where do you keep all these nicely looking stuff over the winter?

Igor thanks for your reply. I have most of my larger tropical plants,Bananas in my heated garage 12c. The Washingtonia filifera,robusta and other palms go into my workshop kept at about 5c. The T.fortunei palms have been planted since 2006,2007,one sabal minor planted 2009.Two Sabal louisiana planted this year.

John

Hi John,

great collection of specimen plants! I assume your selling them since you have so many? Very cool!

John,
I am always impressed with the shear number of palms that you have!

I forget, how do you protect your in ground palms?

Paul

Beautiful collection of palms John-
I enjoyed looking at your pics 😀

John, even more beautiful than I remember "in person"...

hey, is that a Licuala you've acquired? (if not, what is the wide-leafed palm in a pot, leaves about 1 or 2 feet long?)
And is that a Fishtail on the porch?

Glad my musa is now in your capable hands.

Thanks for the updated pics.
Barb

Thanks P.N. people for your comments on my collection of plants. Barb the tropical palms in the pics are Triangle palms,Cat tail palms,hawaiian fan palm. Paul I will have an update soon as to how I`m going to protect my palms with la nina this year.Here is what I`ve used the last four years. http://okanaganpalms.multiply.com/photos/album/4/Dec_28th_2008_winter_palms_tropicals Jim thanks for your comments. Tim yes I sell many palms through spring and summer. The palm, Yucca bug is slowly catching on here.

John

Must not get to cool in the garage if you have Banana plants "growing" 😀

I guess you lift off the top of the enclosures when it's to warm and sunny
as in your picture?

Jim the garage stays around 12c 52f through the winter. The palm protection does come off the palms on mild winter days. I hope we all have lots of those this winter?

John

As always John, very nice. 8)

Thanks Aaron.Have you tried any palms this year in your yard? I recall you said you had tried some in past years.How are the palms you planted on your land in S.Arizona doing?

John

Thanks Aaron.Have you tried any palms this year in your yard? I recall you said you had tried some in past years.How are the palms you planted on your land in S.Arizona doing?

John

I have planted my last sabale minor palm this summer, and is the last palm I have in my yard. Hope it makes it through the winter. 🙂 I have given up on palms in my Idaho garden. There is just too many worry free palm yuccas out there. Torry and faxon yuccas are a sight to behold even when seen next to palms.

Of cource nothings better than a palm, but I am sad to say that all of my palms have died in Arizona. I tought they would because I was not there to water them, but why not try when I'm down there. 😉 Next year I will plant some more palms and cactus.
PS I am glad to say that it looks like my cactus are doing just fine without me. 😀

Very Nice pictures John, all of your plants are super healthy too. I love the palm circle in the driveway 😀

That Brahea armata in picture 23 is beautiful! Did you ever think of trying one in the ground there?

Thanks for the pictures.

Bill

That Brahea armata in picture 23 is beautiful! Did you ever think of trying one in the ground there?

Thanks for the pictures.

Bill

Did you grow that from seed? Beautiful palm. 8)