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The Wall

palmtreesforpleasure

By palmtreesforpleasure
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palmtreesforpleasure

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This is a wall of Golden cane planted about 25 years ago on Hamilton island Queensland

It is an amazing site to see

regards

colin

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coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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That's screening if ever there was, thanks Col, and nice ute in the first pic  :)

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Signed,

The Wal

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)

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paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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fantastic pix,colin(clever titles,too).

you are definitely on a roll,don't stop now!!!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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mppalms Proficient

mppalms

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Now, that's quite a sight!!

There were some nice tall ones in a sort of hedge when I last stayed at the Taj West End in Bangalore, India.   I didn't realize that Dypsis lutescens got that tall (> 30 ft.).

Jason

Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

USDA Zone 10A since 2000

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Whoa!

:o Speechless . . . .

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fastfeat Grand Master

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Very impressive!

It looks like a stepped up retaining wall, with the palms planted in the steps, correct? Very unique design.

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?"

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Dave-Vero Grand Master

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In Florida, they're cheap and people have realized they make effective giant hedges.  Some are screening the Florida Turnpike from new housing.

The hedge in the photo is impressively tall and impressively green (here, they tend to be yellowish--lack of nutrients, I assume).  

That big hedge will generate an impressive mass of fallen leaves!

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

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The Golden cane on the island are actually green and are very healthy

This picture shows how the wall was achieved

regards

colin

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coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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(Dave-Vero @ Sep. 05 2007,14:19)

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The hedge in the photo is impressively tall and impressively green (here, they tend to be yellowish--lack of nutrients, I assume).  

I think you're right.  Mine had been nice n' green - it was planted in rich soil - but a couple of years later started putting the "gold" back in "golden cane."

I doused it with Palm n' Ixora food.  And the new spears are  coming in green again.  

Palmsforpleasure - that hedge is absolutely amazing!

St. Pete

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

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

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palmtreesforpleasure

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thanks

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coclin

coastal north facing location

100klm south of Sydney

NSW

Australia

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(Dave-Vero @ Sep. 05 2007,14:19)

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In Florida, they're cheap and people have realized they make effective giant hedges.  

That big hedge will generate an impressive mass of fallen leaves!

we planted over 100 in the county park next door as a hedge ...palm special twice a year and they look great and make nice green wall to block the view into my yard...some royals & bamboos too ....my own public improvement project

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

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Kris Grand Master

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Dear Colin  :)

fentastic stills and i could not see what was in the rear.so dense that the background is totally screened.

thanks & love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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I really like these. I have several planted in my yard here and there. In my experience they are nutrient hogs, especially when they are planted very densely. I know this is a clumping palm, but most of the 1, 3 and 5 gallon D. lutescens that you buy at the box stores seem to be "artificially" clumped. I always see the remants of several seeds in the pots. Actually, this a fun palm to buy because it can be bought planted as densly as grass in a pot, broken into 1's, 2's, 3's and 5's and then you can keep them that way to create very nice, not so clumped, specimen palms. They grow faster and suffer less from nutrient deficiency when planted in this way too in my opinion. Also, good bang for your buck. That being said most of mine are planted more as the heavy clumping way for screening purposes. I just have to keep them very well fed to keep the yellow fronds away.

Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

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Here's a Wall in Progress at the Mahoneys' place in Anaheim for the big July PSSC meeting.

That's their tennis court, which appears as if it could be flooded and used for mock naval battles . . . .

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