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Here on the northern Oregon coast, we've been moved from zone 8 to 9.

But, got to zone 8 temps in December 2013.

I'll still take risks, but every few years, or decades, watch out.

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Looks terrific!

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They came back from the dead. Undead Musa?

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This news story has a different edit that includes the sound of the shots fired, again, captured by a tourist to the Maya site. It opens with gun shots, and closes with Chameadorea palms. http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/2014/09/30/online-video-posts-purportedly-captured-sound-fatal-gunshots/ The s...

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Palms are a fun hobby for us, but they are a deadly serious matter in some places. Many of you know I spend time in the rainforests of Belize, for my own research on wildlife and to help with an effort to deter poachers who steal macaw nestlings for the international trade in rare parrots. Many of t...

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A chimenea in there would extend the time you can enjoy it.

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Then all that is left is the electric heat in there to keep it from getting too cold, but not hot. I like pipe heating tape, but most here use c9 (incandescent) christmas lights on a thermocube.

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Looks good to me. You'll cover the top, right?

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Looks great!

That palapa is very special!

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[quote="chadec"] I have sabal minors popping up like weeds.[/quote]

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Looks lovely!

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Well, I'm sure it can be done, but sustainably? I'm skeptical. Sooner or later something will go wrong.
With Trachy, needle palms, etc. you have a big margin of error.

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Awesome!
As a scientist, do the same for these and the black ones you harvest later.

Personally, Sabal are pretty easy. But, warm is good. Just keep it the same warm for these as for the ones you get later.

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Everywhere! None in Oregon. I think they need more Summer heat.

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May I suggest YOU do the experiment? Green/early vs. late/black? Both species? 100 seeds condition? I can help with the stats.

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And, great fall color coming soon!

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Right, perhaps with protection. But, good plants even when they die back.

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Nice crepe myrtles! I think these can be used up north, where summers get hot.
Plus, they recover well after unusually cold winters.

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I've never done research on this but I too wait until they turn dark. Would be fun to find out if germination success differes between early/green and late/dark. 'Cause, if you wait too long the birds get them.

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There are folks here who know more than I, so take this with a grain of salt (Magnesium Sulfate, preferably). I am a big fan of pipe heating tape. Your local hardware store sells it. Wrap it around trunk and spear base, at least. It comes on when the built-in thermometer sense temperatures close to ...

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Glad to hear. Have some pictures?

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You may able to use it again next year.

I have done the same thing myself in the past.

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They're getting big! This was a good Summer for them.

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Wow!

Looks great as usual late Summer.

I like how you used the Sequioa corpse.

Also, great Passiflora pics.

Trachy palms getting big!

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Mine in Manzanita is dead.

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Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

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Nice experiment! I would not have predicted that. Keep it going.

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Weeds? Wait until you are pulling strap-leaved palmlings.

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I suggest growing it in a pot.

I planted mine in Manzanita and didn't protect. Then, it got exposed to record cold for the date (early December). Not dead, but might as well be.

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Agreed: Yucca rostrata are terrific!

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Rats.

I had a dawn redwood once. Nice, but of course deciduous.

You can grow vines up the corpse of your Sequoia if you want to salvage something from your effort.

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Thanks! That's it. Stunted as growing under dense canopy. Yes, rocky soil, too, with slope.

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Dang postimage!!

Here is the link to it on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

I'll get it on Flickr when I have a faster connection.

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I was hiking this afternoon in a forest East of the Arrenal Volcano in Costa Rica. I saw the odd (to me) red banana with an upright flower: [url=http://postimg.org/image/x7jtf8y6z/][img]http://s1.postimg.org/x7jtf8y6z/red_banana.jpg[/img][/url] While bananas are grown commercially here, this is not ...

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Impressed as ever.
I am a big fan of Brahea.

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Nice!

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Kris,
we have an open house in the morning in case you know anyone who wants a palm (or horse) friendly place: http://tulsa.craigslist.org/reo/4518063086.html

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Sabal "Lou" looks fantastic! Glad you got it. Every palm left behind on the old farm is dead.

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Wow! Super!

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$15 is a very fair price! Go for it!

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