they also had some hardy palm trees.....Trachycarpus fortunei

Sylvan is terrific - I buy there all the time. From trees to shrubs to perennials to heathers, ferns and grasses. Even wetlands plants. One could walk around there for hours, using it as a museum of sorts. I think their catalogue is now online too.

Carol

I've only been there once, looking for something unusual for a gift. That was a couple of years ago and my only complaint was that they really didn't know what they had in stock - whether checking on line, by phone, or even at the front desk. You really need to walk around and look at everything if you want to know what they have on hand. Since it's a fairly long drive for me, sometimes I need to know if they have something specific - and it takes a leap of faith to get in the car not knowing if the info you've received is correct. Maybe they've addressed this problem by now - hope so.

I live just a few miles from Sylvan. I go there frequently. On the plus side they have a great selection. On the minus side, they are WICKED expensive in my opinion. So I generally only buy stuff there if I can't find it any place else for less.

Has anyone spotted any Monkey Puzzle trees and/or hardy palms planted in the landscapes around southern New England? If Sylvan is selling them......someone must be buying them.

I haven't seen any, except in pots at Avant Gardens a couple of years ago, but I think Katy (aka Runktrun, who used to post here regularly) has one - she's on the Vineyard.

A friend of mine who lives in Quincy, MA has a Monkey Puzzle Tree in his garden. He's had it for at least 6 years.

Steve

Cape Cod and Marthas Vineyard are a zone warmer than the rest of Mass so Sylvan's sell some marginally hardy material like the Monkey Puzzles, Aucuba, Crepe Myrtle... Some winters on the mainland might take some of that material.