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A Quixotic Gardener: Trying To Grow Palms Outdoors An Hour’s Drive From Lake Superior

Trachycarpus nanus fronds covered with snow

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Foolish or bold? Bravely attacking the seemingly insurmountable challenge of windmill palms surviving outdoors in northern Wisconsin, or ignoring expert advice and wasting time, money, and energy in a futile endeavor? You decide.

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Yucca filamentosa (on the left) and Y. flaccida
Rhapidophyllum hystrix in March, 2005, after successfully overwintering.
Trachycarpus fortunei in snow
Seedling from Trachycarpus wagnerianus
Potted Chamaedorea microspadix in the snow.
Maianthemum racemosum
Chamaedorea inflorescence
Polygonatum is good visual substitute for Chamaedorea fruits
Chamaedorea fruits
Palm-like Polygonatum foliage

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