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by PhilMusa
Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:46 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Spring now thats what I`m talkin about!
Replies: 5
Views: 3587

Yuccaman, Our time will come, we have to be patient even though it's driving me crazy :banghead: . Hopefully, this spring will be like last winter where it was cold at the beginning but very plesant for most of January and February. This translated into a Zone 7a winter and Zone 7b on the island tha...
by PhilMusa
Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:58 am
Forum: Indoor Palms
Topic: Maiden topic: What is your favorite indoor palm?
Replies: 7
Views: 5719

Great Sub forum! :thumbup:

In regards to my preferences, I really like all palms but my favourites are,
1.Howea forsteriana (Kentia Palm),
2.Veitchia merrillii (Adonidia Palm),
3.Bismarckia nobilis (Bismark palm),
by PhilMusa
Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:33 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Musa Basjoo too
Replies: 12
Views: 10132

Dr, Tell me about it. I've been talking about my basjoo with my friends now for a couple of years. However, when they do come over they always ask how your banana plant doing? And I'm always gald to show them. Even in the winter when it's all covered up. Wait to they find out that I'm planting a har...
by PhilMusa
Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:28 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Musa Basjoo too
Replies: 12
Views: 10132

I agree with everyone here. I would wait till you typically have your last frost. Also, if you can find a smaller Basjoo for less money it would be your best value. These guys grow very fast!
:D
by PhilMusa
Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:43 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Cold hardy palms for trenton ontario 6a & 5b
Replies: 15
Views: 12123

Yuccaman, what is the name of Harvey's Nursery and where is it?

Thx
Phil
by PhilMusa
Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:50 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Cities and temp
Replies: 28
Views: 17596

Thanks Jay! Very interesting to see all locations together. One nice happy family.
by PhilMusa
Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:32 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Coldest temps?
Replies: 20
Views: 14336

Here in Toronto the coldest night was in early Dec at -15.2C/+4.6F, since then we haven't even come close. However, the arctic Flow that had invaded the West earlier in the week has made its way to southern Ontario today and we may see temps of -15C/5F tonight. As someone alluded to earlier I'm also...
by PhilMusa
Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:41 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Colder temps. coming
Replies: 9
Views: 5426

It's currently 31F and Freezing rain in Toronto. Now........where did I put my skates?
by PhilMusa
Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:37 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Cities and temp
Replies: 28
Views: 17596

Great addition, how about adding an Eastern city like Toronto and Boston or New York?
by PhilMusa
Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:51 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: cold, cold, cold!!!!
Replies: 11
Views: 8401

Here in North Toronto we dropped to a low of -15.2C/+4.64F :shock: on Dec 13 since then temps have moderated and will continue that way for the next two weeks. I can only hope it stays that way. :roll:
by PhilMusa
Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:12 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Any one growing Trithrinax campestris?
Replies: 26
Views: 18457

Thanks Aaron for the info.
by PhilMusa
Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:18 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Any one growing Trithrinax campestris?
Replies: 26
Views: 18457

DesertZone,

How are you caring for your Needle Palm in a Zone 5b which is similar to where I live just north of Toronto?

Regards :)