COLD HARDY PALMS

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   Where to buy mail order needle plams?

   April 6 by mraroid

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   Hello... A year or so ago, I found a mail order place in the mid west (maybe the east?) someplace. They sold needle palms, Windmill palms and some Sabal minor palms. I bought a needle palm and a Sabal minor. Now I need to buy a few more. But I can not find this palm nursery again. The prices were fine and they sold healthy palms. I live in Salem Oregon. Can anyone here refer me to this palm nursery? All they sell palms and, and just a few diffrent types. Any links or help appreciated, mraroid, Salem, Oregon USDA Zone 8 or 8b depending on who you talk to. Thanks so much.

   

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   My first trip to Raintree Tropical Nursery in Silverton Oregon

   May 6, 2023 by mraroid

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   Hello folks... I live in Salem Oregon, USDA Zone 8b. I made my first trip to Raintree tropical nursery this morning. I took some cash and my checkbook. I was not sure what I wanted, but I hoped that I could buy some larger palms, rather than some in one gallon pots. I am 73 years old, so I don't have thirty or forty years to plant a smaller palm and watch it grow. I met Steve and what a nice person he is. I ended up with a 5 gallon Trachycarpus wagnerianus, and a five gallon Sabal minor. I told Steve I would be back when I had more money. I wanted to buy a larger Jubaea chilensis & maybe a Butia odorata/capitata. But the size of pa…

   

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   Nice color on Syagrus romanzoffiana

   April 4 by Fusca

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   Spotted this at a local big box store yesterday. Not an unusual palm but unusual color on the leaf bases! I've never seen this much color on a queen palm before. The fronds look normal - in fact everything about the palm looks typical except for the color. It was the largest and most beefy of the entire lot so it really stood out.

   

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   Sabal Sanctuary in East Texas 1 2

   February 10 by Sabal King

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   So I wanted to document the official start of the Sabal sanctuary here at our homestead in ETX. We are officially per the USDA zones (8b, with 9a just a county and a half away), but I don't trust any of these and put us at a solid 8a with 8b characteristics. For example, it still gets cold here (not as cold as DFW) but very little ice, and the freeze durations are much shorter. All in all, it's a great place to grow some Sabals. I'm dedicating a roughly 6.5 acre area at the back of our homestead which sits on the other side of a branch that is spring fed and flows most of the year (either above ground, or always below ground). While doing some exploring here in M…

   

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   Cocos nucifera ID help?

   April 5 by Dwarf Fan

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   Found this one on N. Padre Island, TX. It looks to be in a pot that could be dragged inside to avoid extreme cold I guess. It has been here several months at least (possibly longer) but I don’t know anything else about it’s history. Is this a Cocos nucifera or something else?

   

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   Help!!! Ok 4 palms planted in ground on my lawn 2 had fond pull and they look pretty sad.

   April 4 by Bill Nanaimo

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   I have 4 palms planted in the ground in my front lawn, 2 have fond pull and look pretty sad they other 2 don’t look to well put don’t have the fond pull, I have 4 more in the back yard that are in garden beds that are doing great, I’m wondering if this might be because I let the grass grown right up to the trunk which might have lead up to too much water or mositure being around the trunk, as the ones in the backyard all have stones around them. whats your thoughts or ideas ???

   

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   To fertlize or to not fertilize?

   April 5 by ChicagoPalma

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   My not fully established palm is not looking the best and it looks like just some nutrient deficiency. and it has sorta spread onto one of the more spear-centered fronds. Anyways just wondering what fertilizer and when to fertilize. Our temps for highs will be lukewarm now, so highs and low 60s most to everyday for highs and a couple 50s.

   

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   Livistona Chinensis

   March 20 by Borosbobo

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   Hey! Can you guys help me? Im a bit confused about the cold hardiness of the Livistona Chinesis palm because if I google it in english it says -10C° but if I google it in Hungarian it says -2C° and also in a nursery they said -2 as well

   

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    What does my Needle Palm need

    March 14 by Appalachian Palms

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    This needle palm is 25 years old and is 9 feet tall and has a girth of 50 feet. It has several "pups" under her shirt with 3 and 4 foot trunks. I have never fertilized the palm and I need to do something beneficial. Any recommendations appreciated, Thank you

    

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    When do you guys remove the winter protection from your zone 8 palms?

    April 4 by PashkaTLT

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    Hello, When do you guys remove the winter protection (boxes in my case) from your zone 8 palms? Like, at what minimum or average (between day & night) temperature?

    

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    Does anyone have a Butia odorata silver? 1 2

    September 2, 2021 by Dartolution

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    Does anyone on the forum have a mature tree of Butia odorata 'silver'? One with exceptionally blue/silver fronds? Thanks

    

    Last reply by IdolLurker, April 4

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    Jubaea chilensis in Seattle - Washington Park Arboretum - 1 2

    March 29, 2021 by Trustandi

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    I just visited the park to see the Jubaeas. They are getting much bigger than the last time I went there. I wish mine were that big already.

    

    Last reply by jwitt, April 4

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    Center spear dead on recently planted young Mexican fan palm

    April 3 by FL_palms

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    I had planted this Mexican fan palm in the ground on February 19th (which was probably not a good time) and it was actually doing really well for about a month. I noticed a week ago that the center spear was turning brown. I had fertilized it probably a week and a half before I noticed the brown. We have had temps down to the higher 40’s but no lower. This one shown below was planted next to it a week later, was also fertilized, and has been doing perfectly fine since.

    

    Last reply by SeanK, April 4
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    Yard/Landscaping Progress 1 2 3 4 16

    September 12, 2019 by DAVEinMB

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    Well I've caught the palm bug and lemme tell ya, it's been taking me on quite the ride. My property didn't have much in the way of landscaping when I purchased it, just a few small flowering bushes, etc. Nothing exciting, nothing tropical looking. Although the lot wasn't eye catching, it did give me a blank canvas to work with. As a brief overview, I've added some trees to the front yard but didn't do any structural changes. The back however, has received a retaining wall with 3 large planters built into it. This area extends from my concrete patio and serves as both additional patio square footage as well as an area to add some palms and whatnot. Here's what I've …

    

    Last reply by DAVEinMB, April 3

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    Sabal ID….

    April 2 by RJ

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    So I’ve been watching these sabal’s grow for at least 15 years. I can’t put my finger on what they are. They both exhibit the same trates, are surrounded but what I would consider normal sabal’s in FL. The seed stalks are short… literally about two feet tall. Seeds are small. I don’t have anyway to measure them presently but can when I get home. What do the sabal guru’s think?

    

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    Watering schedule for new palms

    April 24, 2020 by romeyjdogg

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    Hey all, I just had the following planted in my backyard: 2 Sabal Palmettos (around 8 foot trunks), a Butia x Jubaea (2 foot trunk), and 4 Sabal Minors (no trunk). It seems my top layer of soil is rocky clay, then below that is black clay. In any event, since the bottom of these holes is clay, how often would you recommend watering these newly planted palms? The guy that planted them said once a week because the water will just sit in the hole, like a cup. What are your all's thoughts?

    

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    Should i assume it's dead

    March 30 by BigBilly

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    I have a small trachy that Spear pulled back in January, It's April now and there's no new growth but it's still green. Should I remove it?

    

    Last reply by SeanK, April 3

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    Top Palm Nurseries or Palm Growers in the Rio Grande Valley, TX?

    April 2 by Dwarf Fan

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    Texas Palm talkers, I was curious what are the best places to check out if I were to make a road trip down to the RGV to check out the Sabal Palm Sanctuary?

    

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    Newly added Sabal Uresana.. 1 2

    July 1, 2020 by SailorBold

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    So excited! I finally picked up a Sabal Uresana from North Texas Cold Hardy palms. This has been on my wish list for some time.. and I had an area saved for a large sabal that has been sitting bare for a number of years now. The spot where i planted it was a toss up between a Mexicana and Uresana..as Mexicana seems to do well here... It will be interesting to see how well it will tolerate our dry winters. It seems all of the reports on cold damage and hardiness come from humid areas around the country... the one thing that interests me is it is native to an area that is fairly close to NM..so perhaps at least some of its growing conditions will be similar. Its…

    

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    Closing the season with a couple pictures of roebelenii x theophrasti

    December 2, 2022 by Phoenikakias

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    Leaflets are still quite soft despite the contrary visual impression.

    

    Last reply by Dwarf Fan, April 2

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    Palm ID required

    April 2 by Chester B

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    Located at Natius Nursery in North Houston. No other trees around so It’s likely a full sun location. Interested to hear people’s thoughts. Did I mention the trunk is like a pencil, so thin!

    

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    Washingtonia Palms Information 1 2

    February 13 by MarcusH

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    One of the most common palm tree in the world comes in different varieties , Filifera, Robusta or Filibusta ( hybrid ) . How much cold can it handle ? How leaf hardy is it etc etc etc ? This topic should be all about Washingtonias . Starting off with my collection with 4 Filiferas and 1 Robusta. Since they are still young it's hard to tell how "pure" they are but so far from my observations my Californias are Filifera leaning ( two of them I grew from seeds in 2022 / recently planted in ground ) and my Mexican is Robusta leaning .

    

    Last reply by MarcusH, April 2

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    Southern Oregon - Brookings 1 2

    October 13, 2019 by Chester B

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    I made my first trip to Brookings, Oregon and I was not disappointed in what I saw. Lots of exotics that I can't grow here in Portland and many of them were huge. I had 10 minutes that I was granted to drive around and snap photos. I seemed totally suspicious so only managed to get a few decent shots. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get any photos of Washingtonia palms. I did also see some Pygmy date palms planted in a front of a store but had not idea as to how long they had been in the ground. Apparently Brookings has an unusual climate. I took this from Wikipedia The Brookings area has a cool-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). …

    

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    Would a Hurricane cut palmetto survive here ?

    March 31 by BigBilly

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    7B Nc north of Charlotte, Considering Buying a hurricane cut palmetto. Would it be worth it?

    

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    Trachycarpus in full sun?

    March 31 by Swolte

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    Recently had a discussion with someone who claimed Trachies might be OK in Texas full sun if you ensure they keep watered. What do you think? Any examples of folks who managed to grow them in full sun?

    

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