Actually I expected that you would be living in some shaded gully covered in tea-tree 6 metres high with a muddy stream at the bottom. It looks like...
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brent
oceanicpalms@...
Nov 20, 2011 10:43 pm
I agree, can't drive down that road without feeling a bit sick....
Good result Hayden. It drives me crazy when i see street plantings with this problem as it is an easy fix.Great South Manurewa is a good example. Mark. ... ...
Prize for correct diagnosis goes to Michael and Mark, once I staked, mulched and trimmed leaves to cut down on the sail action, they took no time to put the...
I have agreed to edit the next edition. Should be out early next year. If anyone has any ideas as to content they would like to see I would be grateful for...
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Nov 19, 2011 4:46 am
Very little has been posted on this but remember its next Sunday at Landsendt for AGM,auction,garden walk and usually end of year stuff.Buyers and sellers next...
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brent
oceanicpalms@...
Nov 19, 2011 2:21 am
I dunno, could be some kind of cumulative effect over the years. I do know that there is lots about nature that the scientists haven't figured out yet....
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Nov 19, 2011 12:26 am
Brent-this is my driveway-anyones guess on number of plants and species are there and still more to plant amongst it...
Brent... "things are happening at the moment all right, it's more than just the spring." All the Furcraea longaeva down this way have begun flowering at the...
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Nov 18, 2011 8:47 am
I have lots and lots of stuff still in pots/bags to sonsider planting but thank god to the second section i use.Amongst the stuff are 4 parajubaea cocodies...
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brent
oceanicpalms@...
Nov 18, 2011 8:47 am
things are happening at the moment all right, it's more than just the spring....
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Nov 18, 2011 8:43 am
i like jungle effect and have many palms very close and often have chamadorea underneath as well.The alex also puts out nice red leaves.Just planted more howea...
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brent
oceanicpalms@...
Nov 18, 2011 7:50 am
The new fronds look great. Allan Booth reckons a good downpour will hasten leaf opening. Things seem pretty densely packed in there, how far away is that...
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brent
oceanicpalms@...
Nov 18, 2011 7:44 am
I've seen dozens of Kentias with this sort of split, some a lot bigger splits than this. They are almost always down at the bottom of the trunk or up to the 1m...
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aries@...
Nov 17, 2011 11:31 pm
some years ago when this Alexandra was 1m high overall it was growing on an angle so i pulled it straight.I did feel a snap and dont expect it to live.Years...
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Nov 17, 2011 10:56 pm
recently i brought an encephalartos species that had been inground 20years.It was surprising how such a big plant 50cmx30cm trunk had such a small root bal.We...
Looking good Gary, my largest is doing the same, they seem to wait for the warmth and wet even though the spear has been fully formed for a couple of months....
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Nov 17, 2011 7:01 am
Its this time of year my one buts out a new bright red leaf.It has quite alot of trunk and the fronds are now pushing up into the open.The 2nd leaf is over...
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Nov 17, 2011 6:49 am
I know this has been discuss before and came to no conclusion.Here is a kentia inground with about 20cm long split and 2cm deep.It gets plenty of water and has...
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Nov 17, 2011 6:36 am
most say grow in deep bags but pic attached is a Alan Booth grown encephalartos altensteinii in a pb28 bag and a 18cm dia caudex.A small bag for large plant ...
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Nov 17, 2011 6:13 am
You can check out seed price only   on Tobys list and i am hoping to be able to supply here at $7ea. As you could work out there is little profit at that...
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Nov 17, 2011 5:51 am
When planting species like this take into account they have a leaf span of about 2m per side so allow a 4m space.Plant pictured is still young and was put...
Gary Please forward price of each so I can decide how many of what I can afford??? Best Regards Mark Scragg, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand ...
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Nov 17, 2011 1:14 am
I have ordered 100ea of califanoi,golden merolae,rzwdowskii which shouldbe here in a couple of weeks.Toby has done a cut test as i requested and says seed is...
Looking for SEX partner! Check my H.O.T photos here: http://kassonnccs.webs.com/intimate.htm...
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Nov 10, 2011 8:15 am
havent heard much on this yet and its not too far away.I do know Alan Booth willbe there with his usually very collectable plants.I think John Lok mentioned to...
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Nov 3, 2011 2:42 am
In June 2008 I pollinated the encephalartos at Landsendt said to be paucidentatus with transvenosus pollen.The plant is not paucidentatus but some hybrid I...
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Nov 3, 2011 2:22 am
Here is pic of another encephalartos princeps starting to flush and it hasnt had leaves for 3 years.It was an import pup from many years ago and was one of...
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Nov 3, 2011 2:07 am
The first outdoor encephalartos SA species for me to flush this season is a princeps[pic attached]Â Â Â and not a green species as you would think.This is...
