I finally found a small local nursery last Spring with 5 gallon size Sabal minor for $125 but too late to do me good. He said few people buy them as t...

That will be a great trip! Take some photos for us. Sometime do a driving trip down to Texas so you can bring palms home in your car. Texas is a good ...

W has been great. She helps me haul pots in and out. She especiallyShe especially appreciates trips in winter where palms grow wild.Her hobby is breed...

You are in EU, right? I wonder if he can ship out of Europe.

Very nice!So, no collapsed hoop house for you this I bet. :D

I think this link has the new Canadian map:;

Correction:"Zones in this edition of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) are based on 1976–2005 weather data."More detail:"The zones in this edit...

Not sure, but I think they used average winter lows from 1996 - 2005. Does anyone know?

Tulsa was moved from zone 6b to 7a, and my parent's Oregon beach home was moved zone 8b to 9a. Hooray! :lol: Also, Oklahoma's native palms in McCurta...

:lol: :lol: :lol: Any guess?

Sorry! Snow load or wind?

FTR, I did not believe the story about the origin of the seedlings I was given when I first heard it and don't now. Maybe they were started from store...

This thread has gotten me interested in my Phoenix. The first photo is of a potted CIDP I bought locally last Spring.The second is my mystery Phoenix,...

Very interesting indeed!Yes, keep us updated. Kris, you could grow a CIDP if you built it a heated palm hut every winter. They would like our hot dry ...