Humm ... can't say anything about north of Comox but I'd wager there is somewhere ... Campbell River perhaps!? It's been many years since I was up tha...

No we don't get wind and snow. When it snows here it's always eerily calm. The snow being forecast now could be as much as 25 cm (10" if my metric con...

As I figured, not as cold as forecast last night. The coldest temp was at sunrise today showing 27.5f (-2.5c). Rather frosty out but the sun should ta...

I'll post some pix if we get snow and it's never pretty. Heavy as wet cement on the palm fronds etc creates a shocking responce from the viewer. I dou...

I agree with Aaron ... Y. filamentosa, one of the easier ones to identify. Cheers, Barrie.

The worst part for you of all of this, is not knowing how things have fared until well into spring. Winter damage effects are often slow to materializ...

I don't recall specific temps but yes snow is a very good insulator. I do find that once temps like you've experienced, the snow won't stay on the pit...

"Would only need 10 - 20 subscribers a month"... then it becomes more involved, soliciting for donations, sales pitchs. Perhaps you don't get the comm...

I cut my Ensete ventricosum 'Maurellii' back to just a stump yesterday. The frost from the previous night wilted the leaves. It's now wrapped in a 1" ...

"I have similiar palm houses for trachy palms...(-6C lows)..."They should easily shrug off temps of that low without adding any heat. Save your energy...

Yes Barb ... it's in a very sheltered spot with big Rhodos around it. The shelter is about 18" from the siding and open on the bottom half for venting...

"My rhapis excelsa (fairly large at about 3' tall) was the only palm of mine that did not like artificial lighting last winter. It started looking bad...

I know it's no comparison, but here's a shelter for my Washingtonia robusta (last year). A simple 2x2 frame (2x6 base) screwed together and 6 mil poly...

Ya no kidding, nice find. :D I'll take two if you don't mind. :lol: CHeers, Barrie.