They had huge palmettos and also huge Washy. I am no Washy expert. I thought the leaf petioles looked like W. robusta (reddish at base?), but their tr...

Andy,thanks for the photos!I too love anything Sabal. Hope to get to the palmetto state someday. --Erik

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82 today?!?I'm in Dallas Texas right now and it won't get that warm here!Sorry about the magnolia. I'm surprised.

Hopefully Jim will chime in. He has been researching T takil.

Winter? Try Spring Break on the Oregon beach. That is what my son and his college buddies are doing this week.PS morning low of 20 C here in Tulsa....

Dr. Jeff Masters asks instead if it is JUNE on his blog today:which also mentions the heavy snows at my parent's Oregon coast house. :lol:

Have fun, Sid!We're going to Dallas for the weekend.BTW my weather sticher is messed up--no way we are getting into the 90s tomorrow. 8)

Local TV meterologists here say we are already in May.This morning, low of 63 F broke the old highest low record (58 F) by 5 F :shock:

Ben,I've had a jelly palm (my avatar) be completely defoliated a few times. It came back with summer heat, water and fertilizer. Keep us updated. --Er...

My son is at my parent's Oregon coast beach house now. I'll ask him to take a cell-phone snap for me.Update: just got off the phone with my son. He sa...

Summer scheduled to continue through the end of March for Jim and I:With that, I think I will start arranging potted plants as if they will be out unt...

I'll give them some miracle grow to get going this week. I haven't arranged them for the summer yet, as I still can't believe that I won't be hustling...

2012 is going to be a very, very good year for you, Jim! :D