That's the reputation of McCurtain County. Don't know if it is true. I don't want to seem glib, but having guns pointed at you by bad guys comes with ...

Given the pitiful state of our finances, I'm guessing we'll live in a hut made of fronds of Attelea cohune; Sabal mauritamius leaves being out of our ...

I spent last evening with a professional horticulturist/arborist and he wants to go along with me. We figure winter is the time to do it as the absenc...

Paul,I found it interesting. I'll do something similar for my area. --Erik

I like it just fine right here, 10 o latitude south of where W and I grew up :) We might move down to the Texas gulf coast in a few years if we can f...

The local Home Depot here sells queen palms. If there is one near you, ask them to order for you. My local nursery also carries them as houseplants. I...

On my "to do" list is a road trip down to see wild Sabal minor "McCurtain" and collect seed. That biosurvey website has GPS coordinates that should ge...

Barb,nice!The weather geek in my follows a blog on wunderground that covers weather extremes:--Erik

I know that $200 is a lot, but I think that palm is worth it. Now, please protect it well. And keep us updated on it. --Erik

Mike,I'd like to use Google Earth for teaching but haven't figured out how to do it. If you have any tips, PM or FB me. --Erik

Igor,wow! That is a big one!You'll keep it inside and plant it in spring, right? And give it protection next winter?I like Chamaerops, but they need p...

Fun!I doubt whether I exhale enough CO2 to make a difference to my plants. If I thought it did, I'd pop the top on a bottle of club soda instead. :lo...

I have really enjoyed this thread, and want to keep it going to share successes and failures with this method. Jim,key question about goals. If I want...

Thanks for the update. Mine seems to be working fine as well. I'll keep the spare I bought on hand in case of problems, although knowing the closest s...

Bill,yes, keep us updated on temps in there but I think it will be easy to keep warm. And, oh, the thought of an 8' trunk palm! :) Maybe I can find o...