Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I love Palm Trees, in places where they can naturally grow to be fine specimens. But I don't care a great deal for the scrubs that we get here in the west of Scotland:
They always look as if they're barely just hanging on to life.
Quote:
Originally Posted by L.A.-Mex
those are joshua trees
They actually Cabbage trees (Cordyline australis), a New Zealand native, distantly related to Joshua Trees. They do get much bigger than that.
I enjoyed the palmettos in South Carolina in winter. Maybe it's just that they're rather exotic to me, but I liked their contribution to the landscape.
Otherwise, if I'm looking at a picture of a palm tree under sunny skies, it makes me feel too warm. Such a thing reminds me of standing in the sun on a hot summer day, which is not a pleasant experience for me. Unless it's on a beach with nice blue ocean waters. Then it looks nice.
Definitely my least favourite type of tree. I like green coastlines with mangrove forests growing right up to the water, not barren landscapes with a few palms here and there. The only think I appreciate about palm trees is coconut.
They are not that interesting I agree (and annoying). We have two in our backyard - One of them always has dates growing out of them - they mess up the backyard. We really want to get rid of the tree. Palm trees seem very common and boring. Dunno why Northern Europeans have wet dreams over them.
This has been happening to some large Cordyline's in the UK too (before the run of cold winters). A biggish one in my Mum's garden seemed to almost flower itself to death, producing so many new 'heads' which mostly all died... What is it that causes this??
This has been happening to some large Cordyline's in the UK too (before the run of cold winters). A biggish one in my Mum's garden seemed to almost flower itself to death, producing so many new 'heads' which mostly all died... What is it that causes this??
There doesn't seem to be a straight forward answer. The general consensus seems to be a plant pathogen, that the cabbage tree hasn't evolved with, and is spread by insects.
I've heard about vigorous flowering leading to die off, but don't think I've noticed a connection between the two around here. The good news is that the stumps usually re grow, and they spread very easily anyway.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Such a thing reminds me of standing in the sun on a hot summer day, which is not a pleasant experience for me. Unless it's on a beach with nice blue ocean waters. Then it looks nice.
