Starting to open palms and bananas slowly

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Starting to open palms and bananas slowly

Post by coconutmike » Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:08 pm

Starting to open the palms and bananas slowly. Winter seems to be dragging on this year but I am guessing all my palms will be open within the next 10 days. Here is a quick teaser video with some info on how I protected them.
Enjoy the show and more videos to come with the big palms
mike
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Post by Monthud » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:28 pm

Hey mike i have been following your channel since you started. So just wondering when do you get your shipment in of palms?.
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Post by seedscanada » Thu Mar 28, 2013 2:27 am

Welcome to the forum, Montgomery!
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Post by Tonyusc » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:26 am

Nice mike. Just wondering if you are leaving the bananas uncovered. I'm sure we are not done with frost yet this year.

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Post by InsanePalmNinja » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:50 am

Cool mike. Do you still have that sell going on on yor palms?
Nobody panics when people plant normal trees because its part of the plan... if someone plants a Palm EVERYONE LOSES THERE MINDS!

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Answers to your questions

Post by coconutmike » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:51 am

Hey guys. To answer your questions I have several loads of palms arriving this year . First load is the giant needle palms up to 10 feet tall. The Next load will also arrive end of April or early May and will be a big load full 53 foot tractor trailer. One weejk after that I will get my yuccas-agaves and tropical palm trees. Most of these items are already sold so place your order before mid-April if you can or see my March specials video on youtube to save money before March ends. To order send me an e-mail with your tel# and I will call you to take your order and help you choose the best plants for your area. As you saw in my video, the needle palms don't need to much help to get through the winter. About the bananas, the group in the corner has been there for almost 10 years so they are about 5 degrees more cold hardy but yeah I will still cover them up at night for the next 2 weeks just with the arbotex and tarp.
Happy Palming
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Post by InsanePalmNinja » Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:05 am

Monthud wrote:Hey mike i have been following your channel since you started. So just wondering when do you get your shipment in of palms?.
I heard in Florida or North Carolina. which I hope it is north Carolina.
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Post by lucky1 » Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:45 am

On your way to making Montreal the palm capital, Mike! :D
Well done!

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Post by Monthud » Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:19 pm

Thanks for the welcome! im in zone 4 :x but my house has a hill and its south facing creating a micro climate so if i have heavy protection it could work, my best options are needle palms, trachycarpus fortunei and sabal minor. Any advise would be appreciated, thanks.
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Post by chadec » Thu Mar 28, 2013 5:16 pm

Your palms are looking good. Very nice job on the protection. And your bananas grew way more than mine did.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:08 pm

nice job Mike.............your nanas look great for all that cold. :shock:
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It's time

Post by coconutmike » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:38 am

Thanks guys for the comments. My Bananas are looking good but usually look even better . Lucky(Barb) I wish I could say the palm capital of Canada, but the reality is I still have to protect mine unlike some locations in B.C . Probably the most amount of palms for sale and the most varieties for sale and at affordable prices for Canadians -that was my goal.

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:40 pm

Probably the most amount of palms for sale and the most varieties for sale and at affordable prices for Canadians -that was my goal.
Good for you, Mike.
That's a nice distinction.
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