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Before, during, and after

TikiRick

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Here's some shots of my place in September, 1995 before I owned it. Note the original large Adonidia which died from lethal yellowing in 2001. If you look really close in the lower left hand corner there is a tiny Roystonea seedling just planted out. It was a volunteer along the fence line transplanted to the front yard by the previous owner.

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Here's a photo just after we purchased it in January, 2000. We have to tent here in South Florida for termites. It is a requirement for getting a mortgage these days. I couldn't wait to get started with my relatively clean canvas!

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This photograph is from August 2000. Some of the larger, more rare palms were put into the ground first. I transplanted some from my previous home nearby. Notice I originally kept some grass to attempt to "conform" with my neighbors.

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And here I am today....7 years later and about 7 tropical storms/hurricanes later! I swore that I would not plant so many palms this time around....but I have no will power. It's certainly a love of the tropics. Check out the mother of all Royals! From seedling in 1995 to king of the jungle in 2007. Can you tell I feed, irrigate, and mulch heavily??? And forget about the grass....who needs it?

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Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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I love seeing those types of before and after photos.  It looks like a different place for sure.  

What does the tent do?  Sorry...I've never seen that before.

C from NC

:)

Bone dry summers, wet winters, 2-3 days ea. winter in low teens.

Siler City, NC

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Rick

Thanks for the photographic chronology of palm growth  :P  So lush in SoFlorida.

Cindy

The tent holds in toxic fumes that kill all life right down into the wood studs.  Unfortunately termites are well-established in California & require regular treatment  :o

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?MTW

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(TikiRick @ Aug. 09 2007,21:04)

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Here's some shots of my place in September, 1995 before I owned it.  If you look really close in the lower left hand corner there is a tiny Roystonea seedling just planted out.

Here's a photo just after we purchased it in January, 2000.

Holy smokes!

In a little over 4 years that Royal went beserk!

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

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Rick,

  You just have that touch. Looks beautiful and I remember when it looked like it did in the beginning.

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Great before and after photos.  I enjoy this type of threads!!!

The growth on the Royal is really amazing in that time span!!!

Jeffrey

Apollo Beach, FL

zone 9b/10a

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Nice...what is that palm far left of the regia?

Karel Castro

Burbank, CA (San Fernando Valley)

A proud owner of many potted palms :)

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Beautiful, Rick!  Like the others, I really like the before and after - what a difference you have made there!  That is pure tropics, mmmmm :)

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

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Termites!

Dee-licious . . .

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Rick that's absolutely beautiful what you have done!  Love the before and after pics!

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

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All,

The palm in the last posted photograph to the left of the large Roystonea is one of my favorites....Syagrus sancona....the "Columbian foxtail."

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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(TikiRick @ Aug. 10 2007,08:27)

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All,

The palm in the last posted photograph to the left of the large Roystonea is one of my favorites....Syagrus sancona....the "Columbian foxtail."

Fantastic!

Ive got a much smaller one (maybe 4 ft OA) so this gives me something to look forward to.  This is a palm that one doesnt see very often.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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I never tire of before and after pics.   nice job, looks great , grass is overrated, the tropical look is not.

Kent in Kansas.

Gowing palm trees in the middle of the country - Kansas.

It's hot in the summer (usually) and cold in the winter (always).

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I was gonna ask what is the bigger palm to the right of the Royal?  :)  

Cool place, on your way to a Ralph Velez type place! :D

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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Rick...thats the front...wheres the back yard??

It was incredible at the croton tour

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

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Great pics, Rick. The growth of that royal is astounding in so few years. I guess I shouldn't be that surprised since they are native to your neck of the woods.....and, yes, we want to see that back yard!!

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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I do have pics of the backyard before as well. I should post them too! The larger palm just to the right of the large Roystonea is a Kentiopsis. It is a relatively fast grower!

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Rick  :)

lovely garden and fentastic effort.and is more pronounced seeing your royal_good god ! i have heard a lot about the washy's growing like that but ever seen a royal rocketing in that fashion.

great job !

love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Wow what a transformation, Rick!  Truly a gorgeous tropical jungle.  And yes, death to grass.  Its like a work of art, only its alive!  Surely, this inspires your neighbors!

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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Niceness. I know there is a lot of hard work involved in making great before and after photos. The size and layout of your front yard is very similar to mine. Maybe I don't need so much lawn either.

Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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Rick,

That's a spectacular transformation! Now, all you need to do it so buy the property next to you and do the same thing there! :) And by the time you get to the end of the street, it's going to be the most sought after real estate in your area, and property prices will skyrocket... :cool:

Bo-Göran

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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(TikiRick @ Aug. 10 2007,08:14)

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I do have pics of the backyard before as well. I should post them too! The larger palm just to the right of the large Roystonea is a Kentiopsis. It is a relatively fast grower!

Rick, in between the Royal and Kentiopsis I think I spy a Syagrus botryophora??

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Magnificent! I live way inland of you, and I'll keep adding till the Home Owners Association says, what the @#$%^. (I'm on landscape commitee!)    Again Magnificent, Randy

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

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Good Lord Rick! I never got to see the before pictures, but I can say that seeing it firsthand was a bad ass experience!

I think I had to wipe some drool and pick up my jaw. And to think the whole time you were talking to me, :D ahahah....Thanks for the photos!

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(TikiRick @ Aug. 10 2007,08:14)

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I do have pics of the backyard before as well. I should post them too! The larger palm just to the right of the large Roystonea is a Kentiopsis. It is a relatively fast grower!

Rick, in between the Royal and Kentiopsis I think I spy a Syagrus botryophora??

I think you are right Dave.  

Thanks Rick!

Our Kentiopsis Oliviformis aren't that old yet out here, but they do seem to grow well..

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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Now that is an awesome transformation. You have done a great job! The different textures and layout looks very natural. Now that you have done away with the grass then you need to find an excuse why that driveway is a poor use of space. LOL.

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(Jeff zone 8 N.C. @ Aug. 10 2007,23:27)

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Now that is an awesome transformation. You have done a great job! The different textures and layout looks very natural. Now that you have done away with the grass then you need to find an excuse why that driveway is a poor use of space. LOL.

Uh-oh JEff, I think you could be on to something  :laugh:

I can see a Bobcat breaking up that concrete now...

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Incredible growth Rick, especially since you have had a hurricane or two move through the area within that time frame. Keep up the good work!

Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

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(Jeff zone 8 N.C. @ Aug. 10 2007,23:27)

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Now that is an awesome transformation. You have done a great job! The different textures and layout looks very natural. Now that you have done away with the grass then you need to find an excuse why that driveway is a poor use of space. LOL.

Who needs a double car driveway? That would add about 8 more feet of ground!!! Holy sh%#!

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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(deezpalms @ Aug. 10 2007,19:25)

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Rick, in between the Royal and Kentiopsis I think I spy a Syagrus botryophora??

You have a great eye! Yes that guy is fruiting for the first time right now.

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Just stumbled upon this thread again. Excellent! How about an overall photo update Rick?

Bren in South St. Pete Florida

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New photos forthcoming....please join us on the 20th for a Croton Society meeting at my place.

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

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Rick,

It looks awesome. I look forward to our visit and spend time w/ the croton freaks. :)

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Wow!!!! I was just there a cpl of months ago and now i see all the hard work you have done! I also spy that pretty truck of yours!!!!! :winkie: Just let me know Rick, i can help you remove the other half of your drive way if you like,

Have concrete saw, will travel!!! I am also happy to see the responces you recieved over that beautifull Syagrus Sancona, it caught my eye when i visited you!

Mark

Orlando, Florida

zone 9b

The Pollen Poacher!!

GO DOLPHINS!!

GO GATORS!!!

 

Palms, Sex, Money and horsepower,,,, you may have more than you can handle,,

but too much is never enough!!

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Amazing looking, I would love to be able to create something like that here in England but we are limited to what we can plant due to our cold winters.

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I should be able to make it, maybe the wife too :D

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

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Zeeth Grand Master

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Bump

I think we all would like another update. With the growth rate on that royal, it must be close to 100 ft tall by now :lol:

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

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