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It is so frustrating to me that we here in Vancouver cannot get a sabal minor. No one carries them in stock. If you want a trachy there are millions of them but no needles or sabals. They would easily make it here without protection. I tried to convince some nurseries to bring them in but they won't...

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Tim, I give you credit for keeping those palms alive. It sure looks cold there and the temps you are talking about, I am surprised they survive.

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Yes trachy roots can freeze causing permanent damage to the palm. Barb, Vancouver has only seen one day that was at -8C November 2010, in the last two years and that was during the very early part of the morning and then it did go just above freezing during the day. The ground did freeze but just on...

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John, your palms look very healthy.
You sure have a lot of washies!

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Hi John. No it was Harris Nursery on Harris Road I believe. South Delta BC. Thanks Barb I leave Friday morning. Pretty excited. Not sure if Harris Nursery has a mail order program or not. Try them on the Web. They are part of the Nurseryland chain. In the spring I will take a drive out there again a...

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Snow that early.
It was a balmy 18C or 66F in the sunshine today.
Not bad for November for this area.

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I agree Aaron.
I think it might grow back.
Definetly give it a try.

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I have on in my yard. It has been planted in the ground for 5 years.
It grows very slowly in our climate.
2 Fronds a year but mine is in partial shade.

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Thanks. Glad to be back. I have spent the last year totally renovating my house including the yard. My yard is full of trachies now. I found a nursery in South Delta that was selling trachies for $29.99 each with about 18 to 24" trunks and nice large fronds that made the palm about 4 - 5 ' tall...

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They still look good.
Enjoy them while you still can.
I will have to try and post a pic of mine.

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No snow here and no frost either.
I don't expect to see frost until end of November or even in to December.
We didn't receive any snow last year not even a snow flake.

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Like Barrie said YIKES.
I have never seen ice like that in person. I remember pictures of a bad ice storm in Montreal a few years back. Your pics remind me of that storm.

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wxman your palms look really healthy.
Congrats.

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It sure looks cold there and for all of the plants to look that good you have done well.
Congrats.

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Barrie, like your area, we have cherry trees in bloom, even some rhodos, iris, snowdrops, crocus and I have even seen at my neighbours some daffidols that are right up against the house in bloom. My Daphne Laurel is in bloom and smells like orange blossoms. Everything is starting to leaf out also. V...

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Very interesting seed Barb. Congrats on getting it to germinate. Very mild winter here. Probably there to I would imagine. I haven't seen frost since the middle of December. Around here the middle of February is usually it for winter and then we move into spring. We have cherry trees, rhodos, spring...

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Awesome pics Steve. What type of camera do you have? The way you can magnify on your close ups is amazing. The detail!!!

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Maui is the place for me.
I can grow anything I want there.
I have seen roses there if you like them.

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I agree with Barrie, armata brahea is much hardier. You could also try to get a chamaerops humilis ceferia (SP?) which is hardier than brahea armata.

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Barb, we still have geraniums and roses bloooming here too.
High made it to +10C but our low did get to -.2C with a light frost.
Barrie what is your lowest low so far this fall?
Mine is -1.7C

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I agree Barrie, I am sick of all the rain, although fairly mild temps.
Looks like this week will be drier and cooler with highs around 8C and lows close to freezing.

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On the trachy, you don't need to put the lights on when it goes slightly below freezing. All my trachies survived a couple of nights at -10C last winter with no protection or without any heat. They suffered no damage at all. Sometimes a little heat will get those trachies growing again even in the w...

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Hard to believe you are in Mass.
My gardenias have stop producing flowers although if we could only get some sun they look like there are trying to produce some flower buds.

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Total Nitrogen 10%
7.3% Ammoniacal nitrogen
1.2% Urea Nitrogen
.2% Other Water Soluble Nitrogen
.7% Water insoluble Nitrogen

Available Phosphate 5%

Soluble Potash 8%

Calcium 1%
Magnesium 2%
Sulfur 12%
Boron .02%
Iron .5%
Manganese .05%
Zinc .05%
Molybdenium .0005%

The product is from California.

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it is 10-5-8 with Magnesium, Iron and Sulfur. It is all natural ingredients. I also use the palm tree spikes from Charlie.
The palms I haven't used it on are yellowish, the palms I have used it on are a deep green colour and produce more fronds.

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Not sure about that fertilizer but I use Lilly Miller palm fertilizer and I am happy with it.
It is available at any nursery in Vancouver.

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Barb, I will post a pic this weekend.
I haven't put them on yet because it has been so mild here that I haven't seen any frost yet so everything still looks good.

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Great advice and informative video.

Thanks

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Nice score. They are tough palms if the spear is kept dry. It is probably going through transplant shock. If the spear is fine then it will survive.

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Yes my bananas survived. The cold spell only lasted the one night then it started to warm up slightly. It was a terrible winter. I did protect the bananas as I do every year. I went to Nurseryland and bought some banana jackets which are black plastic tubes stuffed with insulation. They work great. ...

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Amazing pics. I am not sure what zone you are but to keep so many of those plants alive is amazing. The growth you got this summer was also amazing.
Very impressive.

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I had it for 5 years and it had never shown any signs of damage in the past. Even after last winter it started growing quickly in the spring and was about to flower and then poof it died. Not sure what happened. All my palms did survive though and they are my pride and joy. All my four lemon trees a...

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Barb, I did not loose anyhting due to winter but in the spring I did loose my euc. I was starting to flower for the first time and then it just died. Not sure what happened. I bought 10 more trachycarpus fortuneis and planted them throughout my garden. I will post pics in the spring when the yard lo...

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Hi Barb.
Been awhile since I have been on this website. I just noticed your picture of your trachy. Did you plant it in the ground this year?

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I would like to see a picture of your protection method on your washy. I have a couple but I bring them inside in the winter. Too scared of loosing them but I would like to plant them and protect them some how.

Thanks,

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amazing yuccas. I lost my rostrata and aliofolia last winter but the rest of my yuccas survived. I have numerous recurvs, one elata, numerous non trunking yuccas and one glorisosa

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Very healthy looking specimen.
Trachies are also my staple in my garden.
They are fast growers and don't mind our climate at all.

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Nice to have someone from France on this board.
That is a very impressive list of exotics.
You will have to post some pics!

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For those that are interested here is a link to my 2008 yard pics.
I didn't take many this year and some plants and palms never got their picture took.
Oh well. I will make sure I do a better job next year.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/alb ... 6584qKAaQn

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Not long now Barrie and they will ripen. I have about 6 or so Meyer lemons that are turning yellow now.
Looking forward to a rum and coke with a splash of meyer lemon.

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