Check out the Abyssinian

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon May 23, 2011 2:41 pm

25'!

That would be quite the beast!

Good luck with yours Paul....I know you'll have a
fun time watching them grow!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Mon May 23, 2011 5:59 pm

Beautiful stuff ya got there. I love your cacti especially!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue May 24, 2011 7:51 am

Thanks Mike

The Cactus are a lot of fun when they
don't blow up from to much rain

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue May 24, 2011 1:59 pm

hardyjim wrote:Thanks Mike

The Cactus are a lot of fun when they
don't blow up from to much rain

I see alot of spreading cactus growing low on the grounds around here. They seem to freeze and shrivel in winter then revive in spring. Who knew??!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue May 24, 2011 2:43 pm

Yea,you can't kill those-

So,I don't grow'em

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed May 25, 2011 7:08 pm

hardyjim wrote:Yea,you can't kill those-

So,I don't grow'em

LOL, like pacysandra I guess...they are sooooooo invasive! Ugh!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed May 25, 2011 7:09 pm

hardyjim wrote:Yea,you can't kill those-

So,I don't grow'em

LOL, like pacysandra I guess...they are sooooooo invasive! Ugh!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:58 am

Bill and I were kidding around the other day about those
Opuntia....if your standing down wind you get covered
in the little spines

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:15 pm

Check out the beast,one month ago(May 9) and now(June 9)-the longest leaf is 7'!

Working on leaf 6 in about a month since it started to move it,move it!

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:22 pm

I love its colors.
The brute's magnificent Jim.

Good idea staking it to a steel post.
With the soft trunk, another idea for a tiedown = old pantyhose.

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:46 pm

Jim I`m going to say 15 ft. tall by the end of the season. What a monster.

John

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:03 pm

Freakin' amazing!!!!! enjoy!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:44 pm

Thanks peep's

I think in the 15-18' area is totally reasonable.

I like the color too,also that it already looks like a tropical plant.
The other nanars are getting there though!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:09 pm

that is a MONSTER! Keep the updates coming!! Beats mine by a mile!!!!....photo taken a month ago.

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sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:47 am

Hey...Was that in a pot outside all winter or was it int he ground? Will it come back do you think??

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:00 am

Holy shit

IT looks really good! ( the same with the brugs beside it BTW).

BILL MA · Post by **BILL MA** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:09 am

That guy is sick man!!! The fence stake is a excellent idea, I wish I thought about it last year before mine fell over.

Your black bamboo in the background is really off to a nice start this year.

Looking good buddy!

15 feet easy by the way.
Bill

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:48 am

Mike,

the Ensete was kept in my garage for the winter.......just too long of a period I guess. It's alive and regrowing again.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 10:37 am

Thanks Bill..............I was just about to point out that
Black Bamboo.
It's doing great for it's first year.What you dont see in that picture
(yet)is the little Thai giant in the bed behind...that will change fast though

Good luck with that Tim!

wxman · Post by **wxman** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:16 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Mike,

the Ensete was kept in my garage for the winter.......just too long of a period I guess. It's alive and regrowing again.

It's alive? Wow I would have thought it was a goner by that pic.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:58 pm

yea....my Ensete had a near death experience (it actually saw the light!). Here it is today.
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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 7:32 pm

Tim,
That's coming back gangbusters!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 7:07 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Mike,

the Ensete was kept in my garage for the winter.......just too long of a period I guess. It's alive and regrowing again.

Nice. Good luck with that. i have some (musas) from overwintering that aren't doing so well (mold) and some that are thriving! One in the ground from last year is back from the soil line at about two feet now. love it!!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:30 pm

Hey,there it is!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:07 am

Tim

I think yours will grow out of all that completely
by late summer and you won't even recognize it
as the same one-should get big enough to survive a
similar treatment this winter too.
They really need to get some size to survive winter storage.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:48 am

While we are sharing, here is my Abyssinian as of today.
I planted it from a 5 gallon pot last month. Osmocote for fertilizer and a good watering daily. Full sun.
Lows of 70 F and highs of 95 F the last few weeks have been to its liking.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:19 am

Nice, Erik.

The place is starting to look very "beachy"

How nice!

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:08 am

What kind of nanar is in front of the Ensete?

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:19 am

Looks good eric, even the basjoo in front looks happy! ( and of course, the chamedorea, which you cant hide from me

LOL

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:41 am

Jim,
that is a Musa basjoo, returning from the ground and doing very, very well this year.
Jesse,
if there was any way it was possible, you could have that lovely C. radicalis you like so much.
I was sure all three died, but no, all three are alive and growing fast. I'd be delighted if everyone here would try them (with protection, of course). --Erik

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:04 pm

Eric, id love those palms, and it is possible, pay a few hundred bucks, or break a few laws LOL. But you should keep them. They do great in the house ( so ive read), and they would be a great starter for your new house ( youll get it soon, im sure ) and garden, especialy there.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:22 pm

BILL MA wrote:That guy is sick man!!! The fence stake is a excellent idea, I wish I thought about it last year before mine fell over.

Your black bamboo in the background is really off to a nice start this year.

Looking good buddy!

15 feet easy by the way.
Bill

Even though it sucks that yours got knocked over Bill,
it was a good lesson for the rest of us and hopefully
can be avoided with this one.

BTW

In your pics it looks like yours is growing out of the damage nicely!

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