In Kingston I've hit -18C so far (-2f) but it will get colder, at least it has every other year is recorded history! In Toronto we've now hit -12C. Ag...

Not the ones I'm talking about but here are SOME 'trunking' Y. angustissima from high up in the mountains in Central Utah.<a href="

Methinks the picture is not accurate... Most glauca are acaulescent, but some CAN produce trunks. NOt all will, and I've never heard of one putting up...

Scotty- How are you enjoying this -17C weather?Just back in from adding a tarp to my palm house... Bamboo look impressive still, Yucca, cacti, etc. do...

Mike- The "Monkey Puzzle" is really a China Fir= Cunninghamia lanceolata. Looks similar to the real thing but is a full zone (or more?) hardier. It is...

That's great!Does anyone know if the advice about lateral stem growth being associated with better cold resistance is accurate? Accurate might not be...

I don't know about wagnerianus originating in Himalaya, methinks that's just a typo. It's always been referred to as having originated in horticulture...

nainital loos fine, as does the fortunei. The rostrata is probably still fine too... In my limited experience, Yucca are far more interested in having...

Erik- The problem I have with Dr. Francko's book is that the cold temps he lists as 'foliar hardiness' limits are WAY off. I don't know if these are b...

I've thought about this before... To me, I would think about maybe some place where I still have a similar climate, but perhaps with a less severe win...

Wow poor Edmonton! That windchill is -65 F :shock: We hit -20C -4F at 6 a.m. today.Palm hut was -2C 28F.Last December's low was -24C, but we had l...

Really cool Barb... How much land do you have there?

Barb and Terdal- Thanks for the replies, I enjoyed reading both of them! I won't spend any more time on this issue (in this thread). I don't like to s...

Barb and everyone- I'm about as lefty liberal as can be (I'm young, Canadian, and educated so you can't blame me... ) and I try to stay away from the ...