Will Yukka trees survive winter?

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  1. Lyn

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    I just looked it up and it says they ,Cabbage Palms can grow 10 mts s00k

    If it is it will have to be moved. And soon :dh:
     
  2. Quercus

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    They "can" grow to 10 metres, but probably won't, they don't usually get out of control!
     
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    Cordyline, aka New Zealand Cabbage Palm aka Torbay Palm.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Pictures speak louder than words, so if you have a camera, nine times out of ten there will be no confusion.:)

    Just for Lyn, this is one of my cordyline australis (cabbage plams).

    It took twenty years to get this big, its dead centre disappearing out the top of the picture.

    I,ve seen bigger.:)


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  7. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Thanks kristen, that one is in a pot, the other one far right just visible is my outdoor all year with frost protection) experiment.
     
  8. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Now that ones not got out of hand, has it Bob?:hehe:
     
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    O my goodness. HELP
    I never dreamed it could get that big.
    They are very beautiful and I want to keep it, but.
    I'm not sure what to do with it now.
    I don't want it that big so close to the house.
    It's going to have to be moved.
    When is the best time to do that? :help:
     
  10. men8ifr

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    wow what a beautiful garden.... I'm saving that picture in my 'garden file' under inspiration - pics i look at and think if only I could do that...
    I bet it still looks nice in winter as well...
     
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    Pete - any chance of naming some (or all) of the plants/trees in there for us (read me) beginners. - and any more pics?
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I hope this helps a bit men8ifr,

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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Here's a couple looking in the opposite direction to the first pic I posted
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    This is to the side of those two.
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    And a couple of the allotment

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    Wow! You wouldn't think that garden was in a town (only discernible by the houses barely visible behind)
     
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    Presumably some of that stuff goes indoors for the winter... or do you risk strelitzias and cycads ouside down there?
     
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