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I know for a fact, Cycas revoluta its a scavenger for nutrients, so it doesn't require much fertilizing. I would say, a good fertilizer high in nitrog...

Beautiful Butia capitata!!!...I love Pindo Palms. I know for sure they love the heat, being from Brazil. Its surprisingly cold hardy though, consideri...

I'm at the far boundary for growing palms outside...7a is about as far north as cold hardy palm growing gets. I would definitely settle for zone 8. I ...

I also have a Musa basjoo. Yes, M. basjoo can grow very large, up to 15 feet here. M. basjoo dies to the ground during the winter in my "kneck of the ...

I know var. cerifera is the Blue variety of the Mediterranean Fan Palm. Sabal palmetto grows very fast in the southeastern U.S., especially in Florida...

Hello Michel, I live in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States(37deg. N). My area is zone 7a, so I am limited on what tropicals I can grow. I grow Rhapi...

Its hard to explain what they look like...Their "alien like" in appearence. Pups form in the center of the Cycad on the conical bud. You will know the...

I have one banana plant, it is the Musa basjoo, which is a cold hardy banana to -20F. It dies to the ground during the winter, but returns in the spri...

Illinois is known for its major city, "Chicago," but I'm in the southern part of the state, about 220 miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. I know you us...

Nice to meet you Ian. I'm curious, do you experience hot humid weather during the summer in your area?...I know your pretty far from the equator, so I...

I have tons of Sabal minor seeds!...They are already in a plastic ziploc bag germinating though...A few of them have germinated, but several of them a...

No problem. I'm sure your Musa Basjoo's will get 14 feet tall. I just came back from Wisconsin two days ago and when I looked at my Musa basjoo, it gr...

It looks like a Cycas revoluta to me. The King Sago has the exact same appearence, so it has to be one! :D