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| I know we have all seen plenty of snow but here are some more pictures that might be of interest to some of you.
Opuntia engelmannii in Sequim.
Nice monkey puzzle just a couple blocks from me. I think these look especially nice in the snow.
Nursery with snow on it. The nursery flats left lying around make kind of a cool shape under the snow.
My greenhouse and Blue Mountain/Deer Park
More new snow. Aralia spinosa and Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora. Not a single branch broke, because it had been pruned hard in the past.
back yard, as yet undeveloped
Potted cacti... huddled together for warmth?
Nursery... the part that had to stay outside
Tumbleweeds that sort of got soaked and rotted in place before they had a chance to blow away
Now we go to Olympia, where I had a garden for a long time and where I was for Christmas to visit family. A lot of the eucalyptus and other plants I planted there are still alive and well. The following 5 pictures were taken by my brother in the week before Christmas. The next few pictures are from BEFORE the really big snow fell in Olympia. This is the entrance to the euc garden with E. nitens at left.
Cactus/alpine garden (a few plants still barely visible) and Phyllostachys vivax
eucalyptus trunk
Left/center, Grevillea victoriae already starting to flop. At right, Cupressus lusitanica var lindleyi and others
Green Cove on Cooper Point. I used to go hiking/exploring in here when I was younger, but there have been so many landslides and washouts it's pretty much impassible at this point.
The following pictures were taken by me on Christmas day. Lower drive with Senecio greyi, Pensetmon barretiae, Hebes, Penstemon davidsonii, Quercus rugosa, Phygelius, Fascicularia bicolor, I forget what else... I guess I'll find out when it melts
35' tall Phyllostachys rubromarginata. Unfortunately I was out there a bit too early to get very good lighting... as you can see in many of the following pictures.
Lots of plants, but Podocarpus salignus is the only one still standing. It handles the snow very well.
Acacia pravissima buds. It bottomed out at about 20 degrees here, probably not cold enough to damage this.
Access road, Eucalyptus dalrympleana at right (planted 1996, froze to the ground in December 98 but came back)
buried garden with only the trees sticking up. That euc at right fell down before.... we cut it off and now it's leaning again.
Baby Jubaea. This has been in the ground about 7 years; I'm not too worried about it. Needs more sun though.
Grevillea victoriae 'Marshall's Seedling', G. aquifolium, Callistemon sieberi, eucs, and... I forget what else is under all that snow.
Cactus garden, Araucaria bidwillii at right
Araucaria bidwillii, Grevillea 'Poorinda Queen', Leptospermum humifusum (where?), Ugni molinae
Euc forest. A lot of these trees were already leaning. This will look cool in a few years if everything lives.
Phyllostachys vivax. surprisingly not-crushed
Aracuaria angustifolia and Euc neglecta. they're fine
Euc parvula
Pinus patula. It already lost its top last year in a windstorm so not much else can go wrong with it this time around.
Top of Pseudopanax ferox
10' tall Grevillea victoriae leaning over, but it should bounce back - it always has before. At right, Phormium cookianum and Callistemon viridiflorus
Top of Cupressus lusitanica var. lindleyi snapped off... bummer.
Top of Embothrium bent all the way to the ground. Hey now I can reach the seeds! This might need some help standing back up.
Lagarostrobos franklinii
Had enough yet? Trachcarpus that looked like a fortunei x wagnerianus when I bought it
Chusquea valdiviensis now 50' up in a Sitka Spruce! Looks like I found the right spot for that.
Hebe 'Stephen Spencer'. Lots of other things
Cordyline australis 'Baueri'. I think this will make it.
Backyard with Cordyline australis. Pinus pinea at right
Backyard Christmas afternoon... sun is out, yay!!
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- Posted by bamboomary 7b Snohomish Wa (My Page) on Thu, Jan 1, 09 at 0:05
| That was fun Ian. How long has that Pseudopanax been in the ground? I had one planted for a few years but I finally gave up on it, but since they look kind of dead anyway I left it there for a while. I love that Podocarpus salignus. I wish they were more readily available although I know I can get it from a few sources in Oregon. Glad to see it doing well in Olympia. That Lagarostrobos franklinii looks intriguing. Just did a search and no one seems to have it! Sounds like a very interesting tree! Your property is beautiful, and what a view! It really does look like great elk country. Have you bagged yours yet? I assume you applied for a tag. Lets hope for a better new year! |
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- Posted by cascadians Oregon City, 8 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 1, 09 at 0:26
| Thanks for posting the pix. The euc that grew back looks pretty good for something that froze to the ground. Hope your plants bounce back; you have very interesting stuff. Thanks for all your help. You seem so calm; if it were my yard with all that exotic beautiful greenery I'd be a basket case. |
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| Glad you liked the pics. Mary, I planted the Pseudopanax ferox in 2006. I planted P. crassifolius nearby at the same time but it croaked in the sort-of-bad winter of 2006-07. So ferox wins. I hope it gets big and if it dies I like your idea. I just did 50+ cuttings of that Podocarpus salignus so there will be plenty of those available later if I don't kill them all. (I think I brought a couple to Fronderosa) I originally got it from Colvos Creek. It's surprising how readily cuttings on that assume apical dominance. Lagarostrobos franklinii has been there for years... very slow. But cool. It's also easy from cuttings.... I think I did about 25 cuttings of it. I don't know what happened to the elk; maybe they all swam to Hawaii to look for food. I haven't seen them yet this year at all. Cascadians, the only real loss is the Cupressus. With so many trees I expect a couple major losses like that every year.... last year it was that Pinus patula. Everything else can be fixed. No need to freak out, just be patient! PS. don't stake your trees too tightly - I think it's better to use rope to secure them or else prop them up with a hefty branch. Most eucs are inclined to lean and there's usually no point in trying to stop them. |
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- Posted by cascadians Oregon City, 8 (My Page) on Thu, Jan 1, 09 at 8:35
| Thanks Ian. I used lodgepoles and chainlock, not tight. Best chainlock is big and rubbery and very soft but I can't find that anymore. Still have segments and a lot of the small stiff chainlock. Been gradually taking down poles and chainlock as trees mature. Part of yard in wind tunnel. That big scoparia wasn't chained tightly and now that it's short will unchain it in summer. In worst of wind tunnel so will rechain in fall before high winds start. Its 20' + lush full top landed in the west neighbor's yard which is bare, easy to drag out and chop up for yard debris. Done. The camphora which is about 30' bent to the ground and mostly but not completely straightened and we actually added a 10' pole to that one yesterday because of the forecast for high winds and it's in a creek, torrential rain forecast and I just didn't want it uprooting with all its recent trauma. Its leaves look frostbitten and I hope it recovers. Getting a lot of wind and rain now. Still have piles of unmelted snow. Will try to be patient like you :-) The variety in your yard is intriguing and pleasing. Would be fun to wander around there in summer. |
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| Beautiful country! I used to do a lot of hiking out of Deer Park up on Blue Mountain. Let's hope you didn't lose too much in the gardens. Mike |
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