MCKATELYN
@mckatelyn
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Joined: Jul 8, 2012
Last seen: Nov 4, 2012
Topics: 4 / Replies: 31
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RE: Protection for Needle palm in zone 6?

I live a bit north of you by Chicago in zone 5b. I don't think you will need to add any addition heat. I just put up a pop up min greenhouse over it,...

13 years ago
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RE: Yay! I'm a father!!!!!!

Mike, Mine is only a few feet tall but and still green as ever but the frost is coming very soon. I think my next week its leaves should brown out. Ho...

13 years ago
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RE: Temporary Cold Covers

That picture just made me a little sad too. We have 70s and 80s and my basjoo is still green as summer but the cold is going to come tomorrow. I hope ...

13 years ago
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RE: J-tree back to life.

It's very nice. It looks like the specimen you have was from a warmer climate. I ready that the ones that come from a climate that gets a lot of frost...

13 years ago
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RE: Yucca gloriosa x elata blooming

Those are simply gorgeous! Love that narrow leaves on the hybrid w elata. Sort of an east meets west hybrid. The Tennessee gloriosa looks truly tropic...

13 years ago
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RE: Trunking yuccas in zone 5b

I haven't used them for yuccas but have used them for my needle palm. They work great. It takes about 10 or 15 minutes to set up. Just pop them open ...

13 years ago
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RE: Trunking yuccas in zone 5b

Yes, that does make a big difference if it gets above freezing for the yuccas(and many other plants). I'm in the same situation where we could go thro...

13 years ago
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RE: Trunking yuccas in zone 5b

I have to agree with that last post and I do have some experience with that. I live in a very solid zone 5. I planted a small rostrata from plant deli...

13 years ago
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RE: Spring palm report from St. Louis, MO

Haha :oops: maybe he had a nice sized palm by now

13 years ago
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RE: Spring palm report from St. Louis, MO

First off, welcome to the board. I'm sorta new here too. I'm a short 4 hour drive from you in Chicago. I have a needle palm that has overwintered outs...

13 years ago
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RE: Green seed pods

The pods are still fully green. Should I still open one and see if it's black?

13 years ago
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RE: Hardiest "true" Yucca tree

This is a picture of my new Yucca elata that is ging to be dug and shipped to me. It's in Idaho. The nursery assured me they will get all the taproot ...

13 years ago
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RE: Grafting for hardiness

Ok that's really good information, thanks. I think I'm going to try to get some packs of seeds and graft seedling onto the pads. I will play around wi...

13 years ago
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RE: Hardiest "true" Yucca tree

That would be really cool to start with a whole field of western yuccas and see if maybe a few could live, then use those for propagation. Or maybe hy...

13 years ago
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RE: Yucca Gloriosa Variegata....strange goings on

Great picture, looks sorta like a Key West house + a few more cactus.lol very nice

13 years ago
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