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here is a pic of one of my y. brevifolia's branching.
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Grown from seed in 1998 so about 9 years old and is over 31 inches high
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Bieng the dwarf form, they may only get about 8-10 feet high.
The purple plant in the back ground is a wild form of rockcress. It grows wild in the desert here. Thanks for the complement on the color combo Barb
The purple plant in the back ground is a wild form of rockcress. It grows wild in the desert here. Thanks for the complement on the color combo Barb
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Awesome looking yucca.
I have to see if it would make here and if it does I'll have to pick one up.
I have to see if it would make here and if it does I'll have to pick one up.
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Thanks for the nice replys.
Here is a pic from earlier this month.
Here is a pic from earlier this month.
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Thanks Barb
Unfortunately, it is just the 2 branches
Unfortunately, it is just the 2 branches
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I bet you will see your little rostratas trunk and maybe even branch in your life time. I have grown almost all of my yuccas from seed, and they grow much faster than I thought they would. It takes about three to five years for them to start growing a trunk, but after that they realy take off.
I bet you will see your little rostratas trunk and maybe even branch in your life time. I have grown almost all of my yuccas from seed, and they grow much faster than I thought they would. It takes about three to five years for them to start growing a trunk, but after that they realy take off.
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Here is a nice one from Reno when I was down there the other week.
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Barb, I don't think they need any winter protection in Reno. Reno is a zone 7 and there many large brevifolias in the open around that town. Barb, even here I don't give my larger ones any protection If it drops down below -25 C I might put a blanket over the crown for the night.
I did see a few I wanted to dig up and bring home, but there was to many people watching me like a hawk. I think I stood out like a sore thumb. A six and half foot tall guy taking pictures of everything odd is easy to spot.
I did see a few I wanted to dig up and bring home, but there was to many people watching me like a hawk. I think I stood out like a sore thumb. A six and half foot tall guy taking pictures of everything odd is easy to spot.
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I bet you are right, I thought if I used the shovel as a crutch and limped no one would notice.lucky1 wrote:Maybe they saw the shovel laying at your feet
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That cracks me up, I normaly do carry a shovel with me just incase someone gives me a freebee.
I should have went with you, I would have had more fun. Gambling and a little drink is ok, but I would have perferred to gone out and seen the local nurseries and gardens, but the co-workers I was with would not have gone for that.
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Understandable in urban areas, Barrie.
But in rural areas of BC, it's common for folks to take their shovels out into Crown lands--especially on powerline rights-of-way--and help themselves to seedlings such as fir, spruce and cedar for landscaping use. Even Christmas tree seekers can obtain permits to mass-harvest for resale.
Benefits are two-fold: trees wouldn't be allowed to mature under powerlines and the real benefit for me was finding trees that were suitable for my elevation. I've never seen potted fir, spruce and cedar for sale at nurseries.
I know what you're getting at, though.
Yuccas from an ecologically-sensitive area like a desert would be different.
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But in rural areas of BC, it's common for folks to take their shovels out into Crown lands--especially on powerline rights-of-way--and help themselves to seedlings such as fir, spruce and cedar for landscaping use. Even Christmas tree seekers can obtain permits to mass-harvest for resale.
Benefits are two-fold: trees wouldn't be allowed to mature under powerlines and the real benefit for me was finding trees that were suitable for my elevation. I've never seen potted fir, spruce and cedar for sale at nurseries.
I know what you're getting at, though.
Yuccas from an ecologically-sensitive area like a desert would be different.
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Aaron thanks for sharing that pic of a very mature Joshua tree. Reno and area and the Okanagan valley are very similar desert climates and plant zones. I would think they would be easy to naturalize here as well as Idaho . I will be focussing on Joshua`s and Y.rostratas for bullet proof yuccas to grow here. How old do you figure that Joshua is in the pic fro Reno Aaron?.
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Well, there's the yucca moth that hangs around good ol S. Alberta. Don't think it would pollinate a Joshua? I dunno maybe it can?Barrie wrote:There should be a fair number of Yucca species that would be fine in at least the southern Okanagan region. As far as their ability to "naturalize", wouldn't they require certain moth species to pollenate them?
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I have had ants pollonate my yuccas a few times and yes the seeds sprouted.
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Hi John,Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Aaron thanks for sharing that pic of a very mature Joshua tree. Reno and area and the Okanagan valley are very similar desert climates and plant zones. I would think they would be easy to naturalize here as well as Idaho . I will be focussing on Joshua`s and Y.rostratas for bullet proof yuccas to grow here. How old do you figure that Joshua is in the pic fro Reno Aaron?.
John
I think the one in the pic was removed from the wild due to development (just a guess), but I know they grow fast if nursery grown. So I would say maybe 25-30years old if home grown?
My friend has one he got with a permit. It was about 3 and a half tall, that same plant 6 years later is about 7 feet tall? Some don't do much, but other shout for the sky.
There is one in southern NV, when I first saw it back in 1993 it was about 3 foot tall. When I finaly got back down there (2003?) and went through that same small town, I was driving and telling my parents about this cool little joshua. Well I could not belive my eyes when I seen it again. It was about 12 feet tall and huge! I told my parents that "someone must be giving it some water".
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Haven't posted on this thread yet. First off, those are some nice brevifolias. I lost my last one this past winter... I think they become more sensitive to wet when they start to trunk. At least that's my theory!
Nest, about Yucca pollination. No, the Joshua tree should not be able to produce seeds without the 'correct' species of Yucca moth. It was previously believed that there were 1 or 2 species, but recent phylogenetic evidence suggests that there are many different species of mot, and a lot fo them are species specific. I can't seem to find the article otherwise I'd post a link, suffice to say that unless the Yucca is planted widely as an ornamental (i.e. continuous from the native range) then it is unlikey to produce seed outside the native range.
Interesting about the ants... Which species did they pollinate and do you have moths in your area? I ask because thy are small and seem to work in mysterious ways!
Thanks again for sharing the pics!
Nest, about Yucca pollination. No, the Joshua tree should not be able to produce seeds without the 'correct' species of Yucca moth. It was previously believed that there were 1 or 2 species, but recent phylogenetic evidence suggests that there are many different species of mot, and a lot fo them are species specific. I can't seem to find the article otherwise I'd post a link, suffice to say that unless the Yucca is planted widely as an ornamental (i.e. continuous from the native range) then it is unlikey to produce seed outside the native range.
Interesting about the ants... Which species did they pollinate and do you have moths in your area? I ask because thy are small and seem to work in mysterious ways!
Thanks again for sharing the pics!
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I know what you mean, I used to tell people that only a yucca moth can pollenate a yucca, I have read all the science papers. That say each yucca has its own sp of moth. Yes this might all be true, but the fact is I have had 3 yucca sp. pollenated by ants and yes the black seeds grew into little yuccas that are bigger now.Paul Ont wrote:Haven't posted on this thread yet. First off, those are some nice brevifolias. I lost my last one this past winter... I think they become more sensitive to wet when they start to trunk. At least that's my theory!
Nest, about Yucca pollination. No, the Joshua tree should not be able to produce seeds without the 'correct' species of Yucca moth. It was previously believed that there were 1 or 2 species, but recent phylogenetic evidence suggests that there are many different species of mot, and a lot fo them are species specific. I can't seem to find the article otherwise I'd post a link, suffice to say that unless the Yucca is planted widely as an ornamental (i.e. continuous from the native range) then it is unlikey to produce seed outside the native range.
Interesting about the ants... Which species did they pollinate and do you have moths in your area? I ask because thy are small and seem to work in mysterious ways!
Thanks again for sharing the pics!
My harvester ants did not do it, it was my other ants that did it and I can't find out what sp. they are? They look just like fire-ants but they only have one nobe instead of 2 nobes. So I am still looking for more info. They are an ant that like to feed from aphids and I have noticed that the yucca may not have aghids on them, but they produce something that the ants like when they get thier flower stock. The flower stocks sometimes will be covered with these ants and only will these flowers stocks produce any seed pods with black seeds.
I all most decided to get ride of these aphid loving ants untill I seen that they produce yucca seeds. These same ants drank something from my big barrel cactus I once had, they liked it and guarded it. This is something science has just began to study with the barrels (ferocactus) and ants.
The 3 yucca sp were y. glauca, y. baccata, y neomexicana, but those are the only yuccas I have had bloom in my yard? They only produce seed if the ants are all over them, most years the ant are not near all of them. I have some that are pollenated from this year. I will take a pic and post it later.
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John,Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Well that`s just great now I`ve got to start up a moth farm. Aaron looks like I`ll have lots to look forward to with the Joshua`s speed of growth you`ve observed. I`ll post some pics of my three year olds.
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Has your 3 year old started growing a trunk yet? I have noticed that around in my garden it seems to take 3 to 5 years to start growing a trunk.
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I almost forgot, those ants one year also pollenated one of my y. filamentosas. So that is 4 yuccas sp.
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