Jim- The needle was in a 'Palm House' which will be insulated this coming winter... I add water jugs and mini-lights to keep the temp above -15C. Than...

Erik- Get M. gigantus, it's the most rewarding plant that I grow!Here are a few more pics of some various Magnolias I'm trying... Most of these are bo...

Ya, it looks really good... I think I'll give mine more protection than you gave yours, only because it's smaller and I'm a bit colder up by my place!...

Bill- In the pic the grass is perhaps 9 feet, it's over 10 now. The barrel types that I grow are 100% hardy, nothing in that bed gets winter protectio...

Scotty- Awesome. Southern Magnolia is one that I only played with once and lost first winter. I don't know if anyone in our area has had success for m...

Interesting topic Scotty!I've decided to get better insulation for my 'Palm hut' since I want it to stay above -15C... I think I'll continue to use th...

They're washy's, a very tough palm to kill... Which is great for trying to save them!I bet by September you'll be posting pics of those palms with 2-3...

Gary- This sort of plays to my idea that the number of ridges isn't really a good indicator of species in Trachycarpus... Also- those are some BIG fir...

Looking good Barb!

Man.. That has to be one of my favorite Yuccas!There is still a lot of variation unseen in the filata cross!

sounds good to me!

Paul pays double :twisted: Just kidding!!!!Bill I accept my role as the board grump with pleasure!!! Scotty- I am looking forward to seeing your bi...

Awesome... Life finds a way!

To be clear- I have 2 palms remaining in the ground. A needle and a minor. These are protected with lights.The other palms I was describing were all g...