I always dreamt of having some of those lovely royal palm trees...we have a couple date palms but they just dont look the same. So yesterday for Mom's
Day, we planted 10 lovely palms...(way too much work!) I hope they can sustain the wind and salt air here...they look really cool!
fishbuck - 5-14-2007 at 04:35 PM
Awesome! I checked out the palms in the wind at SQ last weekend.
I wanted to use Queen palms but now I not so sure. They didn't like the heavy wind much
Royals might be better but have a large trunk and wouldn't fit in my yard.Mexitron - 5-14-2007 at 04:58 PM
Shari--those look like Mexican Fan Palms or Sabals---we're you thinking of Cuban Royal palms? If so, you're better off with these fan palms for
tolerating the salt air and wind than the Cubans...David K - 5-14-2007 at 04:59 PM
A drip irrigation system is called for!!!Mexitron - 5-14-2007 at 04:59 PM
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Originally posted by David K
A drip irrigation system is called for!!!
And I'll help!
[Edited on 5-15-2007 by Mexitron]shari - 5-14-2007 at 06:12 PM
thanks for the info...some amigos from San Ignacio brought them and said they would do fine here...hmmm??? Hey, I'll trade room & tacos for a drip
system!!!They said they need to be watered every day and night for a month...more trabajo for me!Mexitron - 5-14-2007 at 06:33 PM
Shari--if they were grown in San Ignacio they might get a little salt burn before they adjust...looks like they're Washingtonia robustas--Mexican Fan
Palm. They are tough--they're even making it through the winters in Fort Worth, TX...seen some that have to be a least 10 years old here...Marie-Rose - 5-14-2007 at 07:17 PM
I'm sure that they will thrive under your loving care!!! I still walk out and am just in awe of the palms in our yard. The couple who owned the
property before us were also Canadians and obviously loved the palms as much as we do!!!
(and yes... I will kiss a maple for you when I get home:tumbleIflyfish - 5-15-2007 at 01:07 AM
Wonderful!! What a lovely mother's day!
Iflyfishnmrsfishheartilyapprovejorgie - 5-15-2007 at 06:20 AM
great.....palapa uno will help to block the wind.......and drip irrigateDiver - 5-15-2007 at 07:21 AM
Shari,
If you haven't already, if they start to shock, make sure to tie them to three stakes at a point a few feet above the husks. You may lose some fronds
and this is OK but if the center breaks, it is dead. Keep them tied up for at least 6 months and keep watering them every day when it is hot and dry
for at least a year then ween them slowly. You will still want to water them when it's hot and dry, with your soils/climate, and add some palm
fertilizer twice each year.
What a great addition to your world !!
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.meme - 5-15-2007 at 07:48 AM
Great Mothers Day present Shari!
I find this is an opening to ask a Palm question?
I know exactly "0" about Palms.
Is there a good or bad time of year to transplant palms?
Does it depend on the kind of Palm Tree?Bajagypsy - 5-15-2007 at 08:42 AM
Lucky women, I got gardening stuff to for mothers day. It's the time of year that housework can wait, and I play in my yard all the time!!!Pescador - 5-15-2007 at 08:55 AM
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Originally posted by David K
A drip irrigation system is called for!!!
David, I have thought that a drip system would be perfect for Baja for a long time. Especially since I am there about 6 or 7 months of the year and
the plants want some water the rest of the time. We get water every other day for about a 4 hour stretch. Would you use the small, black, flexible,
polyethlene and either mini-sprayers or drip nozzles for that kind of a situation or would you go with more permanent rigid PVC. If a leak developed
in my abscense it could be a problem, so I am a little reluctant to use the small poly lines as I have had them pop out a head or attachment. But I
would imagine the PVC lines would be more durable and less likely to failure.
