Palms, Tropicals and a few others.

[canadianplant]

Its been hot and humid here lately. The tropical plants are loving it.

Grocery store Taro
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Bohdi tree (ficus religiosa)
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Campsis radicans
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Alocasia
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Arrowroot and bamboo seedlings (Fargesia "spathacea" and yunannensis
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Datura, growing inches in a day
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Seedling Washy and Various Trachy
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15 year old chinese fan palm
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Philodendron grown from seed almost 10 years ago
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Small Opuntia sp
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Musa Itinerans just over a year old
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Musella Lasiocarpa died down during the winter inside, just came back a few days ago
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Musa ACuminata. Dont know the var., but its putting out pups!
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Taro
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Phoenix Canariensis grown from seed almost 10 yars ago
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Mandevella. Got owned by spidermites this winter, rebounding nice!
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Fig
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2 Kinds of papyrus
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Potted fig
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8 month old Ginko seedling
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Musa Basjoo, recovering
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IT has a pup!
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Egyptian Papyrus needs to be divided
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Fargesia "spathacea" seedling
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its culms
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Cymbidium orchid
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Another
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Brugmensia that survived an onslaught of hail, and caterpillars
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Begonia
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My "John" pear leaf
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My seedling pear leaf, quite a difference!
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[lucky1]

Jesse, you've got a great selection going there!

Glad the brug survived the hail and bugs.

Good job on germinating all those seedlings.

But...(and there's always a but, right?) if that's a pear leaf, I'll eat my shoes.

Good work too on the papyrus...mine croaked after a year.

Barb

[canadianplant]

I hope you liek leather. I germinated and planted that pear myself.I have another as well, same thing happened ..... Apparenly thats what young pear leaves look like

[lucky1]

I'll get the Tabasco sauce for my Nikes.

Barb

[canadianplant]

If it makes any difference, the last pic (second pear), is a seedling, the one i tried to graft this year. If thats what the leaves look like, it will be interesting to see what I get when its a bit older!

[lucky1]

Commercial pear trees are generally grafted to a form of Quince rootstock.

Good luck with it.

[canadianplant]

Commercial pear trees are generally grafted to a form of Quince rootstock.

Good luck with it.

Bartlett Seedling

At the present time most of the pear trees in North America are grown on seedlings of Bartlett. These seedlings produce vigorous trees and are adaptable to a wide range of soil and climatic conditions but they are all susceptible to fire blight in the nursery and orchard. Trees of Bartlett on Bartlett seedling rootstock are moderately vigorous and strong. The root system is composed of numerous, roots that are well distributed for anchorage. The fruit tend to be medium in size, fairly well shaped and high in soluble solids.

Bartlett seedling is still the main recommended rootstock for pear in Ontario. "/quote]


http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/cro ... 02-039.htm

Thanks for the luck. IF all else fails itll be grafted! Wont know for a year or 2 untill it gets a good test of hardiness.