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jwmahloch · 12-03-2009, 05:08 PM

Next year I am going to buy a portable greenhouse (hot house) and put it over my other Filifera palm. I just saw one on ebay for $50, its 56"x56"X78". That way I could overwinter it and keep it dry and from getting too cold. That will only work until it gets about 6 feet of trunk, then I would have to cut of the leaves and cover it with a tarp like the guy in Little Rock is doing. The important thing is to cover washingtonia palms earler in the fall before it gets too cold and keep the truck DRY, my guess would be to cover it when temps drop below 40 degrees (late October here in St Louis). Mine died at 28 degrees and they are supposed to be hardy to about 20 degrees I thought.

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jwmahloch jwmahloch's Photo Gallery Location: St. Charles, Missouri Find me on the map! Zone: 6 - 7 Name: Jeremy Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 217 BananaBucks : 66,417 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 120 Times in 64 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	Re: Washingtonia robusta growth in the Little Rock suburbs Next year I am going to buy a portable greenhouse (hot house) and put it over my other Filifera palm. I just saw one on ebay for $50, its 56"x56"X78". That way I could overwinter it and keep it dry and from getting too cold. That will only work until it gets about 6 feet of trunk, then I would have to cut of the leaves and cover it with a tarp like the guy in Little Rock is doing. The important thing is to cover washingtonia palms earler in the fall before it gets too cold and keep the truck DRY, my guess would be to cover it when temps drop below 40 degrees (late October here in St Louis). Mine died at 28 degrees and they are supposed to be hardy to about 20 degrees I thought. __________________ Jeremy