My "baby" arrived today (Dasylirion Longissimum)

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:37 am

Been after one of these for a while. Some suppliers are selling them unrooted in Europe but thats not for me. I paid the extra dosh for a rooted specimen. Also treated myself to an Agave havardiana. My wife did not want to go on Vacation this year.Shame really

The Agave Havardiana is a reasonable size to.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:24 am

Definitely a nice score!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:33 am

Truly amazing plants!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 9:27 am

Oh, Andy, how wonderful!!!!!!
Probably cost as much as a vacation!

Any idea of the Dasylirion age?
I couldn't even guess.

Barb

andym · Post by **andym** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:27 pm

Thanks for all your kind comments.
Barb... no they aren't cheap. It came from Spain via Germany. It was the smallest of four for sale. I couldn't afford the bigger specimens
I have no idea how old it is. It is also on the edge of hardiness in my area so will have to be kept dry in Winter.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:15 pm

I've admired Dasylirion for ages.

Even considered an Australian Grass Tree as a good--yet unavailable--substitute.
Husband suggested I have an aspirin and wait for it to pass.

Building a roof? or under your house eaves?

Barb

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:28 pm

Holy cow nice dasylirion

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:37 am

Wow...........great specimen! Do other people grow them in your area?

andym · Post by **andym** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:20 pm

lucky1 wrote:I've admired Dasylirion for ages.

Even considered an Australian Grass Tree as a good--yet unavailable--substitute.
Husband suggested I have an aspirin and wait for it to pass.

Building a roof? or under your house eaves?

Barb

Barb... I forgot to mention I have Dasylirions in my Introduction. I also have a small trunked Dasylirion Miquihuanensis and non trunked Serratifolium, Wheeleri.
I lost a Serratifolium amoungst many other Mexican plants in that terrible December '10 freeze

Australian Grass trees or "Black Boys" as they are known as over here are much more rare and expensive over here.
I will build a roof similar to this one I built for my very small Butia Capitata this Winter gone. Very apt to as a large trunk of Albizzia Julibriissim fell over in Winter Gales.

Tim... Not many people growing these inland around my area. Around the London microclimate and Southeast England there are a few being grown successfully.

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My "baby" arrived today (Dasylirion Longissimum)

My "baby" arrived today (Dasylirion Longissimum)

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