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Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/14/2019, 4:58 pm

An aerial view of my (left to right) Ponciris, Rhapidophyllum, and Aucuba.

These plants hug the front facing of my house. They are the only plants of mine visible from the front of the house. (Most of the good stuff is in the back yard.)

This perspective gives you no idea how huge the Needle Palm is. It's a monster now. Thirteen years in the ground.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Lucas FL <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Lucas+FL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/16/2019, 8:23 am, in reply to "Nice Needle of Mine"

Looks great. I love how lush and green a well grown needle is.

Woodville, FL.

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/16/2019, 1:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Thanks Lucas!

Yes. The green of a Needle Palm is so alive and bold. Not at all like the gray-green of the Sabals, not that I dislike that color (or genus). I guess what I'm saying is, vive la différence!

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Tommy Nashville-Miami <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Tommy+Nashville-Miami' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/16/2019, 7:13 pm, in reply to "Nice Needle of Mine"

Jim,

That's a nice needle. I remember you saying the 30-year old ones in Tennessee were the same size and then you were going to post a picture. By this aerial shot, the 30-year needles look at least triple the size. Do you have a shot from the front to show the size better?

Thanks!

"Oh, Dixie Land, I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"- Brad Paisley

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/17/2019, 8:12 am, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Tommy,

I need to get a frontal, ground level shot. The reason I didn't get that shot and post it already was that I needed to experiment with finding a way to post pictures here since Tinypic died and I don't like the option that boardhost gives -- a site that you have join, etc. I wanted something easier than that. So, I got the idea to use the 4chan message boards (where you post directly to the site) and then embed the link to the photo here and see if it worked. Well, it does work! But it's not 100%. Many employers block 4chan from their networks as a significant portion of it is NSFW material. So, for those folks checking out the HP&SB from such an employer, you're going to see a little broken link icon. (Even though I'm uploading the photos to a "clean" section of 4chan.) A nice plus about using 4chan as a host platform for my pics here is that they don't shrink or compress the original files.

Long story short, I'll try to get a shot of that Needle!!

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/17/2019, 7:12 pm, in reply to "Nice Needle of Mine"

Nice one .
Largest one I've seen around here Jim .
Will

My largest Needle :
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Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 12F 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F (14F 2019)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 11.9F ; 30 Year 11.7F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Steve NJ z7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Steve+NJ+z7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/17/2019, 11:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Doing well! You'll need to move the Aucuba soon.

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Rob Cookeville Tn <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Rob+Cookeville+Tn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/19/2019, 9:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Jim thanks for sharing that fruiting Ponciris, a very nice Rhapidophyllum, and we all love Aucuba, Im just not good with that one.
Tommy here is a specimen from Kens Nursery that I planted as a 2g about 20 years ago.
(Jim dont cringe, This one has seen -8*f twice and and a few z6b winters and not as pretty as you describe the deep green of Rhapidophyllum.

part of the community for 22 years
z7a Tennessee

Rob

Posted by Tommy Nashville-Miami <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Tommy+Nashville-Miami' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/20/2019, 11:53 am, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

That's a beautiful needle Rob. I can't believe it's seen that cold too! I guess that's a testament to winter warm-ups. No reason at all to cringe!

"Oh, Dixie Land, I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"- Brad Paisley

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Tommy Nashville-Miami <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Tommy+Nashville-Miami' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/20/2019, 11:53 am, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Yes, the comparison would be interesting.

"Oh, Dixie Land, I hope you understand
When I miss my Tennessee Home
And I've been away way too long
I can't see this world unless I go
Outside my Southern Comfort Zone"- Brad Paisley

Re: Rob

Tommy, thanks. If you look at the 2nd photo w/ the Red Sportage to the left, you will see a large Little Gem Dwarf Southern Magnolia that Ken gave me, on the right in my old yard. I cant believe how big its grown but its reached its limit after 20 years. I trimmed the lower branches when it was young for a columnar look and the trunk grew well that way. A nice tree. Further right you can see another old needle I planted about 15 years ago. Thanks Tommy, hope all is going great in the Music City. love that town.

part of the community for 22 years
z7a Tennessee

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/21/2019, 9:41 am, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Gosh! Those are GORGEOUS!!

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/21/2019, 9:45 am, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Both of those seem more "open" and "airy" than mine and most of the others I see on this board, which tend to be dense mounds of foliage.

Do you thin yours out?

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/21/2019, 9:55 am, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

The Aucuba and Needle are both about 6 feet tall, or slightly taller than that since I'm 6' 1" and have to look slightly up to see the tops of these plants.

Twelve years ago, the Needle was a single-trunked, 1-gallon baby. The Aucuba was literally a twig cutting I had rooted in water.

I had no idea the Needle would morph into a monster and take up so much space. But I'm not going to move either plant. They will simply have to find a way to coexist. As of now, aesthetics aside, neither specimen seems to be hurting the other. Both are mega-healthy.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/21/2019, 12:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

No , I don't thin them at all .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 12F 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F (14F 2019)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 11.9F ; 30 Year 11.7F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Nice Needle of Mine

Posted by Rob Cookeville Tn <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Rob+Cookeville+Tn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 10/21/2019, 8:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Nice Needle of Mine"

Thank you friend, but lacking the nice green color of a Delaware Needle Palm.

part of the community for 22 years
z7a Tennessee

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