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Old 05-05-2010, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 784caroline View Post
If you are looking for a tropical look...would you plant Queen palms. Alot of these palms got hit pretty hard with last winters cold winds and frost. Most are surviving and will recover but some are nothing but tooth picks with no green at all.

So if you had to do it all over again would you plant Queens.....if not what options would you consider that give you the same tall swaying tropical look.
Based on last winter's weather, I'd definitely plant something more frost resistant. We're looking at Silvester Palms.
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