This is an update image of the tall wagnerianus in Greater Victoria. The palm has done well since I first noticed it. It looks like it gets summer watering. It grows in a tight area but nothing that a Trachy can't handle.

I wonder how hot your temps got in your respective locations. I noticed Litton, BC on the news with 40 C absolute temp as a high. I've never heard of 40 C in southern Ontario other than a humidex value which is not absolute. John, I guess that Washingtonias are a better choice over Trachys because your dry, spectacular 35+ C sunshine is too much for a Trachy's good health. I got low 30's C and it damaged my variegated Fatsia and some rhodos. I noticed that wagnerianus does better in dry heat than fortunei (California). I've seen Trachys do okay in hot & humid conditions over in Asia but dry heat is not good.

Jay, I have read your article on cacti in the interior. I did assemble cacti and yuccas in the garden and moved them to an area with an overhang. I'm using Y. baccata & aloifolia. The Y. superba seems like the fastest growing and in full weather. I can't find a Y. rostrata with a trunk. I would plant this yucca with Trachys in full exposure to weather. I was talking to Jeff & we would like to see you return to Vic and plant a bunch of palms.

I'd tell you people to enjoy the sun but you have the hottest summers in the country.

Link to wagnerianus image:

http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=PqzGjT9