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  1. Croton Guru

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    Skyler Retail is a nursery?
  2. Croton Guru

    Captain Gilbert Cutler

    There are 3 different kinds of photos of Captain Gilbert Cutler in the palmtalk forum i just saw. I cant copy them to show :(
  3. Croton Guru

    Beautiful Thai Crotons

    Good question I have a friend from Nong nooch tropical Gardens in Thailand whos always looking for American cuttings. maybe a trade of sorts can be worked out then i guess hunt down Dave Hickman for some growing ideas. Sure sounds like a good idea.
  4. Croton Guru

    Goes by the Name Yellow Van Buren

    Hmm Maybe your right, The name was set by John Shelton heres one gets the same amount of sun.
  5. Croton Guru

    Need a Name Please

    Im not 100% sure its very hard to Identify specially with photos but i have seen Rubens with bright leafs growing under different circumstances. Many years ago Idenitification process used only leaf shapes. Crotons take on many shapes and forms even though there the same plant very genetically...
  6. Croton Guru

    Need a Name Please

    This is Rubens gets lots of sun turn the leaves to pastel colors veins look similiar leave shape is close to a dead ringer.
  7. Croton Guru

    Goes by the Name Yellow Van Buren

    Nice Croton up close not to many around these days
  8. Croton Guru

    Civility

    I also recieved Emails not so much on The Heated Debates but on how the Dr. Frank Browns book is being handled. Many people only believe that Franks Book is what it is no errors. And when the avid croton collector just changes names and disputes whats is Black and White kinda makes some people...
  9. Croton Guru

    Beautiful Thai Crotons

    The thing about Thai Crotons is there hybridized to be small. 1 and 3 gal container size max, There very compact. This is the Asian Beauties, UnLike the American and European versions which grow tall and leggy if not groomed. Mr. Hickman had Extremely good luck in the years of growing them and...
  10. Croton Guru

    In the Pink

    I agree with Searle or someone might come along and change the name to "Kona" or who knows what. :rolleyes:
  11. Croton Guru

    Perfect Example of Legit

    Now is it called silver select? If so then its a legit name
  12. Croton Guru

    Perfect Example of Legit

    Im only saying that a Patented plant and a Photographed Published book. Is all part of the process of Legitimizing a un-named Hybrid. I said this many times already, Many nurseries have many names per Plant (Croton). Who is right? Who is wrong? I never claim to be a self Proclaimed Croton IDer...
  13. Croton Guru

    Beautiful Thai Crotons

    Another Example what can be grown if you know that your doing with Thai Crotons, Photo Below is Dave Hickman with 2 Beautiful Examples of what can be done with bare root cuttings from over seas.
  14. Croton Guru

    Beautiful Thai Crotons

    The garden was sold, They grew perfectly and sold from what i heard at a Fair price. One thing about Dave Hickman is this from knowing him and his 2 gardens is he had the Midas touch. I visited Dave alot we talked Crotons all day long, Never have I seen any dying off. He had 100's of beautiful...
  15. Croton Guru

    Three with simular leaf shape but ...

    Perfect Example of Subtle Sarcasm. :rolleyes:
  16. Croton Guru

    Perfect Example of Legit

    Maybe so I may be wrong, and Maybe you have a collection full of wrongly named plants as well? Who knows about Crotons there names change daily. Take it from someone whos been around the block for many years.
  17. Croton Guru

    Posting photos

    No No, Your not grasping the magnitude of whats being said. I said without Proof only someones name How can it be legit? Im sure you visited many nurserys and saw many different names on Crotons. Have to ask yourself are you right or the Nursery you visited? Im only offering ideas to fix whats...
  18. Croton Guru

    Sorry People

    Im very sorry for posting comments in the Forum, Most of my replies where in defence of Sarcasm remarks made by others. I only try to Educate people on the facts of Crotons. I know many are set in there ways and cant be taught. I should let it ride, Like many Private Messages are told to me. As...
  19. Croton Guru

    What do we call it ?

    Im done, with the sarcasm lets move on Mr. Moose. I suggest you do the same. :rolleyes:
  20. Croton Guru

    Croton Quiz

    History as I was told it went from South Florida to Tampa and back to Plantation. Im thinking many eyes seen it and all came to the conclusion it was in fact a Richard Krukonis.
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