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This is certainly the right time of year to buy palms!
If it was me, I'd buy it now and plant it in April. Just my $0.02. --Erik

Hi! Welcome to the forum.

A palm that size for 30 bucks? Outstanding price ... wouldn't pass that up, ever!

Barb

Thanks for the welcome. I couldnt resist.....I went and got it. PLanted it this morning. Here it is.

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Looks great there. Good soil, too. --Erik

Glad you went for it coltrane, it's beautiful.
We'd be fools to not grab a bargain like that.
And that Butia...wow 😀

Great yard, great specimens.
Will look forward to hearing more, including what you do for winter protection.

You've been "at this" for some time (from the great results).
Gorgeous bamboo stand, spectacular banana.
Super dryland plants too!

Barb

Thanks lucky1, Ive only been doin this stuff for a couple years and I'll be the first to tell you
that I dont really know what Im doing. Anything Ive learned has come from people on forums such
as this one.

As far as protection goes, just plywood, christmas lights and plastic sheeting arranged in various
combinations depending on what Im tryin to do. Basically ideas Ive borrowed (stole) from others.

I dont really know what Im doing

we've all said that at one point 😆 😆

We'll look forward to seeing what you prepare for your palms and banana.
Barb

Coltrane, thats the beauty of this hobby, youll NEVER know everything, an learn constantly 😈

Not an expert on planting palms...... but since its planted, put a good laer of multch around the roots, just to help them cope with winter. Then again, if you ( the states) have a winter like last year, the snow will do that for you:D

Coltrane, thats the beauty of this hobby, youll NEVER know everything, an learn constantly 😈
the snow will do that for you:D

No snow on the ground in winter where he lives,I believe south of Memphis Tennessee.

damn...... i took a stab at it, his tag doesnt have a location 😀

I heard the whole south east was covered in snow for some of last winter??

Jims right about the location and the snow. Not much snow here generally. And usually if we do get any, its gone in a day or two. Last year
was just one of those screwy years that brought more snow than usual to some places in the south, but somehow it went either north or south of us.
We got about an inch while an hour south of here got about 4-5 inches. Dallas got hammered if I remember right.

Oh yeah, Im not really a northerner 😯 , I was just hoping to sneak in here all nonchalant but that didnt work out to well. Hope I dont get kicked outa here. 😆

That happened to me this summer with rain. A hug elow pressure system comes, and splits before it hit, or went right by us.

Ya texas took a good hit last year, so did the NE. Canada, ya " the winter that never was" is what the weather network called it. We were as warm as Florida was, when it got the freeze last winter..... never thought id see the day ( night temps).

Its ok, Eric is from oklahoma... you guys are about level with eachother 😛

Coltrane,
canadianplant is right. We are at about the same latitude and have a similar climate. I might get a little colder in winter and a little hotter in summer, with a bit less humidity. But in general you and I can grow the same things.
As for northerners, well, I figure we're north of the topic of cancer so we're good!
Say, do any palms grow wild in Tennessee? --Erik