Jim- By that I meant be careful not to offend our BC brothers! But looking back on it, I don't know what the hell I was talking about!My guess is Wayn...

Jim,I do love the scenery in Vancouver, but pick your words carefully! I love the city, it's freindly, clean, and beautiful. The people there definatl...

thanks for posting this!

Jim- Sorry to hear about you largest Trachy. You know as well as I that it 'should' recover come spring...Corrosion and Barb- Corr- Your palm looks fr...

Can't commne ton the Brahea, but, to me, the Trachy looks like it's in trouble. Is there a change in the colouration between the lower or the lower pa...

We'll see. I seem to have misplaced my battery charger for my new camera... Might have to go and buy another one... Whoops! We did finally get some mo...

Am I germinating anything? Well, yes, I just don't like to count them up before they crack...Currently I have seeds of:Many palms (Trachycarous, Butia...

Am I germinating anything? Well, yes, I just don't like to count them up before they crack...Currently I have seeds of:Many palms (Trachycarous, Butia...

Well... I am glad that you Okie's (Okanagan, not Oklahoma... Did I spell that properly?) are having a mild winter... I wish I could say the same. The ...

Hey, I'm often wrong too! It's all part of the learning process, right? I've just been trolling these message boards for too long... I think my new ap...

Certainly. I felt that the long-term covering caused my Trachy. to 'cook' over the winter. The styrofoam, once frozen in place, allows for little air-...

A few points to clear up here. My Master's research was in molecular phylogenetics, and taxonomy, obviously, played a major role in that work. I'm not...

Jim- Is it newly planted? Mine was pretty badly burnt by -15C last winter, but the damage didn't manifest itself until spring.

Jim- That Sabal minor 'louisinana' does look like it has some 'pin-hole' damage. Maybe it just has a weak constitution?Serj- Good to see someone have ...

I read something years ago. Someone build a makeshift greenhouse around sensitive plants. They then had 2 or 3 steel drums ( like oil drums) filld w...