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    Dean, if the Central FL Palm & Cycad Society were interested in setting up a sub forum (public...

    Dean, if the Central FL Palm & Cycad Society were interested in setting up a sub forum (public, of course, but still CFPACS focused), how would we do that?
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    Brahea? plus bonus palms.

    Stan, the photo of the Brahea with the Redwood and Pines (Canariensis, right) is really one of horticultural juxtaposition. I like that.
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    Dypsis mirabilis

    Dean, in HI, don't they blend in with the Ti plants?
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    Sabal minor "tamaulipas"

    Yep. Mine is growing like a weed since being planted in 2013. Sabals are never fast, but they are faster in the ground than in pots.
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    Is Palmtalk offline today? Should I even ask that here?

    Eee Gads I hope I haven't committed a faux paux!
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    Copernicia hospita

    Holy Cow, that beautiful! Too bad it won't take 25 nights of temperatures in the 20's every year or I'd save up and buy one. Well, considering their value, maybe I'll just be glad my climate keeps this disease in check.
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    Winter Outlook for Palm Growing in the US

    Alaska: The mildest areas will be colder than any living palm can reasonably stand. The coldest will be too cold for the hardiest tree known to man...and colder than a warm day on Mars. I think that pretty much means a normal winter for Alaska. On the upside, the palms at the park in Barrow...
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    Attalea (any species) in the "Queen Zone"

    Ray, I'll give it a try...next spring. We've already pressed the zone limit button with Leucothrinax morissii, Thrinax excelsa, Allagoptera arenaria, and a bunch of small Livistonas I want to protect thier first year in the ground. Oh yea, that big ole Dypsis lutescens I've had for 10 years...
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    Attalea (any species) in the "Queen Zone"

    Hi Rich, I haven't found A. dubia anywhere either. Krishna from Ocala has inspried me to look for one....but where?????? I figure I can try A. cohune too. Even if they freeze back in winter but send up those outrageous fronds in summer, it'll be an interesting subject for the landscape...
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    Moving from PalmTalk to PalmPedia

    I'm staying on Palmtalk, but I'm probably going to post here more often.
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    which coccothrinax and sun requirements

    Cocothrinax argentata is remarkably hardy. We have one that's been subjected to many nights in the high 20's with no complaints. However, down around 25, they get scorched pretty bad, especially with frost. In contrast, C. barbadensis is a cold weather wimp. It starts spotting below 40. Old...
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    Which Dypsis for my Zone 9, central Florida Sandpile

    OK, I know there are several Dypsis fans on this board. My new place is on a sandpile (a.k.a., Florida's "Ridge"). Unfortunately its' also at the bottom of a frost hole meaning I'm 10 degrees colder than the warmest microclimates nearby. :mad: But, on the upside, there's 1.4 acres for...
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    Attalea (any species) in the "Queen Zone"

    My garden is located on the border of USDA Zone 9a/9b meaning the average winter low is about 25F, -4C. However, during a cold winter, we can get to 20F, -7C. We do have frost every winter, but I have Phoenix roebellenii growing up near the house (though they defoliated a couple years ago)...
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