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Wichita's palms after the Arctic's visit...;)

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kspalmguy
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Here's some pictures of some Sabal (and a needle) specimens in Wichita, they all look great! (Sorry for the blurry pictures, I'll go back and get better ones tomorrow or Saturday...

 
Posted : 08/05/2014 9:08 pm
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Thanks for the pics, they look pretty good considerin'!
Tell me about your temps, like extreme lows ( how many) and duration.

We took it on the chin here with gettin close to "0f" several times and 3-4 times were we stayed below freezing for 3-4 consecutive days.

 
Posted : 08/05/2014 10:46 pm
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Looks like our lowest this year was 5 degrees F...only one night...However, we had many days where the highs were only in the upper 20s, and about a week where there was 3 inches of snow on the ground. When the polar vortex came through, it dropped into the teens and stayed there for 3 days...fun! Haha. These palms are up against a church, they're the only ones I know of remaining in Wichita. I'd love to see some trachies along the Arkansas River and sprinkled around downtown, though...I really think they'd do fine here. Unfortunately, I don't see it happening, though I'd love to raise awareness...(is "awareness" the same thing as taking a few thousand trachy seeds and throwing them in random yards late at night? Hmmm...) >:D

 
Posted : 09/05/2014 2:13 am
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Witchita looks somewhat tropical from those pics.

Jeff

 
Posted : 09/05/2014 4:53 pm
kspalmguy
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I guess I can dream huh? 😉 I often have actual dreams that I'm driving around Wichita and come across a palm I've never seen before...

 
Posted : 10/05/2014 7:18 pm
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