Chamaerops humilis var. Etna,

Volcanic Mediterranean Fan Palm

These palms have a reputation to be quite cold hardy. In fact, they grow near Assenovgrad, Bulgaria (zone 7b) since 2008 with no protection at all. These are interesting shrubby palms for our area. Even after a really bad freeze, they will always regrow from the ground and recover in a couple of months.

As a desert palm, 'Etna' needs plenty of sun light. When watered and fertilized regularly, they will show an excellent growth.

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A modern view of Olive cultivation in Bulgaria

A practical guide to propagating and growing olives under Bulgarian conditions

220 pages. Bulgarian language

Author: Kiril Donov, engineer-agronomist, master in tropical and subtropical agriculture

The climate is changing at an unprecedented speed, and the frosty winters of the last century seem like an increasingly distant memory. The Eastern Mediterranean, the Balkan Peninsula and Bulgaria are warming faster than the rest of Europe, and today's climate in southern Bulgaria is even warmer than the climate in northern Greece 20 years ago. In our country there are already many areas where the climate is ideal for growing olives. And if until recently only individual trees of the most cold-resistant varieties were found here and there, today almost every olive variety can grow in most places south of Balkan mountain without any winter damage.
The author Kiril Donov is an agronomist engineer with a master's degree in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture since 1997. In the book, he shares valuable information and over 260 author's photos, based on 25 years of experience and experiments with olives in Bulgaria. Such a detailed monograph on the subject is published for the first time in our country. All aspects of olive production are covered in detail:
- physiology and soil-climatic requirements of olive plants;
- various types of reproduction and production of planting material;
- varieties of olives tested under the conditions of our country;
- planning and creation of olive plantations in Bulgaria;
- pruning, fertilizing, watering, fighting diseases and pests;
- harvesting and processing of olive fruits.
The book is intended for farmers, agronomists, students and teachers. It goes into great detail, but is written in accessible language to be useful to anyone who decides to engage in olive production under Bulgarian conditions.

Chamaerops humilis, European fan palm in pot 18 cm

from Botanical garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The European Fan Palm is the only palm, that is of European origin. It grows in dry and rocky areas, where it experiences long summers with high temperatures and much sun. If there is a palm that will easily recover in pot after being forgotten and not watered in time, this is the Chamaerops. It will take dry air, dust and even somewhat lower light.

This palm could stay in the same pot for many years.

For optimal growth it should be moved outside in summer and watered abundantly.

In winter it needs cool temperatures, below +10°C. It will also grow in open ground in some areas of Bulgaria.

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Viburnum opulus Roseum, Laurustinus

Japanese Maple Garnet
Acer Palmatum Dissectum Garnrt

Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare', Norway maple 

Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare', Norway maple 

Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama', Norway maple 

Acer palmatum 'BloodGood', Norway maple 

Acer palmatum 'BloodGood', Norway maple 

Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama', Norway maple 

Acer palmatum 'Viridis', Norway maple 

Japanese Maple Garnet
Acer Palmatum Dissectum Garnrt

Acer palmatum 'Shaina', Norway maple 

Nagami Kumquat  Volkameriana
Fortunella margarita Volkameriana

Important notice! Most citrus plants on the market are produced for planting in orchards in the Mediterranean countries. They have a large overall height, have high graft and are difficult to shape and support at home. Rootstocks on which they are grafted are very fast growing, which is fine for the open ground in the subtropics, but is not desirable when growing in pot in the temperate climate.

All our small citrus plants are produced specifically for the Bulgarian market and are ideally suited for home cultivation. The rootstocks cause compact growth, grafts are low and this allows making an excellent shape of the crown, to be suitable for growing in pots. The used rootstocks are trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata 'Flying Dragon') and Volkamer lemon, Citrus volkameriana. Trifoliate orange is frost-hardy to -25°C, and significantly increases the cold resistance of plants grafted on it.

More than any other Citrus, Kumquat is of high ornamental value. The fruits are tasty and are consumed with the peel. They can hang on the tree for several months ripening, so most people usually prefer to keep them as ornamental. As with all other Citrus plants, Kumquat is susceptible to scales and spider mites and needs to be sprayed twice a year.

In winter it will need a cool place with temperatures 0-10 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is higher, the leaves usually fall off. In summer it needs to be outside and abundantly watered.

Much more information about Kumquat and all other citrus species is available on our forum:

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Important notice! Most citrus plants on the market are produced for planting in orchards in the Mediterranean countries. They have a large overall height, have high graft and are difficult to shape and support at home. Rootstocks on which they are grafted are very fast growing, which is fine for the open ground in the subtropics, but is not desirable when growing in pot in the temperate climate.

All our small citrus plants are produced specifically for the Bulgarian market and are ideally suited for home cultivation. The rootstocks cause compact growth, grafts are low and this allows making an excellent shape of the crown, to be suitable for growing in pots. The used rootstocks are trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata 'Flying Dragon') and Volkamer lemon, Citrus volkameriana. Trifoliate orange is frost-hardy to -25°C, and significantly increases the cold resistance of plants grafted on it.

Citrus sinensis Arancio, Orange from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

If the temperature is higher, the leaves usually fall off. In summer it needs to be outside and abundantly watered.

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Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream' , Heavenly bamboo, Sacred bamboo

from Botanical garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

This variety of Nandina has compact growth and sparkling red foliage.

Nandina is evergreen and cold-resistant shrub with beautiful red berries and interesting color of leaves. Its bloom in summer is nondescript, but subsequently formed fruits, give gentle beauty of the plants until late autumn.

In our botanical garden, Nandina plants overwintered without a problem in several freezing winters since 2001 at temperatures below -20 degrees Celsius.

Cupressus sempervirens 'Totem', Mediterranean Cypress, Pencil Pine

A superb form of Italian cypress with fine erect foliage, fresh green colour and compact crown. This is a distinctive very narrow conical conifer.

All plants are grafted.

Ficus carica Panache, Fig Panache from Botanical Garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

   This variety is also known as Striped Tiger fig. Highly valued for its extremely sweet and juicy fruits, resembling a strawberry taste. Distinguished from all other varieties of figs, because of the attractive color of the fruits, which are colored with yellow and green stripes on the outside and dark red on the inside. The fruits ripen late in summer ( end of August-beginning of September).This variety is self-fertile (you pollinate yourself), which means that it does not need other trees to bear fruit.

   The fruits have a strong skin and good resistance to transport and storage.

Important! In the younger trees, it is possible to observe the breakdown of genes and, in addition to the yellow-green coloring of the fruit, there may be only yellow fruits!

Frost damage begins at temperatures below -14 to -16 degrees, and trees freeze to the ground at temperatures below -18 degrees.

Cold damage begins at temperatures below -14 to -16 degrees, and the trees freeze to the ground at temperatures below -18 degrees.

Magnolia soulangeana Purpurea

Crape Myrtle  'Black Diamond'
Lagerstroemia indica  'Black Diamond'

Crape myrtle is gentle little tree with very beautiful flowers. It is very cold hardy. It grows on the equator, but it also grows perfect in areas with cold winters like Bulgaria. This tree could reach 7-8 m height, but it is usually trimmed to maintain a shrub or a small tree, up to 3-4 m.

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Juniperus horizontalis, Creeping juniper, Creeping cedar,Juniperus conifera "Blue Pacific" - Pendula

Blue Pacific is attractive with its fragrant, awl-shaped, blue-green pointed needles. It grows to a height of 15-20 cm and a width of up to 1.5 m. It is used to prevent erosion and is suitable for landscaping rocky places and rock gardens. It spreads out on all types of soil and climate conditions.

Azalea sp., cold hardy deciduous Azalea Lolipop

THE PRICE IS PER NUMBER!!!

These are deciduous azaleas that can be grown outdoors in most areas in Bulgaria .

They do not tolerate limestone, so they would feel best in beech and low altitude coniferous forest.

In the garden a partial shade or eastern exposure must be provided.

The soil pH+ must be acidic. This is accomplished by regularly adding ferrous sulfate. Azaleas are moisture-loving, but their soil must be well draining. They do not tolerate waterlogging .

By following these simple rules, your Azalia will bloom profusely each year in April.

Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis, Evergreen Southern Magnolia

Magnolias take many years to bloom from seed. Our evergreen Magnolias are grafted and bloom immediately or next summer. Moreover, the variety Gallisoniensis has a beautiful dark green leaves. These are Magnolias, that you have probably seen everywhere in Italy and France.

These Magnolias grow without any problems anywhere in southern Bulgaria and along the Black Sea coast. But they will grow in quite a few places in Sofia and northern Bulgaria.

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Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead'      

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Pinus mugo 'Benjamin'

Pinus leucodermis 'Malinki'   

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Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis, Evergreen Southern Magnolia

Magnolias take many years to bloom from seed. Our evergreen Magnolias are grafted and bloom immediately or next summer. Moreover, the variety Gallisoniensis has a beautiful dark green leaves. These are Magnolias, that you have probably seen everywhere in Italy and France.

These Magnolias grow without any problems anywhere in southern Bulgaria and along the Black Sea coast. But they will grow in quite a few places in Sofia and northern Bulgaria.

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Magnolia grandiflora Gallisoniensis, Evergreen Southern Magnolia

Magnolias take many years to bloom from seed. Our evergreen Magnolias are grafted and bloom immediately or next summer. Moreover, the variety Gallisoniensis has a beautiful dark green leaves. These are Magnolias, that you have probably seen everywhere in Italy and France.

These Magnolias grow without any problems anywhere in southern Bulgaria and along the Black Sea coast. But they will grow in quite a few places in Sofia and northern Bulgaria.

More information about Magnolias is available in our forum:

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Cedrus atlantica glauca, Grafted Atlas Cedar

These are specially grafted plants, that have intense silver color.

Phyllostachys  'Spectabilis', Giant  bamboo

This giant bamboo is one of the most cold hardy of the large bamboos and is a very popular bamboo. It could reach up to 16 m.

The Golden bamboo is cold resistant down to at least -18°C, but its rhizome could survive after at least -25°C. However, in colder areas, where temperatures regularily drop below -18°C, this bamboo could hardly get taller than 8-10 meters, after many years. In areas outside of the temperature inversions in southern Bulgaria, the Golden  bamboo could reach its full potential and more than 12 meters of height.

It is important to regularily water and fertilize the bamboo. This bamboo tolerates lime soil quite well.

All photos are from our experimental filield in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, zone 7b. We grow this bamboo there for more than 7 year

Phyllostachys  'Aureа', Giant  bamboo

This giant bamboo is one of the most cold hardy of the large bamboos and is a very popular bamboo. It could reach up to 16 m.

The Golden bamboo is cold resistant down to at least -18°C, but its rhizome could survive after at least -25°C. However, in colder areas, where temperatures regularily drop below -18°C, this bamboo could hardly get taller than 8-10 meters, after many years. In areas outside of the temperature inversions in southern Bulgaria, the Golden  bamboo could reach its full potential and more than 12 meters of height.

It is important to regularily water and fertilize the bamboo. This bamboo tolerates lime soil quite well.

All photos are from our experimental filield in Assenovgrad, Bulgaria, zone 7b. We grow this bamboo there for more than 7 year

Holly 'Bonsai'
Ilex crenata kinme 'Bonsai'

Alaska Green Holly is a self-pollinated female species. The leaves are shiny green, spherical and spiny. The plants grow in the form of a closely erect, evergreen tree or evergreen hedge. The flowers are tiny with white color and it becomes a very bright red fruits, which are a source of food for the birds during the winter. The fruit can also be used for Christmas decorations on wreaths and more. The species is the most resistant one to bad weather and atmospheric pollution. 

Cedrus deodara, Himalayan Cedar  'Pendula'

An evergreen coniferous tree that reaches 45 m in height and has a trunk diameter of up to 3 m. Its crown is conical in the first years of growth, becoming more branched as it ages.

Cold-resistant, undemanding to the soil. Does not like waterlogging.

Cedrus atlantica glauca pendula, Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar

Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata, Variegated Common Holly Pyramide

Pinus pinea, Italian Umbrella Pine

This glorious tree grows perfectly everywhere in southern Bulgaria and even in Sofia.

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Pinus pinea, Italian Umbrella Pine

This glorious tree grows perfectly everywhere in southern Bulgaria and even in Sofia.

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Pinus pinea, Italian Umbrella Pine

This glorious tree grows perfectly everywhere in southern Bulgaria and even in Sofia.

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Pinus pinea, Italian Umbrella Pine

This glorious tree grows perfectly everywhere in southern Bulgaria and even in Sofia.

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Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata, Variegated Common Holly

'Lolipop'

Nerium oleander 'Lolipop'

The plants are in a 5 l pot

Cherry Laurel, Common Laurel Otto Luyken 'Lolipop'
Prunus laurocerasus Otto Luyken 'Lolipop'

Photinia Little Red Robin-Globosa
Photinia x fraseri Red Robin-Globosa

Photinia is a popular evergreen shrub or small tree that is used in landscaping in areas with temperate and subtropical climate. The plants are valued for their beautiful red color on the new leaves.

Photinia looks good for single planting and hedges or for planting in groups. It is hardy enough for most places in Bulgaria and deserves greater distribution in the country.

More information about Photinia and its cultivation can be found in Bulgarian in our forum:

http://forum.palmi.bg/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=146

Loropetalum chinensis - Globosa 'Black Pearl', Chinese fringe flower Globosa 'Black Pearl'