COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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What to plant here? 1 2
by Pee Dee Palms- 1 follower
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So, I have this area on the western side of my house that gets sun from about 12:30-1:00 to sometime later in the evening (maybe 6:30 to 7:00). It gets slightly dappled sun in the later evening but mostly full sun. A few palms come to mind but they all like shade. I really want to utilize this area as it gets nice wind protection from all sides, a concrete pathway near it, eaves that create a bit of frost protection, and a nice reflective wall. I really think this is one of the best microclimates around my house, but I just don't know what palm would be good to plant here. I would prefer a palm that is rated for 9a, as I would like to try to zone push something here. So i…
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Is my palm alive
by Plantsinmygrill- 11 replies
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Mexican fan palm - Austin texas purchased from fancy big nursery which assured me this would survive Austin winters- it survived the winter 21 storm (covered) so not sure why it’s not putting leaves out now. This palm has not put out any new leaves since the last frost in Austin texas - Jan 20th I believe. The freeze was not that bad and my other palms survived. It’s listed as a zone 8 palm so I am not sure if it’s still alive. - Should I slice some off in in case it’s alive further down the trunk ? - Would epsom salt help ? Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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Best cycads for San Antonio/Hill Country?
by fr8train- 1 follower
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I live just outside of San Antonio, but it gets a bit colder here than in the city itself. I believe it's zone 8b, maybe even 8a, whereas San Antonio I think is 9a for the most part, with many microclimates. I see the standard cycas revoluta everywhere, and they defoliate but then come back. I was wondering what other trunking cycads might make it here in this climate? I'm not nearly as familiar with cycads as I am with palms, and even with palms I'm learning a lot. What do you all think?
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Post Winter 22-23 Comparison, N.Fla
by Almisa- 1 reply
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My outlook Year Ago Today photos led me to examine a few comparisons on several cold hardies in my collection. Thought I would share. As a reminder, Northern Fla experienced severe lows from mid 20’s to 30 for 3 sustained days over Christmas weekend. Since then, we’ve been on a roller coaster of highs and chilly weather, but nothing really below 36F here since then and then only as a single overnight. I was worried about the impact on my collection of the one big event, however, it appears that my good protection enabled a similar - not worse, and in some cases better effect than winter 21-22’s numerous single day drops below freezing (with protection) between December a…
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Germination of Trachycarpus
by Palmy13- 0 replies
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Is there any difference between germinating a peeled vs a non peeled trachycarpus fortunei seed? Is the process sped up if you peel of the “flesh” what are your experiences? here is a picture with a peeled seed (top) and a non peeled seed (bottom)
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Windmill Trouble?
by PDXPalm- 4 replies
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Was out cleaning up the tree's and noticed I may have a Windmill in trouble. This one survived the ice storm on 21 in DFW. We got to 8 this year and did recover. We had some more cold air and now I noticed this attached. No spear pull, but looking pretty yellow. Thoughts? This year out of 6 Windmills, this is the only one with an issue. Two sables, no damage and one Mediterranean fan palm completely defoliated but it looks like two stalks are grown green again.
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Sabal Uresana varieties & cold hardiness 1 2 3
by TexasColdHardyPalms- 2 followers
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During this winter I have noticed a big difference between seed stock of Sabal Uresana and upon further investigation it appears that there are two distinct populations of this species. The costal form is more blue/green in color and from what I can tell is more of a zone 8 palm. I have had various damage on this species from 100% defoliation on smaller 5G plants in the ground to 75% defoliation on larger 5-6' tall (overall) plants in the ground. There is also a reported Mountain form that is silver/white even from the first leaf (same color as a B. Armata) and this palm appears to be zone 7 hardy. I had zero damage on three leaf plants in 1G pots (100% frozen…
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Palm seeds
by ChicagoPalma- 5 replies
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Couldn't find the topic, so I remade it. Currently, I have transplanted a couple of my fake windmill palm tree seeds(either mexican or california fan palms) into bigger pots because of the roots. Anyways, everythings growing well besides the fact a seed decomposed and another rotted.
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Trachycarpus seeds, peeled vs not peeled
by Palmy13- 1 follower
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Hello, i was just curious about the difference between peeled and non peeled seeds of trachycarpus fortunei, the little black fruit or flesh or whatever you want to call it surrounding the seed itself. I’m not talking about the dry part which is more of a thin thin skin on the outside that goes away easily, but I’m talking about peeling the black part of the seed with a small knife or fingernails to get through the “flesh”. Does it speed up the germination if you peel it or does it just hurt the seed itself, maybe it’s better to leave the black part on. I’m going to do a little experiment here where i try sowing both. Does anyone have any experiences with this and can sha…
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Sabal Palmetto Hardiest Variety
by Stevejr- 1 follower
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Is there any Sabal variety with a trunk (not ‘minor’) that is the hardiest, and might survive winters with minimal protection in Z7b southern NY?
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Welp, I finally did it. (Queen Palm in Myrtle Beach)
by Pee Dee Palms- 1 follower
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After many thoughts and considerations, I finally decided to buy a Queen Palm. I just had to because my local Lowes had some and I decided I would try at least one out. Definitely going to be thinking of a plan for the winter, and how I'll protect it.
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Butia X Jubaea - Info + Photos
by Peachs- 1 follower
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I want to plant one of them. How thick can the trunk be? I am concerned about the thickness of the trunk, that it may be too thick for the area where I plan to plant it. How fast can it grow? I live in zone 8b, with little rainfall. There is not much information on the forum about this hybrid. Thank you so much!
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Zone 5 unboxing
by Alex Zone 5- 1 follower
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Zone 5 south of Montreal, finally temps are mild enough to unbox the needle/minor. Windmill will wait until next weekend. The needle palm was unphased by cold temps, even the offsets are green and flawless. Sabal minor first winter, two fronds are shrivelled....that thing is a trooper. Random pictures, spear pull on the tiny saw palmetto, I was sorta expecting it....
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First time growing Phoenix
by steve617- 0 replies
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I live in 7a so I thought I'd try to germinate few Phoenix since I stumbled on some Recanta in St Augustine. So they are the first I tried. One thing I noticed a couple was a really light green. These has been fairly slow. Perhaps needs a taller container. Oh these were beside CIPD. The next I tried I bought some of the carmel dates at my grocery store palms, Phoenix dactylifera (medjool) These definitely grew faster. Recently I got a hybrid Rupicola seed. Just wanted to share and perhaps some info keeping them.
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trachycarpus dry spears wth happened
by ZPalms- 1 follower
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All winter my trachy was fine until now, I realized last week yellow on the spears but I thought the green color would of come in from the chlorophyll just because it was new but now that I'm looking closer all the spears expect the one thats opening are all dried out, I pulled on the spears and none of them came out but I was able to break a spear because it was so dry. I've been watering it here and there in the winter including the rain it gets so I don't get it
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B. Alfredii experiment
by Super Minion- 3 followers
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Hi everyone, This is my first post here on palmtalk. My favorite palm is b. Alfredii. This is a report dedicated on how the B. Alfredii reacts to the cool climate of Northern Europe. I live in Rotterdam, Netherlands which is hardiness zone 8 in Europe. The average anual extreme minimum here is -10 Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) for the last 5 winters.
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high humidity and winterizing Mexcan fan palm
by vistaprime- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, Do I need to be concerned about the high humidity my Mexican fan palm is showing while it's boxed up for winter. it's been hitting over 90% while the mule palm only 10 feet ( about 3 meters) away is showing humidity in the 70's on average. The crown of the Washingtonia was sprayed with copper fungicide before boxing up and I am scratching my head why both palms are showing such different humidity readings when they are so close together. Right now the forecast for humidity in my area is in the 85% range due to warm spring like weather and rain and also being about 15 minutes from Lake Ontario. Should I be concerned abut the high humidity? And …
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its original spot before it got uprooted^ july^october?^after december polar vortex^current^ i dont know how this thing is still alive
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Washingtonia robusta, filifera, or filibusta
by Michael112211- 1 reply
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Hi there I recently got a Washingtonia palm it was advertised to me as California fan palm but now I am having second thoughts, I would like to know if it’s robusta filifera or filibusta, I know it’s likely still to young to tell what type it is but any educated guesses would be great.
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Palmettos like weeds
by DAVEinMB- 11 replies
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Just a sabal palmetto appreciation post. It's amazing to me how little these things require to get themselves established. They also are really good looking trees if you remove human intervention from a pruning standpoint. Here's a few pics from downtown myrtle
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I plan on potting these up and planting them around the house and maybe giving a few away if I find more . They are mainly Taylor form small palms with possibly some male Nainital ( a male is in the front yard ) and female Taylor Form genes in some of the seed ? There are probably other smaller palms that are around the area from where I took these pictures . Will
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Growing like weeds
by Palmlover_78- 15 replies
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Hey guys , here are a couple of my 2 year old windmill palms
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Length of Recovery from Spear Pull
by MonkeDonkezz- 1 follower
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I have a windmill palm who got spear pull from fungal infection for whatever reason, so I sprayed it with copper fungicide twice and monoxide, and my question is , how long exactly do they take to recover? Thanks!
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Tropical Garden planning
by ChicagoPalma- 1 follower
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I'm going to start a tropical garden with some landscaping, problem is, my backyard is too cramped with a pergola, garden, possible pool, and there is just not enough room. So I'm planning to do a small section as a tropical garden that is not too large but not too small, so it will also be easy to protect. I'm also planning to landscape the front yard and sprinkle on some tropical plants. So I'm mostly going to do the front yard this year. I already have most plants picked out for this, including mums, african marigolds, Elephant ear "Thai Giant" , Mexican fan palm or windmill palm, hydrangea, bird of paradise white & orange, canna lillies, and musa basjoo. Happy ne…
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Now it's finally in the pot ! This Pygmy Palm survived our local low temperatures of 16,21,24,28F. Some leaves around, a bucket , deep watered and extra mulch for protection. I planned to dig this palm out before the freeze when I planted the Washy in front of it but for some reason I was busy with everything else then the artic blast came. I didn't expect it to survive but here's the proof. Most fronds were burned but it's recovering well.
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