Avid rare palm collector parting with some of my collection to make room for new species. Have the following rare palms for sale - all will grow great outdoors in PHX area. Be different! Get away from the same old palms that are everywhere! Pritchardia (Hawaiian Native Palm) - Large 5 gallon Dypsis Decaryi (Triangle Palm) - 5 gallon Chamaedorea Radicalis (Tree form) - Awesome Palm, 1 Gallons Sabal Minor - 1 gallons Pictures are of actual palms for sale as well as mature Chamaedorea Radicalis specimen so you can see what it looks like. Will be available for pick up this weekend. Also have many rare plumerias that are just rooting and ready to flower. Tropical plants WILL grow in Phoenix!!!! Keywords: tropical Hawaiian lei landscape palm tree garden

Just because you see papayas doesn't mean everything is honky dory. We had a very warm winter last year, which may not represent the winter and growth characteristics for this coming year. And even if they did freeze they can grow back pretty quickly. So much so that even a year old papaya can look pretty impressive. Better to be safe than sorry. I wouldn't worry about the peach as they are deciduous, and many avocados are quite cold hardy if they have Mexican genes in them... although if it's small you probably should protect it too. The others I think will need protection at some point this year. The only thing that's going to save you is very close proximity to large bodies of water, or very close proximity to a lot of concrete. Just being south of Orlando ain't gonna do it. That cold air funnels right down the middle of the state. Be ready to deal with any frost warnings, and take them seriously. After awhile you'll learn what the temperature at your house is relative to the forecast... My house is always 2-3 degrees colder than the low forecast for my city. Frost can form at 36 degrees "air temp" (which is officially taken 3' above ground level, which is always colder than the air). Calm nights are always colder than windy nights. Clear nights are always colder than cloudy nights. Depressions always get colder than hills. Any over hanging branches stop the loss of heat through radiation, so rarely will you get frost under trees. That's the basic premise of covering plants, btw. On real cold nights use c9 Christmas lights under a blanket. It'll keep them good down to the low 20s IME.

Goodmorning Everybody ! :) I heard from my swappers last night...:))) Mariann I have a couple of surprizes for you...We love putting surprizes in our boxes Regina started it.. Chell you are so creative and your writing is so much fun to read... I bet the boys loved playing pirate.. I can see their smiling faces now...What a great idea to make a hideout.. They will always remeber their hideout mom made for them... Norma I havent traded with you but I am sure you went way above in sending her nice cuttings..I seen pics of what you send...They are awesome boxes..:)) Please dont be sad..:)) Regina howdy :) I am so sorry about Mark having to have surgery and the heart condition would just send me into heaven.. Wow I am so glad to read it all went well...Shooo My heart sank for a minute...He will be all healed for college this fall..:)) You empty nester dont go through what I went through...Stay busy and call them alot... I miss my kids so much it hurts sometimes... Dogs are okay but they cant replace our true babies...I love reading about chell and her boys... It makes me smile so much... Frances lol You poor gardener..ahhah You need a break from mother nature..Really..:)) Oh big snakes yucky... I would be screaming... I love chippies...They are so cute...Havent had many around with a cat now...Kiki has brought home two gardener snakes...He was very proud of himself... Yesterday I was getting ready to go out and play in the dirt...The crows or blackbirds were screaming...It just like a scene in the movie the "birds"... It creeped me out really bad...I couldnt see what they were yelling at.. I watched tv...Than got bored and went coleus shopping..lol The master gardener sale for the next county over is tommorow... I cant wait to see what they are going to be offering..I have never been to this one...Oh I almost forgot..I heard from the master gardener I met...Looks like we are building another gh..lol She wants to do it closer to fall since everyone is busy with their gardens...I am glad we could help her..They are a pain to build.. well I gabbed enough lol must be the strong coffee and I got a lot of sleep...:)) Have a good day everybody..Barb

Ohio- It's normal for the SA to drop leaves. Because the flowers come with new growth. My friend in CA actually pull them off if they don't drop. As for my Atemoya, the old leaves fell off when it was shipped. Guess it was a good thing since lots of new leaves and flowers start. I heard they were suppose to lose their leaves in the fall and go dormant and then grow new leaves in the spring. Since I bring them in when the weather is cold they didn't lose their leaves until I brought them out in the spring. So the flowering is kinda late. The fruit is not going to ripe until November. Last year I got my first fruit and it was sweet but too many seeds. Hopefully, this year it will be better. I'm not sure if I can build a greenhouse or not. I'm still planning but it might not be until a couple years later. For now they will have to be in my morning room or in the basement during the winter. I would love to get a greenhouse...but got to save up first.lol. My sapodilla flowers has turned into fruits. At least one is like the size of a dime. Hopefully it will not drop. I'm excited with all the new growth on my trees.