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Jay, Jeff & Morgan haven't closed down as far as I know. I drive past the Plant Farm all the time and I'm sure they still have a sign out front. Maybe they changed their e-mail address. I'll ask Jeff next time I bump into him. I saw him in town the other day. Joe

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I like that, it's got a ring to it! Man would I like to own that place, but it has gone even more since she purchased it in Oct. 2004. Add another few hundred thousand on that million. Cheers, Joe

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All of the white beaches on our island appear to be sand, but they are actually crushed shells. That garden where I took that pic. was a friend of mine's. He sold it to a nice couple from Alberta over a year ago. They only come out once in a while. I still go down there to take pics. and collect see...

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There are no trunking palms that will survive in zone 5 unless you are willing to give it the full meal deal each Winter. You would have to build a fricken structure around it to keep the extreme cold from freeze drying it. Don't believe everything you read. I would definately ask if it is guarantee...

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Jay, That Butia in the pic. was planted as a small 2 gallon size in the Spring of 1995. There is another larger one in that same garden. Cheers, Joe

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Once a leaf has formed I pull them out and pot them up. Cheers, Joe

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I have a couple of tree ferns in my garden. My largest specimen I planted in 1994 has over 4'ft of thick trunk and 8'ft fronds. It is rare that they ever turn brown from cold. I have only seen that happen once since I planted it. They are as lush as can be right now and by late March 2 dozen new one...

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I have a couple of tree ferns in my garden. My largest specimen I planted in 1994 has over 4'ft of thick trunk and 8'ft fronds. It is rare that they ever turn brown from cold. I have only seen that happen once since I planted it. They are as lush as can be right now and by late March 2 dozen new one...

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I also grow that one as well. You should try Italian Cypress. They are quite popular here and I suspect they would like your hot dry Summers. Cheers, Joe

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I planted a specimen as a 1 gallon 10 years ago and it has grown into a fairly large tree. It must love our climate because it beautiful and flawless. I have it growing in very poor rocky soil. I have several other species of pine on my property as well. On our island we have native Shore Pine and W...

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for a small 4" inch E.microtheca. I had my doubts that species of euc. would survive. They are a waste of time here. Lwest temp. here was -1.9 C. No damage on any plant. Even the Washingtonias look happy. Rhapis excelsa came through another winter. I planted it 4-5 years ago. Joe

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Jay, It is just an old clump of Filimentosa. It was very heavy too. Cheers, Joe

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Jay, Those two big clumps of Pampass Grass were so heavy that we even had the excavator ajust them in the new planting hole, because we couldn't budge them by hand. Cheers, Joe

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When Lynn finishes the Pub landscape I will definately take some pics. The pub is right on the ocean in one of the mildest locations on SSI. Joe

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The gal in the pic. with me is a good friend of mine, and the palm is now planted in her already amazing exotic garden. Lynn is an amazing sculpture and landscaper. All the exotic plants we removed from the pub went to her garden. She has many palms flourishing there and she will be the one who will...

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Happy to hear you are using the baggy method. If you want quick results that seesm to work best at this time of the year. Keep me updated on their progress. Cheers, Joe

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Spent 9 hours yesterday transplanting a 20'ft Trachycarpus. We dug it out beside the Vesuvius Pub where it grew for 21 years and transplanted it to my friend's garden. We also transplanted two huge clumps of Pampass, Phormiums and Yuccas. All the plants plus more palms will be transplanted back to t...

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They sell Rhapidophyllum hystrix out here on the B.C. south coast, but they are very expensive. I have a couple of them in my garden. I picked up a 7 gallon Needle a few years ago, but it was very pricey. The largest they had were crated specimens at nearly a $1,000. The place is Casino Tropicals so...

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Currently 2.2 C. here with 53% humidity, no wind. Cheers, Joe

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Jay, that is the correct link to the site I e-mailed you. For some reason your e-mails always get sent back to me. Did you cahnge your address? I did record the lowest temp. of the season so far this morning. It dropped to -1.8 C. here, 28.7 F. Joe

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Lowest temp. here this morning was -1.4 C. or 29.4 F. In town where the Jubaea and Phoenix grow the low was -0.6 C. All the Daffs are in full bloom at Grace Point. I was there this morning looking at all the exotics. It is quite windy there because it is right on the ocean. Joe

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Currently 2.9 C. hear under crystal clear sky. I'm expecting much lower temps. by early tommorrow morning. It may get down to -3 C. here according to our forcast. Joe

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I just shipped a batch to Tennessee and they arrived in perfect condition. It is best to wait until any freezing temps. have passed to be safe. Don't want those little bare root palms to freeze on route. I sell them for .50 cents each and there is a shipping charge of $5.00 up to 25 seedlings. Joe

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Jay, did you get our Southern Gulf Island Environment Canada weatehr site I e-mailed you? It is most accurate for our area. I like the way you added differents areas temps. at the top of this forum. Joe

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Still shipping locally grown bare root T.fortunei seedlings. These are offspring from a good source. bananajoe@saltspring.com

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I guess it could always be worse! Enjoy the sun, Spring is just a little over a month away. Joe

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My extreme min. temp. so far was -1.6 C. back in early Dec. It dropped down to -1 C. here this morning. The sun and blue sky sure is nice. Joe

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I see we have a forcast low of -3 C. in the next couple of days. I'll take the clear sunny days over all that rain we had . It is a beautiful crystal clear evening with a temp. of 3.4 C. No wind, all is calm here on SSI. Joe

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Sounds like you have some awesome palms. I love filifera and I have hoards of small ones I grew from seed. The seed collected in the coldest areas where they can be found growing. I also have filibusta as well. I have one nice robusta in the ground. Cheers, Joe

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C.australis are roughly hardy to approx. -8 C. or 17.6 F. Duration of the freeze also makes a difference. I was in a garden today where there some nice 20'ft specimens with large crowns. I have them all over my garden. They are so cheap to buy so it is no big deal if they freeze back. They are perre...

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I don't know of any large trunked specimens in the pNW. but I do know of huge old ones growing in Switzerland, Germany, Normandy and Southern England. Joe

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We guesstimate that the Jubaea growing here on SSI is at least 30 years old or more. When it first planted it in 1999 it was a crated specimen. It has actually put on a fair bit of trunk growth in 7 years. It wasn't nearly as heavy the first time I help plant it. I was looking at it today and it rea...

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Here in the Southern Gulf Islands C.humilis will grow just fine out in the open and they seem to be just as fool proof as T.fortunei. There are some really big Chamaerops here. The largest I know of is Green mound variety and it is approx. 7'ft. tall and 10'ft wide with fronds from top to bottom. It...

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We hit a high of 10.1 C. here with a low of 3.8 C. It was a nice sunny day. WE honestly have not seen Winter here on SSI. Cheers, Joe

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After work today I measured the Jubaea. It is growing in town so it is very convenient to see. The frond length is 84" inches, some are a little longer. The trunk diameter is 25" inches and the trunk circumference is 77" inches. WE guesstimate it weighed between 600-700lbs. Joe

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On Sat. Jan.28 we transplanted a good size Jubaea from one location to another. The job took several hours and some muscle work. The palm weighed between 600-700 lbs. and had a 2'ft. thick diameter trunk and 8'ft fronds. It is now growing in town. The move went perfect. cheers, Joe

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Only 1 month and 14 days until Spring! It's coming fast!! Cheers, Joe

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It's that time of the year, I am now shipping locally grown 1 year old T.fortunei bare root seedlings. They come from only the best parent plants. Cheers, Joe bananajoe@saltspring.com

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John, The first time I heard of this palm was in the late 1980's. A good friend of mine and I imported some cold hardy palms from Southern California. I purchased Serenoa repens, Nanorrhops r. and Jubaea chilensis. He imported Phoenix theophrasti , Butia c. and S.minor. That was in 1989.Unfortunely ...

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I just harvested more T.fortunei seeds from a good source. I ship world wide. Joe bananajoe@saltspring.com

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