Cultivating palms on the edge

Chamaerops humilis     Chamaerops humilis var. argentea     Jubaea chilensis     Rhapidophyllum hystrix     Sabal minor     Tithrinax campestris     Trachycarpus fortunei

Hallandsåsen, July 21, 2010

South-eastern part of Sweden, about 150m/164yd above sea level and about 10km/6mi from the sea: Summer temperatures seldom exceed 30°C/86°F, and periods with frost must be expected every winter. Temperatures below -10°C/14°F occur often. Temperatures between -15°C/5°F and -20°C/-4°F are to be expected occasionally. Temperatures below -20°C/-4°F will probably happen once or twice in a period of 30 years.

Digging is always exciting, sometimes you will hit the solid rock, sometimes a pile of stones and sometimes just normal forest like soil.

Hallandsåsen, August 7 2009     Hallandsåsen, July 29 2009

Why palms? Well... why not?

Østskråningen, July 11 2010

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Updated 7. 31, 2010