Bought some more palms!

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:34 pm

I couldn`t turn down the deal for these three palms. Two Trachy`s, and one Butia capitata 600.00 for the three

. 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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John

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:01 pm

paint me jealous......

I want a trachy that big for a couple hundred.

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Jul 06, 2012 4:12 pm

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

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:11 pm

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

That must be your neighbour's yard in the background

You have no more room.

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.

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:18 pm

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

.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:25 pm

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.

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:59 pm

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

. Going to be near 100f on Monday. 94f here today

. Scorching heatwave time til mid Oct.!!!!!!

John

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 2:52 am

Nice palms..........one can never have too many!

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:35 am

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

!

John

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:55 am

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".

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:59 am

Very nice, where do you put it all in the winter??? My god!

Okanagan desert-palms · Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:51 pm

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

.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:42 pm

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?

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5248070586/" title="DSC04179 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5209/5248 ... 0d4685.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04179"></a>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/5248070604/" title="DSC04177 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5121/5248 ... 9d55f6.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC04177"></a>

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>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/3057957316/" title="DSC01973 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3174/3057 ... 0439c2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC01973"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/3057119423/" title="DSC01972 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3175/3057 ... b67934.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DSC01972"></a>

But a lot are outside in various places ...

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

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

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

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 4:29 pm

Love it. It's like watching TLC's Intervention (series)...It always makes me feel better knowing that someone is weirder thanI ! Just kidding....

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:15 am

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

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:31 am

makes me feel better knowing that someone is weirder

Yup, Mike, ain't that the truth.

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

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

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:47 pm

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

John

And people just don't understand...LOL