San Rafael Mission Garden Tour with Omar Cain

[@araucariasightings3247]

The Mission here in San Diego that was built by Father Juniperro Serra and his settlers was I think how the Canary Island date palm was brought to California in the 1700's. The whole place was filled with very old mature Canary palms and had actually filled the whole canyon along the freeway. It was called palm canyon. Now the whole canyon is just dead trunks from the palm weevil. It is absolutely unbelievable. The old military bases were filled with hundreds of canaries and now they are all dead just sitting there. I drive a different route so I don't have to look at it. They even let the iconic ones die at the Cabrillo lighthouse. I found black and white video of the 3 huge canaries at the lighthouse from the late 1800's when they were small. Near my house there is an old strip of them on Catalina Blvd. which were planted my Madam Tingley that are over 100 years old and the city actually treats them for palm weevil but they literally have spread fusarium all over the place. The canaries can't catch a break down here and now the old iconic Chilean wine palm on Chatsworth just got nailed by the palm weevil.

[@nathanielalgernon975]

You have a good eye for aesthetics, I think he should try some of those ideas, particularly the renovation of the red door area.

[@tonyz376]

I have a pretty full, landscaped yard but if you saw it, I'd probably end up with 10 more of everything!