Next vac. I will bring a truck

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:14 am

Unfortunatly HD at home doesnt carry as many palms for such a price.

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:20 am

where exactly was this? I am going to FLA the first of June and I plan on mailing a few things home

...a 10 ft washy for 150..I would have the back yard full in no time.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:41 am

would have the back yard full in no time.

I like the way you think

chadec, those are unbelievably cheap prices for great palms.

And look at the small Washy rootballs!!!

Our HD has nada, zilch, nil, zippo

Total eye candy.

Barb

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:00 am

This was at Myrtle beach. I have family here, if only they visited more often....
You know since I dont have any washys 2 of those 12$ ones are coming home. Theres another place selling sabals for 65$. They are in 7 gallon pots with 2 or 3 trunks. But I am holding off, because I want a date palm. Its been 2 yrs since my lowes carried sylvester palms. Last year they had a sucky selection.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:09 am

Last year they had a sucky selection.

Can you place an order with your store and ask them to bring them up for you from the sister store?
Trucks are always back and forth, and big box stores sometimes will do that.

Years ago while visiting Vancouver Island, I saw a gorgeous iron trellis marked down to a ridiculously-low price at Wal Mart.
I asked if they'd ship it to my local Wal Mart, and they said yes.

Paid for it on the spot, received phone call it arrived a week later.

Worth a shot.

Barb

InsanePalmNinja · Post by **InsanePalmNinja** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:19 am

I wonder if they would ship it to Plainfield Indiana? if I can get dirt cheap palms nothing but a great thing.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:24 am

Barb, its definitely worth a shot. I have tried to order things on line and it tell me its not available at my store. But that might work. Wish lowes had their palms already. They always have a better selection.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:32 am

Washys and Butia looked like a good enough deal....

I guess if you want the big Washys...you have to pay extra for the roots!

Chad

Are you home now?

Did your "Takil" arrive?

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:34 pm

Leaving tomorrow, if its there I will post a pic. Dont laugh, you know Tony sells very small plants. Just picked up a dioon edule and a sabal texana.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:21 pm

its definitely worth a shot

Try to talk to a (friendly) salesperson; someone with some authority.
Juniors just say "gee I don't know..." and walk away, never come back.

Will look forward to seeing photos of your new stuff.

Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:35 pm

What great stuff. It would be so hard to walk away from that and not buy anything. When I was in Orlando last spring Home Depot had $14 Bottle Palms (about 3 ft high) Never gave a thought to buy them, and some others and simply take to UPS and have them shipped home. Won't make that mistake again. It will be hard to visit San Diego next year and tour Jungle Music and not have "something" I pick out shipped back.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:47 pm

Barb, I got what I wanted from HD. Never found a date palm. Bought some nice stuff from a small nursery however

Sashaeffer, the only thing I might regret is not buying that serenoa repens silver. But I can always pick it up in a few months. I have to be careful sIhipping home without a phyto.

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:24 pm

I tried the whole " ship it to my store" thing at Lowes and it was a no go. They said they only have so many stores in there range..mine only reached to southern tennessee..and anything past that they can't do a store to store transfer...theres a bit more clever than we give them credit or those 10 ft washys would be on the way already

. I can't wait to hit clearwater in June..Really how many people get excited about a vacation so they can go to lowes and home D out of there area to buy palms

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:57 pm

I was just on a holiday to Arizona and I stopped into a Lowes and like you, they had all kinds of big palms and cheap!!! Also had a great selection of Agave, Yucca and cactus but I live in Canada so it was only a dream. It was nice to see though.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:32 pm

but I live in Canada so it was only a dream.

Yeah, doesn't that kill you seeing all that?
Welcome home Keith.

sIhipping home without a phyto.

You need a phyto to ship state to state?????

Thought it was US --> Canada for a phyto.

Or maybe I don't know where you went on your honeymoon

ship it to my store" thing at Lowes and it was a no go

Too bad.
Hope you weren't trying for 10 foot palms

that's pushing the store transfer thingy...kind of.

Barb

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:30 am

no not a 10 ft palm. Just some small 1 and 3 gallon palms and they still said no. Guess they know what we are up 2 already.

as far as I know state to state dosen't need a cert. just in/out of the country. I do remember one time a few years ago there was a agraculture stop comming out of FLA to check and see if you were removing any native plants but that was the only real thing I can remember. I think the US is about as lacks as it gets on plant laws.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:47 am

Somes states do require phytos. I remember the shipping on a bismarkia from jungle music cost more than the palm. The phyto was 35$. Ebay sellers get around it by shipping bare root.

I doubt I would ever buy a large palm like those and plant so far out of zone. I would have to many concerns about it making its first winter. Considering they have no roots. Smaller ones are easy to protect until they acclimate.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:32 am

yes........great prices!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:31 am

Phil at Jungle Music does check on state to state phytos. He had no issue with Oklahoma, but he will check and follow the law to the letter and spirit.
As for me, planning another March driving trip to Texas.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:40 pm

Hasty, I have never been to arizona but all the agaves the guys at xericworld get there really makes me jealous.

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:35 pm

I will try to round up some pictures of agave in Arizona and a few other pics.

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:51 pm

I added a bunch of photos to photobucket but so far this is a few of what I got.
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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:18 pm

Beautiful photos, Keith.
Wow.

Thanks!

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:41 pm

Very nice agaves. Those americanas are considered weeds out there. Was that A. Palmeri in bloom?

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:49 pm

I did not see any in bloom. too late. Same as cactus.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:54 pm

BEAUTIFUL date palm!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:30 am

chadec wrote: Was that A. Palmeri in bloom?

Sure looks like it, if not maybe Agave chrysantha or agave murpheyi?

Awesome pics hasty22

What part of Arizona? Tucson?

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:02 am

We were in the Tucson and Pheonix area

hasty22 · Post by **hasty22** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:03 am

Also if you want to see more pictures check under photo gallery I started a new post Arizona 2013

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:48 am

When i went down to california i got some great deals on palm. I got a 15 gallon Mexican Fan Palm for $29.99 at Lowes in Redding,CA that same plant here in WA would cost me $80-100

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:59 am

got a 15 gallon Mexican Fan Palm for $29.99 at Lowes in Redding,CA that same plant here in WA would cost me $80-100

But at least they're available!
Scarce as hens teeth here.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:30 pm

Hens have teeth?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:49 pm

chadec,
find hens teeth as often as finding Washies for sale here

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:52 pm

This was the first time I ever found washies for sale. Our local big box stores still have nothing. HD usually gets their blue pots this time of the year. Lowes gets theirs very late April. Fingers crossed for a better selection this year.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 5:17 pm

You're still fortunate in that S.Carolina has a palm tree as its state emblem.
Like a remember for the box stores to order some

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:52 am

chadec wrote:This was the first time I ever found washies for sale. Our local big box stores still have nothing. HD usually gets their blue pots this time of the year. Lowes gets theirs very late April. Fingers crossed for a better selection this year.

Im hoping for a better selection this year as well. wasnt alot to choose from last year and what was there went fast and no restock. I guess they didn't want to get stuck with them. we usually have fortuni , med fans and needles anything else is just a bonus. I have heard further north from me in Jersey they get a wide selection since there "labeled" a zone 7 and I am a 6B

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:02 am

"labeled" a zone 7 and I am a 6B

For growing cold hardy palms, there's very little difference between 7 and 6b.
A good thing.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:35 am

Our selection is about the same. Except we get pindos and minors too. Two years ago we had silver Chammys and sylvester palms. last year they really dropped their prices which may be why the selection is less.

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:12 pm

I am going to try some of the HD and Lowes in the nicer/richer neighborhoods this year. alot of the large homes and gated places will grow them as annuals so I think the selection might be a bit better. hopefully I can find somthing good or the USPS is going to get a good chunck of my money while on vacation.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:26 pm

Mike...Enjoy the hunt! I get to travel in my job about 200 mile circle from Omaha and I know where every Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart and nursery is located....some just smile when I walk in knowing where I'm headed to...

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Next vac. I will bring a truck

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