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"That being said, the adult nitidas I have seen were not quite as pretty as adult livistona chinensis or saribus.  Saribus is more iffy in zone 8b though.\n \n\n\n\t \n \n\n\n\tWhy not grow a filibusta and a nitida, if you have room.  The cold tolerance of filibusta is better than pure robusta.  The tolerance goes up if you throw something to block the water from getting in the crown during the winter.  I know a guy who had two filibustas in borderline 8/7 Virginia for several years.  He covered them with tarps and a bucket over the crown each winter.  One winter, he didn't protect so well, and they both died.\n \n"
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