Cistus nursery visit today

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:06 pm

These recent threads on Trachycarpus "nainital" and "wagnerianus" remind me where I bought mine, and many of my other cold-hardy palms: Cistus Nursery here in Oregon. They do mail order, but I am nearby and so took my mother this morning.
The "excuse" was that they forgot to charge me shipping on my last order. They emailed me when I was in Belize and I said later. They emailed me again when I was in Costa Rica and I said later. I suspect they figured I was dodging them, and so wanted to pay up in person. I got my chance today.

Mom in parking lot with the car I drove from Oklahoma in last week, transporting two waggies to her:
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Walkway from the parking lot:
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Entrance to the "store" (a plastic hoop greenhouse):
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Inside the store, guarded by a cat:
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Handsome Yucca for sale:
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Too bad my mom informed me she doesn't like desert plants.

Oh, well, they wouldn't have been the easiest to grow in her temperate rainforest (really!) coastal landscape.

She also said she didn't like Gunnera:
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so I said I'd hide it where she wouldn't notice it.

She didn't argue palms, other than to say W would not be pleased if I bought any to take back to Tulsa.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Chamaeadorea radicalis:
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, a palm which I think has potential in zone 8b gardens with protection:
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Brahea, always a great choice for zone 8 and better:
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Pleased to see Sabal "Birmingham" for sale. Mine from seed are about this big now:
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Boxed Trachycarpus fortunei for sale:
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I plan to buy one about this size for my parent's beach house, probably in the Spring:
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And now for you Trachy-philes. This (and the next) were amongst several palms labelled Trachycarpus takil. I assume they are really "naini tal" but I wouldn't know the difference:

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Any thoughts? How does a consumer know?

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:53 am

Wish I could help with the I.D. Methinks at that size that those would be 'nanital'. Looks like an amazing nursery. Good luck 'hiding' a Gunnera, that should be a challenge.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:18 pm

Thanks for those great photos Erik.

Can't help with ID, but I'd sure like to stroll through that great nursery for an entire afternoon.
There'd have to be a rental truck agency next door.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:47 pm

great nursery. Did you spot any hardy Schefflera?

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:50 pm

Neglected to look. It is the sort of place I would expect to find it offered.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:11 am

You know they are not Takil

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:05 am

WOW...that place has a bunch of awesome plants.

Stevea07 · Post by **Stevea07** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:11 pm

Yes, they are Trachycarpus nainital.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:43 pm

Great pics, Erik! I think there are some people in zone 8a Atlanta growing A. wrightii.

RoboCaesar · Post by **RoboCaesar** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:15 am

Nice pictures. I liked the tree-form chamaedorea radicalis. Would any chamaedorea species even survive outside in the Pacific Northwest? I've heard some interesting reports, but I'm not sure...

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 8:34 am

This one (C. radicalis) would, in zone 9 microclimates. Zone 8 with some protection for the coldest nights. I think they would be die-back plants in the very worst.
One of my favorties, so I'll have a couple at my parent's Oregon coast place. They would grow so slow, though.....
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PS W flew into town yesterday to help me with the drive back to OK. I'll take her to Cisutus this afternoon. She warned me that the last time I took her there, she bought a $200 olive, and a $100 olive, and had them shipped to OK. So, not sure I can afford it...

RoboCaesar · Post by **RoboCaesar** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:51 am

Zone 9 microclimates eh? Suddenly I find myself tempted to buy many C. Radicalis seeds and sow them close to my house (where it would be slightly warmer), and then see what happens in several years. C. Radicalis is one of my favorites of the genus.

It's so easy to get carried away when buying plants. They're so tempting...

I try not to think about how much I've spent on gardening this year.

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 11:21 pm

They will ship you small plants, and you can buy larger ones if you have to drive south ssmetime.
Anyway, we were near penniless after car repairs before the long drive back to OK and so just went to the Collins Beach near Cistus instead.
In California now. Lots of palms!