Denis,I don't currently have a 'manipur' (which was offically described as a new species, Trachycarpus ukhrulensis, by Lorek in 2006... Change your ta...

Hard to believe It's been colder here at 35 degrees latitude than you Canadians have experienced, but we have already had 18 oF (-8 oC) and will likel...

Coldest to date:Toronto (Airport): -2.7CKingston: -4.2CNot too bad so far, but we'll get ours later this week when we hit -10C (or lower!)...

Poor Frosty!!!Love the snowy palms pictures!Cheers,Paul

Here's our predicted week... Considering that Geraniums etc. were blooming until this weekend, I'm not looking forward to it! At least there's no cold...

Believe it or not I've seen thundersnow once, in 1995/1996 - it's the most amazing thing and I'd love to see it again, unfortunately I havent seen ano...

I'm ordering princeps from Garry this year ($1 a seed). I have a few Tesan seedlings. The problem with ordering from Garry is that the quantity he w...

Phoenix theophrasti, Cretan date palm, hardiest of the date palms (maybe acaulis will prove to be hardier?)... It's one of those 'hardiest of the genu...

Well, I spoke too soon. We got blasted last night. The remaining 'tropicals' are now looking 'weepy'... The Ricinus on my street that got blasted last...

Bismarkia doesn't stand a snowballs chance, even with extensive protection.Cheers, Barrie. Why? Growing Robusta up here just fine and Bismarkia is o...

Hey barb! It had to come sometime, right?We're still awating our first snow of the year... We had a snow free (including flurries) November, for the f...

Fair enough Jim. I've not grown 'tesan', and you're right that I should maintain an open mind, at least scientifically. What differences are there bet...

Well I think we should get 1000! :D I'll go in with you, how many were you thinking for yourself? There not really offering to good of saving fro...

Bill-I'm looking right now at getting only packet sizes. Check out the prices at Europalms, they seem to have the best selection. T. princeps are 25 e...

Hmmm. princeps at least has a different look to it. Plus, those pics from habitat are AMZAING... Like I said before, I'm not convinced that 'Tesan' is...