COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Some nice weather... finally..
by SailorBold- 17 replies
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Winter is on the way out... if the forecast models hold; it looks like we will be above 64f and sunny until at least Feb. 18! Low temps not too bad either...30's.. so Ill take it! I quickly looked around the yard and everything seems to be alright.. it was an 8b-ish winter with a low at 15f. I don't see any spear damages yet on Butias.. and the hybrids did quite nicely. It looks like the JxQ is fine also and may have grown a bit. There was certainly more damage last winter with a similar temp. It may not be over yet but I am going to enjoy the weather for now! it doesn't happen often. How is everyone doing ?
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Washingtonia protection - Pacific Northwest style.
by Chester B- 1 follower
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We’re lucky here our winters don’t get too cold but we do have a issue with moisture. Because of this certain palms that are hardy to our minimum temperatures don’t do well like Washingtonia palms. This year I purchased a new Washingtonia robusta and I am helping it along through winter, I created this little structure using some plastic panels from an old greenhouse. It will still allow airflow to prevent mold and fungus and it has a sloped roof to help drain off the rain. This is the highest level of protection I have ever done for any of my plants.
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Texas Sabals, Little Giants
by Brian F. Austin- 16 replies
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Here are some Sabal Mexicanas(?) in Austin. I wanted to show how crazy long the petioles are. Much longer then the 35"-47" that wikipedia states, more like 144++" They seem to be most impressive at this size and perspective. I put the camera on a timer and added some fuzzy Doofus in the photos for scale. These are all from the Laguna Gloria Sculpture Park where they are growing near oaks and cypress. I have many of these growing from seed along with S. Uresana and S. Causiarum too. - thanks Joseph! I can only imagine what those will look like size-wise in the future. The sunny shot of the flowers is a week earlier than the shady one.
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Spear pulls
by Brad Mondel- 1 follower
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The past week was horrific, temps of 15F every night and never above freezing during the day! My potted palms froze solid and I lost a Butia and Chamaerops in the ground. Frozen to the core! We stayed frozen for three days straight! My Sabal Louisiana spear pulled, young Sabal Palmetto, even a young Rhapidopyllum spear pulled! I’ve never experienced this before and I’m in shock. The only things that survived were some large potted Chamaerops, Rhapidophyllum, and Trachycarpus. All of my rare palms in the greenhouse were heated. Thank the stars.
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Are Trachies a lot faster in slightly warmer climates?
by Palmfarmer- 2 followers
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I hear people say they are slow, but many of the growers are in places with little sunshine and cold in the winter. I know Trachies do bad in places with hot year around climates like southern FL. My question is basicly if they would grow a lot faster here where we do have sort of a winter but very short and cold only at night, than in areas further north with more cold and less sunshine. How long can i except to wait for my 2 frond seedlings to go palmate approximently? I am also wondering what type of strain the Trachy in the photo might be. Its advertised as "360 fronds silver" but further down the sales page it says Trachycarpus Fortunei, are these Nova?
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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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Dypsis Decipiens Gradual Decline...
by BeaumontTropics- 1 follower
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hey all, i have a "friend" who wishes to remain anonymous. He has planted and unsuccessfully (to this point) tried to grow several dypsis decipiens. His climate is identical to mine, lets call it a harsh 9b, more likely 9a. We had an abnormally long and cold winter here this year, with a low temp as low as 24F. It didn't last that long at that temp, but several weeks we were below 30F at night. In the summers we get up to 102F, but mostly stay in the mid to high nineties. Here is the problem with the dypsis decline. It doesn't "frost" burn like many of the other tropicals I've tried to grow. Rather, my buddies dypsis will start browning right at the very …
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Washingtonia in Columbia SC
by PaddyM- 1 follower
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I was in Columbia, SC this weekend. I lived here for a few years a decade ago and decided to check on some palms around town. Here's pics of three very large Washingtonia - seemed to be doing pretty good! Each has at least 20-25' of trunk I'd guess; they're tall. The first palm is one that Penny has sold seeds from on eBay (I bought some last year). It's near the botanical garden. The second and third pics are closer to/in downtown. The third pic also has a palmetto behind the two Washingtonia.
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Anyone else use the lights on the palms for Christmas decorations until you need them to wrap the palms? I just put lights on all 10 protected palms today and it took 3 hours. I turn them on/off via my phone to add holiday decor to my backyard until the palms need to be wrapped. When they need to be wrapped I'll plug them into their individual thermocube which is taken off for now.
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Early Winter
by NWpalms@206- 1 follower
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I’m looking at my forecast for Vashon Island Wa. and it’s not looking so great… looks like winter arriving early. I can’t remember the last time we saw 20s in early/mid nov. I’m hoping this isn’t a sign of what’s to come this winter. I think December 18th first frost last year, lookin like next week might freeze pretty good. Daytime temps not terrible I suppose but lots of wet too.
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Is W.filibusta slower growing than W. robusta?
by Hardypalms- 1 follower
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Hi I recently acquired a W.filibusta seedling, I planted it over a month ago here in my zone 7 north of Atlanta and placed a fertilizer spike next to it and I am yet to notice any growth. I have had W.robusta in the past and those seem to grow very fast. It's only mid-May, am I being impatient? Thanks Patrick
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Silver Queen in Myrtle Beach?
by Pee Dee Palms- 2 followers
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I've heard of rumors of Silver Queens making it through the teens for several hours. Their USDA Hardiness zone is 8b which is the same as Myrtle Beach. So are they really THAT hardy?
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Watering advice in winter
by BeauBlues- 16 replies
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Hi all! This is my first post to this forum. I'm creating a sort of backyard paradise for me and the family. We have a large backyard in Corona, CA in zone 9b. I started planting this last summer. So far I have ravanea glauca, C. gigas, Pritchardia sp., sabal causarium, parajubaea microcarpa, bismarckia nobilis, roystonea princeps, and a few others. My question is, during the growing months, when and how much to water is obvious. But right now I'm clueless. Our nightly temps are usually in the low 40's to upper 30's. Sometimes we dip down to freezing and the upper 20's. I have essentially stopped watering. My Pritchardias are looking a bit sad. I can't tell if it's …
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Palm identification Piedras Negras Mex.
by MarcusH- 1 follower
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I'm here in Piedras Negras visiting my mother in law and each time I drive by these palms I wonder what they are. At the distance I would say Mexican fan palms ,they grow like weeds here but no the trunk looks different as well as the looks of dead petioles . Any idea?
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Waterlogged Mediterranean fan palm
by Swolte- 16 replies
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Does anyone have experience with medi's in poorly drained wet spots? I have been sweating on a flower bed for my wife this past week and I had to add a deep edging barrier to prevent the &^%x!@*! Bermuda grass from invading everything (about 5/6" in ground). Since the medi is in the lowest point in the bed, I found it completely waterlogged after the rains of the past couple of days. It drains, but slowly, and it will probably be sitting in that swamp for a day or two before it seeps into the soil (heavy sandy loam + clay). The medi has been in that spot for years and relatively uncared for (never watered or fertilized). It survived Uri unprotected, btw, s…
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Queens in Savannah, GA
by NCFM- 16 replies
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Sorry for the low picture quality
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Trachycarpus in full sun?
by Swolte- 1 follower
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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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Mule palm and cold damage (photos)
by Peachs- 16 replies
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Zone 8b 19F It has only been in the ground for 7 months. Too much damage? Does it recover in spring or does the cold weaken it too much? I was going to plant another one but I doubt if the damage is too much and it may be too much on the edge. descargar html gratis
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Years ago I remember using RPS for seeds, but I've I read a lot of bad things about them on here, and their shipping to the US 10x what I remember it being. North Texas palms was a good seller, but I think they're no longer in business. Coldplant - I got very good true princeps seeds years ago. Unfortunely no princeps this year, hopefully next year. Since RPS doesn't seem to be reliable for non-European buyers, I was just sort of wondering where people can get rarer seeds? When I took a break from buying palms, since I lived in the north and ran out of room, but there were options. Now I'm somewhere where I can actually grow some palms outside yea…
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The Best Palm garden in Victoria, BC. Canada.
by Trustandi- 16 replies
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I just found this beautiful matured palm garden in Victoria, Canada. In my opinion, it is easily one of the best ones in the entire Canada. Unfortunately, the owner is selling the house. Maybe one of us could buy it. Here is the link to his website. https://victoriaoasis.webs.com/
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Huggins Island is located across the intracoastal waterway from Swansboro, NC, and it faces the inlet between Emerald Isle and Bear Island. It was home to a Confederate battery during the civil war, but is now uninhabited. I recently explored the maritime forest there and took some pictures of the Sabal minor I found growing wild: Some were beginning to develop above ground trunks (croc for size reference) I noticed that most were growing in close proximity to the coast, rather than in the interior of the island. Does anyone with more knowledge have an idea why that might be?
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Two weeks ago I planted several new palms in my yard. One trachycarpus fortunei (3 yr), one cycas revoluta (2 yr), one sabal minor "louisiana" (3 yr), and two wahsingtonia robusta (2yr). I was wondering how long it will be before I should expect to see new growth? I know it will vary by palm species and age, but any insight into this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Are Hybrid Palmate Species Possible?
by BeyondTheGarden- 2 followers
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When you look for hybrid palms, all kinds of pinnate genus' seem possible to hybridize. Butias, Jubaeas, Parajubaeas, Syagrus, Lytocaryum, all mixed together. I'm sure there are more inter-species hybrids in existence that I'm unaware of. But when it comes to palmate hybrids, I've only ever seen intra-species hybrids. Trachycarpus fortunei x wagnerianus. Sabal minor x palmetto. Washingtonia robusta x filifera (those are the only examples I can think of, off-hand). Would it be possible to hybridize different genus's of palmate palms? I'm going to take artistic liberty and list some of the genus's that I think would be cool to play with (most in this list are …
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Just a few palm pics I took today here in town. I think one day I will take some pics of the variety of palms here and post. Windmill growing in full sun
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Beautiful palmetto in the piedmont.
by Brad Mondel- 1 follower
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