myself.


Im trying to get my friend in N Carolina to try one. IM definelty gonna send him one if I get em to sprout.
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