finally opened up the wndows going to 53 here tonight yay!

About the CIDP, mine was in a pot last summer at edge of parking lot (black asphalt) on west side of apartment building all last summer. Air temps at the nearest airport got to 114 oF (46 oC) out in country; had to be several degrees warmer icon_eek.gif ) in the city in an apartment parking lot. Bizzie was next to it, along with Y. rostrata. None suffered from that heat, but W did water the heck out of them (recall, I was on the Oregon coast, being smart and all). So, I think CIDP can handle extreme root temperatures, at least with copious water.

As for planting it, per H's suggestion: I did plant my CIDP, about that size. One the Oregon coast.

Erik, sorry I forgot to comment on your post.
Yes, water quantity is critical for CIDP because they can take full sun and brutal heat all day every day.
I stuck the CIDP w pot back into the cold building...I'd need a backhoe to dig a hole THAT size. 😕
It'll be great to hear/see how your Oregon CIDP does.

Now that it's mid-Oct, I'm pleased we're having a nice warmish month.
Only hit -1C once or twice, since then it's milder, but very dry.

I wrapped my 2 Washies in 1 layer of 6ml vapor barrier, also the Brahea armata and little Chamaerops humilis var cerifera.
Then it got warm again.

Murphy's Law: if you want it to warm up in Fall, enclose your palms early. 😥 😆 😆
Conversely...leaving them unprotected will lead to -10C earlier. 😆 😆

Barb

Barb everything is looking great. 🙂 Those Washy`s are sure starting to take off. Are you noticing any difference between the two of them now? W.filifera vs W.filibusta. ❓

John

Thanks John, it's time we saw photos of yours again! 😀

I was amazed at the size of the leaves this year.
Twice as large as last year on both.

W.filifera vs W.filibusta.

I can't tell a difference.
They both have a similar quantity of filaments, and the trunks are the same colour and thickness.
And thorns are the same size and shape on both.

Can't remember what someone said...apparently one doesn't have thorns? is that filifera or robusta?
Is that true?

Yours must be massive by now! 😀

Barb

Barb maybe they are both W. filfera. I thought one was a W. filibusta. I`ve noticed the trunks are diferent colours when the are young. The filifera is a dull orange colour while the robusta trunk is a brighter reddish colour. The fronds are a deeper green on robusta and duller olive color on filifera. Both have thorns 😯 In any case they are doing very well for you. I`ve sold most of my bigger Washy`s this summer. I guess it`s time to do an update here.

John

Thanks for the ID tips John.

Yup, time for an update of your stuff.
Looking forward to seeing it.

Barb

The one on the left looks like filifera, and the one on the right looks like filibusta does that sound right? 🙂