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I reached out to him at this email address years ago and heard nothing back...

Those of us who live in the Blue Ridge mountains are headed into a series of very cold weather. Temperatures are going to 16 tonight and 14 tomorrow night in Saluda. The two Trachycarpus, one 18' and the other 15' will go through it with no protection and should do fine. I raised these two from babies and have tried every method to keep them warm until they could take care of themselves. These two went through 5 degrees several years ago. One lost its head by came back. The Sabal minors always amaze me at how hardy they are. They will also go through the several days with no protection.....same for the small Rhapidophylum. My exception is the potted Chamaerops. It's had major problems in the past (even when protected) and its taken several years for the center spear to start producing again. The old Christmas tree lights are in place and the covers go on this afternoon. All of my one and 3 gallon palms go on a light bench in the golfcart garage. 25 years ago it was too cold to grow anything but S. minors. What I grow now is because of climate change in the mountains.

Don't water where you are in winter, especially on a spear pulled palm

Yes water in winter is a tricky one, I made the mistake a warm day, oh great I can water I think only to get the coldest morning in winter the next day in my greenhouse. Plants slow down in winter and the metabolic rate is down. Along with Farouk temperatures. Winter watering I try to leave up to the rain. Minus 6 that’s too cold for my gardening style I admire your determination!

Those are the nicest looking Sabal fruits that I've seen - much lighter blue. I'm used to seeing the dark purple/black color like the other fruits posted here.

The one metallica that is very rare. I have heard of them before, never seen one, and apparently those that have them know they are rare. They are hard enough to get seeds from in the first place, let alone the split leaf form. One day I might come across one! 🌱

63F headed for?? ..We'll see.. Yesterday, while the " predicted " high was 72 here, exceeded that forecast by 3 degs. ( 75F ) Phoenix, at Sky Harbor, exceeded their forecast high as well ( Hit 77 ) so, ..we'll see if the same thing occurs today.. If so, 3 degs above the forecast high of 77 puts us at 80.. Downtown?, same ..or just above 80. Scattered 80 /80+ " neighborhood - level " readings across WX U's map yesterday, ..so we'll see if that is repeated ..or more widespread.. today.. Upper 70s ( ..or more ) ain't goin' anywhere until -at least- next Tuesday or Wed. Eyes still on the extended.. On another note, some thoughts on the winter thus - far, region - wide, from Daniel Swain: *** Of note, While th state was warm, Dan does mention how the Cen. Valley was the cool spot, compared to the rest of CA, due to the prolonged Tule Fog episode ** As far as the current Snowpack situation goes.. Yeah, for the most part, not looking like winter 25 - 6 will be a good year across the board for the west.

looks like we're having our first polar vortex of 2026 Let's hope the weather will mild up after it. Let's hope for a mild February us in the Mid Atlantic it has not been a mild winter

Many places up north have experienced a lot of snow and a more typical winter this year, so I guess we get to deal with multiple shots like the past instead of one or even none. All light so far, but this setup is a bit unique/strong so I expect more issues this time and lower temps than the last two. Good luck everyone!

Terrible photo quality in those pics. No wonder you missed the ID's.

Not sure if he's producing anything new at the moment. Have you contacted him directly? coolhybrids@yahoo.com is his email he used for this.

Update its leaves are now in normal state. @TropicsEnjoyer I found it online and bought it from a guy that hybrydizes yuccas he has the same yucca filamentosa x gloriosa in his garden but older.

You might look over species profiles/ climate tolerances of various species over on Conifers.org to get an idea of what sps. ..that grow in the Southeastern U.S. / overall U.S. , etc areas in the Americas.. might work in your part of the world. From what i've read, appears there are several from this side of the world that have done pretty well in various areas over there..

As mentioned, ..it's a map, none of which will ever be perfect.. Perfection = doesn't exist. Accuracy over there? Since i don't live there, no clue how relevant / accurate to fine scale the data might ...or might not... be but, where i'm located, it's within the ballpark ..which is a good enough starting point. Emphasize ..starting point. I actually think it's a tad too conservative where i'm located.. That said, More detailed / dialed - down / local micro- climate level nuances, within the overall, less detailed / noisier context of my " assigned" climate zone? ..i can drive around and figure those out, without map - assistance..

You all did it!! $25,000 was raised for Ravenea louvelii. As Conservation Chair for IPS I want to thank every one of you for helping save this remnant palm population. If our palm people had not stepped up, the situation in Madagascar might have become bleak. We will keep you posted on what Mijoro and his team are doing.

I'm beginning to get a little concerned for Thursday night here. While the forecast only shows 28F right now, just a little ways up the road is showing 24F. Monitoring that very closely as it could very easily drop to 25F or lower here that night. Otherwise, this weekend is becoming more interesting with some guidance trending towards a greater moisture presence upon the arrival of freezing temperatures Saturday night into Sunday morning. Watching that closely as well. Regardless of any potential snow chances, multiple nights of freezing temperatures are in store for the Panhandle over the next 7 days and likely beyond.

January 14th: the cold front, which brought -11C to our area and -15C to -18C in many more northern areas in slovenia is finally over, while most of Slovenia still gets frost eevry night and foggy days, the southwestern air moved into our area which brough 14C today, and 12C yesterday, the wind gusts went to 60km/h but no damage to any plants. The canary island date palm survived with no damage, bwcause of the thermal heat i gave it and snow as an insulator, the mediterean fan palm also survived with no damage, and thankfully, the little pup is ok.(This winter is below average temps, which we dont see below -8C every winter)

Thanks!

This sucks. Im throwing in the towel on palms untill I move on the water.

Unless there’s some major Arctic blast in February it’s looking like a 9B winter for me but the frosts came early and more frequent this year. Last year 7 frosts. First frost January 8th. Coldest night 15F. This year 5 frosts so far. First frost November 11th. Coldest night 26F.

Thank you for your feedback!😄

Papilionanda [aka Pda.] Omar Padron 'Indigo Blue Spots' (Vanda Robert's Delight x Pda. Mimi Palmer). A grape jelly kind of fragrance. Pleasant. As I can’t grow these outdoors attached to palm trees, like many of you in Zone 9/10+, I’ve been experimenting with glass vase culture to keep the roots moist in winter time indoors. Summertime, they lose their vases and go outdoors, full sun, hanging in trees.

Some popular , well known palms . Most folks would not be afraid of putting in the landscape in a tropical or sub tropical garden , a few like the Bismarkia or C. Lutescens in even temperate regions. I am one that still appreciates the wonderful “ Golden Cane Palm” . It thrives here in a 10a climate. The very reason I dipped my toe into the Dypsis/ Chrysalidocarpus pond of palms , plenty to choose from! Harry

Cattleya Lueddemanniana 'Graf's Picotee' First time growing and blooming this species. Purchased from a grower in Sarasota area this past Aug. Was not expecting blooms this early, but we had great outdoors growing conditions here, up until late October. As often as I could, out in full sun as daily highs didn’t exceed 75 degrees F. Nice fragrance, like roses.

the seeds are good, they are fertile