ステキーなカンノン竹!
それだけ。。。ステキと思わない? Looking good, don’t you think?

それだけ。。。ステキと思わない? Looking good, don’t you think?

“…for many reasons: they are a lovely deep green, they tend to look really lush and bushy, they stay for many years in the same-sized pot, and they need little sun or water.”
多くの人がヤシを好むこともあり、トロピカルに生い茂る庭園が下田には多くあります。There are many people living in Shimoda who love palms, so you will see lot’s of lush, tropical gardens as you walk or drive around the town.
Lesson learned: no more store-bought black dirt in my potting mix!
The Senegal date palm is variable in shape and form but tends to grow as clumps composed of multiple stems. These slender stems are covered with brown fiber and tend to curve away from the center of the clump in graceful arcs.
This palm can reach 70m in height in its natural homeland of the Columbian Andes.
People really love the miniature date palm, Phoenix roebelenii. It is small and manageable enough to be inside. Plus it is cold-hardy enough to be outside in a Zone 9 area (like Tokyo). This picture shows a farming partner of ShimodaPalms.com. These Roebis are being sold as potted palms, but quite often, they are also raised…