Hi, I am new here, I looked for an intro page but didn't see one. So I will combine my intro with my question. I have always loved plants. I am a very mechanical type person, and really love to figure out how a particular machine works. Plants are natures machines to me and I love to learn how the different types grow and thrive. An older but dear friend of mine was the the same way and lived down the street from me, about 7 years ago he died suddenly of a heart attack. His widow asked if I would like to have some of his plants in the back yard. This one particular yucca looking plant she called an Indian palm was about 2 feet across from tip to tip of the frawns and in a fifteen gallon pot. It was an unusual plant so I gave it and it's younger brother a home in my front yard. Since then they have thrived and have grown to about 10 & 12 feet tall at the tip of the flower stalk. My searches to truly identify this plant have come up empty so here I am. It is kind of like the little shoppe of horrors, I like the plant but it is growing pretty fast and the roots are more like tree roots, sending out long runners that are red in color laterally under my sidewalks and fences. This cute little yucca thing is becoming a giant and I would like to identify it so I will know where the growth will stop. Recently they have both flowered like that new rare palm in Madagascar that dies soon after it flowers. It is a four inch woody stalk that has come right out of the middle similar to a yucca. Also there are pups starting to form all around the base of the stalk up around the crown of the tree. I am also a rock climber and have spent many years around Joshua Tree and do not recall ever seeing one of these amongst all the strange plants up there
Well I am not sure if I should say thank you or not. It is said that the cyclops of ancient mythology, asked the gods for the ability to see into the future. The Gods said it would cost him one eye for this ability, after he agreed the gods tricked him and took one eye but granted him only the ability to see his ultimate demise. Obviously kidding, thank you for your wisdom but Oh my gosh! is this what I have to look forward to? The adult trees are fantastic with their umbrella type canopy but it doesn't appear that they ever stop getting bigger! I was kind of kidding when I mentioned the little shoppe of horrors:o) I think I might have planted them a little too close together, they might just become Siamese twins. I have done some research on the dragon tree now but I cannot find any details on the invasive nature of the root structure. Is it prone to surface root and cause damage to concrete? My soil is not terrible but it is not great either.
That one is something like 600 years old. You won't see yours get like that! PS I recognise that pic, it's from here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dracaena_draco.jpg you should really cite the license conditions!
The way I have understood this in the past is to mean basically the same as the movies you rent or football game rebroadcasts. If your intent is to sell the piece or in some fashion make money from someone else's work then a license agreement needs to be filed. Example; if I was creating a text book or an instructional manual then yes I agree, but a simple post on a plant enthusiasts forum treads very lightly on licensing laws. I never claimed it to be mine nor did I lead users to believe that I had taken the image, by trying to sell it as my own. Same as the police officer has every right to pull you over if you are going one mile per hour over the speed limit but he never will. If the rules of this forum are to get licenses for every picture of a plant that is posted then I guess I just wont post any pictures and I will do my best charades.
