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This shrub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada looks like very similar to a white hibiscus specimen. Could it be a cultivar? The center of the...
I don't remember seeing your Cordyline. A brown Cordy may decide to send a green shoot at the crown(s). If a branch or main trunk flops, cut under...
Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada Botanical name: araucaria araucana Common names: Puzzle tree, Monkey tree, Monkey puzzle tree This specimen...
Here's a tall Windmill palm growing in Tofino. Thanks to Ken Gibson of Tofino, BC. The palm is located at Donnybrook Estate (close to the building...
Big Leaf Magnolia in Victoria, BC, Canada. Botanical name: Magnolia macrophylla Flowers: 10 to 14 inches across. Leaves 20 to 30 inches long....
Here's the use of a rather large Wisteria in Victoria, BC. It adds spring colour to this exotic garden.
Climate The Nanaimo area is zone 8a like Vancouver. It usually has a few degrees extra in the summer. Look at this week’s temps (news or net)...
Here's an April 10th (2004) photo of two palms in front of snow capped mountains in North Van. Wes: Nice palms.
Secondary bed -The way it's done The first pics showed how easy it is to collect palm seeds in Victoria or Vancouver. The way it's done is shown...
Palm Nut: Enormous number of local palm seeds Can you guess how many Trachycarpus palm seeds in roughly 3 square metres of area with roughly 5 cm...
Palm Nut: Link Here is what Ray suggests. Another opinion. Link: http://www.tropic.ca/Pricelist/Fertilizer%20Page.htm Jeff suggested that...
For sure Trachycarpus takil and T. wagnerianus will become much easier to find in the near future. T. wagnerianus is more available at the...
Fertilizers for palm trees in SW British Columbia Use can use Acer 20-20-20 fertilizer with slow release. It is made in Vancouver by a company...
Location: Ganges, SSI, BC, Canada Specimen: Windmill palm Time of photo: October 2003 You can cross pollinate a Trachycarpus fortunei...
Washingtonia versus Trachycarpus palms Washingtonias are borderline in Victoria. I’ve only spotted one about 8 ft in height with green...
Nanaimo palm tree photos There is a Nanaimo palm page on the Palm Trees of British Columbia website. If you are new to palms in that region, try...
Cordy & palm talk: Info for BC residents Palm Nut: Regular Cordys (your pic) re-sprout if they are chopped or nuked after they are established....
Palm Nut: That's not a Cordy (Draceana) That’s definitely a Yucca. Not a Cordyline of any kind. Some Yuccas are very cold hardy. I assume that...
Ambleside Park There are nice Trachys in Ambleside Park. A nearby condo has a few tall Trachys. The palms at Beacon Hill in Victoria are hidden...
Wes: More palm trees for Victoria The C. indivisa that I've seen here in Victoria is an impressive specimen because of its wide leaves. It looks...
