Re(2): Re(2): Roystonea

dave-poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk writes:
>From what I can understand, the important factor is protection from
>cold, drying winds - these seem to do more damage than anything else.
>I've found that with Syagurus as well - cold down to 26F presents no
>problem - higher temperatures and drying winds almost defoliate the
>youngest fronds, causing the leaflets to dry up for at least half
>their length.   


	I've noticed that with a lot of Syagrus that are exposed to the winds we
get here (even mine) they all have dry tips. However they arent so dry
that young fronds end up being dead leaflets and a green rachis. I've seen
a few mature specimens that have very nice crowns  that are still green =)
(and one really tall Syagrus that dwarfed the house it was near, it had to
be several decades old!). I think it may be due to our usual weather -
cool and foggy. One drawback however is we get slow growth.
	 Anyway, i may have to buy a clumping bamboo to kind of provide a
protection for my syagrus! Then again, more established trees here deal
with the winds a little better than the younger palms that dont have a big
crown to provide some protection. 

I think that with the more tropical palms, its humidity that they need the
most. The desert palms do better with dry winds than do the more tropical
palms like Syagrus.
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