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Jeff_Ajax
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Rescued Palms

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I was walking out of my GF's condo building one day when the grounds crew there was pulling these out of the planters. I asked if they kept them or threw them away and the guy told me they just toss them. It was Nov 16th when I rescued them lol.
I threw them in the back of my van I had with me that day and brought them home, potted them up and they are in my green house for the winter.

Pygmy Date Palms.

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Jeff, wow, talk about being in the right place at the right time. :D

Congrats on that score!

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Thanks Barb. One was looking a lil worse for wear but they all seem to be doing ok in the Greenhouse. We are supposed to get up to 3c on Monday or Tuesday, I may use the opportunity to build the small extension on my greenhouse and move these 4 guys plus 2 Canary Island Date Palms I have into it. The extension will be a little cooler then the main area I would think but they should do fine.

I'm thinking of starting a palm rescue where we (I do landscaping now) go around at the end of the season collecting palms from different locations.
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Those are awesome 8)
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nice find!
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nice score! They have some good trunks on them too
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I was quite pleased with myself lol.
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Nice find, Jeff! :lol:
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great find! I have one that is seven years old and huge. Flowers profusely every year.
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Post by lucky1 »

one that is seven years old and huge
I remember that great photo.

Maybe post it again please, Mike????
It's drop-dead gorgeous...soooooo healthy.
Mine never look like that.

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