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A first for me :

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/22/2020, 1:31 pm

But first a couple pictures :
These are Thailand Giant trunks that have been killed back to those stubs , but they are solid and ready for spring :

Here's my Tifton Hardy Palmetto with a nice big Gardenia behind it . The Palmetto has a little trunk going already :
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Here's a first for me and that is that I've never seen Trachy inflorescences grow out in February . I don't remember the exact dates for seeing inflorescences but I know it's always been March and more likely in mid to late March . Only male inflorescences are visible now :
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Has anyone else seen something unusual this winter heading into spring ?
Thanks for looking ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F(2021)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.7F ; 30 Year 12.36F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

No word about the kitty! n/m

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/25/2020, 3:56 pm, in reply to "A first for me :"

n/m

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/25/2020, 7:10 pm, in reply to "A first for me :"

n/m

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F(2021)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.7F ; 30 Year 12.36F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: No word about the kitty! n/m

That's a Tasmanian Tiger pup . Their tails are more fluffy when young and the hair will later fall out . I'm in a program to help them recover their numbers so they can get to a sustainable population . They were found on the mainland in southwest Australia where a small population was found .
I met the requirements to get one after taking a course on them and paying some money . Really cool animals .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F(2021)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.7F ; 30 Year 12.36F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: No word about the kitty! n/m

Hmm... Perhaps a hybrid? I'm seeing as much regular ol' tabby in that critter as Tasmanian Tiger.

Maybe you could post another pic or two of it?

I, for one, am fascinated.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: No word about the kitty! n/m

Jim ,
Every time I see pictures of Tasmanian Tigers it makes me sad to think that they are probably extinct , and were around in the not too distant past . I too am also fascinated when someone comes up with a video of what looks like a live one in more recent times .
That's just Bugs in the picture .He always likes to hang out when I'm outside checking on plants .
His stripes , especially in the previous picture , look a lot like the stripes of a Tasmanian tiger .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F(2021)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.7F ; 30 Year 12.36F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: No word about the kitty! n/m

THANK YOU!

Tell Bugs he's awesome!

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: A first for me :

Posted by Lucas FL <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Lucas+FL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 2/27/2020, 6:42 pm, in reply to "A first for me :"

Looks like you have some palm seedlings around your Thailand Giants. Do you know what they are?

Woodville, FL.

Re: A first for me :

Lucas , they are Sabal minors , and they are everywhere . Some are bigger than the parent that spawned them

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Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F(2021)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.7F ; 30 Year 12.36F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: A first for me :

Posted by Rob Cookeville Tn <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Rob+Cookeville+Tn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/7/2020, 12:09 am, in reply to "A first for me :"

Congrats on those Trachy inflorescences (so soon) and those Thailand Giants growing. I can only imagine what they look like today as the weather has changed for the better. Fred down in Greenville SC reported seeing Trachycarpus flowering too so looks like a regional thing for you Carolinians.
Nice to see such a nice place Will. Cant wait to see more in the weeks ahead. Thanks for sharing.

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Re: A first for me :

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/8/2020, 12:35 pm, in reply to "Re: A first for me :"

Thanks Rob .
I had a freeze into the upper20'sF this morning . I'm not seeing anymore cold just 60's-70F for highs and 40's-50'sF for lows . Hopefully that will be it for the freezes . I should expect a frost though at some point into early April .
I think we're out of the woods for any more freezes hopefully . It's looking really mild into mid March .
I just noticed Citrumelo growth which might have gotten zapped this morning . I don't think there was much new growth to get damaged but it has broken dormancy .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F(2021)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.7F ; 30 Year 12.36F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

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