Re: Silver Saw/now Queen Sago

Jim, you're not going to believe this. remember those Queen Sago seeds you
sent me? they are germinating! They were the HUGE ones and I planted them
last fall. You sent me "regular" sagos 2 years ago and they still haven't
germinated! Isn't that weird? I was so excited when I saw the sprouts.
Couldn't believe it!
A
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Silver Saw Palmetto


> hey, keep us informed about their growth, andrea.
>
> when we landscaped the new nursery administration building, we installed
> about 60 of them of 3-gallon size. that was roughly a year ago. they have
> doubled in size since [irrigation + fertilizer]. but the difference in
> silver-ness among them is striking. and, it seems to this old untrained
> eye, the more silver, the more growth. another year, and i think there
will
> be some standouts among them.
>
> most palms/palmettos are beginning to bloom now. six months from now might
> be a good time to pilgrimage to melbourne on a seed collecting expedition.
>
>
>
> At 09:05 PM 4/24/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >PHEW! That makes me feel lots better. Thanks for the info. Mine a really
> >small so I'm sure it will be a long time before they look really good. I
do
> >plan to keep them irrigated as that seems to speed along palm growth
around
> >here.
> >
> >Andrea H
> >Beaufort, SC
> >Zone 8b
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Island Jim" <jsinger@igc.org>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 4:59 AM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] Silver Saw Palmetto
> >
> >
> > > i think they will probably do all right for you, andrea, although i
think
> >i
> > > would plant them in a protected spot. they're indigenous to florida's
east
> > > coast and thrive a good ways north of the everglades. there are acres
of
> > > them growing wild as far north as canaveral. they sure are pretty when

> >they
> > > get big enough for the color to fully develop.
> > >
> > > At 08:46 PM 4/23/03 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >Jim-maybe you can give me some info on this. I bought 2 Silver Saw
> >Palmettos
> > > >this weekend after the nursery owner assured me that they would be
hardy
> >here.
> > > >Then I looked them up and found that they grow in the everglades and
can
> >take
> > > >cold down to 20 degrees. Occasionally, RARELY, it might get down to
19-17
> > > >degrees for brief periods of time. Do you think I can keep these guys
> >outside
> > > >or suck it up and keep them in pots? I'm bummed because I really
wanted
> >them
> > > >outside. They are very cool and although small I know palms will grow
at
> >a
> > > >decent rate under irrigations.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Andrea H
> > > >Beaufort, SC
> > > >Zone 8b
> > > >
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