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Bought some more palms!

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I couldn`t turn down the deal for these three palms. Two Trachy`s, and one Butia capitata 600.00 for the three 8) . The one Trachy has 4 1/2" ft of trunk. It also looks to be either a hybrid Waggy x fortunei or T. nainital very stiff fronds with no droop on the ends at all. Any thoughts from P.N. people on what it is?
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Post by wheelman1976 »

paint me jealous...... :D I want a trachy that big for a couple hundred.
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Post by Okanagan desert-palms »

Wheelman you just don`t see palms for sale here at that price. The kicker was the T. nainital?


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Post by lucky1 »

Ooooooh, John, very very nice palms.
That Butia is very special.

That must be your neighbour's yard in the background :lol: :lol:
You have no more room. :bootyshake:

And Doug, BILL MA has tons of huge Trachies and Waggies in Boston Mass.
And HUGE is accurate!
It might be worth your while to contact him since you're not clear across the country.

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Barb the T. nainital? will be planted next week. It will take over my largest palm planted. The background is our yard cause I still have to mow 3/4 of an acre of it :shock: .


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It'll be in some good company with your other fabulous palms planted out, John.
still have to mow 3/4 of an acre of it
Not once you have a big GH or two. :wink:

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Thanks Barb.. I`m already tipping the pots over on three of my palms and bananas in the palm garage and it has a 12" ceiling. PS. don`t remind me of what happens in Nov :shock: . Going to be near 100f on Monday. 94f here today 8) . Scorching heatwave time til mid Oct.!!!!!!




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Nice palms..........one can never have too many!
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Tim thanks. Any thoughts on what the one Trachy nainital? is in the pics? I`ve given up not buying more palms. I am addicted :lol: !



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Post by hardyjim »

John

You may need to wait until it puts out a few more leaves in full sun.

The untidy appearance of the crown is probably a good indicator of Fortunei
maybe with some Waggie "blood".
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Very nice, where do you put it all in the winter??? My god!
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Post by Okanagan desert-palms »

Thanks Jim. I was thinking that as well. Mike thanks. I put them into a double car garage. It is getting more packed every year as they grow. I`m glad I sold quite a few so far this year. Makes more room for the bigger ones 8) .


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I put them into a double car garage
Hey, Mike, I'm sure John won't mind my posting these pics of his garage from my visit 2 years ago. Right, John? :bootyshake:

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Good that there's a second floor...otherwise I'd have to climb a ladder:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/3057123889/" title="DSC01975 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3294/3057 ... 530d25.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC01975"></a>

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But a lot are outside in various places ...

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You didn't mind me showing that again, did you John????? :wink:

And, yes folks, he's buying more... :lol: :lol:

(I'd better go duck...a brick might be flying my way). :lol:

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Love it. It's like watching TLC's Intervention (series)...It always makes me feel better knowing that someone is weirder thanI ! Just kidding....
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All good Barb. I`ll have to post pics of how everything has done this year there are a couple of surprises I wasn`t expecting. Mike my addiction knows no bounds :lol:



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makes me feel better knowing that someone is weirder
Yup, Mike, ain't that the truth. 8)
All good Barb. I`ll have to post pics of how everything has done this year there are a couple of surprises I wasn`t expecting.
Yay, he's still talking to me :lol:

Looking forward to the update.
Surprises? as in Lill being able to park her car in a garage this winter? :wink:

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Okanagan desert-palms wrote:All good Barb. I`ll have to post pics of how everything has done this year there are a couple of surprises I wasn`t expecting. Mike my addiction knows no bounds :lol:



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