Paul Ont
@paul-ont
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Joined: Dec 13, 2007
Last seen: Feb 21, 2017
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RE: Windmill Palms Uncovered 3-6-10

Bill, a can't undrestand what is the reason to protect all palms if you had 12 F? The temperature 12 F is -11 C by Celsius. A fortunei is able to take...

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RE: Windmill Palms Uncovered 3-6-10

Bill- Your Trachys look great! The basjoo, as you know, will come back once they have a chance to dry out! Very nice!

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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

" But as for the miricanthus... You know where i might be able to score some? or atleast seeds? "Yes. Send me a PM and I can hook you up. Have to wait...

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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

"Your realy pushing the giganta ??????? Im gonn ahave to ask why. I took a good look at tit, and its actualy very nice, its in my list of possibilitie...

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RE: Nurseries in Tampa Bay area?

Thanks Erik! I will tell them to keep their eyes open... I am still suprised that no one on the SPS board replied...

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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

CP- You're making a very common mistake in saying things like "It never gets that cold here". If it's been that cold before, it can be again... If I'm...

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RE: Nurseries in Tampa Bay area?

Hey Erik,Thanks!I've been online and have found nothing good, really. I also checked the SPS board and received 1 reply... It's beginning to look like...

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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

hmmm. Here is A. gigantea 'Macon' after -24C. Looks much better than a similarily established P. nuda, and yet they are rated the same!!! I don't know...

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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

Here's another pic of P. nuda winter damage. This looks (to me) like partial top-kill. Low temp was -12F or -24.4C.Phyllostachys rubromarginata (also ...

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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

OK i found a basjoo.... gotta wit till april damn it lolIs anyone growing P. Nuda? or Psudosasa Japicica??? Cool! You can get basjoo at most nurseri...

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RE: Pushing the limits of cold hardiness..

Paul, I think the trick was that I totaly buried it before the ground froze. The temps were about -10C at night here, a night ot 2 at around -15C, an...

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