Nice Butia, I've seen it before and it's a beauty growing in Bremerton. There are some well established Butia capitata here on our island as well. I know of two large ones planted in 1995. One from a 2 gallon and the other as a crated specimen. Never protected and never damaged by cold. They are both growing in an ocean front garden and a mild one at that. The Cordylines have 20'ft of thick trunk. The garden is stuffed with established exotica. Amazing what will grow in a good microclimate. Cheers, Joe

Very nice! I've planted good ol' Trachycarpus fortunei at each of my Seattle gardens, but never gave these a try. Yours is really beautiful. I've seen some near the Fremont Gardens nursery in Fremont/Ballard, but they're near a busy road and fairly exposed so they don't look as lovely as yours, though they're growing and seem happy enough (for now).

Thanks for the eye candy.
Grant