15 foot Palmetto spotted in Kelowna

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:42 pm

I was driving by an excavating and landscape company today when I noticed what looks like a Palmetto palm planted in their front yard. Must have been about fifteen feet tall. Just had Christmas lights around it. I sure hope they plan on more winter protection.

I wish I could get a picture of it.

Regards,
Jay

Okanagan desert-palms · Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:33 am

Jay where is it in town I would like to see it.That would be a shame if they don`t know what they have and not protect it.

John

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:12 am

Ya, especially at this point where you've had some damaging freezes there.

Cheers, Barrie.

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:16 am

John, It's on Sexsmith rd. I think just before campion rd. I didn't get a good look because I was in my work truck and couldn't stop. Snap a pic if you can.

Regards,
Jay

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:04 am

Wow! If it only had been protected in time... I assume that the plam experienced Kelowna's -16.5c freeze on the 2nd. Plus the 96+ hours that Kelowna was below freezing that week... Unfortunately, that would be more then enough to kill an unestablished palmetto (and probably even an established one...)
Paul

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:52 pm

Wow! If it only had been protected in time...

Well, I can't say it wasn't protected. I just happened to see it yesterday in the daytime when it was 2*C. Maybe they have protected it on the coldest temps? Not sure. We'll see this Spring.

Regards,
Jay

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:00 pm

Did anyone get a pic of it?
I'll be in Kelowna end of next week...but anyone earlier?
Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Sat Dec 15, 2007 12:31 pm

Sorry guys and gals the only thing this palm has for roots are cement shoes. It looks real from 50 ft away. I talked to the guy and he says he bought it from China $3800.00. I told him about real palms like Needles ,Trachy`s ,Sabals and gave him palmsnorth.com web site. The thing I found strange is that the replica is a cross between a Palmetto trunk and Trachy fronds.
John
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=418
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=419

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 1:00 pm

Ha ha ha. I was duped by a fake palm.

I was driving and just got a glance at it. Looks neat anyway but $3800 seems a little pricey to me for a fake palm.

Regards,
Jay

Palmark · Post by **Palmark** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:01 pm

It doesn't look nice-it is toomany fake

! And why it has protection with Christmas lights~I don't understand!

Cali-wanna-b · Post by **Cali-wanna-b** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:32 pm

Ahhh...the ever so rare Sabal fortunei plastica. I got a seedling off of ebay not long ago. Darn thing grows like concrete!!!!

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:18 pm

If he paid $3800.00 for it from China, the shipping was probably $3,000 of the cost.

But it did get attention.

Allen

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 6:20 pm

Darn...was hoping it was possible

Jay, you weren't duped...just wishful thinking on your part.

Thanks for racing over there, John.

Barb

PhilMusa · Post by **PhilMusa** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:25 pm

I don't really like fake palms but that one looks really good, but not $3800.00 worth.

macario · Post by **macario** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:35 pm

Driving past it it must have looked very real. I saw a fake medjool date palm it looked sooooo real they guy said it was made by a company called fuax palms or something like that he paid $15,500 for a 20ft er

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:56 pm

Yeah, I just seen it for a second when I drove by. Looked real from my truck.

Regards,
Jay

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:55 pm

Just drove by this place again today and now there about five fake palms and a really big CDIP.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:23 am

Maybe take your camera with you?
Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:31 pm

I gotta see this. He said he was going to be putting fake palms around pools and ponds through his landscaping business when I talked to him in Dec. Obviously he didn`t take my suggestion for real palms.Anybody can have a fake only a few can have the real deal. I`ll go and take some more pics.

John

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:23 pm

Here's some fake palms at a gas station in Kansas.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:40 am

Barrie...wonder how many kids have been nearly-garroted by those guy wires.

If that was in Canada, there'd be 72 signs warning people of the danger of guy wires,
and a 73rd warning people of the danger of numerous signs

Kinda cool looking, though.

Steve and Kansas Wes: have you seen this?
Does the middle one have frizzle top?

Barb

Okanagan desert-palms · Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:25 pm

Well here they are the newest editions of Palmas plastico. I would almost consider the the first one pictured. Key word "almost".
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=429
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=428
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=431
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=432
http://groups.msn.com/OkanaganPalms/sho ... hotoID=430

John

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:58 pm

I wonder how long before they start looking ragged from the elements...

taylor · Post by **taylor** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:20 pm

Good Question Laaz.

Looks like a Trachy-trunked Phoenix Canariensis to me...(the posted pic)

Okanagan desert-palms · Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:39 pm

Laaz and Taylor I think the guy selling these said there is a five year warranty on the whole palm. The palms come from a company in China so I don`t know how they would honor the warranty.

John

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:05 pm

I've got to give the guy credit for trying...
But that cycad plastique is awful.
I thought you couldn't freeze banana fruit

Didn't you say a few months back that these things cost 6 grand? or was it 600?

Thanks for snapping those pics, John.
They probably thought you want to buy the place.
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:14 pm

The palms come from a company in China

I wonder how long before the FDA recall?

Cheers, Barrie.

Laaz · Post by **Laaz** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:58 am

Barrie wrote:The palms come from a company in China

I wonder how long before the FDA recall?

Cheers, Barrie.

Thats right... Whats the lead content in those palms !

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