Hello From Denmark

Benny, Northern Denmark · Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:45 pm

Hello,

I'm new to this forum, but not new to plants. I have grown cold hardy cactus for more than 35 years, and Yucca for more than 25 years. And during the last 10 year I have made a lot of different new hardy Yucca hybrids. Besides Cold hardy cactus and Yuccas, we grow a few Agaves and Bamboo. The palms outside is long gone, but we have a few Trachycarpus fortunei in large pots, just in case that global warming ever gets to Northern Denmark. In a coastal climate as northern Denmark, global warming is delayed, while the oceans will need to warmed up first, to have any effect here.

As a member here I will probably mostly join the topics about Yucca. And I look forward to read about your gardens.

Kind regards

Benny M. Jensen
Northern Denmark
www.bennyskaktus.dk

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:25 am

Hi Benny,

it's great to see you 'found' this message board.

Please post lots of photos!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:36 am

Hey, Benny! WOW! Welcome, welcome, welcome! You know before I joined the PN I have being enjoying reading the bennyskaktus and 've got sick about yucca plants. Tim and Aaron made my interest to these plants stronger and stronger. But you were Mr. YuccaMan the First for a long time!

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:25 am

Welcome Benny! Your Yucca hybrids are held in very high regard. You have done some great work to make some beautiful plants!

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:27 am

Igor, I meant to ask... how are the Yuccas you brought from here? I'd love to see pics. The cholla you gave me from Texas is doing great!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:38 am

seedscanada wrote:Igor, I meant to ask... how are the Yuccas you brought from here? I'd love to see pics. The cholla you gave me from Texas is doing great!

Thanks for asking, Adam! Everything is growing fine except of the Joshua tree. It doesn't grow and looks like it starts declining. I have to take pics of my yucca plants for sure... And I will

Benny, Northern Denmark · Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:41 am

Tim!

Thank you very much for your warm welcome. I will of course post some photos of some of my many Yuccas.

Igor!

Thank you very much for your kind words and warm welcome.

I have a question for you Igor. Do you have any contacts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan? It would be really interesting to know, what happened with all the hybrids made by F.N. Rusanov. And if anyone of the hybrids is still in cultivation. I few years ago I wrote to the botanical institute in Tashkent, but I did never receive an answer.

Best wishes

Benny

Benny, Northern Denmark · Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:42 am

Adam,

Thanks for the welcome.

Best wishes

Benny

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 9:07 am

Benny, Northern Denmark wrote: I have a question for you Igor. Do you have any contacts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan?

I have some contacts but those people are the poultry veterinarians - we sell the vaccines to Tashkent.

I know the nursery guy from my town who used to collect cuttings and seeds in the botanical garden in Tashkent . And of course I asked him about the Rusanov's collection. My buddy has heard about the collection but he was not sure if something left as the COLLECTION. Since you asking I'm gonna try to find right people in Uzbekistan who might know. Unfortunately the Old School people either have died or have immigrated to Russia, to Israel or to Canada. So let's see.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:47 am

Welcome Benny

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:19 pm

Welcome to the forum Benny.

Benny, Northern Denmark · Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:22 am

hardyjim, and Adam!

Thanks for the welcome.

I'm so glad, that I have found this international forum in English language.

Igor! Thanks I will write a new "official" topic about Rusanov in the "Anything Yucca" area..

Have a nice day.

Benny

Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:54 am

Welcome to the forum Benny. I'm glad to see you here. Your website page is very informative and educative. It helped me a lot in my first hand polination of Yucca's.

Best regards,

Mario

janci · Post by **janci** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 8:41 am

welcome Benny I look forward to your visit to this forum

andym · Post by **andym** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:10 pm

Welcome to the forum Benny.... your knowledge and experience for all things Yucca (and Cactus) will hold us in good stead for the future. Long live Yuccas

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 12:30 pm

Holy cow, it's Benny!!!!!

You're world famous for your work, Benny, and I've often researched stuff on your site.
Congrats on your succulent work.

Happy to have you aboard.

Sheesh...just when most of my succulents are toast.

Barb

Benny, Northern Denmark · Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:39 am

Mario, Janci, Andy and Barb,

Thanks for the warm welcome.

I enjoy this forum very much, very active.

Have a nice day.

Benny