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Washingtonia 'filibusta'

_Keith

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_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Today, I planted 5 Washingtonia 'filibusta' seedlings and a small Abysinnian banana.. All went in my new southside beds. It should be interesting to see the how the 'filibusta' perform as they are in quite different conditions. The two closest to the house have heavy A4 clay at the surface, then native subsoil, a foot below. The two to the rear away from the house are in nearly pure native black clay soil with some minor compaction. The one away from the house towards the front is on the edge of the old road bed in extremely compacted gravel. All were nearly identical seedlings, and will be given the same care over the summer. I will carefully measure the results.

On another note, my Starfruit made it through the winter just fine and is actually growing, this despite me doing the worst possible planting job imaginable. And this evening I ran out at 10pm to plant my Dragon Fruit. This originated from a tiny cutting in a trash pile at The Kampong. How it is even alive escapes me, but I ran out to plant it before the rains come this week. It truly needed to be in the ground. With another mild winter like the last one, who knows.

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

Kris Grand Master

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Dear Keith :)

that's nice to hear you are planting few plants,your are at the moment garden busy.And iam shure the w.filbusta will not have any trouble.And i love to see the visuals..if possible. :hmm:

Thanks & Love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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MattyB Grand Master

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(to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen)

Carambola Carambola Carambola Figaro Magnifico o o o

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)

PalmGuyWC Grand Master

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Keith,

Enlarge your print. My old eyes can hardly read yours.

Dick

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Mats Rising Star

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Keith,Enlarge your print. My old eyes can hardly read yours.

I agree Dick, but there is something you can do on a page by page basis on your end.

If you use Firefox or Internet Explorer, Ctrl + increases the font and Ctrl - decreases it. Pressing the Ctrl key and scrolling your mouse wheel does the same thing.

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Keith,Enlarge your print. My old eyes can hardly read yours.

I agree Dick, but there is something you can do on a page by page basis on your end.

If you use Firefox or Internet Explorer, Ctrl + increases the font and Ctrl - decreases it. Pressing the Ctrl key and scrolling your mouse wheel does the same thing.

Thanks Mats :)

I did not know this tweak..

Love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Keith,

Enlarge your print. My old eyes can hardly read yours.

Dick

Will do. That was a cut and paste from my personal website, so that is how the font got off to start with.

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

_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Kris, here is a pic of one of my little 'filibustas'. They all pretty much look the same, about 6 inches tall. As vigorous as they were in the pots, I expect they will take off once they get their roots in the ground. Should be fun to watch them grow.

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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

_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Here is another. I'll spare you the other 3.

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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

Kris Grand Master

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Dear Keith :)

That little 'Kutty' looks preety ! And the term Kutty here in south indian languages refer to little cuite Kid. :rolleyes:

And for its age that palm has a beautiful trunk harbouring on stoutness..and i love that feature.And if it has more of filifera qualities i will be very happy for you.since i hate the tall lean looking washy robusta.

Here is our washy filifera raised from seeds...this grows like hell(very fast so i have put it in full shade & wet location)but it does not seem to mind at all.Since iam at the moment testing W.Filiferas on the ground.when iam feed-up with my experiment of growing it in hot wet tropical climate i will plant this w.filibusta on the ground. :huh:

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All the best with that Kutty ! :winkie:

Lots of love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Thanks Kris. I also planted seedlings of Sabal causiarum, Sabal etonia, and Butia yatay. The first two came from Larry over in St. Pete and the last from Michael in Houston. Palmtalkers are an incredibly generous bunch.

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

Kris Grand Master

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Palmtalkers are an incredibly generous bunch.

Dear Keith :)

I fully agree with you on what you have said in the above lines.. :)

'God Bless our forum,which has a host of so many nice people'...

Love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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Moose Grand Master

Moose

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Bump for Keith

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Thanks Moose. I did this before and after shot, showing the palm as it exists today.

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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

Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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Those things are loving the high water table....the base of the petioles have some nice color.....it looks like you got the best of both parents with these particular ones....big fat robusta's or if you prefer humid tolorant, nicely colored filifera's. Were these F1 intentional cross or F2 seeds from existing filabusta's?

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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