Signs of life in 2013
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Canadianplant,
You must have made the spring nazi mad
You must have made the spring nazi mad
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
JWH wrote:Canadianplant,
You must have made the spring nazi mad
HAHAHAHAHAHAH
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
In which corner of the Earth do you live, Canadianplant?
Toronto's been enjoying 23-24 degree weather for the past few days and will be 20-ish for the coming weeks as well.
Still not seeing any shoot though.
Toronto's been enjoying 23-24 degree weather for the past few days and will be 20-ish for the coming weeks as well.
Still not seeing any shoot though.
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Canadianplant, it would be kind of funny if you still have snow sticking to the ground into June when it is summer everywhere else. I guess the bright side is that you might not have to worry about a late killing frost when spring finally shows up for you in June.
We are hanging around the 24C/10C mark which are not quite summer temperatures yet, but are warm enough to cause all my bamboos to shoot if it stays this warm long enough.
We are hanging around the 24C/10C mark which are not quite summer temperatures yet, but are warm enough to cause all my bamboos to shoot if it stays this warm long enough.
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Im right where that low is dragging the jetstream down, right between the warm praries and warm south (ontario). Its warming back up...
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Here's some more excitement. The cool part is that the bamboos still haven't started yet, and there is already so much stuff to admire in the gardens.
Budding tree peonies
Healthy looking 1st year tree peonies
Missing the front leaf lobe
Decent sized 2nd year tree peonies.
large 3rd year tree peony about 80% done growing its leaves
Itoh peonies unfortunately not flowering
Tulips
apple tree
Plum trees
Persimmon tree
Largest blueberry bush all leafed out and ready to fruit
Pine tree just starting to grow.
Crab apple blossoms
Nice fat garlic plants regardless of temporary drought.
garlic seedlings
Raspberry plant ready to fruit this year
zebra grass
sedum
sempervivum getting ready to explode
Protected peach tree
Protected Asian pear trees
Taller Asian pear was cut back and pruned to have a stronger base and stronger growth this year at the expense of fruits for another year.
1st year ginseng plants
2nd year ginseng
Large tree lily
lawn flowers
Budding tree peonies
Healthy looking 1st year tree peonies
Missing the front leaf lobe
Decent sized 2nd year tree peonies.
large 3rd year tree peony about 80% done growing its leaves
Itoh peonies unfortunately not flowering
Tulips
apple tree
Plum trees
Persimmon tree
Largest blueberry bush all leafed out and ready to fruit
Pine tree just starting to grow.
Crab apple blossoms
Nice fat garlic plants regardless of temporary drought.
garlic seedlings
Raspberry plant ready to fruit this year
zebra grass
sedum
sempervivum getting ready to explode
Protected peach tree
Protected Asian pear trees
Taller Asian pear was cut back and pruned to have a stronger base and stronger growth this year at the expense of fruits for another year.
1st year ginseng plants
2nd year ginseng
Large tree lily
lawn flowers
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Nice again steve! Are those apple trees all seedlings? Im jealous of your garlic as well....... I think my tree peony is dead..
Cant wait to see how big those tree lilys get.
Cant wait to see how big those tree lilys get.
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Love the crab apple pic, Steve.
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Everything except for the last 2 pictures showing the explosive growth would have to be from seed. When apple tree roots get close enough to the surface, they can sometimes send up little trees close to the original trunk. It doesn't happen nearly as much as you would expect from a cherry tree or locust tree, but apple trees are known to produce new trees from the roots.
I ended up potting up most of these just for fun. I think these seedlings must be from the squirrels eating the apples while they are in the tree and dropping the cores down so viable seeds keep germinating below, close to the tree.
I ended up potting up most of these just for fun. I think these seedlings must be from the squirrels eating the apples while they are in the tree and dropping the cores down so viable seeds keep germinating below, close to the tree.
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Chives
Clematis w/Buds
Sedums in hypertufa planter
Paulowina tree leafing out. Blooming Huckleberry & Rhododendron in background.
Washington state flower: Rhododendron macrophyllum
Rhododendron flower buds
Some kind of Geranium. Its growing all over.
Salmonberry with a Stink-Bug
Creeping blackberry
Himalayan blackberry just starting to form flower buds.
Raspberry close to flowering
Shuksan strawberry flowering
A baby Peach
Figs
Lots of figs
Roses starting to bud
Climbing Rose
Fuchsias
Clematis w/Buds
Sedums in hypertufa planter
Paulowina tree leafing out. Blooming Huckleberry & Rhododendron in background.
Washington state flower: Rhododendron macrophyllum
Rhododendron flower buds
Some kind of Geranium. Its growing all over.
Salmonberry with a Stink-Bug
Creeping blackberry
Himalayan blackberry just starting to form flower buds.
Raspberry close to flowering
Shuksan strawberry flowering
A baby Peach
Figs
Lots of figs
Roses starting to bud
Climbing Rose
Fuchsias
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Ah ok steve... I planted a few macintosh seeds a few years ago and planted one of the seedlings. It grew 3 feet last year and am surprised by the cold hardiness. I got a few green plum seedlings as well. Apparently green plums usually grow quite close to the parent tree...
Nice pics out west as well!!
Nice pics out west as well!!
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Here's some signs of Spring:
Regular Red Peony
I give this guy the award for Winter hardiness. As you can see, the bulb was tossed here for dead and it manages to survive Winter and blooms beautifully!
Grape Vine - budding. I discovered something cool the day - I cut a grape vine off and it was dripping pure water for 2 days!
Honey Suckle - If you think bamboo is invasive, this guy sends out hundreds of branches and roots wherever it touches. The roots and vine are also extremely tough that you can probably use it to pull a dump truck with only a few strands.
This looks like a Pear seedling. Not sure what kind it is. I am hoping it's the Fragrant Pear. Can someone ID?
Green (Walking) Onion - ready for harvest
White Bleeding Heart - about to bloom
Lady Fern
Windmill Palm - looking a bit roughened up over the Winter. I might have exposed it too soon.
Army of Mints ready to take over...
Regular Red Peony
I give this guy the award for Winter hardiness. As you can see, the bulb was tossed here for dead and it manages to survive Winter and blooms beautifully!
Grape Vine - budding. I discovered something cool the day - I cut a grape vine off and it was dripping pure water for 2 days!
Honey Suckle - If you think bamboo is invasive, this guy sends out hundreds of branches and roots wherever it touches. The roots and vine are also extremely tough that you can probably use it to pull a dump truck with only a few strands.
This looks like a Pear seedling. Not sure what kind it is. I am hoping it's the Fragrant Pear. Can someone ID?
Green (Walking) Onion - ready for harvest
White Bleeding Heart - about to bloom
Lady Fern
Windmill Palm - looking a bit roughened up over the Winter. I might have exposed it too soon.
Army of Mints ready to take over...
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
It looks like a cherry tree seedling to me.
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Musa Sikkimensis 'bengal tiger' just arrived from Florida...boy are their leaves tired!...I know I know corny joke!
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Re: Signs of life in 2013
Poke - Not a pear seedling. Pear leaves have less veins, and have sharper ridges on the leaves. Also the trunks are darker. The leaves look like cherry of some sort to me, could possibly be plum.
Really nice yard with a good variety. My honeysuckle leafed out already, even in shade. Im surprised how tough they are.
Really nice yard with a good variety. My honeysuckle leafed out already, even in shade. Im surprised how tough they are.
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