COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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These are my latest acquisitions... all 3 are blue colored when mature. Brahea decumbens is a bushy multi-branched palm, and fairly rare. B. clara is very rare, hard to find anything but seeds on the market (I've got those too, if I can get them to germinate hehe). Brahea super silver is a bit easier to find; like decumbens, it is green when small, but can be very blue/silver when larger, especially if grown in bright sunlight. The clara is a 15 gallon plant and about 6 feet tall; the others are 5 gallon. Got them at JungleMusic.net; they're having their fall/winter sale right now so prices were a bit lower than usual. All 3 are very cold hardy (and the clara al…
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Young Sabal Mexicana
by MarcusH- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, Today I've planted a texas sabal mexicana in the front yard. According to the internet they're very slow growing . Since this little fellow isn't growing in the wild would the growth rate be faster? Don't really want to wait 10 to 15 years for the trunk to be visible but if that's the case I'll planted it in the wild.
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Puerto Rican hat palm
by Manalto- 21 replies
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This is probably the one millionth question that's been asked about the rate of growth of sabal palms but I just can't help myself. About a year ago, I bought a Sabal causiarum from North Texas Cold Hardy. It was mail order, so quite small. Since then, it's produced a couple of leaves, and is now about 4 feet tall at the highest leaf tip. It's planted among naturalized Sabal minor (the foliage on the left) that are growing throughout the shady areas of my property. This spot gets plenty of light, with dappled shade from high branches of a live oak in the middle of the day. We've had a nice warm, wet summer (nothing unusual for the Gulf Coast) which I imagine has hel…
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Washingtonia filifera identification
by Armata79- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, I heard that alot washingtonia filifera are actually hybridised and pure one's are hard to find. So it would be great of you guys to help me identify the right washingtonia species on the attached images. The seller is a big nursery in the Elche/ Alicante area in Spain and those pieces are labeled as filifera. Thanks in advance!
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Satakentia liukiuensis In Ground Zone 9b Florida
by orlandozone9b- 1 reply
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I am building a new home and love the Satakentia liukiuensis palm. I live in Orlando 9b. How hardy are these? Any experience? Do you recommend?
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My palms (SkullPalms)
by SkullPalms- 3 replies
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I wanted to show you my little palm tree stand. In Switzerland we are quite limited as far as cold tolerant palms are concerned. We have partly up to -15° Celsius in winter. But here are the cultivation and larger palms that are planted in my garden. Trachycarpus fortunei seedlings (from spring 2022) Slightly larger Trachycarpus fortunei
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Arenga sp. ID (Kopsick)
by GoatLockerGuns- 7 replies
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This Arenga sp. at Kopsick in St. Petersburg, Florida was one of the few palms that were not labeled. The fruit and seeds look like Arenga engleri; however, the fronds do not look right to me. They seem too "bushy" for Arenga engleri. Does anyone know if this is Arenga engleri and, if not, what species this is?
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A few pictures around the yard
by WSimpson- 7 replies
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My Butia odorata is taking over the walkway . A picture from inside the house . Pretty big Minor volunteer . It's an NC ecotype . Sabal Louisiana . Lots of seed ripening . My largest Needle Palm . It's about 7-8 feet to the tip of the highest frond . This Citrumelo will look like this throughout Christmas and they start falling off in early January . I get more people asking about this tree . I've gotten to where I don't answer the door anymore when I think someone is inquiring about it . Will
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seedlings after 16f
by DTS- 2 followers
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im kinda suprised of the hardiness of these seedlings after 16f a week ago!(i think) P. Dactylifera: Most of the leaf is yellowish brown T. Fortunei: Undamaged W. Filibusta: Whole leaf is browna W. Filibusta: Tip of the leaf is brown Butia Capitata: More than of the longest leaf is discolored W. FIlifera: Undamaged (that browning was there a few months ago) Sabal Palmetto: Undamaged(again that damage was already there) W. Filibusta: Completely brown Sabal Minor: Undamaged
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Fertilising palms in winter
by Jamil Habib- 4 replies
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Hi Folks, As winter approaches us in the northern hemisphere, thought I would ask the group a question on the theory that fertilising palms a little bit prior to winter makes them stronger to deal with cold temperatures. I have large palms in the garden that benefitted last winter from this approach albeit I got lucky as the winter was very mild. I did wrap my queens and Washy’s with fleece around the crowns and will follow the same approach again, and will probably fleece the ParaJubaea too. Here is a view of my garden and any recommendations would be greatly welcome. IMG_2141.MOV IMG_2184.MOV
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Jubaea Chilensis cracked
by Enar- 1 follower
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I’ve tried cracking three seeds of jubaea chilensis to see how it holds up. I use vice grips and make sure they just barely put much pressure on them until I hear them crack then I finish opening the shell using a dull knife in the aforementioned crack by twisting it open. Heard rumors the root system is more sensitive when you germinate them this way so I try to plant/germinate them in a big pot to start with. You can clearly see where one of the “eyes” are thinner almost like a lid where the root would come out. Did anyone else try this? And if so what was your method and did you have success .
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Large Armata in El Paso, any more in NM?
by Axel Amsterdam- 1 follower
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I saved this old picture from a large armata (posted on another forum) in El Paso. I'm always interested in the large filifera's but noticed that armata are really scarce. Why is that, availability?
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Best reliable palms for northern San Antonio?
by fr8train- 2 followers
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I see a lot of dead Washingtonia trunks all over the place, but when I drive deeper into the city there are a lot of healthy specimens that have bounced back. What I imagine are Texas Palmettos all look healthy (not enough people plant these here), as do Trachycarpus Fortunei. I've seen one large Canary Island Date palm at the Rim that looks like it's recovering, and some Butia at a local restaurant. I went to a local nursery and the guy had tons of very healthy looking mule palms, but I haven't seen those anywhere outside of there. Still, it seems like 99% of what's planted are Washingtonia, and even then there aren't that many of them considering what I would thin…
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Washy at the end of the season
by WSimpson- 1 reply
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This is the most growth it will have this season . I see a little cold damage from a Low of either 23F , what The WeatherUnderground says our Low was on Monday morning 11/21 , or it was 25F which is what Accuweather says our Low was on that morning ? Typically the older fronds get damaged first , but overall it looks decent . Hopefully it will stay above 23F well into January . If it does stay above 23F it would be decent looking from last May to January . which is close to 8 months looking decent . Several years ago I had a 20F on November 13th ( second coldest temperature for that winter which had a lowest Low of 19F ) , so the fronds could get zapped at any …
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Zilker Gardens, Downtown Austin, Texas March 2021 1 2
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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Only 1 cycad with green. Also a couple small rare palms. Feb 2021, low around 10F.
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Jubaea x Syagrus growth in 5 1/2 months 1 2
by meteorologistpalmguy- 5 followers
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Hello All, In the spirit of keeping the end of summer chat lively, I thought I would post about my Jubaea x Syagrus that went into the ground here in Houston back on March 14th. I obtained it as a strap leaf plant from Patric in March, and when planted just had one pinnate leaf opening, and a base of the plant no thicker than a magic marker. Since then the palm has thrown pinnate leaf upon pinnate leaf and the base has fattened up to the thickness of a small soup can. No amount of humidity has seemed to bother this guy at all, nor has the Jubaea blood slowed it down at all. This hybrid has actually grown significantly faster than my two Butiagrus hybrids that wer…
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Moving Trachycarpus fortunei
by ahosey01- 10 replies
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I have a Trachycarpus fortunei that I need to move but desperately do not want to lose. How do these transplant? Can anyone share experience?
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Palm protection temperature fluctuations
by bgifford- 5 replies
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I got some questions regarding the Temperatures inside my Box protected Washy's. This is my first Winter protecting them. I'm using Thermo-cubes to turn the Lights on inside at 35. I have noticed that Temps inside go up to 58F when the lights are on and then drop back down all the way to 35 before the cycle repeats itself. Do these fluctuations harm the Palm? And if so, should I just leave the lights on inside (remove the Thermo-cube) when I know temps drop at night. I know heat does not hurt them, but I am concerned about the fluctuations inside. I was wondering if I leave the lights on, I have constant heat ( I can also put the lights on a Smart outlet t…
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Flame Thrower
by SMR- 2 replies
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I think the most tropical looking palm for my location in Jacksonville FL zone 9a would be Chambreyonia macrocarpa because of its slim trunk and long, lush looking fronds. But I'm having trouble purchasing good size ones, and prefer not to start with the miniature mail-order ones. Does anybody know where I can source big ones (in an economically feasible way) without draining my retirement funds?
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mule palm vs mexican fan palm cold hardiness
by vistaprime- 1 follower
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hi everyone, Does anyone zone push or winterize both Mules and Washingtonia Robustas? I planted one of each for the first time in Zone 6B in Southern Ontario this early spring. After watching a James Palms video, I was discouraged from planting a trachy. Not a fan of the trunk or the canopy. I recently winterized both palms and set the inkbird temperature controller for both at ON at 5 degrees C and OFF at 10 degrees Celsius. Just wondering from those who have experience with both which they found was more cold hardy. Online there's no consistency in lowest temp tolerance, especially for mules.
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Black dots on petiole Washingtonia robusta
by MarcusH- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, Our first cold front moved in bringing temperatures of mid 30s at night for a couple of days. This is my palm's first winter being outside in the ground. Since it's raining this morning I thought I would take a look at my washy. Black dots all over the petioles. What exactly am I dealing with? A disease, cold temps ? I don't have much experience with palms .
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Lopsided frond on washingtonia
by EJPalm05- 1 reply
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On my washingtonia there is a weird frond it just put out where the leaflets are longer on one side than the other
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The last palms of the season…
by teddytn- 2 followers
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Last palms of the year I’m going to plant…I think😂 Tore out Bill the bush a few weeks ago to make room for a palm. Running out of good protected spots, gonna have to get creative. Old Bill had overgrown his spot anyways. After a trimTore him outTimmy the trachy In a few years should look pretty slick in that corner spot of the deck. Southwest facing. Another little fortunei on the east side of the house, next to a Takil planted in the spring. Planted this little nannhhorhops richtiana in front of that cylindropuntia. I’ve got 5 more in pots, really doing more experiments with planting times. All these will get protection this winter. Last but not least, big waggie on the …
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Dates in Charlotte NC?
by BigBilly- 14 replies
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I was wondering if charlotte has any dates . Maybe downtown , lake Norman or Lake Wylie.
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