You got THAT Cataractarum for TWO DOLLARS? Holy moly, what a bargain.Cat palms like to be consistently moist, never let 'em go bone dry.I know....I've...

no way to get it home as I didn't have my truck Lots of big palms bend easily for the ride home.Heck, I brought my biggest Foxtail and Bottle Palms ho...

So, Jim, you recommend planting it out when young?Instead of babying it until it's older and has better developed root system in a pot?Barb

Great additions.My guess is a Caryota mitis.Here's a C.gigas That Fishtail will love a good spray with the hose come a really warm Spring day on the p...

last winter my min temp was 1 F Quite the difference :D Looks very good!If temps do plummet (and I hope they don't), are you planning on adding a st...

Y.rostrata aren't known for surviving wet cold but, as Bryce says, some yuccas are native where he lives, but I dont think y.rostrata are anywhere nea...

Good tips Kent.Take a photo of the tree/seeds too to help with ID later on as they all pop.Pros and cons:Seed picked from tree:Pros: Fresh, ripe, usu...

:lol: White teeth.Too bad it didn't work on fungus gnats, Kent.Means my basement seed starting area will explode with 'em too.There's a new strain of ...

Good news!17F (-8C) is a mild winter.Let's hope that's all the cold your Trachy sees.What was your minimum temp last year?Barb

Hi there, James!Welcome to Palms North.Yipppppeeeeee! Another BC'er :compress: What a price reduction on that good-sized Trachy.Perhaps add a bit o...

Good luck with it Bryce.But palm germination--with the exception of the de-lidding technique--is usually measured in months, not weeks.I never thought...

Will the obsession ever end :lol: :lol: I hear that Q from husband at least 2-3 times a year.The answer is NOPE.I wasn't really looking or wanting ...

Had to look up "menhir".I thought Mike had his fingers on the wrong "home row keys" :lol: :lol: Magnificent, Erik.Loved the (FB?) photo of Rhea at t...

sneak by without to bad a winter considering how rough the last 3 were A gift we'd all welcome.I'm surprised at our lack of snow...a dusting here and ...

Hi Bryce,Planting y.rostrata under a house eave on the leeward (not windy) side of a building should keep damaging winter rains off.The trick with all...