Pygmy Date Palm single, 3 ft of clear trunk on sale for $50...couldn't pass up. Now re-potted since it was so root bound and sitting in the spot wher...

No doubt! They are big! Will Be of a challenge this fall to condense them before putting cage around it for the winter.

Wow, a Maxima?? Never heard of anyone having one of those. How did you come to acquire one? and how big is yours?Does that species sucker? I ...

lol, I did look them up when you said it was for sale, and saw they don't like cold at all. Any more palms I buy have to be able to be over wintered ...

Well this discussion will make it easier to justify "buying one more...." so will probably go pick it up on Monday.

I've always wanted to put a wood stove in the garage "just because" but since it's such a permanent thing, there really was't any place central that I...

Yes Jim your right. The only palms I had issues with in the garage was the Pygmy Dates, and I think that was because I watered them too much....and, ...

She's already pissed because budget plan increased by $80 EACH month :(I did the space heater thing last winter, along with two floor lamps with a 200...

Did I see a Fishtail Palm in there somewhere? potted? or planted?

Where is that 20ft Queen going to overwinter? Beautiful palm.

AND it didn't help that I bought two radiant electric heaters. 1 for the seedling room, and another for the 3rd car garage where a lot of my cold hard...

For each over wintered in the ground palm they get 1 6ft heat pipe tape around root ball (has built in thermostat) and 1 string of 25 C7 Christmas lig...

Can't remember his screen name is, just remember the great looking European fan palm and amazed he could over winter it as isolated as it was.I'm at m...