[Highrise_Mike]

This is a cool thread, thanks for sharing it with us! There are different hardiness zones, and anyone can looks up a USDA hardiness map, thatpalms will grow in. Vancouver is in zone 8 which constitutes for pretty mild winters. St. George, Utah is also in zone 8 and there are pleny of fan palms there. One strange place that I've seen palms, is in my town, Salt Lake City. I have seen a few here, mostly windmill palms of course, but people have tried fan palms. Usually temps during an SLC winter don't get terribly cold, but they can drop to 0 degrees. That is why I prefer Joshua Trees and different kinds of cacti for Salt Lake. I guess thats aside the point! Awesome pics of Vancouver. I hope to visit a good friend of mine soon who lives there and I can see it all for myself!