Post #31005 by gonzo on Mon, Apr 21, 2003 2:28 PM

Laney,

Nice yard! Judging by the size of your Kentias youve been working it for over 10 years. Ive been at it for about 6 years now. Still a newbie I guess.

I too have been dabbling in Cycads lately.

Cycad rip offs are quite the rage lately. The Quail heist was the most spectacular. The Quail plants were recovered thaey were abandoned in LA drainage ditch. Appararantly theye were too hot to handle.

I guess having a $20,000 plant in your front yard poses risk. Ithink I heard some talk about your folks house at the last palm meeting in Ventura.

I post once in a while on the palm board. The April fools joke was hilarious about the new Butia species. Good Palm humor is hard to come by.

Palms in Ga?

Suggest you get a local source of info. From whhat I hear the SE is known for killing frost that come every ten years or so. A couple that I know of that should make it is Rhappidophylum Hystrix (sp)(Needle Palm) and the Sabal Palmetto (Saw Palmetto) which I believe is native to Ga. A biggie that makes your area different from mine is the humidity Chileans and KIentias for example cant handle humidity while bismarckia should thrive.