Taft street Trachycarpus
The following thread was started by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:09 am PST
Another one bites the dust, hey hey. bummer
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:11 am PST.
Burned foliage on E. dalrympleana x viminalis. Entire branches of foliage seems untouched, while other parts, mainly on the north side have entire branched of foliage burned.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:15 am PST.
I was surprised to find out that the hummers like the Rosemary flowers. Mine started blooming again soon after it warmed up. Chalk this one up with Mahonia as a good winter bloomer for hummers. Not their first choice, but they do hit it while making the rounds.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:22 am PST.
Oooh Brian...I've seen puyas lookin like that one. I'm always interested if there's any species hardier or not...do you happen to know what sp. that one was? (This was in your Bremerton garden with excellent microclimate ? My rosemary is totally fried!)
Nice whitish coating to the puya leaves which I find eye-catching, but obviously not a sign of super hardiness...?
The above followup was added by Glen in Surrey on February 18, 2009 at 8:30 am PST.
I have had more than a few people tell me I need to plant more palms in my yard. Well, with the death of my Furcreae, I had a spot to transplant on of my Trachys that was located in a less than noticeable location. Not big but I think it already makes the yard look just a bit more 'Palmy'. LOL
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:32 am PST.
Pretty exciting huh?
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:34 am PST.
Here is a picture of the whole tree.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:35 am PST.
Foliage and flower buds. Should put on quite a show in a couple of weeks.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 8:36 am PST.
I can almost feel the warm air layer around the water. You can't beat Trachys for their looks and hardiness in this climate. Everything else comes second.
Always enjoy your pics. Don't forget to post when the Acacia is in bloom. It is amazing it came through the recent cold spells without problems.
The above followup was added by Vlad Pomajzl, Saltspring on February 18, 2009 at 10:58 am PST.
Yeah, that Puya was in my yard in Bremerton right up against the house. I believe it was Puya coerulea, and I was told from the start that it was not very cold tolerant. I think there are so many Rosemary varieties, they might vary in hardiness quite a bit, so most likely I have a cold tolerant variety and it didn't drop below 20-23F in my yard.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 11:23 am PST.
Thanks! It really wasn't very warm, especially in the shade, but it sure felt nice. I will certainly post a pic of the Acacia in full bloom.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 11:25 am PST.
Brian was your puya kept dry over the winter? It should have make it. I'm going to be digging this one up today and dividing into new plants for sale if you are interested. How did the palms do that you got from me? BWT...I'd have to do some research on the species this one is...but my small Puya coerulea (from desert northwest) make it ok.
Sorry to hear about yours.
The above followup was added by Roger in Olympia 8b on February 18, 2009 at 1:30 pm PST.
As Roger mentions if you can just keep them dry Puya coerulea will be fine maybe just a sheet of wood during the snowy period would have helped Brian....or did you try that?
This is my Puya coerulea Roger and I have a feeling your and mine are not the same plant..........could yours be Puya mirabilis.
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on February 18, 2009 at 2:21 pm PST.
I didn't do anything in the way of protecting or keeping it dry unfortunately. Mine might be some other species, because the one I grew was almost white compared to Roger's and Kev's. Roger, I don't remember getting any palms from you for some reason. I am sick as a dog right now and have a hard time remembering my name.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 2:49 pm PST.
Kev that is it in the photo. P.M.
P.coerulea I don't have a picture yet.
Brian I must have mistaken you for one of the other Brian's in Bremerton. LOL! I hate feeling sick and my brain goes to mush also, hope you're feeling better soon. I thought you p/u some C.radicals?
The above followup was added by Roger on February 18, 2009 at 3:15 pm PST.
Hey Roger. I don't think so. LOL. I have one though, and it has done fine for as long as I have owned this house. When it was first planted it barely grew because I planted it on the north side of the house, then after a couple of years, I felt I had to move it or it would just slowly decline. Has done fine since then and flowering readily. I do want to talk to you in the spring about plants you might have for sale in Oly. Especially any Butia species or Trachy species other than fortunei.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 18, 2009 at 3:50 pm PST.
Nothing much to add to the thread other than a pic of mine trunking..........there is one a Kew gardens though with about 6 feet of trunk.
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on February 19, 2009 at 6:24 am PST.
This seems to vary somewhat in hardiness. I have had a couple forms of it and I've noticed they're killed at different thresholds. It possible that some of these plants have been labeled incorrectly.
Nice pics Brian, I've only seen the Taft St. Trachy from the other side. I didn't know it was visible from that side.
Somewhere in east Bremerton I remember seeing a yard with a bunch of T. wagnerianus in it. I'll have to go back and take a pic. It was closer to Illahee but at the top of the hill.
The above followup was added by Ian on February 20, 2009 at 10:05 am PST.
My puyas are all from wild collected Chilean seed, but a mixture of things with no suggestion as to species. And when the collector took the seeds, they probably couldn't identify the puya it came from anyway since most of those similar looking ones can only be positively ID'd in flower.
As a result, I think many puyas could be sold, like mine, with a guess as to the species, which then gets passed on as a definite when it really could be totally incorrect. Coerulea seems to be quite a common one in the wild, with quite a bit of variation. Alpestris and maybe berteroniana could occur in the same areas and from the pics I've seen all look similar before the tell-tale flowers appear.
I also get the sense that coerulea could have large variation in hardiness depending on provenance. I know my bunch of mystery puyas have very little cold tolerance, barely handling a few degrees freezing before rotting away exactly like Brian's has done. I'm gonna have to dispose of many of mine as they get bigger, those danged spines keep a whole corner of the greenhouse "off-limits"...boy do they every seem to reach out and grab hold of you if you even come close, ouch!
The above followup was added by Glen in Surrey on February 21, 2009 at 9:05 am PST.
I was so sick last week, I have no idea how I ended up calling you "Gus" in my above reply to you Glen. Sorry about that.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm PST.
I was so sick last week, I have no idea how I ended up calling you "Gus" in my above reply to you Glen. Sorry about that.
The above followup was added by Brian in Bremerton on February 21, 2009 at 2:25 pm PST.