My garden in Hamburg (North Germany)

[Ehrenbruder]

Hello,

here are some pictures of my garden in zone 7a-b.

https://ibb.co/4ZFqrH0
https://ibb.co/C1wWzK9
https://ibb.co/MC15s3L

https://ibb.co/rtXC7JS

I have also a musa basjoo but I have no pictures from Summer. Also I will plant a musa ensete and a jubaea chilensis this year.

Best wishes

Finn

 

Edited April 2, 2021 by Ehrenbruder

[Swolte]

Impressive Butia! How long have you been growing that one?!

[Ehrenbruder]

I planted it 11 years ago with a 50cm trunk.

Its an Butia capitata and this is how i shelter it in winter.

https://ibb.co/Y01736T

[Ehrenbruder]

We have also a few big Butia Yatay in a amusement park called (Phantasia Land). They have hunderds of palms and exotic plants there. Sadly most of them died over the years. 

 

https://ibb.co/TW45Cmk
https://ibb.co/r4LC2tq

[Ehrenbruder]

When I would live in an warmer climate I would miss the challange every winter.

[nintendere]

Wow, that Butia in the last photo caught me by surprise... Does it fruit for you?

[LivistonaFan]

3 hours ago, Ehrenbruder said:

Hello,

here are some pictures of my garden in zone 7a-b.

https://ibb.co/4ZFqrH0
https://ibb.co/C1wWzK9
https://ibb.co/MC15s3L

https://ibb.co/rtXC7JS

I have also a musa basjoo but I have no pictures from Summer. Also I will plant a musa ensete and a jubaea chilensis this year.

Best wishes

Finn

 

hello Ehrenbruder,

are you sure that the big Butia is in your front garden? Even though this is an international palm forum, there are still members living in Germany (like me) to uncover your untruth.
I hardly believe that there are two large Butias of this size standing in front of identical-looking houses in Germany. 

In reality, this Butia is located in Freiburg, 600+ km southwest of Hamburg. 

 

And here are a few links from different german-speaking exotic forums, all claiming that the Butia, well-known among enthusiasts, is actually in Freiburg:

http://trachy.eu/cgi-bin/archiv.cgi?function=2&index=179AE99BB394999C

https://www.palmenforum.de/viewtopic.php?id=5033 (post #12)

http://palmeundco.communityhost.de/t375529912f149700153-Butia-capitate-in-Freiburg.html (post #14, post #15, post #40, post #49)

http://exotenfans.eu/index.php/Thread/8068-butia-capitata/

http://www.exotenundpalmen.de/t2525f7-Wegen-Bilderrechte-Freiburger-Butia.html (#post 1)

 

If I am wrong and there are actually two identical-looking houses, one in Hamburg and one in Freiburg and both with a large Butia infront, then I will apologise for the misunderstanding.

But otherwise, I can only tell you that this is not a good start into this forum. 
 

[Arecaceus]

I know this Butia it's very well known in German forums and it's located in Freiburg.