Great shots! Those are some nice trees!Hey, if you ever get flowers, I'd love some pollen to try a few hybrids with some 'Eastern-Types' to get some g...

I keep reading that Robustas are have skinny trunks. Less than twelve inches. The base of my Washys are much bigger and they're not even that old. Som...

Ya, I gave up when I read that...I made my argument and gave reasons why I feel that the palms in question are not filifera or hybrids!

Sure you're not counting the boots? They make a trunk appear quite a bit thicker than it really is, remember that 'pure' robusta has a bare trunk diam...

I don't know... I still say they're 'robusta'...Robusta-like traits:1. The trunk is more 'purple' in colour and looking at the first photo you can see...

That's Washingtonia robusta, the Mexican Fan Palm.Washingtonia filifera is a much more robust plant, not as tall growing, hardier to cold, much nicer ...

Then only palm native as far north as northern NC is Sabal minor... It has, historically, been found on a few islands in S. Virginia, but I don't thin...

I'll have to answer your questions with more questions!"is their any palms that can survive my weather?"Depends on what your weather is... How cold do...

Welcome! I think you're our first newf!Not sure which town you're near, I'm going to assume inland since you list your zone as 5b. I'm in a colder zon...

Nice work Bill! Mine here is showing the same thing, needless to say I was pleasently suprized!

Fantastic. Now, give it 2-3 years to settle and then it will launch skyward!

Loaded question.First, because the teminal growth point in many Yuccas (and all Agave) are transformed into a flowering spike it can mean the death of...

Welcome aboard!The climate in N.J., even away from the coast, should be good for Sabal minor and Rhapidophyllum hystrix, with little to no damage (you...

Check out needmore bamboo (a google search will yield the correct page) for how Brad Salmon grows his in Indiana. He has an extensive collection and I...