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nice to see a Loquat test in ON. Keep us posted on it's progress. My parents live in Rockville, MD a zone 7a location. There's a 8 footer in the ne...

Looks like a place where Sarah Connor would train to fight Arnie.

I think all this depends on whether these 2 make it through their first winter. I know with proper care they should be fine but since I'm new at this,...

I'm in Harford County and have literally checked every nursery within a "reasonable" distance of my house. I also include a few stops at Hd and Lowes....

I actually recall one nursery that had no idea whatsoever that you could get palms for a 7A climate.I will keep your suggestion in mind about Norfolk ...

Hey- I am in Maryland 7A as well. I have had Trachies for going on 10 years now.Mine are always heavily mulched. I then built leaf cages around them u...

Yea, I was thinking that. Don't want to worry about yet another tropical plant to bring inside or over winter. Was cool to see though. Join the club....

Ya know, after seeing a customer of mine growing a real cocoanut palm outside his business here in Omaha(potted), I looked online to see if they could...

Jacklord,where did you purchase your greenhouse, and what size did you get? Either #2 or #3:I cannot remember where. Shop around a bit. Plenty of opt...

jacklord, How cold did it ever get for you last winter? and was there any extra insulation besides the panes?Scott It hit the teens a number of times...

I am in Zone 7A, but I used a FlowerHouse greenhouse and a 100w bulb to protect my Butia last winter.It worked well. Indeed it worked so well that the...

Here's my Trachy palm hut.<a href="" title="DSC03347 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="" width="375" height="500" alt="DSC03347"></a...

I have dug up 3 Trachys and replanted them about 5 miles away.The rootballs did not resemble those in the picture. Much bigger as the roots were rathe...

I have never been to Wildwood, but its on my list. I am a big fan of Googie or what they call Doo Wop architecture and other Mid Century styles. But I...

Interesting. Except when our former neighbors got a bit edgy about the protection cages (they were selling their house), nobody even notices my palms....