PalmsNorth.com – Cold Hardy Palm Forum

Way to go , Jacklord!!!! I hardly wait to see the pics. Palms and Camellias, oh man.... I guess Sabal would be fine in shade, eh?Rob

Good pictures, nice plant. The same page had a reference to zone 4, too, so I am not sure. But I tell you what. There was one famous botanist in Russi...

Hey Scotty, Very beautiful plants, congrats! So, you had -15 C, eh? It was already kind of a good indication of what can be expected and they just sai...

Hi Erik, Very impressie, good luck! Rob

I keep my fingers crossed, Paul!!!!Rob

Wow, very cool Wxman! Way to go.Rob

Hi Mike, I once had a Plumeria; its fragrance is heavenly.... So, it grows in the wet tropics; knowing this helps a bit. Problem is, we do not have th...

Yup, and this was one of the ideas of Dr Franko of the book "Palms won't grow here....." He suggested that we should try to fill the trunk top of a Tr...

Hi all, This is my two cents: an older tree is more cold hardy i.e. it has thicker, sturdier cell walls. Also, its body is thicker with more protectio...

It sure is a beauty, Barb! Those suckers... I hope the neem oil will take away the oxigen...Rob

Yes, interesting pictures! I think the purple flower is a kind of mallow (Malvaceae family)The small evergreen shrub next to teh rosemary sure looks l...

Good job, Paul! I myself drove there in June and was overwhelmed by the selection.... SO, I bought a Brazoria (very blue in the middle, if you check a...

Hi Canadianplant, I might be mistaken, but it looks more like a Marantha....I guess the ginger leaf would be a bit more elongated, but I might be mist...

Hi Mike, Now that is a beautiful Camellia!!!! Can I ask you if you had changed the soil around it or is your original soil that airy? I have lots of c...

Hi all,Good luck with the Araucaria. as far as I remember, the most cold tolerant member of this family might be the A. araucana that lives in Chile a...