Re potting my Monkey Puzzle Trees that I have grown from Seed - Araucaria araucana

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  • Hi Guys :-D In this video I re pot the Monkey Puzzle Trees that I have grown from Seed in Spetember 2014, Here is the video that I made when I sown the Seeds : • How to grow the Monkey...
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  • @cherrose100
    @cherrose100 6 років тому +1

    O.m.gosh I love them ... I've never heard of them before Lyn ... I must try a track one down, and I was amazed to learn that they can live to 300 years old, that's awesome ... thanks for doing this video Lyn, great one 😍💜👍🏼🕊

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому +1

      Monkey puzzle trees are AMAZING Cher :-D and grow to be such Giants in size haha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle to Australia for a BRILLIANT Sunday XXXX

  • @rickyedin2713
    @rickyedin2713 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for all the GREAT info!

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  3 роки тому

      thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday XXXX

  • @craigmorgan4586
    @craigmorgan4586 4 роки тому +1

    I love monkey puzzle trees so much. I'm going to try find some seeds and have a go myself :D

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому

      Good luck with growing these amazing Trees, and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching XXXX

  • @collol5866
    @collol5866 2 місяці тому +1

    I have a year old monkey puzzle tree in a pot. When do I place it in the ground?

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  2 місяці тому

      Thats fantastic you have a year old Monkey puzzle, its best to wait until your Monkey puzzle tree is about 2 feet tall before planting into the ground, usually from when they are about 5 years old, planting into the ground, happy growing and thanks so much for watching XXXX

  • @darrenward9153
    @darrenward9153 4 роки тому

    I've repotted 3 today, but put them with a decent amount of topsoil... will this be ok?

  • @navegador5175
    @navegador5175 5 років тому +2

    Hi there! Love your channel, keep it up! About Araucarias though, these are very large plants and in order to establish themselves in the wild they will quickly develop deep roots, and if you keep them in shallow pots for a long time you're basically stunting their growth or killing them. South American Araucaria seedlings (A. araucana from Chile/Argentina and A. angustifolia from Brazil) need to be planted in pots that are at least 15-20 cm deep and about 15cm wide, and should be planted in the ground (preferably in areas with deep soil) when they grow their first branches (like your plants!). That way you make sure they'll survive. Araucaria araucana is very tolerant of cold climates (they grow in the Andes mountains after all) and live to be 500-800 years old in the wild! Don't keep them in little pots like that or they won't last. :-(

  • @giventogrow8533
    @giventogrow8533 6 років тому +4

    Oh my gosh am I ever glad to see you sharing this video and showing how these bugs are good and wont harm the plants. I watched a video last week where a girl was so distraught she was going to throw out all of her plants because she had similar bugs in the soil. I tried to encourage her not to do so without being rude and I hope I didnt come off rude. But I was so surprised to see such an extreme reaction to bugs when as I told her... Life Attracts Life. Anyways thanks again Lyn!

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому +1

      haha its good to know the good bugs do the soil food :-D thanks so much Denise for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle and have a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

  • @emanuelvargas1942
    @emanuelvargas1942 4 роки тому +3

    Que irónico, en el extranjero se plantan araucarias endémicas de mi propio país, pero en mi propio país nadie planta de estos árboles cuya especie está en peligro de extinción.

  • @wesbevans9786
    @wesbevans9786 4 роки тому +1

    I have a 30 yr old male 30 ft tall and 4 babies I grew from seed obtained on the internet. The babies are about 2 inches tall. I am wondering if and when to get them permanently planted outside. Obviously there is no hurry since your transplants are only 5 ish and you are putting them back in pots. Mine is fairly hardy we usually get snow and one yr 3 ft. but it wasn't bothered. Here in the Portland Oregon area there are a lot of 100-year-old trees that were given away at our world fair about that long ago. Very nice informative video

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому

      Hi Wes :-D I bet your 30 feet high Tree is a beauty and thats so wonderful that you have four 2 inch seedlings you have grown from seed too, I would wait until they are about 1 1/2 feet high before planting outside, you can plant them outside before this if you can protect them in the winter from frost and snow, they can also stay in the pots for a good number of years too, god luck with growing them and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Monday XXXX

  • @Olgasgreenland
    @Olgasgreenland 6 років тому +2

    Now the Araucarias will be happy. We have a lot of them here. Although some years that we had snow here some lost their plants. Huge trees die in one day. So sad. You must make a vlog in the place you got the seeds. It will be so fun to watch.

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому +1

      So happy that you have Araucaria's growing in Greece too dear Olga :-D they are big beauties indeed :-D and we will definitely make a vlog of the place we got the seeds from in the future its a beautiful park :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and Hansie and I are sending you and ADORABLE Phoebe an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle to Greece and have a fantastic Friday XXXX

  • @falzonp1
    @falzonp1 3 роки тому +2

    These are lovely small trees Lyn...nicely repotted in bigger pots, so they can expand! I watched you sowing these seeds in a previous video! Thanks Lyn for showing us such interesting things! Lots of love from Malta! Have a wonderful afternoon Lyn and Hans!

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  3 роки тому

      It was so fantastic to re pot these Monkey Puzzle trees Sylvia, they are so lovely and I will be repotting them again in the next couple of weeks as they have grown so much, thanks so much Sylvia for your wonderful comments and support and for watching, and Hans and I are sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER to Malta for a fantastic afternoon XXXX

  • @bhatiasmanojkumarmoujii6067
    @bhatiasmanojkumarmoujii6067 3 роки тому +1

    Hlo from India

  • @allisonreed6391
    @allisonreed6391 3 роки тому +1

    Mine have grown from seeds I gave 5 monkey trees

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  3 роки тому

      Thats fantastic news Allison, its so rewarding to grow these wonderful Trees from seed, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful day XXXX

  • @jeffburgess9982
    @jeffburgess9982 2 роки тому +2

    Where is this video shot from what country?

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  2 роки тому

      Hi Jeff :-D its filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland, thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful plant powered day XXXX

    • @jeffburgess9982
      @jeffburgess9982 2 роки тому +1

      @@desertplantsofavalon I have about 18 monkey puzzle trees seedlings that I sewed on December 6th 2021 and there are about 6 in tall and starting to have their side branches. At what point should I repot them, is a too early yet. And are 1gallon pots the best size to go upto

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  2 роки тому

      @@jeffburgess9982 Hi Jeff :-D thats fantastic news with your Monkey puzzle seedlings, you can definitely pot them up now its almost Spring, and you can plant them into 1 gallon pots, they will grow much faster and grow a good root system when potted into this size of a pot, good luck with your Monkey puzzle trees and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and Happy St Patricks day to you XXXX

    • @jeffburgess9982
      @jeffburgess9982 2 роки тому

      @@desertplantsofavalon thank you so much for the info. I'm in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada and yes spring is around the corner I've already been cleaning up debris in the garden from last autumn so that I'll be able to till it in a couple weeks. I've been growing the monkey puzzle trees seedlings under T5HO fluorescent lights in something called a nanodome and was surprised how fast they grew. It was fun to push the seed pods halfway into the potting mix and watch the seed pods be pushed out of the soil as they grew and then the tendril that came from the seed pod dried up and it was just an empty shell. Now the MPT are not attached to the seeds anymore and have their own root system so in a few more weeks once it's even warmer outside I'll put them on the back deck to get natural sunlight in 1 gallon pots. I must say they were the most interesting trees I've ever grown. I also like to grow redwood trees such as giant sequoias, dawn Redwoods in the coast Redwoods. I've had good luck with them all so should be able to have good luck with the monkey puzzle trees when they get bigger outside. I've seen some around the botanical gardens here and they seem to be doing good. I hope you had a good St. Patrick's day also, and had a good feed of corned beef and cabbage boiled dinner also...😋 ☘️

  • @cailho100
    @cailho100 6 років тому +2

    Great to see the monkey puzzle trees and the good insects.
    I am old enough to remember when they were popular in people's gardens, problem was the victorians who loved them, planted them too close to the house, and I also remember a lot having to be felled 😪

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому

      Thats a shame so many had to be felled as they are beauties indeed :-D thanks so much Jane for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Friday today XXXX

  • @nickygreenfingers
    @nickygreenfingers 4 роки тому +2

    I love your Monkey Puzzles , really lovely little trees , just subscribed to your channel , have you ever done a cutting ? 😊🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱💚🍀🌲

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much for subscribing and I have subscribed to your channel too :-D these Monkey Puzzles really are so wonderful and very special, I have never done a cutting of these though, thanks so much for your fantastic comments and for watching, and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle XXXX

    • @nickygreenfingers
      @nickygreenfingers 4 роки тому +1

      Desert Plants of Avalon love your videos & always learning more from other gardeners, really like your passion for plants , it’s a beautiful thing to see 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱😊

  • @travelandwildlife4656
    @travelandwildlife4656 3 роки тому +1

    Any chance of an update on these?

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  3 роки тому +1

      Hi there :-D yes here is the latest update I made on these Monkey Puzzles a couple of weeks ago: ua-cam.com/video/7HsUpL3qFyI/v-deo.html thanks so much for watching and have a wonderful day XXXX

  • @franveiga8667
    @franveiga8667 6 років тому +1

    Oi tudo bem gostei de conhecer o seu canal, tenho um tbm, fiquei meio afastada por alguns motivos mas estou de volta toda animada para gravar mais vds, se puder me faz uma visitinha vou ficar mt agradecida bjsss

  • @RubiMelange
    @RubiMelange 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the video! I just bought one near Seattle at Kent East Hill Nursery. I live in Yakima, WA. Will it be okay in it's 3 gallon pot for a little while?

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  3 роки тому +1

      Thats fantastic that you have bought one of these amazing Monkey puzzle trees, yes it will be ok to stay in its 3 gallon pot if it is quite large, but its best to repot into a smaller or bigger pot depending on its height now its spring thanks so much for watching and have a fantastic Monday XXXX

  • @stephaniemitchell103
    @stephaniemitchell103 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the advice, I’ve just bought a 3 year old monkey for my daughter’s birthday, I’ll re pot before I give her an amazing gift of monkey puzzle. My inspiration came from the monkey puzzle in Llanberis, at the royal Victoria hotel, fantastic tree x

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  2 роки тому

      Thats so wonderful you have bought a 3 year old Monkey Puzzle tree for your daughters birthday, she is going to love it, I absolutely adore these Trees so much, they really are extra special and my favourite tree of all time, thanks so much Stephanie for your wonderful comment and for watching and have a fantastic new week XXXX

  • @dianerocker8663
    @dianerocker8663 3 роки тому +1

    Please tell me where I can get one. I love this tree so much. Everyone is out of them I will pay foe one. I live in northern Baltimore county. We get very cold weather at times. Hope I can grow one here. My sister has a grown one in Oregon. I flipped over it so unique. Please help me get one for Mother’s Day. Love them so much.

  • @monkayjim999
    @monkayjim999 2 роки тому +1

    Will you do another update video soon? :)

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  2 роки тому +1

      The good news is I will be repotting these Monkey puzzle Trees again this week and I will film a video when I do, they are desperate for another repot :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness for a fantastic Sunday XXXX

    • @monkayjim999
      @monkayjim999 2 роки тому +1

      @@desertplantsofavalon Oh thats great news, looking forward to watching it. Hope you had a great Easter weekend

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  2 роки тому

      @@monkayjim999 XXXXX

  • @plantking1655
    @plantking1655 5 років тому +1

    Hello, ur trees are beautiful, i have a question i want to order seeds for some monkey puzzle trees and i would like to know if they would tolerate the heat here in central florida? Thanks alot

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  5 років тому

      Hi there :-D yes they can tolerate high temperatures as long as they can get plenty of water and kept moist :-D thanks so much for your lovely comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and heaps of PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to Florida for a wonderful Tuesday XXXXX

  • @tim1280
    @tim1280 Рік тому +1

    😊😊

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  Рік тому

      Thanks so much Tim for your wonderful support and for watching, sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a fantastic Sunday XXXX

  • @itsmechaith9345
    @itsmechaith9345 4 роки тому +1

    Can't we grow them by cuttings...??

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому

      Hi Saikumar :-D yes you can grow them from cuttings, but it is very difficult to do and a lot of growers don't have success with rooting from cuttings and it is much easier from seed, although its a very long process from seed, thanks so much for watching XXXX

    • @itsmechaith9345
      @itsmechaith9345 4 роки тому +1

      @@desertplantsofavalon you are welcome..
      Can you help me to get some horticulture books in pdf format..
      I need pdf books of royal horticulture society..
      But it is too cost where I cannot afford..
      Am from India..

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому

      @@itsmechaith9345 Hi Saikumar :-D Amazon online is the best place to get Horticultural books and the best price, XXXX

    • @itsmechaith9345
      @itsmechaith9345 4 роки тому

      @@desertplantsofavalon Did you have any pdf books regarding horticulture..
      Please I am a learner...

  • @kathygilbreath6073
    @kathygilbreath6073 6 років тому +1

    I don’t see these at the garden centers. They’re pretty cool looking. Now I’m gonna be looking for them. Love repotting and the soil on my hands. Great video Lyn. And Hans recording. You’re a natural on the camera.

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому

      Monkey Puzzle Trees are so hard to find in the shops and I LOVE them :-D they are gorgeous trees and can live for many years and reach huge heights haha :-D thanks so much Kathy for your wonderful comments and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle for a brilliant day today XXXX

  • @brianwilson9800
    @brianwilson9800 6 років тому +1

    We have just had a gift of a monkey puzzle tree and look forward to taking it to Aughrim in Co.Galway next year. Most of the soil there I hear is is acidic what is it like in Carlow? Good luck

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому

      thats so wonderful you have a gift of a Monkey puzzle tree :-D I am not sure of the quality of the soil in Carlow thought

  • @Buzzardgirl13
    @Buzzardgirl13 6 років тому +1

    The monkey you gifted to me Lyn is doing well but it’s not grown as big as these lovely monkeys!! Thank you for gifting me such a special plant. Sending you and Hanzie loads of love x

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому

      So happy to hear the Monkey puzzle tree I gave you is doing well Paula :-D all the cuttings you gave me are AMAZING and have all been flowering :-D thanks so much Sis for your wonderful comment and for watching and Hansie and I are sending you and Tom and ADORABLE Monty and Mabel an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle to Swindon for a wonderful Friday today XXXX

  • @BenjiNights
    @BenjiNights 6 років тому +1

    Oh Lyn I’ve starting posting on my UA-cam page again x

  • @rootsnurserycapecod4564
    @rootsnurserycapecod4564 6 років тому +1

    Gardening is the best therapy for most issues... I totally agree with you Lyn...🌵🍃🌳🌺🌴🌻🌼⚘🌷🍀🌿🌾❤😍

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому

      haha so very true Jude :-D its the BEST therapy on the planet :-D and its free well almost hahaha :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle to Cape cod and have a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

  • @Fosgen
    @Fosgen 4 роки тому +1

    Lovely trees. My favourite type life on this planet.

  • @donm1547
    @donm1547 4 роки тому +1

    They are interesting trees but beware, once mature they can be 70' tall and when they drop their CONES it can be deadly. These cones are solid and hard, weighing in at 10 lbs+. We have a public park here in California that has many of them. On one occasion a truck was destroyed after parking near it. Every year, a special machine is brought in to shake the trees, similar to nut trees being shaken, to get as many of the death-cones to fall as they can. Also, the cleanup of the dropped leaves or small branches will warrant heavy gloves and the like. They WILL puncture and cut easily.

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому

      So very true these trees can grow to giants, and WOW at their cones being deadly and they can be large and heavy, I would not want to be standing under one of these trees and being hit with the cones, thanks so much for sharing the info about them and thanks so much for watching XXXX

    • @timmillan6701
      @timmillan6701 4 роки тому

      @@desertplantsofavalon Gotta love Araucaria! However, I do believe that some of the contributors here might be a bit confused as to the different species. While there may very well may be some A. araucana in the northern coastal areas of Ca., I believe that most people are looking at A. bidwillii - the Bunya Pine ( also known as false monkeypuzzle). I have never seen an A. araucana in Ca - but I have seem many A. bidwillii there. Keep in mind that A. araucana does not tolerate high temperatures- so if you are in the hot parts of the state, I doubt that you are looking at a true monkey puzzle. A. bidwillii has even larger cones ( 22lbs) and is the species that you would have no parking/ walking under. I was recently in Oakland at the Gardens at Lake Merrit - and the lovely Arboretum there. A very nice docent excitedly showed me the gigantic ' Monkey puzzle ' growing there. It was a beautiful tree - but it was not A. araucana, it was a bunya pine ( from Australia). She did not seem to believe me, but she approached me shortly after and told me she had consulted with her manager, and it was indeed A. bidwillii. Long and short of it : unless you are in Sunset Zone 17 along the coast, or a sweet spot with elevation inland, you are most likely not looking at a true monkey puzzle. Now, up here near Seattle you will see many A. araucana, and in warm microclimates A. angustafolia. You will see no A. bidwillii here ( of mature size). I could be wrong, but I do grow all three ( A. bidwillii in a half whiskey barrel- in the shop during cold spells)
      Also, in my opinion, you would be hard pressed to grow a monkey puzzle on most of the East coast ( I know- I tried many times) nevermind Florida. It is just too hot. There was one at Longwood Gardens in Philly for some years- but it is dead now. You could probably grow A. angustafolia in FLA, and A. bidwillii if you were zone 9 or higher, but not A. araucana. I lived and traveled up and down the east coast for 45 years and never saw A. araucana other than mine more than a few years old - an I was looking all the time. I sold them at my nursery in Virginia ( from Oregon)but they all died within 3/4 years. Mine grew to 12ft - then died

  • @ronnajean5
    @ronnajean5 5 років тому +1

    My MPT is a three years old and is slowing turning brown although it has new growth. I can post a pic but any thoughts on why this might be? I've repotted it, according to your video and still no improvement. I can't figure out what he needs -- more water or less? More light or less? He is such a neat tree, I'd love to figure out what his problem is. Thank you. I can post a pic, if that would help.

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  5 років тому

      So sorry to hear about your Monkey puzzle, I have known a few people also to have this problem with their Monkey puzzles they have been growing both from seeds and also bought ones, and I used to have a a 5 foot high Monkey puzzle in my old garden that was thriving but then also went brown from the base up I am not sure why this happens and I hate to say it it may not be savable, they do like to be kept in very well draining soil but this may not be a rot problem but more a virus that may affect these trees, if you are giving it plenty of light and not overwatering it its best to see how the tree grows in the spring, it may send out new growth and I will keep my fingers crossed for you XXXX

    • @ronnajean5
      @ronnajean5 5 років тому +1

      @@desertplantsofavalon Thank you for your response. I did replant it last summer and added in perlite to see if drainage was the problem. It is putting out new growths. Have you heard of anyone that cut off all the brown parts to see if that helped? The root looked ok last summer. Thank you again and I sure hate to lose it.

  • @cheshirehomestead3574
    @cheshirehomestead3574 5 років тому +1

    How long do the seeds take to germinate? And how long untill they get to the proper size? Thanks

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  5 років тому +1

      Hi there :-D the seeds can take anything from a month to 6 months to germinate and some of mine took 3 months and a few even 6 months patience is the key :-D they can take many years to reach 1 feet high, and 150 year to reach full size haha :-D thanks so much for watching and sending lots of love and plant power your way XXXXX

  • @toytastictime
    @toytastictime 4 роки тому +2

    1,000 years . Nice video

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому +1

      thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a safe and wonderful terrific Tuesday today XXXX

  • @PrudentStudent666
    @PrudentStudent666 5 років тому +1

    A truly nasty tree. Put one in your yard and you will regret it unless you like walking on pins and needles.

  • @hellochriscole
    @hellochriscole 5 років тому +1

    You're wonderful. About to start growing some from seeds. This is encouraging!

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  5 років тому

      thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a wonderful Monday and new week ahead XXXXX

  • @Shavenerd53119
    @Shavenerd53119 4 роки тому +1

    New subscriber here! You’re so cute, love the channel! 👍💞

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому

      Thank you so much for subscribing Jordan :-D its very much appreciated and so happy you love my channel too, thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a terrific Tuesday XXXXX

  • @BenjiNights
    @BenjiNights 6 років тому +1

    Is it really windy in Ireland because over here is ridiculously windy and warm

  • @troyellis8692
    @troyellis8692 5 років тому +1

    Magnificent! I recently purchased one specimen of Araucaria bidwillii , one tiny specimen of Araucaria angustifolia, and of course, one tiny little seedling of Araucaria araucana. For I have always been fascinated with these trees for 45 years, since I was very young. Your videos are very educational, and I thank you for your suggestions on how to grow these future, mighty trees. And I Congratulate you on your Botany Degree! For you have certainly earned it!

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  5 років тому

      Thats so wonderful to read, thank you so much Troy :-D and these trees are so incredible real beauties indeed :-D thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER form a terrific Thursday today XXXXX

    • @troyellis8692
      @troyellis8692 5 років тому +1

      Thank you Lyn, for we are on a quest to save these mighty trees, and restore them to their God given right to exist on this planet. I have always been a bit of a paleontologist, and a paleobotanist, as you are. My favorite heroine is Mary Anning, (21 May- 1799- 09 March 1847) who, of course discovered the first fossil of the Icthyosaur embedded in the cliffs of South England. I was hooked. From there, my interest in the ancient botanical world, and the history of the natural world blossomed. I collected trilobite fossils, replica dinosaur fossils, ( for I could not afford an actual dinosaur fossil) Anything associated with primeval plants in particular. I went to great lengths to find these specimens, cycads, dawn redwoods, ancient ferns still alive today, and I am proud to say that they are still thriving on my property. Yes indeed, Plant Power! From one Scientist to another, I Salute You. Go Ireland!

    • @troyellis8692
      @troyellis8692 5 років тому +1

      Some famous tree quotes......"The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn" Ralph Waldo Emerson. " All our wisdom is stored in the trees" Santosh Kalwar. "You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul." Max Ehrmann. "The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness" John Muir. "If I were a tree, I would have no reason to love a human" Maggie Steifvater. " I never saw that prettiest thing - a cherry bough gone white with Spring - But what I think, " How gay 'twould be... To hang me from a flowering tree. Dorothy Parker. "A nation that destroys it's soils, destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." Franklin D. Roosevelt. "Of all the trees we could have hit, we had to get one that hits back".... Classic...J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.....Out for now. Wishing you all the Best :)

    • @troyellis8692
      @troyellis8692 5 років тому

      Dear Doctor Lyn. I do not wish to disturb you, however I have the fantastic news that I received my first specimen of Sequoia giganteum this afternoon from an outfit called www.scenichillfarmnursery.com. I could not be more jazzed! This little guy stands about, well I have difficulties converting metrics to feet, so I will say this little one is about the length from my elbow to the tips of my fingers. Soil not included. It is an amazing little tree, and I am astonished that I paid only $19.90 US dollars for it. I tried looking up the conversion site for converting US dollars in to UK pounds, unfortunately, my computer froze up on me. However, the rates are very similar, and I know, for I have ordered many items from across the pond, and they have arrived much faster than my current employers here in the USA could do for me in a week. (Talking about uniform and equipment issues... etc) Anyways, I digress, back to the subject, So with much anticipation, I opened the box....drum roll please... and I cannot describe the joy I felt upon viewing this little baby in my hands. I was very emotional. For we used to take travels to the Sequoia National Forest when I was very young, and I always wanted to go back there. This little tree is a delight to behold, it has green foliage, I mean honestly, I ordered it on June 18th, and today, 3 days later, it arrives in a box on the first day of summer. Indeed, a true miracle in my eyes. So of course, I immediately potted it, watered it, and put it in the warm sun so that it might breathe. And currently, I am checking on my Araucaria angustfolia, Araucaria bidwilli, Honorable mentions not to be left out, Sequoia sempervirnes, Lepidozamia perroffskyana, Ginko biloba, Cycas circinallis, Taxodium dichum, and last, but not least, for we always save the best for last, the mighty Araucaria araucana. This little specimen is about six inches tall, and (God willing) seems to be growing! Hoo Raah! The whole group of them are looking splendid basking in the rays of sunlight. I found a youtube video on the Monkey Pine which I thought you might get a kick out of. Its titled (Araucaria-the Monkey Puzzle Tree courtesy of OrmandyPubBand......It left me in stiches! Out for now, Plant Power. Wishing You and Hans all the Best. Troy from Califonia

    • @troyellis8692
      @troyellis8692 5 років тому

      Further update. The little Monkey Puzzle Tree is growing! Yes! I can see the little tips of the main apex growing day by day, for I watch them, day by day, and my other trees, Araucaria angustifolia, Araucaria bidwilli. They are living fossils growing here, on God's green earth. And after all of the million years that that they have endured, they are thriving. Save a tree ....Amazing......

  • @BenjiNights
    @BenjiNights 6 років тому +1

    These trees are lovely but I hate them as when I was younger I cut my hand open on one c

    • @jonathanoxlade4252
      @jonathanoxlade4252 5 років тому

      Well vegans say plants dont feel pain instead it causes pain and death lol

  • @naomigutierrezparrish8275
    @naomigutierrezparrish8275 5 років тому +1

    did it take 4 years for them to get that big?

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  5 років тому

      Hi :-D yes it took 4 years for these cuties to get this size :-D Thank you so much for your wonderful message and sending you an abundance of love and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle to you for a terrific Thursday XXXXX

  • @Collection_of_unseen_nature
    @Collection_of_unseen_nature 6 років тому +1

    thumbs up for both of you :)

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  6 років тому

      thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you an abundance of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from right across the Emerald Isle and have a fantastic Tuesday XXXX

  • @beautifulsmall
    @beautifulsmall 4 роки тому

    Was intrigued today to see the monkeys balls, spherical cones ? in some branch tips, and lots of seeds underneath. Got seven to try, thanks great video.

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  4 роки тому

      Thats fantastic you have seeds, its so rewarding to grow them from seed, Good luck with growing them and thanks so much for your wonderful comment and for watching and sending you lots of love and happiness and PLANT POWER for a sunny Sunday XXXX

  • @Ancupola
    @Ancupola 5 років тому +1

    I really love your videos!

    • @desertplantsofavalon
      @desertplantsofavalon  5 років тому

      thanks so much for your fantastic comment and for watching and sending you tons of love and happiness and PLANT POWER from across the Emerald Isle for a WONDERFUL Wednesday ahead XXXXXXXX

  • @Micky_Lima
    @Micky_Lima 6 років тому

    Eres hermosa!!