Trithrinax brasiliensis

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 9:56 pm

I was at Cistus nursery this afternoon, just browsing.

They had a Sabal minor "OK collection" that made me both proud, and miffed. Why aren't these offered in Oklahoma! Most okies don't even know they have native palms.

My prize was a Trithrinax brasiliensis. I'll plant it on the steep south-facing bank in Manzanita, by the waggies and shaving-brush palm. Heck, if the letter could survive the coldest winter lows in decades, this thing should be easy!

I also got a Dioon edule cycad, to replace one of the Sagos that died from winter cold.

Yes, this hobby is a fetish!

Edit: picture links didn't work: I'll post pics below

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:10 pm

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:11 pm

No, not the W, just another phytophile friend:

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14177247159" title="Palms cat and friend by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3903/141 ... cdab_z.jpg" width="640" height="543" alt="Palms cat and friend"></a>

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:12 pm

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:13 pm

Bonus pic. Portland is called the "rose city" for a reason:

<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/drterdal/14362376012" title="Mt Hood beyond roses by Erik Terdal, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/143 ... 0090_z.jpg" width="640" height="425" alt="Mt Hood beyond roses"></a>

KrisK · Post by **KrisK** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:11 am

Ha! The jokes on you this year! You could have stayed here in Oklahoma and experienced Ory-gun weather at home! It's rained almost every day lately. Can't complain about my water bill but it makes it hard to line-dry my clothes! Hope all is well and you have a good visit. Look like some neat specimens to add to your folks' collection. That last pic with the roses is beautiful. I need to do a yard update here with pics. Despite the awful winter everything lived but some things look rough.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:08 pm

Sure, make us look up phytophile

Seems you had to leave OK to find OK palms...

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 2:40 pm

Phytophile is a great word!

Anyway, who here has experience with Trithrinax brasielnsis? Dioon edule?