Sorry for the intro in this section, (I just realized) 🙁 but I figured since I live in MA I would post it here

Hi Andy, Welcome to PalmsNorth. I moved this post to the new member introduction. 🙂

Regards,
Jay

Hey Andy,

Welcome, my friend! Any pictures on your garden in its current state?
Rob (Oakville, ON)

Welcome Andy.

Hope you have some luck this year. If you can get hold of Bill (Ma) he has a nursery with palms, bananas, etc. and is in your state (can't be that far?!).

Cheers,
Paul (Toronto/Kingston ON, CANADA)

Hi Andy,

welcome to the board. What town are you in? I'm in Seekonk, MA and another Board member near me is in Attleboro, MA (Bill). Bill's got a load of hardy palms to sell.....all sizes.

Hey Andy, welcome to the board. I'm right below the Mass. border in Windsor Locks CT. I'm kinda new on here too, I have met a lot of nice, helpful and knowledgeable people.
Paul

Jay-Thank you for moving this! My mistake.<br><br> Rob-I don't really have anything at the moment, I lost all the plants, got discouraged and stopped trying for a year or so. Although I am trying to grow some Date Palms from seed, no luck yet.<br><br>Paul Ont, Thank you for the encouragement! I am interested in purchasing some palms from Bill. If they are in my state, I wonder if they might be a bit more cold hardy than from someplace else?<br><br>Tim-I'm in Worcester, so I think it's pretty close to all the other towns and even Boston. I'd love to see what Bill has to offer, I would probably be interested in something good size but not too big, as I heard they get harder and harder to transplant as they get older.<br><br>Paul-I'ts nice to meet someone else that is a newcomer. Are you growing any palms outdoors or have any pictures?<br><br>I would love to see what everybody else is currently growing, what your winterizing techniques are, pictures, etc. I'm sorry I don't have anything to share at the moment, just a baggie with dirt and seeds (lol). Thank you for all the kind replys!

Andy welcome to the of growing of palm trees, yuccas. cactus ect.in the North. Lots of good people here.

John

Welcome to the forum! Ironically, the best successes that I've had with date palm seeds are when I just forget about them 😆 This is my favourate board, and you'll definitely learn a lot here!

Cameron.

Hi Andy,

I'm not sure if you like trunked Yuccas but they are much hardier than palms......especially in our area. Here's mine.....I got it back in 2002 and it does not get any winter heat......most years I protect the leaves from moisture with a roof structure....pretty lame though.
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Here's the same Y. rostrata back in 2004 when I planted it at my house after moving from Rhode Island.
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PS, the Y. rostrata looks way better in summer than now.
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Welcome!
I have received great advice here which I credit for keeping my palms alive through record cold.
--Erik

Cameron, I've had the same luck also. I had some Date seeds a couple years ago that took atleast 5 or 6 months long in direct heat to finally produce some roots!<br>

Tim, I actually really like your Yucca. It sort of resembles a palm tree (or at least somewhat). Are they very easy to go? I actually went to the mall today, and I saw these trees in pots that at first I thought were palm trees, but when you get up closer, there a bit different. I'm not sure if there some type of Yucca or what, but they look pretty cool.

Hi Andy,

the plant in the mall looks like some form of Cordyline or Draceanea......those aren't very hardy.....probably can't take below freezing.

The tall trunked Yuccas can be purchased from www.select-seeds.com

The hardiest ones they offer are Y. thompsoniana, Y. rostrata (& Y. linearifolia is suppose to be just as hardy but I haven't tried a mature specimen yet). Your colder than Bill & I by a full zone....we generally only get down to 0F to -5F each year. These trunked Yuccas will need some xmas lights wrapped around the trunk in your area.

I like the Yuccas. What do you do to protect yours? It's weird to think I'm behind you guys by a full zone, but I don't think there's that much of a temperature difference, probably very minimal or not noticeable at all. I'll have to look into these Yuccas some more, kind of nice knowing maybe there's a easier alternative, I am a "noob" at this.