Some More New Acquisitions

Banana Plants, etc

Moderators: lucky1, Alchris, Kansas, Wes North Van, Laaz

Cameron_z6a_N.S.
Large Palm
Posts: 1269
Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:30 am
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:09 pm

The variegation on my Aucubas is starting to return after the sunny summer that NS had:
Image

Creeping trunk on the new T. fortunei:
Image


<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... /71601.gif" alt="Click for Shearwater, Nova Scotia Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" />

User avatar
seedscanada
Small Palm
Posts: 623
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:37 pm
Location: Hamilton, ON
Contact:

Post by seedscanada » Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:40 pm

Cameron. Mature, ground planted monkey puzzles here in zone 7a have taken heavy hits in some recent winters. I suggest a hoophouse, if even with plastic electrical conduit, red tape and vapour barrier. It takes five to ten celcius off (warmer) and prevents ground freeze by daytime sun heating.

Our first one back in 2010 cost about 70 dollars in materials, two hours of time.... 6 foot high, 8 foot by ten foot footprint

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seedscanada/8184065146/" title="Hoophouse by seedscanada, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8350/8184 ... eb9c_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="Hoophouse"></a>

Just a suggestion to protect your investment... also each year I reuse the conduit and maybe some of the plastic
Adam
Zone pusher7a. Trail runner, marathon racer. Propagator of Yuccas, palms and Pawpaws among others. World traveller. Language collector, lol.
Latitude: 43°11'00.000" N

https://www.instagram.com/adamseedscanada/
http://myworld.ebay.ca/seedscanada


<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/fin ... ipes"><img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... edState=ON" alt="Click for Beamsville, Ontario Forecast" height="90" width="160" />

Cameron_z6a_N.S.
Large Palm
Posts: 1269
Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:30 am
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:30 pm

Adam, thanks for the suggestion. Normally that is something that I would do in a situation like this. Unfortunately, each tree weighs around 300 lbs, and the taller trees are around 10' including the pot height. I'm not able to move them until someone purchases them, so I will have to pile dozens of bales of hay around them to try to keep the roots as warm as possible :roll: I will try to see if there is some way to build a lean-to -like structure around the trees with some plastic sheeting.
<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... /71601.gif" alt="Click for Shearwater, Nova Scotia Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" />

User avatar
TimMAz6
Palm Grove
Posts: 2789
Joined: Thu Jul 01, 2010 2:15 am
Location: Massachusetts USDA 6b

Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:29 am

Hi Cameron,

wow, you got a nice shipment of new plants. Those Sequoiadendrons are great!! How tall are those monkey puzzle trees? It looks like your starting a nursery?? Great.
<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/MA/Seeko ... igwx"><img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... eekonk.gif" alt="Click for Seekonk, Massachusetts Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" />

Cameron_z6a_N.S.
Large Palm
Posts: 1269
Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:30 am
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:31 pm

Thanks, Tim! The tallest MP trees are about 9' (not counting the pot height).
<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... /71601.gif" alt="Click for Shearwater, Nova Scotia Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" />

User avatar
sidpook
Clumping Palm
Posts: 1545
Joined: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:35 pm
Location: Zone 7b: Southern New Jersey (Philly region)

Post by sidpook » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:47 am

Cool stuff......You're obsessed! LOL

PS How do you plan to overwinter your Chinese Golden Lotus Bananas (Musella L.)? I still have mine in the ground unprotected. It is their first seasonand i'm not sure what to do?? Guess I'll treat them just like my musas???
Mike Trautner

<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... udubon.gif" alt="Click for Audubon, New Jersey Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" /></a>

canadianplant
Clumping Palm
Posts: 2399
Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:41 pm

Post by canadianplant » Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:00 am

Musella need to be kept DRY. Not quite as dry as succulents, but really close to it. Hopefully you amended the soil around it to be really well draining.
"The definition of insanity, is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results" - einstien

Check out my new Blog! http://canadianplant.wordpress.com/

<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stat ... big2"><img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... /71749.gif" alt="Click for Thunder Bay, Ontario Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" /></a>

Cameron_z6a_N.S.
Large Palm
Posts: 1269
Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:30 am
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:36 pm

Jesse is right about keeping Musella dry. I lost mine INDOORS last winter from overwatering! :evil:
<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... /71601.gif" alt="Click for Shearwater, Nova Scotia Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" />

canadianplant
Clumping Palm
Posts: 2399
Joined: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:41 pm

Post by canadianplant » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:08 pm

LOL I thought ive lost mine indoors for a few years now, but it keeps coming back when it warms up! This year im keeping it going with lights, and as long as there is a long light cycle they seem to want water and grow decent. Near a cold window of any sort will make it die back, even inside, but that doesnt mean its dead. As long as the base has some give to it (as in not mush) and has some green it will come back.

It does want to be watered less then any other "tropical" houseplant in the winter though in my experience, the same with my colocasia and alocasia.
"The definition of insanity, is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results" - einstien

Check out my new Blog! http://canadianplant.wordpress.com/

<a href="http://www.wunderground.com/global/stat ... big2"><img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... /71749.gif" alt="Click for Thunder Bay, Ontario Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" /></a>

User avatar
sidpook
Clumping Palm
Posts: 1545
Joined: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:35 pm
Location: Zone 7b: Southern New Jersey (Philly region)

Post by sidpook » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:28 pm

Thanks everyone, I plan to keep them in the ground and just mulch them over really well. We'll see what happens.
Mike Trautner

<img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/ ... udubon.gif" alt="Click for Audubon, New Jersey Forecast" border="0" height="60" width="468" /></a>

DarkNight
Sprout
Posts: 42
Joined: Sat May 16, 2015 11:39 am
Location: Riga, Latvia, Zone 5a(often)-6a (officially), latitude 56°

Post by DarkNight » Fri May 29, 2015 7:33 am

sidpook wrote:Thanks everyone, I plan to keep them in the ground and just mulch them over really well. We'll see what happens.
Any updates?

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests