One time for Jim Hardy

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Mon May 20, 2013 11:46 am

I know Jim does so well protecting that washy and I have heard him say its going to be bad when it gets bigger so I thought I would give him a bit of hope. Went to my friend Brians ( Brians Botanicals ) and had a look at his dads washys that overwinter in ground zone 6B. just a hurricane cut, heat cable and some plastic thrown over them. the pindo in the other palm stays out as well. there are a bunch, alexanders and queens that are moved each winter but these few stay put.

it can be done Jim you have many more years of happiness left.

Just a couple other pics I took real fast

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon May 20, 2013 1:58 pm

You guys should see Bill's Washys...I will see if I can get a pic from him.

I have purchased a lot of great plants from BB including the Thai giant,
Tetrapanex and T. FortxWag(Hayes stiffie) I have now.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 20, 2013 2:17 pm

mike,

washys that overwinter in ground zone 6B

That is sooooooo encouraging, Mike, thanks for that post.
Nice photos of great plants.

Barb

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Mon May 20, 2013 3:09 pm

lucky1 wrote:mike,

washys that overwinter in ground zone 6B
That is sooooooo encouraging, Mike, thanks for that post.
Nice photos of great plants.

Barb

and honestly with very little protection. like I said hurricane cut..heat cable and some plastic thrown over and let it go. the ones that are no so cold hardy ( where the big holes are ) will be moved out soon.

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Mon May 20, 2013 3:11 pm

hardyjim wrote:You guys should see Bill's Washys...I will see if I can get a pic from him.

I have purchased a lot of great plants from BB including the Thai giant,
Tetrapanex and T. FortxWag(Hayes stiffie) I have now.

Im very lucky to have met Brain awhile ago I have gained so much from being around there and its even better its only a quick trip down the road. I'll have to ask about that fort x wag cross might have missed it when I was walkin around but there were some that looked a bit like a mix of the 2 now that I think about it.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Tue May 21, 2013 7:14 am

Impressive picture of the Washy, and to think it over winters well. Gives me new hope I will be able to do the same for mine.

Mario509 · Post by **Mario509** » Wed May 22, 2013 11:26 pm

Yes it can be done. There is a Mexican Fan Palm here in Pasco,WA Zone 7a that has 20ft of trunk. Been growing here since 2003 The guy puts up a nice enclosure during winter

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Thu May 23, 2013 3:14 am

Does any pic exist that shows what it looks like protected?

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Thu May 23, 2013 3:32 pm

im sure he has some when I go back down I'll see if he will send them to me