Looking good! I'm interested to see what happens with that Phoenix! I still think a theorphrastii would be a better bet in a northern zone, but then t...
Only Magnolia acuminata is native to Ontario. It is a massive deciduous tree that doesn't have flowers that are attractive as other 'garden centre' hy...
What a tough palm that survivor must be! I've never seen, or heard, of a dead palm flowering... Is it possible that the stalks are a year old? Does th...
Gary- Another interesting post.I wonder if the seed character is completely based on the mother palm? Previously, I thought that the ridge character w...
Joe from Salt Spring left me this message! Too bad I've never seen the article, but I have seen pictures before..."I haven't heard from Tom in many ye...
I do love Stuttgart, and yours look good! I grew them for a while but gave up since I couldn't keep the leaves looking very nice (the edges continuall...
Guys- For palms to stay true to type, as well, you'd need to use meristematic tissue, since other tissue, e.g. leaves, can lead to polyploidy and othe...
Looking good Jim! I am especially impressed with the gloriosa bloom!
Hey- no the person I was thinking of uses scaffolding wrapped in plastic to cover 'his' palms. If I recall correctly this was because they had grown f...
barb- Those St. Louis pics of protection... Are those the famous large Washies? If I recall correctly those have been there since the late 1980's. Ver...
I focused on this part: "Forecast from HERE to the Northeast is warmer than normal this winter-" because I hope it's right! I do hope you're warmer th...
Welcome change? What are you talking about? I had a much warmer than normal winter last year... I really hope it's not colder than normal, I dread the...
No no, not anymore, I got rid of that bed a couple years ago now...
Tavi- You're absolutely right. It was sheets... Maybe I'll break out the old He-Man sheets and wrap them around my mag this winter... nah!
Tavi- I believe Kevin uses that white plastic trunk wrapping stuff that you occasionally see. I'm thinking that I will use frost cloth since it is thi...