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Over the years I have exchanged seeds with Kiril in Bulgaria. I do have Bulgarian strain growing in the garden, but our winters are never really cold enough to put it to the test. I also have many W.filifera palms I grew from seed that Kiril sent me. So far they have survived out a couple of Winters...

I have also been growing hardy palms for the past two decades and propagating them by thousands for the past 15 years. R.hystrix is with out a doubt the hardiest bush typespecies then I would have to say S.minor. Both of these palms do prefer higher Summer heat. I have these growing in my garden her...

Jay, I have lots of S.minor in stock. I can ship bare root if you like. They are two year old seedlings or so. I've shipped many bare root S.minor to Canada's Atlantic coast. All my seeds are collected from good source. Cheers, Joe

I've been shipping freshly harvested CDN T.fortunei seeds daily. I harvest from the nicest palms on our island. I look for palms with the thickest trunks and stiffest fronds. I also like to see the palms growing in wind exposed areas or frost hollows. I have alot of seed in stock and it's guaranteed...

Jay, I should have quite a few minor seedlings available in liner size 2.5" inch pots. They are from a good source in North Carolina. I also have some more Sabal palmetto North Carolina seeds coming . I will sow them as soon as I get them. Cheers, Joe

I'm now half done my annual harvest. Today I cut 50.2 lbs. of seeds from the palms. Joe

I'm now harvesting fresh T.fortunei seeds from the nicest specimens on our Rock. I ship world wide. Now taking orders. Last year I shipped out over 30,000 seeds. Cheers, bananajoe@saltspring.com

Sascha, Those are very nice pics. My relatives are from Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy. It is located not far from Sicily. Hopefully one of these days I will visit Europe. I always seem to go back to Hawaii every time I want to take a far off vacation. Merry Christmas, Joe

Very nice today with the sun shining it felt like Spring. It was just about 14 C. in Ganges today. Cannas look just fine here. There is a gal just down the road from me with really tall ones in her front garden. I drive past them everyday. My Gingers look perfect still. I will take a pic. of them wh...

Marriage is a good thing. I'm in my 20th year of it. Have fun!! Cheers, Joe

I definately know my remote sensors are accurate because I have three of them in my Stevenson Screen along with a glass min/max and one other regular glass thermometer. The three remotes read the same. I have other sensors in my garden at different locations. Joe

Wes, -6.9 C. is equal to approx. 19.5 F. Cheers, Joe

Sascha, Your garden looks great, you've done an excellent job. The Winter protection looks very good too. I personally have never been to Mainau, but I have a friend that is German and he has many times. He is also a member of our Palm Society and he has written a couple of good articles for our Pal...

Thanks for posting those great pics. of your palms in Germany. That Phoenix is very nice! They do also grow palms down near Lake Konstance in southern Germany. The place is called Minau. Cheers, Joe

I would have to say my most marginal species of palm planted out in the garden is Rhapis excelsa. I planted a 1 gallon specimen in 2001 and it has thrived since then. I have it growing in a west facing L-cove very close to the house. There is also a large tree fern growing beside it. Last Winter and...

The coldest temp. I recorded here was -0.7 C. or 30.7 F. on Dec. 1. It wasn't even cold enough to really damage any of the more tender stuff like Gingers or Bananas. This morning the low was 2.1 C. Lots of Fushias in full bloom here. The long range forcast looks good. Stay warm. Joe

We recieved a light dusting last night, but it's all melted away now. The temps. have definately been cooler down here the past few days. I recorded my first frost yesterday morning when the mercury dipped down to -0.7 C. Cheers, Joe

Wes, I have one of those S.minor from Casino, but I managed to get a beter deal than that. I planted it in mid. May and it really has nice blue clooured fronds. It also has been flowering since I planted it. It has approx. 10 flower spikes in all. I'm not worried about S. minor at all, because I hav...

If I win the lottery. Seriousley they sound like a great palm. You should try getting hold of Casino Tropicals in Surrey, B.C. , Canada. Those guys are always importing large size hardy palms in mass quantities. Maybe the owner would scoop some of those. He had hoards of large Butias, Chamaerops and...

Hopefully I pelled that correct. Anyway I've propagated dozens of them from seeds over the years and they can be some what picky. They dislike to much dampness. They are subject to botrytis in the greenhouse when cooler conditions come in the Fall. I have managed to overwinter some seedlings outdoor...

Sabal minor, R.hystrix and Jubaea

I have experimented with W.robusta and Filifera for years now, but have always been very disappointed in the results. They are a short term palm here. However a few years ago I had a couple of hundreds seeds collected for me in Northern Turkey. They came from very large old W.filifera. I planted som...

There are huge mature W.robusta all over Brookings, Oregon. It is very wet there. Joe

I've seen that pic. before when someone posted it on another forum. That was approx. 1 year ago or so. Nice to see it's still hanging in there. Joe

Aaron, I had no problem germinating them at all. I germinated them in my greenhouse. I also grow Rhapis excelsa in a sheltered spot now coming into Winter number 4. I'm impressed with it. I've had one survive 5 Winters once, but it perished from lack of Summer irrigation. Cheers, Joe

I have some that I grew from seed a couple of years ago. I will plant them in another year or so. I keep them in my unheated greenhouse. Joe

Great pics. of healthy beautiful plants James. Those are very nice specimens. Have they flowered yet? I grow them all over my gardens because they grow so fast. I have several tall ones in my collection. Cheers, Joe

The most northern established palms I know of are the two T.fortunei growing in Sitka,Alaska since 1992. I recieved the latest edition of HPI today and there was a very nice pic. of them in there. They are very healthy looking palms for growing at such a northernly latitude. They have never been pro...

Thanks Jay, I appreciate you posting the pics. I e-mail to you. That Washingtonia was actually featured in HPI years ago. I've taken Michael Ferguson to photograph it. Unfortunately when my friends sold that plce, the new owners had their gardener cut down that palm, and replace it with a small Trac...

Love that Y.brevifolia you have. I once tried one years ago, but it didn't like the Winter wet. I have another I grew from seed two years ago. I had a friend collect me the seeds at Joshua Tree park in California. I still have it in the greenhouse, but I will eventually plant it out in the next year...

Love that Y.brevifolia you have. I once tried one years ago, but it didn't like the Winter wet. I have another I grew from seed two years ago. I had a friend collect me the seeds at Joshua Tree park in California. I still have it in the greenhouse, but I will eventually plant it out in the next year...

I'm now taking orders for locally harvested T.fortunei seeds. I collect all my seeds from the oldest and most established palms around. I will be harvesting seeds in January and Feb. 2006, I ship world wide. Banana Joe bananajoe@saltspring.com