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Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta)

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Does anyone know where I can get some large Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) in SoCal?

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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You and me both. I have been after one for a long time. I think it should be easier finding one there than here.

The story of my life... the only eucalyptus I want is not native.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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You and me both. I have been after one for a long time. I think it should be easier finding one there than here.

The story of my life... the only eucalyptus I want is not native.

Regards, Ari :)

Don't complain. At least you can grow it if you find it. I have to wait for you to find it, grow it, take a picture of it, and appreciate it, all the while knowing I can never have it.

In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages

Gonzer Grand Master

Gonzer

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Check the Hort Dept. at Palomar College.

 

 

STEVE IN SO CAL Mentor

STEVE IN SO CAL

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Burt Newman had some 15 gal a while back...not sure if they survived the 07 freeze

If global warming means I can grow Cocos Nucifera, then bring it on....

NakaB Enthusiast

NakaB

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I had been looking hard for six months or so. Contacted Burt and he lost everything except the one already in the ground. I gave up and had one shipped from Florida.

Mike in Scripps Ranch

Zone 10a, 9 miles from ocean

neoflora Mentor

neoflora

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Len, I used to grow this one. There are some nice trees on the job I am presently working on. Planted about 15 years ago, by me.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Has anyone tried to grow it from seeds? Apparently, there is a tree in George Brown Botanical garden, but I haven't tried to find it yet. The botanical garden is not the easiest place to find anything :angry: , especially when you have 2 screaming and bored kids.

Are they easy to germinate?

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

popper1 Community Regular

popper1

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Ari-

They are easy to grow from seed. They grow very fast too, you can it have several feet tall in a couple years.

David , Fl

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ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Thanks David...

Now I just have to ask around if anyone knows where this tree is.... :blink: . Do you want some seeds, Len?? :lol:

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Sure Ari, but if I wait for you to send them I will be an old man! :P

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Monday, Len... Monday.... :mrlooney: . It is my mission to make it to the post office on Monday :) :).

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

tropicalb Mentor

tropicalb

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Burt Newman had some 15 gal a while back...not sure if they survived the 07 freeze

Yep....all the ones in pots died....the two in the ground bounced back though!

STEVE IN SO CAL Mentor

STEVE IN SO CAL

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Hellooooo Nnnnnnnewman.... :mrlooney:

If global warming means I can grow Cocos Nucifera, then bring it on....

tropicalb Mentor

tropicalb

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hellllllllooooooooooooooooooooo STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVE!

JD in the OC Veteran

JD in the OC

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We can special order them

1gallon $75

3gallon $125

7gallon $225

prices do not include s/h, which depends on bare-root or in-the-container

we are certified to ship domestically with all proper documentation.

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Thanks but I can get 5 foot tall ones from FL shipped in Superoots Air-Pots for $54. Just like I have 20 - 3 gallon Foxy ladys that are 6 feet tall coming for $35/plant.

Thanks though.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Len--

Easy and fast from seed. You could get them from seed to 15gal size in two years, no problem. If you want a (relatively) local seed source, there are (hopefully) some large ones in front of SD Sports Arena on Sports Arena Blvd, accessible from the sidewalk.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Thanks Ken. But I need to shave off some years as I need to get them bigger for quicker canopy.

Where have you been? I was in FL a few weeks ago and hit Jesse Durko's per your suggestion. Killer stuff - classic dude. Brought back some nice 1 gallon plants.

Markhamia zanzibarica, Bauhinia madagascariensis, etc...

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Right next to the biennial hotel in Costa Rica. Sorry, couldn't fit one in my suitcase.

costarica119.jpg

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

fastfeat Grand Master

fastfeat

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Thanks Ken. But I need to shave off some years as I need to get them bigger for quicker canopy.

Where have you been? I was in FL a few weeks ago and hit Jesse Durko's per your suggestion. Killer stuff - classic dude. Brought back some nice 1 gallon plants.

Markhamia zanzibarica, Bauhinia madagascariensis, etc...

Bummer I missed you, but glad you made it to Jesse's. Did you go down to Rob Bobson's or Dolores' place too? Did you drive stuff back to CA?

I just got back from two weeks in Fresno. Been laying pretty low lately everywhere--made too many promises, got too much to do, not enough $$$ coming in, etc. Got to get focused, get work done, meet a new rich girlfriend, and/or win the Lotto soon...

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Thanks Ken. But I need to shave off some years as I need to get them bigger for quicker canopy.

Where have you been? I was in FL a few weeks ago and hit Jesse Durko's per your suggestion. Killer stuff - classic dude. Brought back some nice 1 gallon plants.

Markhamia zanzibarica, Bauhinia madagascariensis, etc...

Len,

It's too bad you didn't see the row of 10gallons in the nursery while you were out.I usually always have these in stock.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Thanks Ken. But I need to shave off some years as I need to get them bigger for quicker canopy.

Where have you been? I was in FL a few weeks ago and hit Jesse Durko's per your suggestion. Killer stuff - classic dude. Brought back some nice 1 gallon plants.

Markhamia zanzibarica, Bauhinia madagascariensis, etc...

Len,

It's too bad you didn't see the row of 10gallons in the nursery while you were out.I usually always have these in stock.

Jeff

I thought I saw those.

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Yeah Jeff, I think there was still some room on the roof for them. :lol:

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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Yeah Jeff, I think there was still some room on the roof for them. :lol:

Hey Len......you got to start taking the "palm blinders" off a little sometimes. Or you'll miss some good opportunities. :unsure:

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Actually I'll defend Len a bit here. He has wider "plant interests" than a lot of folks in the IPS, myself included...

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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DGreg Newbie

DGreg

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Thanks but I can get 5 foot tall ones from FL shipped in Superoots Air-Pots for $54. Just like I have 20 - 3 gallon Foxy ladys that are 6 feet tall coming for $35/plant.

Thanks though.

LJG,

I'm a landscape architect in Carlsbad, CA trying to find 29 Ecualyptus deglupta. The source we thought we had in Florida doesn't have that many. Do you know of a source that could deliver trees in relatively good shape to a contractor here? I'm looking for a plant that arrives here measuring at least 5 ft. tall. Thanks for your help.

DGreg

redant Grand Master

redant

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I bought one on eBay last summer from a grower inn Fl. Was $12.50 including shipping, was less then pencil thin and 1 ft high. It is now easily over 15 ft tall, :blink: a rocket ship of a tree.

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Lena Newbie

Lena

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Hi, you could try the guys at Australian seed, I got some there some time back but I don't know if they have any left.

You will find thier web site at :rolleyes: www.australianseed.com :rolleyes:

Best of luck mine have really taken off

Lena

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Greg,

I am actually going to order from here:

http://eucalyptusdeglupta.com/terms.htm

These are the biggest I could fine and not get ripped off!

I know one thing, unless there is some hidden backyard grower or small mom/pop nursery in San Diego that has some, I am not sure you will find them unless you grow from seed or order online.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Just ordered mine from the link len posted above. I'll let you know how it goes. The hole is dug, moist and humusy, gopher cage check, awaiting plant arrival! I'm putting it in the bottom of the canyon so it can tap into as much ground water as it can. It's a zone 9b down there though, so I hope I can get it through this first winter without killing it.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

aussiearoids Grand Master

aussiearoids

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Ari , John Rassup told me the seedlings he has of this will be ready in a few weeks . I will try and do a deal with him for several as I know a few people who want them . Will have to check the large one along the beach for seeds again .

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Thanks Michael. Or if you can get seeds, that would be good. I am getting better at them.. :).

Apparently there is a tree at the Botanical garden, but I couldn't find it. I have to ask Monty, I think.... Sharon would know where it is.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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They were not mine - only brought in by me. They have already been distributed to numerous people on this forum. Maybe they will post pictures. Some were bigger for a little more, some were smaller for less. Most a little stretched. But it sure beats paying $200 for a 1 foot tall plant which I was offered once!!

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

ellidro Mentor

ellidro

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They were not mine - only brought in by me. They have already been distributed to numerous people on this forum. Maybe they will post pictures. Some were bigger for a little more, some were smaller for less. Most a little stretched. But it sure beats paying $200 for a 1 foot tall plant which I was offered once!!

Here's one I planted less than a month ago I got from Len. It was $40 and in a 3g pot. The fence behind it is 6ft. Even though it is stretched I planted it in full sun and it hasn't burned a bit.

P1020574.jpg

Encinitas on a hill 1.5 miles from the ocean.

Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

Alicehunter2000

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I wonder if you could bonzai a rainbow euc.?

Is there any chance you could plant rainbow euc. in zone 9a and live?

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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