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If we are talking species - There is only the one; Chamaerops Humilis. There are only 4 accepted variations : C humilis car humilis, var Vulcano, var ARgentia, and cerifera. They are extremely variable, and there have been many name for these, but there are only 4 accepted variations of the species....

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Dont know what palm is the first one

The second "windmillish" palm... if the trunk has hige spines it may be a needle. the third is some sotve of date palm

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Barb your valley looks really green this year!

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Not bad at all adam. Most people concider them tropical plants, yet when you look into the data, theyre quite hardy. Unfortunate they most likely fruit for you... Any pics?

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The only EE ive heard that is even close to being hardy to zone 5 would be colocasia fallax, not the most common one. Just to clarify you are talking colocasia, not say, brunnera or something?

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Ive had better luck with bamboo seed then I have for bananas or palms. Ive germinated Borinda fungosa and fargesia (borinda) yunnanensis. They are also the only 2 ive tried, so im hoping for 3/3.... I have a F rufa, phyllostachys "alata", and the yunannensis seedling in the ground. They ge...

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Holy taro batman........

Awesome you got some trachy seeds...... Youre going to need to dome your yard soon!

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I try to do an order for summer germination and an order for doing something in the winter. This is round 1 :twisted: Chamaedorea seifrizii Always wanted these. I apparently forgot i ordered these last year, and left them in the porch all winter.... Musa balbisiana var. balbisiana Phyllostachys edul...

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They seem to be calling for a warm summer at the very least... I think we both deserve it this year Jim!

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Prep your soil the day before..... pour boiling water on it and let it cool...

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Superstore had gallon musa zabrina for 5 bucks.... im going to get a few more http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7385/9171745932_0716bf6e5e_z.jpg Pixie grape "The Pixie is a natural dwarf grapevine that is derived from the periclinal L1/L2 chimera Pinot Meunier."" Stays 2 or 3 feet tall. I...

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Thats what I was thinking as well. I planted one away from the house, and am going to keep the one indoors. I want to take some cuttings, but there is no semi hard or hardwood, its all green and apparently cuttings from green wood (in regards to figs) dont take too well. Im hoping to get some more, ...

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Very nice tim. I cant wait to see those mags take off!

Those ensetes are beasts too! I remember when they were just some small 2 gallon plants *nostalgia* I didnt think papaya plants grew that fast either....

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You can tease us roboceaser.. im sure most wont mind some nice tropical pics!

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Your houseplants are going to consist of apples, since they wont grow there

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Chicago hardy comes back from the roots in th chicago are with a bit of.protection. Cameron has a few

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Hard to do a move like that..... but ho chi min is basically smack dab in the middle of the asian forests/rainforests...... I think youll be sending home thousands of seeds in the first few months :P I hope it goes well, i know a few people who have done this. Some in Laos, some in japan, some in ko...

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The only thing i havnt tried is bottom heat, or in the green house. These ones were in the baggie for 8 months...

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I never seem to have great success germinating banana seed. I managed to germinate a few but I have tried the 2 Ensete species multiple times without any luck. Last year i got a batch and sowed them around august. Until a week or 2 ago they were in a baggie with some moist medium. All seeds had no r...

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Oh its going outside?

Org has a similar climate, if not as windy. I believe they are hardy down to -5C? Relatively hardy Pinnate palms to be honest. Here is the common form. Var from the south will have a bit more hardiness.

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Ah, theyre apparently really easy to grow indoors. They would probably do better with a bit higher humidity.... Never grown them myself. They are from new zealand if that helps

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Speaking of rains...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/s ... an-ch.html

Wasnt there a duncan from calgary?

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Thanks Mike Ive read they rather like being rootbound, and are usually planted with pavement slabs to restrict root growth for better fruiting. You saying they would like to be potted for a few years makes a lot of sense. I would have to wrap it and use deep mulch. The snow does a rather good job of...

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I think the furthest north ive heard of, is in san fran, or in northern florida........

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I managed to find 2 figs labeled "hardy fig tree; zone 6". IF the picture on the tag is a proper representation of the plant, then im pretty sure its " brown turkey". I want to try it to see if i can get some of it to survive. The best odds I see is to plant it really close to my...

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Thanks guys!

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First things first. Here is a reminder of what the yard looked like in april 2011 http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5546/9043280960_550274d172.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7341/9041063125_28cfd0acdd.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7286/9043287364_31728f68ee.jpg Here are some pics of today: Alocac...

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Jim your sequoia recovered really well! It must love the rains youve been getting..... Ill join the castor war as well, mine are roughly the same size as your smaller ones...

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Some places are lucky enough to be in between 2 or more......

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Wow mike, derechos? I didnt know they reached NJ

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You mean that big ole maple? I love maple trees. They look great, grow fast and give lots of shade.... the problem with them is they are horrendously shallow rooted, and they break branches off in high winds if they arent surrounded by other trees. I wouldnt plant one within 500 feet of my house.......

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Wow jim... Im hoping it changed....

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That jubea is gorgeous!

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Really nice mike! THat "tropical looking seedling" is a datura im pretty sure, if not, its a brug. I wonder where the hell it came from. It's about a foot tall now with the humidity and sun, also has a few shoots out the side of it int he ground... if anyone in the area grows them, birds ...

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Speakin of your Yucca tim, do you remember that odd seedling that I had from your batch of seed? Well, its growing really slow in the small pot, so im going to repot it or get it in the ground, dispite its small size. Either way, Turns out another seed gernimated in that pot, and it seems to be simi...

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Everything looks good! I bought a tango mandarin and a mayer lemon recently too. What temps have they seen outside? They were outside during the 29F event on May 13th. Wow.... I was warned at how finiky citrus can be with cool temps so ive ben keeping mine inside...... Yours look super happy. Im al...

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Everything looks good! I bought a tango mandarin and a mayer lemon recently too. What temps have they seen outside?

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Really nice mike!

THat "tropical looking seedling" is a datura im pretty sure, if not, its a brug.

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andy My problem is making sure that it gets the proper cold for the winter. My front porch might work, but the temp swings are crazy in there and there is nothing to protect the roots. My garage isnt insulated, and my basement is too warm. The only option I have is to put it outside I think. At leas...

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Jesse- The thing with the larger leafed Magnolia species is that they need some serious heat to harden off properly before winter. You get cold enough that even well hardened wood MIGHT be in trouble anyway. M. tripetala is definitely the one to mess with, the furthest 'north' (north meaning cold i...

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