I am on the flatter side of Asheville, nc. (Elevation 2400) I tried the Rhapidophyllum. But with no success. It was probably too small to start. A large one for planting is hard to find. Thank you On May 1, 2015, at 7:13 AM, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net> wrote: > Where are you, Heather?You asked about palm trees. I don't know of any palm trees which are reliable outside here in the greater Washington, D.C. area. But the trunkless sorts often persist indefinitely. > Here on the east coast, hystrix has the best survival record that I'm aware of. Some of the trunkless Sabal might be even hardier. > I've had Rhapidophyllum outside for decades. I've also had Trachycarpus fortunei outside for decades, but it is in a very protected place and has no above-ground trunk to speak of. > Jim McKenneyMontgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, not exactly palm country. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/