Palm,Banana,Yucca pics fall 2010

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Here are some updates as to how my plants are doing.Pics taken Oct 20th 2010
http://okanaganpalms.multiply.com/photo ... _20th_2010


John

[igor.glukhovtsev]

where do you keep all these nicely looking stuff over the winter?

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Igor thanks for your reply. I have most of my larger tropical plants,Bananas in my heated garage 12c. The Washingtonia filifera,robusta and other palms go into my workshop kept at about 5c. The T.fortunei palms have been planted since 2006,2007,one sabal minor planted 2009.Two Sabal louisiana planted this year.


John

[TimMAz6]

Hi John,

great collection of specimen plants! I assume your selling them since you have so many? Very cool!

[Paul Ont]

John,
I am always impressed with the shear number of palms that you have!

I forget, how do you protect your in ground palms?

Paul

[hardyjim]

Beautiful collection of palms John-
I enjoyed looking at your pics

[lucky1]

John, even more beautiful than I remember "in person"...

hey, is that a Licuala you've acquired? (if not, what is the wide-leafed palm in a pot, leaves about 1 or 2 feet long?)
And is that a Fishtail on the porch?

Glad my musa is now in your capable hands.

Thanks for the updated pics.
Barb

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Thanks P.N. people for your comments on my collection of plants. Barb the tropical palms in the pics are Triangle palms,Cat tail palms,hawaiian fan palm. Paul I will have an update soon as to how I`m going to protect my palms with la nina this year.Here is what I`ve used the last four years.http://okanaganpalms.multiply.com/photo ... _tropicals Jim thanks for your comments. Tim yes I sell many palms through spring and summer. The palm, Yucca bug is slowly catching on here.


John

[hardyjim]

Must not get to cool in the garage if you have Banana plants "growing"

I guess you lift off the top of the enclosures when it's to warm and sunny
as in your picture?

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Jim the garage stays around 12c 52f through the winter. The palm protection does come off the palms on mild winter days. I hope we all have lots of those this winter?


John

[DesertZone]

As always John, very nice.

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Thanks Aaron.Have you tried any palms this year in your yard? I recall you said you had tried some in past years.How are the palms you planted on your land in S.Arizona doing?


John

[DesertZone]

Thanks Aaron.Have you tried any palms this year in your yard? I recall you said you had tried some in past years.How are the palms you planted on your land in S.Arizona doing?


John

I have planted my last sabale minor palm this summer, and is the last palm I have in my yard. Hope it makes it through the winter. I have given up on palms in my Idaho garden. There is just too many worry free palm yuccas out there. Torry and faxon yuccas are a sight to behold even when seen next to palms.

Of cource nothings better than a palm, but I am sad to say that all of my palms have died in Arizona. I tought they would because I was not there to water them, but why not try when I'm down there. Next year I will plant some more palms and cactus.
PS I am glad to say that it looks like my cactus are doing just fine without me.

[BILL MA]

Very Nice pictures John, all of your plants are super healthy too. I love the palm circle in the driveway

That Brahea armata in picture 23 is beautiful! Did you ever think of trying one in the ground there?

Thanks for the pictures.

Bill

[DesertZone]

That Brahea armata in picture 23 is beautiful! Did you ever think of trying one in the ground there?

Thanks for the pictures.

Bill

Did you grow that from seed? Beautiful palm.

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Bill and Aaron I have two 15 gal.Brahea armata. They were purchased from Sunnyside nursery near Vancouver B.C. three years ago. I don`t know if I would risk planting one until I plant W. filifera`s and see if they survive. Aaron to bad about your palms in Arz.Are you going to give that Sabal minor any protection this winter?


John

[DesertZone]

Are you going to give that Sabal minor any protection this winter?


John

I think I will give it a plastic tent but no heat. This one seems to take well to the cold.

[BILL MA]

That one I saw sure in pic 23 is a beauty regardless! Maybe one day you can build a good heated house for it

Bill

[Okanagan desert-palms]

Bill I`m a bit conservative when I plant a palm in a zone 6b.The palm has to be at least 15 gal.The exceptions are my needle palms 5 gal. and my S. minor,S.louisiana.One of the two Brahea armata might go into my new palm garden. I will have to cut down the oak in the roundabout in my driveway and shredd the roots to make a palm entrance to my house.Messy tree! There is a dual electrical plug there so I should have enough power to heat through Dec. Jan. part Feb. My cold hardy potted palms are still outside. How are yours. Nov 13th?

John

[Cowtown Palm Society]

John,

Thanks for the updated photos! Always look forward to seeing the collection. Glad to hear you're starting to start a trend-proliferating the valley with cool plants! Such a great place in Canada for the hardy palms and yuccas.

Duncan