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Ciczi in Sweden

By Ciczi in Sweden
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Ciczi in Sweden

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Hi guys,

Long time no see. I have been very busy these last years. We have bought a new house with a bigger garden for the kids. And a small one for me. :)  The house was in bad condition but we have slowly improved it and in just a couple of weeks we will be able to move in.

I have experimented with hardy palms on open land these last two winters. All palms on open land have survived both winters. This last one was horrible. We had so much snow in March but none the other months. But spring finally came. And then it became summer two weeks later. Totally crazy.

I'll try to post here more often than before and also read a lot more.

Nice to see you again! :D

//Ciczi in Sweden

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Greetings from the southernmost Swedish town Trelleborg,

also known as the Palmcity.

USDA zone 7 with a good microclimate

Fusca Grand Master

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Wow, you have been a forum member for awhile!  I'm still relatively new here, but welcome back Ciczi!  I look forward to seeing your photos of your palms, kids, snow, etc.

Jon

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Välkommen tillbaka, Ciczi! :) Nice to see you posting again and definitely looking forward to your photos and updates.:)

Bo-Göran

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Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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Nice to have you back, Cecillia. I was away for a number of years too, until quite recently. The palm bug is strong!

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Hi Ciczi!  What are you growing in your garden?  I have pretty much the opposite of your climate here in Arizona.

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Hi Ciczi! Great to see you here again, and good to know you have not lost any of your enthusiasm for palms! Can't wait to see photos of what you are doing with your garden.

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Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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@Ciczi in Sweden, so good to see you back.

Show us your house, your palms.

PM if you want some free seeds, like olden times.

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7 hours ago, RichAZ said:

Hi Ciczi!  What are you growing in your garden?  I have pretty much the opposite of your climate here in Arizona.

Hi. I can grow almost everything :D Well no. I have loads of appletrees and cherrys. Then Syringa vulgaris, Buddleja davidii, Deutzia, Hibiscus syriacus and roses is the main parts of my little patch. The other plants are mostly perennials. In springtime I have loads of tulips, crocus and narcissus.

We have  divided up the garden as this. Frontside to the street is my little patch of 40 m2. There is no kids allowed there because of the street. The backside is about 800 m2. Here we have placed a trampoline, sandbox and a climbingframe / swingset for the kids. They also have a lawn full of wild daises to play soccer on or just run around.

Inside the house we will have plenty of room to have friends over and celebrate birthdays and other occasions. We have redone the kitchen and the kids bedroons from scratch. It has been a long road but now we can see the end of it.

3 hours ago, DoomsDave said:

@Ciczi in Sweden, so good to see you back.

Show us your house, your palms.

PM if you want some free seeds, like olden times.

I'll try to upload pics. My pics are like 600 bytes but it will not upload anyway.

BR!

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Greetings from the southernmost Swedish town Trelleborg,

also known as the Palmcity.

USDA zone 7 with a good microclimate

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Ciczi in Sweden

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Some pics, First one is taken on the inside of the garden. Its Scilla sibirica which thrives under the apple trees Then some old tulips :) and one on  my favorite apple tree which looks like this every year. And gives approx. 300-400 kg of apples every year. I never buy apples in store. They grow like mad in my garden.

//Ciczi in Sweden

 

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Greetings from the southernmost Swedish town Trelleborg,

also known as the Palmcity.

USDA zone 7 with a good microclimate

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Ciczi in Sweden

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Here you can see a small specimen of Chamaerops humilis. This particular one I have brought up from seed my self. (Remeber the small pot @Kim and @bgl?) This is the second winter outside on open land. It gets protected by spruce first and then a bubble wrap and finally some thick fiber cloth. This is the smallest of my palms on open land and it get some shelter too by the larger Trachys around it.

I'll take some new pics today.

 

//Ciczi in Sweden

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Greetings from the southernmost Swedish town Trelleborg,

also known as the Palmcity.

USDA zone 7 with a good microclimate

Kim Grand Master

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Wow, spring really puts on a show in your garden! :wub: :greenthumb:

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Ciczi in Sweden

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It sure does. :wub: Its the best season.

1 hour ago, Kim said:

Wow, spring really puts on a show in your garden! :wub: :greenthumb:

 

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Greetings from the southernmost Swedish town Trelleborg,

also known as the Palmcity.

USDA zone 7 with a good microclimate

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The smallest Trachy.

As you can see it has survived winter pretty good. Some frond damage but it's coming along fine with new fronds.

more pics are coming

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Greetings from the southernmost Swedish town Trelleborg,

also known as the Palmcity.

USDA zone 7 with a good microclimate

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Ciczi in Sweden

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Here you have a bigger part of my small patch (40m2)

The palm-trees are placed in the middle to get maximum sun and maximum shelter from cold winds. You can also see the barrier against the street. It's a Ligustrum vulgare hedge. It protects my patch from snowplows in the winter and dogs urinating whenever...

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Greetings from the southernmost Swedish town Trelleborg,

also known as the Palmcity.

USDA zone 7 with a good microclimate

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Very nice, Ciczi!

 

 

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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