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06-06-2010, 05:19 PM
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Wow. Is that about a ton of staghorn fern along with the orchid?
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06-06-2010, 05:37 PM
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Hell's bells!!!! O__O
In my place the climate is very mild and a lot of Oncidium species, Dendrobiums and others can live outdoor even in the coldest winter (we have minimum temperatures of about 6°C, ~40°F)...
Now I'm trying to grow something outdoor in slabs because I don't have a garden , if I had just one single tree it'd be covered with orchids
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06-06-2010, 06:46 PM
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I guess you guys were as impressed as I was LOL. Epyphite is right Camille it is an Oncidium sphacelatum. Susanne, I was so overwhelmed with the orchid and the tree, I didn't care about the house anymore, my memory of it is hazy except that it had a big yard and a big lot for lots more orchids. Oh yeah I remember thinking the area where the tennis court is would be perfect for a shadehouse
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06-06-2010, 06:48 PM
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[QUOTE=epiphyte78;318241]
Here are a couple other photos of the same orchid growing on other trees...
Oncidium on Tree 1
Oncidium on Tree 2
I wonder if that's the same tree years ago?
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06-06-2010, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Swamper
I am always looking at landscaping and when I see orchids on trees I usually stop and take a closer look. Not too close but since this house was for sale and I'm a realtor, I figured I could take closer pictures. I hope you like them.
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OMG.
I would buy the house just for that! I wish I could grow orchids in my trees : ( The northern Utah winters are inhospitable
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06-06-2010, 08:03 PM
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That's spectacular! Thanks for sharing.
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06-06-2010, 08:27 PM
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ok Swamper I need a cheap piec of land with a tree or too ...LOL I will just live in a tent if I can grow chids on the trees.....
That is incredable
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06-06-2010, 09:54 PM
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That's incredibly beautiful, even if I'm not an oncidium or yellow fan. Gorgeous though.
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06-06-2010, 11:05 PM
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I'm with you guys, when I showed it to my wife she liked the house and wondered about the price. I said who cares look at that tree, I'd buy just for the tree.
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06-06-2010, 11:11 PM
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Looks like a giant swarm of bees. What a sight - nothing even close to that in New England.
Tennis court!?? Some people's priorities are all wrong. You could put a heirloom greenhouse on the same footprint as a tennis court.
What a tree. Thanks for sharing.
- J
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