Very cool, thanks for posting. 😀 love that needle palm.

Nice score Paul !

Very cool, thanks for posting. 😀 love that needle palm.

Nice trachy. 😳

Where were you in Niagara Paul? Looks like St. Catharines area....

Merci Paul very nice pics

Since the fellow who owns the garden in question doesn't post here, I won't use his name. The garden is located about 150m west of Niagara rive, just north of the city of Niagara Falls.

Desert Zone- I didn't post a pic of either of his needles, they aren't quite a big as the Trachy! He also has some S. minors that have been in the ground for 4 years but they haven't put on any size.

Paul thanks for the pics. That Trachy is doing well for only having burlap for protection. Those Bamboo are going to be nice additions to your yard.

John

Desert Zone- I didn't post a pic of either of his needles, they aren't quite a big as the Trachy! He also has some S. minors that have been in the ground for 4 years but they haven't put on any size.

Amazing palms are doing so well there, does he cover them. 🙂

Not the needles or Sabals, but the Trachy does get a burlap wrap.

Thanks for the pics Paul.
Man, what some people can do at 43 degrees Latitude (*envy*).

That Arizona blue cypress is a stunner; have never seen one!

Great specimens in the raised bed.
I like how your friend has built up the bed so the yard still looks natural.
Not like a 950 Loader dumped its load in a pointy pile and it got planted that way.

Barb

I visited a friend in Niagara this past weekend. The climate there is phenominal for the non-current warmed East...

Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue':
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Frost burnt M. basjoo with Arizona blue cypress:
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A large C. x viridiflora:
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Cunninghamia complete with Spanish moss!
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Trachycarpus fortunei protected with burlap, in ground 4+ years:
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Nice mixed grove of Phyllostachys (aureosulcata, aureosulcata 'Spectibilis', and bambusoides)
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I brought back 4 large field grown seperations of 'spectibilis'. These are now resting in my basement for the winter (though they are much taller then the cealing):
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Hope you enjoyed!

I have the same bamboo type growing in my back yard..Love the look of it! Also is that a monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)? Does that have to be covered in winter? Thanks for the pics.

Mike- The "Monkey Puzzle" is really a China Fir= Cunninghamia lanceolata. Looks similar to the real thing but is a full zone (or more?) hardier. It is one that Francko has misidentified in his book and this has created some confusion. Unfortunate.

It would be completely hardy for you.

The 'real' monkey puzzle (A. arucana) is 'half-hardy' in Niagara. They seem to survive but aren't really happy. They tend to brown but continue to grow (slowly). If you get up that way head to Niagara-On-The-Lake where there is a c. 6 foot planted out along one of the major streets.