For various reasons, all connected to the farm, I had to slow down with plant acquisitions. But from time to time (as dictated by necessity) I still manage to buy a few. So, as far as I can remember, below is the list of plant purchases since my last garden update.
February 2012:
- Roystonea regia - "Royal Palm"
- Cordyline spp. - "Ti Plant"
- Veitchia merrilli - "Golden Veitchia"
- Tabernaemontana pandacaqui - "Pandakaki-puti"
November 2011:
- Bambusa blumeana - "'Tinik' Bamboo"
- Bambusa oldhamii - "Oldham Bamboo"
- Dendrocalamus asper - "Giant Bamboo"
- Dendrocalamus latiflorus - "Machiku Bamboo"
- Guadua angustifolia - "Colombian Thorny (or Iron) Bamboo"
- Roystonea regia - "Royal Palm"
February 2011:
- Wodyetia bifurcata - "Foxtail Palm"
- Dypsis decaryi - "Triangle Palm"
January 2011:
- Passiflora caerulea - "Blue Passion Flower Vine"
- Passiflora spp. - "Lavender Passion Flower Vine"
- Passiflora manicata - "Red Passion Flower Vine"
Last year's batch of Triangle and Foxtail palms.
Since February, 2011 I have been concentrating on purchasing palm trees and bamboos. Two days ago, 10 Royal Palms were delivered to the farm. Today and the coming days they will be planted in the upper garden, along a portion of the left side of the dirt path. These are in addition to the first 7 that were planted there in random locations last January. More ornamental palm trees are needed to populate the sparsely vegetated upper garden.
Another part of the upper garden has been planted mostly with coconut tree seedlings. The seedlings came from the farm's few coconut trees.
Three of the Oldham bamboos, pictures taken last month.
As for the bamboos, I still need 100+ of Oldham bamboo seedlings to complete my privacy screen project. There are exciting developments with our first 19 Oldhams (with 1 casualty). But that will be for a future post since I don't have supporting pictures yet.
Notice that most of the new purchases are plants with the ability to grow tall. With blessings from above, many more of these will be planted in the future.
7 comments:
Gosh you are buying full size plants, can you propagate smaller ones to fill in the gaps? I planted the seed of a royal palm and was amazed how quickly it grew.... I hope your bamboo is taking over quickly as well - you should also be able to propagate more plants from the ones you have.
How much did you get those Royal Palms, and how tall are they. Maybe i should start planting seedlings in our farm and sell them in the future.
Hi Africanaussie,
Aside for the Manila palms (Adonidia merrillii) we have no other ornamental palms that are producing seeds so no choice but to buy other types of palms. We used to get the small ones coz they're considerably cheaper than the tall ones but I find them too slow to grow :)
The Oldham bamboos are performing "wonders" all of a sudden. But it may take 2 or 3 more years before we can subdivide them.
How long ago did you plant your royal palm seeds? How tall are they now?
Hello Andrea,
Maybe that's what you should do if you have the space. If you have different types of palm trees you could start a nursery and make money from it.
The Royal palms in my 'a royal treatment' post are around 6-8 feet tall and originally worth P1.5K each. Keep in mind that as they grow taller they get more expensive too.
My bamboo tree grows very fast and I have to keep on triming it. The cut stems are very useful as staking material for my vines and climbers. Butterflies and moths like to perch on my bamboo plant and birds like to nest on top of my palm tree.
aloha,
those are nice and large acquisitions, i'm fond of royal palms, which I have just recently planted in my front and side gardens, although not quite as large as yours...it looks like you are getting a good portion of your gardens going quickly...great job :)
noel
Hello Autumn Belle
Its good to know your bamboo plant is growing well. Our bamboos too are a source for some of our garden needs. In fact the supply still can't meet the demand. Some of our bamboos not fenced in are also harvested by some of our neighbors.
Its nice to know that animals are using your plants for their needs. When I call my mom I always hear bird singing in the background and its so nice to hear it.
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Aloha Noel!
Thanks. I still need quite a few more of Royal palms to finish the project so slowly I purchase a few whenever budget permits it.
Royal palms look so 'royal' so I understand your fondness for it.
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