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Beny · Post by **Beny** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 6:55 pm

Hi guys..you can visit my website to see my result i had about overwintering palms near Montreal, zone 5a. Its only in french, sorry, but you can see lots of pics. As a landscaper, i try to enter the market with the exolandscaping. I try to build different method that permit my customer to have cold hardy palms in their landscape. I focus to the possibility to protect big Trachycarpus as tall then 20 feets.

Ben

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:25 pm

Here ya go...this link works:

http://expressiontropicale.com/topic/index.html

That Washy pictured at right is soooooooooo nice, what a great yard

Nice work Beny.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:44 am

Nice website Beny. That Butia is a great specimen too!

Have you tried Tetrapanex? It may be a great plant to try too with it's exotic leaves. Even as a die back perennial, it looks great come July.

Beny · Post by **Beny** » Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:21 pm

Tim,
No, but its like castorbean no? Did you try to protect that, at what temp. the roots die ?

Ben

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:01 pm

Hi Beny,

Tetrapanex is hardier than Casterbean. Tetrapanex is probably a USDA zone 8a plant (except for the leaves). I cover the lower trunk and root area with leaves and it resprouted and grow into a 6 foot (2m) tall plant. I'm attempting to protect the 6 foot tall trunk this winter to see how large it will grow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YObimqV56s