PalmsNorth.com – Cold Hardy Palm Forum

Too many to post now, but I've got a bunch of cactus and Yucca seedlings humming along, some Magnolias, Kalopanax, and too many rhodies to list... TIm...

Cam- NO protection! I want to evaluate for hardiness, and I don't think that overhead protection will help me evaluate that:)Barb- Yaaa, I could use a...

Hey Barb- There won't be any trees nearby, if there are any (Damned European buckthorn) I'll cut them down. These will be put in a field setting with ...

Yes! But you have to wait until they form the liverwort looking things, then giv them a good misting with a spray bottle!

Banana seeds: If you have a heat mat put it on a timer so that it goes off at night. The fluctuation in temperature seems to be the key with stubborn ...

Make sure that once you see the gametophytpes (the green blobs, look sort of like tiny liverworts) that you mist them with sterile water (boil water, ...

That is among the best colour I've seen in the genus. Let us know how they develop!

Looks really good! How much have the lights been on?

You sure that's Iowa and not Alberta Jim:D What a hell of a winter, it's been almost as bad here in Toronto, and worse in Sydenham!Looks like you had...

AND EVERYWHERE ELSE IS WAY ABOVE NORMAL!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!Even the damned arctic sea ice is below normal extent overall, it being way beyond normal in N...

That one Euc looks ok (snow gum), wonder what they'll look like when they thaw? It'll be a testament to their resilience if any survive this... And I ...

I can come close, Kingston hit -29C last night. That means that my garden must have hit at or below -30C, which will be the coldest in 12 years. Yikes...

These plants don't really have a true dormancy period like many cold climate plants (Yucca 'may' but palms certainly do not)... Maybe the light colour...

I doubt it. In cold climes we often observe the 'whitening' of the middle of a Yucca... Still don't know why!