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Tropicman
10-31-2010, 06:22 PM
I have a couple of basjoo that should be close to fruiting,so I decided to try to over winter them and a queen palm.
I knew I had to build a greenhouse,so I decided to use straw bales as a base around the greenhouse.
Look and comment on what you think.
I have strung Xmas lights around all plants and heating pipe tape with thermostats and a electric oil filled heater inside there as a back up,just in case.

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And here is where I'm overwintering the ones I had to dig up and bring inisde as there were just too big to try this way.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_of77_9IEPRg/TM326PHGZ_I/AAAAAAAAEO0/X9yKiDoR9Ws/MVC-021F.JPG

The Orinoco is 12ft tall to where I had to cut the leaves off.

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palmtree
10-31-2010, 06:38 PM
Looks like a great set up! Queens can survive down to the 20s at least so Im sure it will be fine in your "greenhouse". I think the biggest problem will be the weight of the snow and the wind, but hopefully it wont be too bad of a winter and you wont have to worry about that. Keep us updated!

enigma99a
11-03-2010, 02:14 AM
What are you going to do when your queen is 30 ft :)

Tropicman
11-03-2010, 08:23 AM
Lets see,took 6 yrs to get 15ft,how long do you think it will take to get 30ft?
Being it is growing in zone 6-7?
I have a Washy Robusta palm in the ground 3 yrs now,over 7 ft tall,I just keep cutting the leaves off,not sure I can do that with a Queen Palm though.
I'll just enjoy it as long as I can.