Hey Barb (and anyone else who cares) here are a few pics of the type of plants Beavercreek provides:The blue thin is Yucca kanabensis, unfortunately, ...

This draging out of snow/wintery weather that we're experienceing is making me angry... I'm ready for sunny skies and 30 degree weather (celsius)!Appa...

Watch out for the lows tomorrow and Thursday nights. They are calling for -20C here in Toronto and possibly as low as -28 (possibly to -30C for my pla...

Must admit that I've never seen a rostrata do that before... However, I have had Yucca elata, torreyi, glorisa, glauca etc... have the top growth fail...

Huh! I had no idea! Thanks guys!

Looks like drought stress to me, I'd water to be on the safe side... Trachys (nainital especially) are known to fold up their leaves in prolonged cold...

IMHO 'tesan' is just a form made up to make a profit... Any palm that you have labelled as 'takil' and is larger then a single leaf is certainly T. fo...

IMHO 'tesan' is just a form made up to make a profit... Any palm that you have labelled as 'takil' and is larger then a single leaf is certainly T. fo...

I noticed the tree buds starting to fatten a bit this morning on my run. Of course it was probably just me trying to distract myself from the worst po...

Looks like a water issue to me (i.e. not enough...). Is the soil dry to the touch? Is the spear still green and firm? If the spear is okay, then I wo...

Barrie,I too have seen T. wagnerianus killed at around 20f... Must be trees that are genetically weak or something, as individuals can clearly survive...

This is spring? Snow, Snow and more snow followed by COLD COLD COLD. Forecast call for temps below -10C for the next couple days!Send that warmth our ...

Not sure if you all have read the work of John in Colorado (z. 5b). He's been studying hardy palms for quite a while now. A few of his findings are th...