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Old 08-15-2012, 11:01 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Incredible front yard!
Your maureliis are thick ...like ten times thicker than mine.
I know that you overwinter indoors ....but what date do you plant those badboyz outside.
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Wow...this is stunning! Good work--what's an inspiration!
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WOW! This windmill is beautiful. How old is it?
It was planted as a 3 gallon in July of 2008.
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Yes that windmill is awesome! Let us know how you protect it. You've inspired me to plant mine this spring now...lol. I Like your tiki guy too I have a few through little my yard as well. I have no luck with maurelii every one I've had has died. By my regular ventricosum is doing great. I'm gonna have to update this thread soon they've grown a bunch in 2 weeks.
I place an insulated box over it every winter from around Thanksgiving until early March. This box is 2x2 wood frame, plastic inside and outside of the frame and then 1 1/2" pink styrofoam screwed to the outside of the box. I paint the foam white for appearance. The south side has a few square foot window to let sun in. I also heat the box with a small space heater set at 40 degrees.
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Incredible front yard!
Your maureliis are thick ...like ten times thicker than mine.
I know that you overwinter indoors ....but what date do you plant those badboyz outside.
I store the ensete maureliis in the basement dormant all winter. In March I'll bring them up to the greenhouse, pot them and get them growing. I planted them into the ground May 6th this spring.
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Old 08-16-2012, 09:31 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Lots of dedication there but the results are spectacular.
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Old 08-17-2012, 08:24 PM   #25 (permalink)
 
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It is King Tut I think I not for sure I have had 2 or three different varieties. I think king tut is thicker and half as tall actually. I am not really sure. Everything grew so good that year. wxman how old is the muarelii? How did you get it to grow so big what fertalizer did you use and how often. Beautiful windmill palm too!!! Here is a pic of mine I left in the ground last year. The pic is from this year.

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please check them out and tell me what you think and what I could do to improve.
tropicals 2012 - a set on Flickr
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Old 08-20-2012, 10:38 PM   #26 (permalink)
 
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Here's a close up of my ensete...


IMAG2169 by natej740, on Flickr

It's probably 7+ feet now.
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Old 09-16-2012, 07:46 PM   #27 (permalink)
 
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Update: more pics on the way too my phone is being a pain in the ass tonight.


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very beautiful! both pictures
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Old 09-16-2012, 10:00 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Very nice.. looks like you have alot of digging coming up.. :^)
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Looks great! Keep up the good work!
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