Nature
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Today's photo is of a couple of the many sago palms that I planted 18 years ago. They produce new fronds each year and lose the bottom tier, so in essence you get a larger part of the trunk above ground and the new growth produces a taller plant. I cover these in the winter with tarps but a couple leaves got a bit frost bitten, but in all the 9 I have left survived. Most of them are in the ground but there are some in pots that make it easier to move. During the freeze in 2021 I lost dozens of them along with the tall Washitonian palms, like down in South Padre, and many Windmill palms. As houseplants, sago palms make excellent long-lived specimens. They are very slow growing, so be prepared to wait for at least a decade to see much of a trunk develop. Most plants grow considerably broader than tall.
#RCJH GO KU
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 Are sago palms and sago cacti the same thing? We had to give our 3 near our patio away to our neighbors because apparently the "fruits" they produce are poisonous to dogs. They have grown nice and lush ever since, but, to be honest, we found the dog to be more fun...
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@mayjay Do you mean "saguaro" cactus? I don't think there is a sago cactus. Mine don't have fruit.
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Loons at Stormy Lake, WI
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@wissox83 I love loons. When I see one, I say in Katherine Hepburn voice, Oh look Norman, the loons!
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Your first sentence included:
"...the many sago cactus that I planted..."
and then later, you said palms.So I guess it was inadvertent, but I sure had my Master Gardener wife stumped for awhile when I asked her what the difference was! She says the fruits are little berry-like things. Might be a variety only found here in ante-bellum SC--like so many other things.
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@mayjay DUH I just figured out it was my mistake. Sorry for the confusion. I have been working on protesting my taxes
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@RockChalkinTexas-0 Yes, been privileged to be on a lake with loons and even northern lights since the early 80's. Hearing the loons and looking at ten quadzillion stars and seeing the northern lights is magical.
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Just home from run to town. We saw a lot of these red flowers, known as Indian Blankets, along the right-of-way going and coming. These are in the back yard. Lady Bird
Johnson was instrumental in beautifying the highway systems. From here all the way down to South Padre, these flourish.
I will drink a toast
to Sir David Attenborough tonight. He turned 100 
today 
. I've grown more fond of him as the years have gone by and deeply appreciate all that he has done to awaken our senses when it comes to Life on Earth 
!
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This is absolutely amazing
https://x.com/i/status/2052632108401590525 -
@RockChalkinTexas-0 Incredible!
