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cuja1

Last year I ordered a Yucca elata from www.coldhardycacti.com When it arrived I noticed it was a yucca rostrata. I contacted Kelly Grummins (the owner?) and told him that I hadn't had much luck with yucca rostrata and I was really wanting a yucca elata. He told me he would send me my yucca elata (wh...

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Your area is a little better off then mine in winter... Mulch would be the key here,at least 4" and better if its 6" keeps the soil from freezing but you need about/at least a 3' area...I have pulled the mulch back after some pretty cold winter temps and I think the lowest readings @4&quo...

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It seems like I remember reading somewhere that if the soil freezes in the winter, it won't kill a windmill palm. Is this true? Is it necessary to heat the ground around a windmill palm in the winter to keep it alive? If so what methods are used for making sure he ground won't freeze?

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Nice yuccas! I especially like the baccata.

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HardyPalmFreak wrote:The Yucca is doing amazing still in Brooklyn and so is the needle palm tree!

Great! Thanks for the info

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Thanks for the video!

I saw that you previously posted a video with a yucca rostrata and a needle palm in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. Any idea how they are doing now?

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From the 4th to the 10th of Jan/2015 was a nice warm stretch...the lows... 3,0,-5,-9,-13F,-2,0....it hit -13 again the next week but it all started in November with 10 days below freezing in a row,I have never seen it that cold for that long in November. All the leaves on all the Sabal were toasted...

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I bought my Sabal "Lou" from a vendor in Oklahoma City: http://www.alligatoralley.com/palminfo.html Great guy, good to do business with. My Sabal "Lou" survived (with protection) our "colder than the south pole" event in 2011. I passed it on to another Palmsnorth membe...

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I bought my Sabal "Lou" from a vendor in Oklahoma City: http://www.alligatoralley.com/palminfo.html Great guy, good to do business with. My Sabal "Lou" survived (with protection) our "colder than the south pole" event in 2011. I passed it on to another Palmsnorth membe...

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Did your delosperma cooperi survive 2 winters ago Jim? Mine all rotted. In fact, all my ice plants rotted. I've tried 4 different varieties and they've had excellent drainage.

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One site on Dave's Garden rates Sabal Minor McCurtain as hardy to zone 5b: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/133718/ don't know if they are reliably hardy in zone 5b but with the results you've had, it seems possible. I'm really interested in getting a S. Lou now. The size of the fronds is much mo...

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would spring be a better time to try that?

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hardyjim wrote:
cuja1 wrote:
hardyjim wrote:You can use coffee,water them with it
half strength or less and spray it on the scale.
water the palm with coffee?
http://www.gainesville.com/article/2013 ... /130429874

Nice I'll have to try that, my sago doesn't have scale but it doesn't seem to want to grow this year either.

cuja1

hardyjim wrote:You can use coffee,water them with it
half strength or less and spray it on the scale.

water the palm with coffee?

cuja1

My S. Minor McCurtain has scale. Does anyone have any tips for getting rid of it?

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Lol I just had to ask.

cuja1

Hey Jim,

do you think the Lou would've survived if it had had a trunk? It seems like my Yucca Gloriosas do fine in the winter until they get a trunk.

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hardyjim wrote:Yea,they all survived.
McCurtain having its best year.

I just put mine in the ground this year.

cuja1

I'm guessing the McCurtain would have survived too if uncovered. I'm going to have to get me a S. Louisiana.

I'm pretty unimpressed with needle palms in this area. I've started protecting mine from moisture as soon as freezing precipitation starts.

cuja1

Jim, do you mean that you didn't protect the Sabal Louisiana at all?

cuja1

Good research. Yeah, warmer on average. But, that doesn't mean you cannot get the odd winter that is super cold. That's what I'm afraid of. I'm starting to think anything that couldn't be currently grown in Minneapolis isn't bullet proof here. Supposedly my "Ernest Wilson" mimosa is a zon...

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It occurred to me to see what temperatures where like in the 80's and 70's in Springfield. Specifically 77,78,79, and 83. I had always heard that we had worse winters in the past. After the winter of 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 I figured the winters from the 70's and 80's couldn't have been much worse. ...

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Cosmo wrote:Interesting and somewhat informative about S. Minors in their native TX habitat.

http://dallaspalms.com/native_palm_groves_in_dallas.htm

Thanks for the info. You'd think Sabal Minors would be used more in Dallas.

cuja1

Nice size minor for $20! Is it a Monrovia? Funny to see an obscure plant like sabal minor being sold by such a big outfit! Everybody's advice is good, don't try to unwrap the roots. If you break a root it will die all the way back to the rootball. I had the bright idea of separating a triple sabal ...

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Good choice. They (the roots) will figure it out, over a few years. Don't worry. How big is it? Any palmate leaves yet? Here's a couple pics of it. <a href="http://s1250.photobucket.com/user/Springpatch77/media/SSPX0070_zpsktndd5jn.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http:/...

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I'm no expert. Root bound is not a big problem. But, if it was me, I'd get some scissors or shears and cut away the plastic pot as best I could. I was able to get the pot off, but the roots were tightly wound around the bottom. They were thick and rubbery so I just decided to plant it like that in ...

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I'm no expert. Root bound is not a big problem. But, if it was me, I'd get some scissors or shears and cut away the plastic pot as best I could. I was able to get the pot off, but the roots were tightly wound around the bottom. They were thick and rubbery so I just decided to plant it like that in ...

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Nice plants!

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Yes, sensitive roots. But, don't fret over the ones that broke. They will grow back, but slowly. I love these, but they are slow. What do you think about breaking the roots. I'm worried that it is root bound but I left it alone for fear that I would kill it if I broke too many. Should I take the ch...

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TerdalFarm wrote:Yes, sensitive roots. But, don't fret over the ones that broke. They will grow back, but slowly. I love these, but they are slow.

Ok thank you!

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Ok thank you John

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The ones in your pic look a lot like the ones I dug up.

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What two? The 2 smallest ones. I'm asking jokingly. I just came back from Panama City and I couldn't resist the urge to dig up some Sabal seedlings in Destin, FL. There were so many all over the place I rationalized that I was just pulling some weeds from them. I dug them out of a Goodwill parking ...

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You didn't by any chance dig those 2 seedlings up did you?

cuja1

I just got back from a trip south yesterday where I bought a nice sized Sabal Minor. I went to pot it today and I saw that the roots were tightly wrapped around the bottom of the pot. I tried to untangle them but they were thick and rubbery. It seemed like if I tried to untangle them I would break t...

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Wow, the cactus handled the cold well for you. I'm pretty much in the same boat. I'm in Windsor, it was a little warmer, with a winter low of -26, and a few -22. Losses: a) 3 windmill palms (despite protection) b) 1 needle palm c) gardenia d) 2 Camellias e) 1 buddhist pine (seedling) Severely damag...

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Anyone had any experience with this plant? I put it next to my house on a side that is protected from the north and west winds. The problem I found out is that it likes semi-arid conditions. I dug it up yesterday and it was sitting in soupy mud. So I did what I do with my cacti which is mix about 66...

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how cold did it get there?

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I got a small yucca glauca from http://www.coldhardycactus.com/
I also ordered a yucca elata from there, but I found out that if you can find a nursery that buys from Monrovia, they might be able to order yucca elatas in a larger size. I'm waiting on a 1 gallon y. elata right now.

cuja1

Thanks Jim and Barb! The east coast had more snow than us but I think where I'm at saw colder temps. Seems like the Southern Mags got hardier over the past year.

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