Here is a Sago palm which isn't a palm at all. I like them "limbed up" but some people here leave the side shoots on them. I hate trimming them, the fronds are scratchy. This one has lots of orange fruit which the wild critters like to climb up and eat. The palms behind them are Queen Palms.
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Phoenis robelenii. Pygmy date palm, nasty thorns on the leaf stalk/fronds.
Looking great Susie!!That Sago is huge,I'll have to drag my little 4in. one over here,so it knows what it is going to look like,In a Hundred years!!!
Queen Palms, often sold here as cocos plumosa, but is actually Syagrus romanzoffianum(I think). I love these palms, second only to the date palms that grow wild here as my favorite.
Root, do you need some more? I must have gathered up 50 sprouted seeds the other day and chopped off a bunch of those nubbie thingies that grow around the bottom of the plant like pups. I also have a baby robelenii and a couple of others that as soon as they make real fronds I can tell what they are. The robelenii's are easy to distinguish, they have thorns!
Great pictures. Wish there was a palm that could survive our temps.
I would love some!!when it gets warmer here,I will send some things for around that pool!
Thanks Root, let me know when you're ready for your seeds. There are all kinds of seeds around the Queen Palm too if you want to try those.
Forgot to add: Shirley, I think you would have to grow them in the house up there. I know there are a couple of palms that are pretty hardy, but don't think they would live outside in Iowa.
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Pony tail palm, is it really a palm? I know I have to be careful and not water it too much because it doesn't like as much water as the others.
Unknown fan type palm. I posted this on the ID forum hoping to find out what kind it is. It's got a bluish cast to the bottom of the leaves, is a small palm and has "hair" where the leaf stalk joins the trunk.
A few of my Washingtonias. These have sharp spines along the leaf stalk, but not as long as the robelenii thorns.
Yes!!!Very excited!!
Wow!You should not have to water the Beaucarnea at all,if you don't the bottom bulb will swell more,as it stores water,one of my favorite plants,I have one,Have had it for 6yrs,cousin It!
Beautiful Susie! I'm so happy for you. You need to contact Palmbob- he's the expert. http://davesgarden.com/members/palmbob/
Oh Gosh! Things sure look great there Susie! Im enjoying all your pictures!
WOW! Just beautiful Susie!!!
Hey...if you have any extra palm seeds I'd love to have some.
Absolutely astounding!
That is a beautiful and quite diverse batch you inherited there.
I can't wait to see it this Summer.
Just water the Beaucarnea IF you can push your finger into the bark and it feels like soft cork.
If it's firm leave the water alone.
Depending on the heat they can go months w/o water.
Speaking of heat..........
OK Just how hot is it going to get there this Summer?
Ric
Jody, I'll send you some seeds too. I need to go out and pick them up to keep the critters from eating them. I think the Sago seeds that are sprouting will ship just fine if I wrap them good.
Ric, it gets in the 90's but because we are on the coast, the wind blows all the time lowering the humidity. It's not as bad as some Texas cities in the summer. Our coldest month is January with averages in the 60's.
Cala..the unknown one is a trachycarpus fortunei a very hardy and sturdy palm...I had one this size here in Iowa for years and drug it to the dark basement in winter..I finally gave it away because it weighed so much.
Thanks Kyle. It's been fun trying to figure out what the various plants in the yard are. There are just so many plants here I've never seen before!
Cala,
That sounds like a wonderful climate.
After TN you have to be pinching yourself every time you walk outside.
May I suggest so well barriered 'boo inside the fence on the windward side.
It softens the breeze but still allows air movement over the top.
In that climate clumpers would get huge.
Ric
Henry, is that something I would plant inside the fence?
Yes.
They buffer the wind coming over the fence.
That way it's not as strong especially in the gusts.
It's done a lot in the L.A. area and works quite well.
Plus you get that lovely sound as it passes thru the leaves.
How much rain will you get down there?
Ric
Average rainfall 28-30 inches, average min. temp occurs in January 46*F, average max temp in August 93*F
We have sprinklers that bring water from the resaca, so water isn't a problem.
It sounds perfect for clumping bamboo.
You can control the growth w/ water too.
You would though need to find some that are more sun tolerant than most.
I never realized there was that moderate a temp in Texas.
I figured you would roast in the Summer w/ that mild a Winter.
Ric
Ric, there is a little area along the southeast coast, along the bay(Laguna Madre) that has this nice weather. If you go inland very far, the humidity is a killer. I think it's the constant breeze that moderates the temps, plus the Gulf is really deep near Brownsville and the water is cooler.
I know someone here that might share some really nice bamboo with me. I also saw several clumps up in Harlingen that were gorgeous. Must have been 15-20 ft high, big thick trunks, lovely bamboo!!
would any palms grow and be hardy in north east texas?
Here is a link with some cold hardy palms, some to -20*F. I know palms grow in Houston, I've seen them and they were quite large. http://www.hardiestpalms.com/
Here is a website with both a gallery and information. The links to each are at the bottom of the page. These are palms that grow in Dallas Tx http://web.novaone.net/DallasPalms/
Wow Susie, you must be in plant heaven. I love the palms. I've always wanted palm trees but in zone 7 I figured it was best to leave them alone. LOL
Such beautiful palms Susie. I did not realize that you have such a variety. Your yard is going to be so fantastic after planting your other tropicals. I just know it will look like paradise at your place.
Are you living the good life or what Susie! You must have done something very good in your past to deserve all that! LOL
My favorite picture is the one of the front there with those palms framing your big window. iIs that your living room? What a great look. Will those 2 tall ones get much bigger? They seem to be the perfect size right now.
All I can say is SNAP SNAP!!
Those are queen palms,they can get 50ft tall Kell, but they take a long time to get that big.
It would have been a great day today if the wind hadn't been blowing so hard, that's one bad part of living here. Yesterday was perfect, today was windy.
Susie has been very good to many people for a long, long time. That is why I cannot begrudge her these new surroundings! Darn it! :) You think she'd notice if we just moved in?? Of course, I wouldn't turn down CA either! LOL
I'mnot begrudging her wonderland she's living in,she deserves it!
What I am wondering is where the guest cottage I will be living in is...and it better not be by the pond......
LOL I know, I know. But it would feel better if I could at least be mad. LOL I'll have to settle for jealous. :)
We are going to work this guest house in rotations!!!
I think she keeps saying it is windy,so I wont set up my tent!!
Shoot I'm not scared,I went through tornados camping at Brugies!!
Well CC, I hate to tell you this, but the guest house is on stilts out by the pond. I will feed the gator real good so he's not hungry when you get here!
Chele, come on down......there's enough room. We will just have a big camp-out by the pond. JK, there's enough room in the house. We will pull out all the sleeping bags and have wall to wall people!
I wondered how long it would take you to show up! LOL
I was gonna say! You talk about gators and critters and I hear about armadillos and scorpions and such then you offer me a tent???? I ain't that brave. :) The girls and I are wall to wall people no matter where we go. LOL I'm sure you remember from our last sleep over. hehehehe
Do you have to cross any bridges to get there from OH?
I figured Chele would need to know.
I guess she could always go north and into the Dakotas to get around the Mississippi.
Oopsie, forgot about the bridges. There is that big one across the Mississippi, then the big, slightly tall one in Houston. I guess one could go thru Dallas to avoid the one in Houston, but that would be a long drive out of the way. Did I mention the 20 mile long bridge over the bayou in La?
Chele, you need to just fly down here, no bridges to worry about then! I'll even give you the guest room to sleep in.
