A Few Smuggled FL-NC Plants!

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:46 pm

Here's a few Laughs for the plants I brought home in my CTS-V caddy

For one a 6' in pot seven gallon lady palm, A 7 gal Butia capitata, a 7 gal Butia eriospatha, a 10 gal musa veluina, 3 gal and 1 gal Cyathea cooperi tree fern, 3 gal shell ginger, 3 gal monstera, 3 gal Licuala spinosa, 4 Beautiful air plants (off live oaks) 1 gal Sylvester palm, and 3 1 gal washy seedlings freshly dug. Sorry no pictures of the air plants or washy's.

Lady Palm

Butia eriospatha

Butia capitata

Monstera and shell ginger

Sabal birmingham 7 gal. one of 2 brought back one delivered to friend close by

Last but not least a tree fern for Jim Hardy

thanks for looking,
Bill

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:17 pm

Nice!
I'll try to make another road trip to Texas this year and pick up some more palms.
I was in an old Toyota Rav4 last October which limited my selection.
--Erik

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:00 am

Man,those are some s/a palms!
Those Butias are magnificent!

What a great haul!

Get that tree fern in a big pot if your not planting it outside-
it will start putting out monster fronds!

My C.cooperi has been the fastest growing plant for me all winter!

I really love those Butias!
I think my B.eriospatha and W.robusta will put on some serious growth this year!

Glad your back!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:58 am

You drove 1400 miles hauling those big guys???
They must've been flapping in your ear all the way home.

Look at the trunk size on those Butias!!!
That Sabal is a beauty too.

Great tree fern too.
What a score.

Are the freshly dug Washys...robusta?
Like you needed another musa, ha ha.
Thanks for the pics.

Jim would be ecstatic to get that tree fern.
Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:22 am

Jim would be ecstatic to get that tree fern.
Barb[/quote]

So feel free to box that up and send it right over

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:43 am

Last but not least a tree fern for Jim Hardy

So you missed that, Jim?

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:03 am

Oh cool! Thanks Barb!
and.......

Thank you Bill
Let me know when your sending that!

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:14 am

You where right Jim about them not liking being in the house. Since last night it shriveled up to leaves, to the basement it goes. It should perk back up I hope.

Bill

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:37 am

Erik, you could pack a rav 4 really good, that's has much more room then my car. I would love to see what Texas has to offer some day, til then Florida will have to do. I posted a question about your butia asking how it was doing under the heat cables post, I figure I'll ask here to just in case you don't see it there. Just curious!

I didn't even think of putting the palms on the roof of my car Barb. I'll have to remember that one for next time

They were packed in there pretty good, I most likely could have fit one or two more seven gallons in there if I really tried but I didn't want my women to behead me when I got home. She's a good sport about it but the plants are starting to take over the house. I need to water stuff in the green house so I can move some of the stuff down there. I'll take some pictures for you Barb.

Bill

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:16 pm

Bill
It probably didn't like the heat/dry air of the car ride.
They are one of those plants that gets a little shocked when their environment changes.
They are also one of those plants that respond to humidity above all else.
Probably not an issue outside most of the time as the nights are usually humid enough to make
them happy for a while

I can't say for sure but the soil looked dry to me in your picture.
What are you going to do with it? Is it going in the ground?
They dry out fast in small pots.

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:12 pm

I going to keep it in a pot. The soil was pretty dry, the funny thing is I watered it only a few days ago. Crazy on how fast it crapped out on me.
It sucked up like two gallons of water today, the cell structure must be maid out of a sponge. This must be a everyday water plant. Live and
learn, good thing they grow fast right.

Bill

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:45 pm

my women to behead

women? plural?
No wonder you're too tired to post.

That tree fern will hate being in a warm dry house.
Put it in the bathroom if you have room, needs high humidity 100% of the day.
House air is death for ferns of all kinds.

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:57 am

Bill,
my wife is into horses. So, my plan is to wait until we are in Texas for a horse show with the truck and horse trailer. It is tall (8') as we used to have a Clydesdale. Of course then I have to make sure a horse doesn't get bored on the drive home and eats my new palm....
--Erik

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:27 pm

BILL MA wrote:I going to keep it in a pot. The soil was pretty dry, the funny thing is I watered it only a few days ago. Crazy on how fast it crapped out on me.
It sucked up like two gallons of water today, the cell structure must be maid out of a sponge. This must be a everyday water plant. Live and
learn, good thing they grow fast right.

Bill

Big pot helps keep the soil moist

Are you planting it out?

One of my D.squarosas started to dry up too,even though it's in a little covered G-house inside.

Yea-your right though,they do grow fast!

I have really enjoyed watching my Cooperi put out leaves this winter,it's launching about one per week now!