Just teasing ya Barb! I knew you were kinding, it was a scary sight though.

Jim I just had my big trachy in there, it really got baby last winter but it payed off huge growing 2 and a half feet in height and a foot of trunk so far. The leave production is almost scary, one after another, they just keep coming. I counted 27 or 29 leaves total last week and a new one opened since then with three more on the way. The last time I fertilized was the beginning of July with carl pool, I guess I found my new favorite palm fertilizer. The two new ones got leaf tip burn from the same application but are kickin ass now. Hope one is a female so I can distribute Ma. seeds next fall to everyone.

Bill

Bill I`m constantly shaking my head after talking to owners of nurseries who tell me I don`t know what I`m talking about when I ask them to bring in yuccas and palms to PLANT here. After all they will never survive here right. I hope they do the right thing and use that space between their ears. The internet is the best encyclopedia in the world. GOOGLE!

John

I hear ya on that! This is our hobbie and we all take great pride in it, the guy looked at me like I was nuts when I was taking to him about protection. There's to many places giving just half of the information when they sell this stuff lately. Like basjoo bananas are hardy to zone 5, well yeah they are if you protect the crap out of them. Well at least we all know whats up, and I'm glad to help anyone out that needs help just like the rest of the people on this site if they want it. I'm not giving up on those palms yet though, we got a solid 3-4 months to protect windmills here so the head person in charge will be the next person I talk to even if I have to make an appointment.

Bill

Thats freak'n crazy growth! You know that palms got some carbs put away.
My fastest Trachys is pushing up leaf #8 after starting with 0! It sure is fun when they grow that fast!
I will try overwintering my Basjoos this winter,I have so many damn babies it doesn't matter that much if they bite it,althoug it would be cool to see what they can do with a well established root system.
I think with the winters we had before 2007 basjoos probably could make it(zone 5) through with a liitle mulch and a few banana leaves thrown over,not th last 2 years though.

Yeah that trachy is one healthy boy. I just measured 7 and a half feet to the top. Heres a picture for Mid April to Now. It grew a half a window or more, and burned the two new ones.

I would say 8 leaves starting with 0 is very impressive! Your summer temps are warmer then here by quite a bit I think.

With the basjoos I plan on cutting the stems at 6 feet or so and piling my 40 stuffed leave bags all over them, sprinkling some kind of rodent poision around here and there, and them cover with some kind of plastic to keep the rain/snow off them. Should work I think. I could always use the heat cables too. What difference dose it make if I get rid of the leaf bags in the fall or the spring.

Bill

Looks nice Bill
I think with that much insulation around those nanars you should be able to use the really small bulb lights(not leds) since they don't put off much heat,then again if you have heat cables under the nanars just the insulation should keep the roots to the good.

Bill, that is impressive.

At that rate, you'll want to move that hydro line next year.
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Barb

Bill,are your nanars behind the stop sign Rowe Red?

Sorry guys I was vacationing with the great whites on Cape Cod the last 4 days. Water was 74 in Hyannisport not bad I guess, last year was warmer though.

Anyways the nanas behind the stop sign are zebrinas. Really ratty looking when I first planted from a small 10 dollar 2 gallon pot. It's midway up the stop sign now and the Orinco is up to the second floor window! I wasn't gone that long my god this stuff grows fast.

None of these have heat under them Jim only the basjoos out back and the washys. The rest need to go in the basement for winter storage. I think with the size of the 14' 6" orinoco I might get fruit next year if it over winters right. Orinocos are the easiest to over winter and I have a few big ones. Jim if you over winter your maurelli don't water hardy ever and keep as many leaves on it even if they are dead.

Bill