W.robusta, Before & After

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W.robusta, Before & After

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In September 2006 this was planted out,



Sept,2006

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Here we are today 8)

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Post by Arctic Palm »

That is awesome!! you robusta looks great. Wish mine grew that fast!!!
Keep it up!
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Post by Kansas »

This palm is REALLY amazing in person. It takes a person with real love for palms to do what Steve has done there. His work is TERRIFIC!
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Post by Knnn »

Thanks for the comments! This one has received the least care, and is doing the best out of three.

Was contemplating moving it, decided to build around it instead. :D


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looking good

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I am glad to see it alive !! All of my washys bit the dust !!
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Post by Arctic Palm »

macario,

Sorry to hear about your washys...that sucks. Did you leave them out?

My big washy is recovering slowly.
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Post by oppalm »

very impressive Steve. You should just dig the Wash Robusta out of the ground and move south. At the rate that WR is growing it will quickly outgrow any structure you build around it. I can hardly wait to see what you have to do in Oct 2009 to cover that palm. Keep up the great work.
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Hey,
Mine looks just like the picture of yours last year. I hope mine looks like your next year!
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Macario,
Sorry to hear that, How did your Sabals do?
BTW - Great looking Cycads you picked up!



Taylor,
Plenty of water, a little fertilizer and stand back :D




Kent,
How are things in your part of the world? As for the W.robusta, I'm framing an opening above it that will allow further expansion. Eventually, it will be growing up and through the roof. ( I'll figure out something else then :lol:

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Post by Okanagan desert-palms »

Steve that W.robusta is going great guns for you. Look forward to seeing it progress. What are you using for fertilizer?

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Fertilizer

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I was lucky this year and found some Osmocote on sale during the winter, it got a dose of that in March.

The soil is pretty good where it is, river sediment from past flooding, and right at the edge of a row of cedars.


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Post by Barrie »

Knnn ... geez, your W. robusta looks great ! It beats the hell out of mine in a much milder winter climate (zone 8b). Mine's shown some growth but not anything as reported by yourself or others in previous threads. Even this season it's barely under way but it's healthy as a horse. Others from England are showing big results from theirs too. I guess I'm happy enough that it's alive and well.

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Post by Knnn »

Barrie,
That one is just a fast grower, ( not sure if that is a good thing or not :D

This one was planted out at the same time, gets a little building over it for the winter.

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