that is an AWESOME plant/tree!! it is beautifull!! just to let ya know!!

Sorry all these seeds have found new homes. Tey

Pindos are notoriously finicky in cool wet winter climates. Everything I read about them says they are at least an 8a palm. Other sites rate them as 8b, which explains why Gary (Gary's Nursery in NC) has had problems with pindos even in his solid 8a climate. Friends in VB who have pindos say they had wrapped them for quite a few winters before they were big enough/established enough to go unprotected in winter. I've seen some impressively large pindos down in Bethany Beach, Delaware, but they are winter wrapped every year, and we have a good half zone on NYC. I wrapped my first-year blue pot pindo with a combination of techniques based on input here and a local palm gardener: burlap wrap, tyvek home wrap for breathable waterproofing and then a leaf cage around its base. I thought it came through its first winter here unscathed, but as it began to grow, the emerging frond showed a lot of damage, so much that it needed to be cut off. Then two of the most recent fronds also dropped from winter damage to their stems which weakened them. They looked otherwise healthy, but the just flopped to the ground as they grew and pushed up out of the center they damaged stems could support the weight and they flopped outward. It looked sad last month having lost half of its height and 1/3 of its fronds. Now, the palm is recovering quickly with two solid looking spears emerging and opening. This is a blue pot pindo in its first complete year, so they are subject to cold damage, even in a mild winter. I'm resigned to the fact that I will have to winter protect this palm forever, which is a bit of a put off. I know it will gain winter hardiness in time, but don't think it will ever be a long term survivor in our borderline zone.

Pretty intense but you have great results to show for all of your work!