Paul-I agree totally agree with you about GDD for Wasingtonia,I checked the site again and saw 5000 GDD,maybe next time I look it will be 4400.I think...

Thanks Bill.I have not tried using water jugs,etc, to help moderate temps,I'm sure it works well.I have so many things to cover that it would be to mu...

Sweet! The more palms the better,make sure to thank your friend for the advice.......................NOT :twisted:

Paul,interesting info.I would have never thought the numbers would be so low in some of the areas you showed.I think here in Fairfield Iowa we avg 360...

Thanks Bill,I certainly never let them die :lol: They do that all by themselves,I just wanted to try many different palms and techniques to see what w...

I think your right about the smaller palms,Trachys really need quite a few mature leaves to be large enough to recover during the growing season.I wou...

Bill,great pics.Thanks for posting them.If your really interested in Trachycarpus you might enjoy looking at the European Palm Forum,they have been gr...

Paul,I tend to agree with the earlier est of 3200.I do agree a small palm would have big problems.My Naini Tal had spear pull last Nov and totally def...

That was great stuff wasn't it?I remember seeing Trachycarpus neede 3200 gdd to regrow lost mass,pretty easy in my area.The one that may prove difficu...

I know it's a bit on a high note but there are some neat things discussed in it. The author's advice got me to try some plants I would have never tri...

As Bill mentioned this ring is most commonly know as a frost ring caused by the spear being damaged by water/frost sitting in the crown area.There are...

Yep,great book.You can also find great info on this site,Garden Web Forum and also from googleing cold hardy palms.Unfortunately one of my farorite si...

Not going to groan Barb :shock: Welcome back,missed you.How is your Trachy you planted doing :D

Why not bring it in and enjoy it again next year?

You could plant it now,I planted a T.wag in Dec with major protection and it is doing fine. You will need to protect it and heat I'm sure.It could be...