Mexican Fam Palm in Southern Washington(Tri-Cities) Zone 7a

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:29 pm

lucky1 wrote: And look at that fat-trunked yucca beside the tall protection

Barb

I like it! Must be a Y. faxoniana.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:33 pm

Mario, welcome to the board. You are growing some great palms, and that other guy has provided some of the most intense protection that I've seen!

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:43 pm

Ya it is a faxoniana

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:26 pm

Heres wat my palm look like today Mexican Fan Palms dont look so good but Windmill Palms are doing great and will continue to be unprotected

wheelman1976 · Post by **wheelman1976** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:33 pm

On that first photo of that one that looks fallen over do you just cut all the fronds off?

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:36 pm

I will in the spring. At first i thought i had root rot but i pulled on the fronds and theyre still snug. So idk

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 8:22 pm

Hi Mario

The plastic that the robustas were wraped in may have been what hurt them. Some plastic wraps let off gas that is posion to plants. Guessing.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:36 am

Ouch.

To add to what Aaron said, whatever plastic you use shouldn't touch the fronds.
I've never used black plastic.

Those blue lights, are they LED?

LED are lousy, aren't incandescent.
They don't emit heat.
C-9s or C-7s is what you want to use.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:39 am

Ya theyre LED. theyre not for heat tho just decoration. Windmills dont need protection here

KrisK · Post by **KrisK** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:46 pm

Ewww. They look heat-fried. Washys can get by on our winter with zero supplemental heat except for the coldest of nights. Just a wrap of R19 batting and a plastic cover will get you a long ways. You have to cut the leaves off but since they grow so fast it's replaced next season. I haven't got one in the ground but I've seen enough around that I'm convinced its very doable. Start with a Filifera, proper siting, adequate passive protection, and good luck!

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:49 pm

Ya maybe they are. It hasnt been gettn too cold here not much below 40. But the heat tape is set on a thermocube

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:51 pm

Mario509 wrote:Ya theyre LED. theyre not for heat tho just decoration. Windmills dont need protection here

The blue lights looks stunning.

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:12 pm

They look cool at night. I remember goint to Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella,CA and they have lighting all over their huge palms everywhere looks so cool. I miss california lol

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:38 am

Great pic Mario.

I miss california

I dream of it.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:47 am

Theres nowhere like it in the world. I lovr it. I like the Oxnard/Ventura area

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:52 am

Monterey and south...

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:06 am

The whole 101 is pretty. I remember going to Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara a few years back. Went to the beach ar night hearing the waves crash and seeing the palm trees under a full moon:) Id like to go to Guadalajara,MX this christmas to visit my family and make a trip to Puerto Vallarta

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:47 am

Mario509 wrote:They look cool at night. I remember goint to Spotlight 29 Casino in Coachella,CA and they have lighting all over their huge palms everywhere looks so cool. I miss california lol

Love palms and lights! Palmsprings looks awesome down the maindrag around Christmas.

(Coachella, CA) My Dad lived there when I was a kid. I've been there, but but did not feel safe.

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:27 am

Me too. I first fell in love with Palms when i went to california for the first time in 2002 when i was 12. My dad drives Semis and he goes to SoCal every week so i went with him and fell in love.My dad grew up in california for the most part.I got my first 6ft Robusta last year in Redding,CA. We brought it up in the semi and now i have about 15 Palms most of them Robustas from seedlings all the way up to 6ft

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:51 am

My dad drives Semis and he goes to SoCal every week

oh how nice to have a palm courier

If it were me, I'd have him backed into Phil's Jungle Music nursery to load up...
http://www.junglemusic.net/products.htm

That place is heaven!

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:23 am

Yeah ive been to alot of palm nurseries in SoCal. But the thing is they mostly sell larger palms and wed have to load it by hand and we didnt have much space in the trailer so i just get the 15 gallon ones from Lowes

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:52 am

just get the 15 gallon ones from Lowes

And one day, we'll have a Lowes store in BC...one day.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:00 am

U guys dont have a lowes? Wow lol ... We have Home Depot. I prefer Home Depot. However our home improvement stores up here in WA dont stock those palm. Just majesty and Sago Palms. I have to go to a garden center to get mine. They are ordered from Monrovia in Azusa,CA

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:38 am

Nope, no Lowes; maybe some back East where population is larger.

We've got HD but same as yours, they only have Majesty palms and now and then a few Sagos.
Rare when they have something noteworthy.
Found my big Foxtail there...couldn't believe my luck that day.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 1:39 pm

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:56 pm

The Washies look wonderful in snow, Mario.

When a lot of wet/cold is expected, try to keep the spear area dry, even though the rest is unprotected.
You'd prevent spear pull from fungus by keeping it dry.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:00 pm

These are my windmill palms lol i didnt take pix of my robustas because they still look bent over

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:04 pm

Must be the last beer talking

...of course I knew those are Trachies.
Duh! Brain fart, my part.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:06 pm

Lol im goin to california this weekend gonna bring back some big washies to plant in spring

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:09 pm

goin to california this weekend gonna bring back some big washies to plant in spring

Oooooh, need a navigator?

Where will you keep the Washies until spring?

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:12 pm

I got a big basement in my house that im going to make a grow room for my palms its perfect its half underground half above so it recieves good sunlight. Im planning on getting some with about 5 or 6 feet of trunk

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:16 pm

Excellent spot as long as it's the same temp as California

And a fan for airflow is a benefit.

Have a good trip!
Look forward to seeing your photos.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:52 pm

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seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:40 pm

New robustas, eh?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:34 pm

What else did you bring home from California?

Tons of plants, I bet.

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:42 pm

Ya i brought the robustas back from california. I actually didnt bring that many plants back

i was gnna bring back some huggge robustas but they were way too big for my 6 ft truck bed so i just brought back these robustas and some lemon and lime trees

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:44 am

and some lemon and lime trees

Cool!
Are they going to stay in containers?

Barb

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:50 am

Im not sure yet maybe ill plant them. I got all the plants for pretty cheap

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:03 am

Looking forward to seeing some pics of them this summer.

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:22 pm

Got these palms dirt cheap $89.00 each

PalmsNorth.com

Mexican Fam Palm in Southern Washington(Tri-Cities) Zone 7a

Got a little christmas snow at my house. Palms looking good

Early Spring For Us So Here Are My Palms

Came down to california for some palms