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[soflabasser]

On 3/15/2018 at 1:48 AM, FishDewd said:

2.) my baobab trees are sprouting

How tall are your baobab trees? We got a couple of them in South Florida and they are very unique and beautiful trees. I know of one that has to be well over 60 feet tall from what I saw in person.

[FishDewd]

1 hour ago, soflabasser said:

How tall are your baobab trees? We got a couple of them in South Florida and they are very unique and beautiful trees. I know of one that has to be well over 60 feet tall from what I saw in person.

Lol, maybe 3 feet I haven't had them but a few years, I got them from a local grower. Problem is that I get a real winter here sometimes so they go dormant for a few months and I bring them inside. Still potted. Not sure what I will do when they one day get tall.

[soflabasser]

9 hours ago, FishDewd said:

Lol, maybe 3 feet I haven't had them but a few years, I got them from a local grower. Problem is that I get a real winter here sometimes so they go dormant for a few months and I bring them inside. Still potted. Not sure what I will do when they one day get tall.

You can always make a greenhouse for the baobab tree to protect it from the elements or move to South Florida where these trees thrive in the warm, sunny South Florida climate. Let me know if you ever plan on coming to South Florida and I will let you know where you can go to see giant baobab trees and other exotic trees.

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Wish I had something to post here but I live in Florida ?

[2tall79]

Inch of snow in the backyard this morning.

[FishDewd]

5 hours ago, soflabasser said:

You can always make a greenhouse for the baobab tree to protect it from the elements or move to South Florida where these trees thrive in the warm, sunny South Florida climate. Let me know if you ever plan on coming to South Florida and I will let you know where you can go to see giant baobab trees and other exotic trees.

Yeah, I could, but can't invest the time in something like a greenhouse right now. I like Florida, been there many times, but ya'll have some messed up carry laws, so pretty sure I would miss Texas too much. I'm hoping that once these trees get large enough I can plant them on a sort of hill and root them deeply enough that they can survive a mild winter down to about 20* or so, but I know that in Africa they prefer a 50* or so winter so it'll be tough.

[soflabasser]

40 minutes ago, FishDewd said:

Yeah, I could, but can't invest the time in something like a greenhouse right now. I like Florida, been there many times, but ya'll have some messed up carry laws, so pretty sure I would miss Texas too much. I'm hoping that once these trees get large enough I can plant them on a sort of hill and root them deeply enough that they can survive a mild winter down to about 20* or so, but I know that in Africa they prefer a 50* or so winter so it'll be tough.

What part of Florida did you visit and did you fish while here? We have some of the best fishing in the nation if not the best.

[FishDewd]

54 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

What part of Florida did you visit and did you fish while here? We have some of the best fishing in the nation if not the best.

I've been to pensacola, tampa, and orlando over the years, passing through other towns of course. The only time I ever went fishing there was when I was about 12. My uncle had bought a fly set-up but didn't really have a chance to use it for that kind of fishing while there. But we had a group of about 12 so we decided (him and I) to try and fish traditionally off a dock with it hoping to get a few fish. The only who caught anything was me: a pufferfish lol. Not really edible but it was something cool you don't expect to catch. While bringing it in a pelican swooped in and tried to eat it. It puffed up while I removed it from the hook. After I threw it back in the water it floated there and the pelican actually picked it up in its mouth for a moment, tried to swallow it, then spit it back out. Guess it didn't want to eat the pufferfish either. One of the funnier things I've ever had happen while fishing. I have a pic of me with the pufferfish somewhere.