Looks good don ! Mine is doing great. Can't say the same
for my Mexican Fans.

Absolutely! Those little suckers are alot more cold hardy than we typically give them credit for!

I have 2 washy robustas that might be okay,leaves are burnt,but no spear pull yet,trunks still firm,to early to tell yet,and one wash fif. the same, leaves fried but trunk is still firm,and only plastic over them too!

That's good..I won't have to deal with spear pull either mine are still real stout just brown. hey kev how are your pindos ?

My Pindos are doing well! They've put on some significant growth since the last time I took pictures in August 07. I just compared two sets of pictures side by side. I trimmed both of them up a few weeks ago to get rid of some of the dying fronds at the very bottom. Here are some pics for you....and oh yeah, my BODs are outside enjoying some nice healthy winter temps of 60s and 70s!

Kevin,how many years have you had those in the ground?
Look really nice!

I bought those in Jasper AL (Birmingham) in very late December 2005. Theyve planted in the ground here in Oxford MS since like 03 January 2006. They recieved some sporadic winter protection in 2006 but nothing since then....other than those mini-Christmas lights on the trunks. Thanks for the compliment! I will pass it right along to them. : D

Hey Kevin - that butia capitata kicks a$$. I'd love to be able to keep something like that. Nice job.

Don - how about a picture of you in your new lazyboy next to your pindo. be careful though , you never want to wrap your head in the plastic. (you probably knew that).

Haven't even cut the tags off of it yet,and already have it covered with blankets!!!
Wife got a new kitty,and it won't be able to get it declawed until it is 6 months old!!!!LOL

Kevin Those are awesome Where did you find that high powered growth stmulant ? !

sgtksw05: "Absolutely! Those little suckers are alot more cold hardy than we typically give them credit for!"
dbrya1, I TOTALLY agree with sgtksw05. These are WAY WAY tougher than published accounts. I know Dallas is a good place for palms, but I recently went to Lake Dallas, Texas which is north of Dallas, by Denton, Texas and saw a house with two BIG Butia that I spoke to the owner and he stated he gives them NO protection and last Winter they took 16 degrees and laughed at it.

Wannabee
Mine has already seen 15 and it didn't even phase it.

Thanks for the compliments everyone!

Topher, I don't know whats causing their exceptional growth. I use Carl Pools Palm Food beginning in mid march and continue using it once every 2.5 or 3 months with the last feeding in October. I wait one week after using Carl Pools Palm Food before I start mixing in Miracle Grow with the waterings. Aside from that I think I did an excellent job with site preparation. The palms are facing exactly southeast and are protected by house on the northwest during the winter months. Also in preparing the site I did use lots of sand when I put them in the ground and I put them an inch or two in the ground deeper than they had been originally. Not sure if that was a good idea or not?

Last year the temperature dropped down to 10* and my pindos survived with very minimal damage and no protection.

From the accounts that Ive gotten after doing research on the internet is that some Pindos will begin to have leaf damage when temps drop below about 14 degrees but that it takes a temperature of about 5* before they actually die.
Ive seen several accounts of mature Pindos surviving temps of 6,7,8 and 9 degrees.

I realy think it also depends on the type of ground you plant them in. You know how you ammend it. Sand is my choice .

Explain why you think sand is best,not much nutrients in sand.

Well.. I should have went in more detail sand is not all i
use .
1. I will check to see how fast the ground drains.
2. If it doesn't drain out in about a minute I will
dig down about 4 to 5 ft realy depending on what i am going to plant.
3 I will then backfill my hole with sand and the soil from the hole I dug until i can put the rootball even with the top of the ground.
4. I then use miracle grow mixed with sand to completely fill my hole .
5. Then to sturdy everything i use the remainder of the dirt from the hole.
I know this way the plant doesn't stay wet all the time.

I see you use the Miracle grow mix,I use to,but have changed to the Sta Green mix,to me it seems to drain better than the MG mix.
Also a little cheaper in price!

Do you buy that at home depot ?

Topher...Wheres pics of your pindo?

Not as big as yours but i love this guy !

Topher thats about my size one,and I but it at Lowes,haven't seen it for sale at HD.

Bought this one at home depot in march it was a 5 gallon i think. It has grown a lot !

It looks good! Looks really happy!!

Everybody says there a slow grower,I don't see that at all.like yours mine is growing great,mine was a 1 gallon bought,Thanksgiving 2006,but didn't get it planted until April 2007,and has taken off ever since.