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I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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Posted by
arctictropical Z4 (
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Wed, Mar 28, 12 at 1:26
| She looks better than ever!
 ks better than ever!
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RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Wow that's cool! Quite a surprise sight in that landscape. |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Thanks, purpleinopp. Yeah, even though I live out in the countryside, I get lots of people slamming on their brakes when they drive by. |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Thanks "love the yard". She now has about 10-12 flower spikes . One spike has split open to show small flower buds. I'll take another picture when she's in full bloom. |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| That is just crazy to think about seeing that beautiful palm tree in Cache Valley, Utah. You must get a thousand questions about it. How did you get her out to Utah? Was she originally a mail order? What size when you first planted her? Carol |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Hi Carol. I bought both of my oldest palms at a local department store in their seasonal nursery. They were just one gallon potted plants. (I also bought a beautiful Mediterranean Fan Palm that's now 8' tall and has a thick trunk. It's been outside for about 22 years.) It's MUCH slower growing than the Windmill palm. I just planted a Hesper palm (Blue Mexican Fan Palm) outside. I had a huge California Fan Palm that did very well until this year. I think it died. I'm not sure what happened. Time will tell. It looks pretty sick. |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Artic, what do you do to protect them in the winter? What did you mean by "wake it up" did you uncover it? BTW, your palm is beautiful. |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Hi pcan. I have an 8' tall 4'x4' Styrofoam box made out of lumber and 2" thick Blueboard insulation that sits on top of the base made from railroad ties that you can see in the picture. We had already taken down a few levels of railroad ties. There are three screw-in florescent light bulbs in the top of the box to give it a little heat in the winter. I have to add at least two extra levels of railroad ties every year since the palm grows at least a foot each year. It's blooming right now, with about 8-10 flower spikes in bloom. |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Lord have mercy.....that is just crazy. I wish I could that here in Ontario Canada. Surely a labour of love, and that is what makes us tropical lovers what we are |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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- Posted by glen3a Winnipeg MB 3A (My Page) on
Fri, Jun 8, 12 at 22:14
| That is amazing but if only I had space in the yard to try such an experiment. I think it's cool even having houseplant sized majesty palms outside on the deck for the summer, but would love something that gets old enough to get the traditional palm tree trunk. Arctictropical, what would you say would be a good 'first' palm to experiment with in such a manner - the windmill palm? I guess another option might be to grow it in a pot (though probably wouldn't get 14 feet high) and take indoors for winter, but for that you would probably need a bright sunroom or greenhouse? No storing in a dark basement like ensete banana plants? |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| Windmill palms are the best to start with. The next hardiest would be the Mediterranean Fan Palms. Then Pindo and Washingtonia. |
RE: I finally woke up my 14' outdoor 'baby' (palm tree)
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| That is very helpful. What do you do about the top? And what do you do to protect the leaves? |
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