COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Fantasy Mule (Butia x Syagrus) Hybrids 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 4 followers
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What combination would be your fantasy mule and why? What would be the thinnest trunked of both species? Feel free to share pics of some of the more unusual species listed. Limit it to only Butia and Syagrus species.......Jubaea, Allagoptera, Parajubaea, Coco's and Jubaeopsis are not the same animal and are not invited to this party. I pulled these off Wikipedia: Butia species Butia archeri Butia campicola Butia capitata Butia catarinensis Butia eriospatha Butia exilata Butia exospadix Butia lallemantii Butia lepidotispatha Butia leptospatha Butia marmorii Butia matogrossensis Butia microspadix Butia noblickii Butia odorata Butia paraguayensis But…
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Chamaerhops Humilis in USDA zone 8 1 2
by TonyDFW- 3 followers
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Chamaerhops Humilis in USDA zone 8 This is an example of why you should plant tte blue form “cerifera” for long term success in this plant zone. The image labeled Dallas 2020 exhibits my green form C. Humilis. It is 20 years old and grown from a seedling on-site. About 11 feet tall. Most winters the past 20 years in this Dallas location were zone 9 and 8b. In 2021 the February freeze low was 3F The green form was killed to the ground where as the cerifera only defoliated. The trunks remained intact. In December 2022 the low was 11F The two growing seasons worth of growth was killed to the ground again. The cerifera in the background didn’t defóliate at thi…
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Starting the Zone 8b Jungle 1 2
by Teegurr- 3 followers
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I replanted a Bismarckia I had in a shady spot to a full sun area about 7ft from a Southwest-facing wall of the house. It was only in the shady spot for 3 days. Still, there could be some issues with the roots, and I am tentatively waiting to see if the Bizzie will get established smoothly as the weather warms up. Pardon the makeshift walls (there's a rambunctious 5 month old puppy who loves to chew up palms). Hoping to plant a Washingtonia (it's recovering from being torn out of the ground and used as a chew toy by my dog) about 8-10 feet away from the Bizzie and some non-palm tropical plants.
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Texas '22 Freeze 1 2
by Swolte- 4 followers
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Not as devastating as last year but it brings back bad memories! News organizations are taking this seriously. Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the country, has suspended classes today. I have more palms unprotected (either too big or I am unwilling to cut them) so there will be some more hardiness data coming our way. Situation Northwest of college station is worse.
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Palm Ideas For Seabrook Island SC 1 2
by ngservet- 3 followers
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Hello All, I am new to the forum and would like some recommendations for palms on Seabrook Island, SC? We are right along the ocean approximately 30 miles southeast of downtown Charleston. We are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Kiawah river to the west. The island is covered with Sabal palms naturally under a live oak, pine, and magnolia canopy. I would like to believe we are a solid 9a. I see Pindo's, Mediterranean Fans, Washingtonia's, and Windmills around with the occasional Sylvester Date and CIDP. What other species would you recommend? I am surprised not to see any Medjool Dates? Is price a major barrier for these? I have read they are cold h…
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Is my Mule Sterile? 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 72 replies
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This is the second inflorescense to do this on my smaller mule. Fruiting Butia likely in the neighborhood. Lots of bees. Sterile?
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Jubaea Chilensis 1 2
by SALOttawa- 3 followers
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Hello, I just joined the forum today. I have been growing palms for a few years now, but I have always brought them indoors for the winter. This year I decided to try growing 3 varieties of hardy palms: Trachycarpus Fortunei, Washingtonia Robusta, and Chilean Wine Palms. I bought seeds on eBay. I have found good instructions on the TFs and the WRs, but I haven’t found anything reliable on the Chilean Wine Palm seeds. Has anyone had experience growing these from seeds? Some sites suggest breaking the shell off, while others don’t. I have them soaking in water at the present time and I will be planting them on Friday. I am hoping to get some good advice before then. Th…
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Zone 9 Palms in NC 1 2
by BigBilly- 4 followers
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Now that the Outerbanks are officially listed as a Zone 9A, What zone 9 Palms could be grown there?
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Hardiness zone changes 1990-2015 1 2
by MarkbVet- 2 followers
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Here's some zone maps from Arborday.org, showing zone changes up until 2015.... interesting to see. So. Oregon is getting some zone 9 inland areas now, close to where I'll be moving. It's getting hotter, folks! So, sip some cold drinks and ... Grow Them Palms!!
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Comprehensive Hardiness List 1 2
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 2 followers
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This new forum split is confusing, but since this is about hardiness, i will post it here even though this doesn't qualify as "hardy" by the measure that palms grow natively here. Has anyone seen this list of hardiness results? It has quite a number of surprises, some rather tropical palms turn out to be pretty hardy. Now hardy for me means it can take some dips into the upper 20's, i.e. -2C at most in the open before I see any damage. This list was compiled by a nursery in Cornwall, UK, and while it's mild down there, i expect most of those specimens were small. http://www.trebrown.com/documents/climate/palmhardinesstrials.php Some of this information is hig…
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Top 5 fastest growers 1 2
by Jubaea_James760- 2 followers
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What is your top 5 fastest growers thus far? I count the new leaves as well as overall growth. Chamaerops Humilis (single plant) puts out a ton of leaves every year but not much overall growth so I didn't include that one. Some palms put out 2-3 leaves & you can see sufficient growth, so whatever growth is to you Here's my top 5: #1 Brahea Edulis (7-8 leaves) kinda lost count on this one. Extremely fast for me. #2 Livistona Nitida (6-7 leaves) same, lost count. #3 Trithrinax Campestris ( unknown amount of leaves) this one put on some good vertical height & girth. Its a double & recently noticed a third pup/sucker? Coming up that I may cut off.…
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What other palms can grow in the Puget sound.area 1 2
by Love them palms- 1 follower
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Doing research and taking advice from other growers, the only palms that come up is trachycarpus,butia and their hybrids, jubaea and their hybrids ,sabals,Mediterranean fan palms,mule palms, washingtonia filibusta ( maybe).but what I am looking for is a phoenix style looking tree that has a fighting chance in our 8B climate. We get the wet winters and it dont get too cold 15 is usually normal for the coldest min but doesn't do that much (except this year,alot of cold and snow) we get pretty warm summers lately. I'm not into trachycarpus cause everybody and their dog have them here.I have a sabal riverside, butia x jubaea already and getting a couple of filibusta soon, any…
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A few Winter Garden Pics 1 2
by Palm crazy- 70 replies
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I think this might be the first time I have show the garden this time of year. Lots going on and just a sample. Enjoy! Different hardy Schefflera's.
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Starting a Washingtonia from seed 1 2
by MSX- 70 replies
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Hello palmtalkers! I've already had some experience of germinating Butia and now I'm starting my second palm from scratch - Washingtonia, possibly a pure filifera. This is a motherpalm, located in Termez, Uzbekistan. This Washy is 13 years old and it's fruiting for the first time this year. At age of 6-7 it managed to survive an extreme cold snap in february 2014, with a low temperature of -22C (-7.6F), the lowest recorded temperatures in the whole region, and continuous 168 hours of subfreezing temperatures, this is what makes this specimen interesting. These seeds arrived to me Cleaned and soaking in the water
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Cold hardy palms and cycads for SC Oklahoma 7b 1 2
by Jerrrod- 3 followers
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Hi everyone, I'm new here and need help. I just moved here from southern California and really do miss my palms.😀 I'm about 75 miles north of Dallas (7b), have clay soil and keep getting conflicting information about palms, like cold hardiness, growth rate & max size. I did try Bismarckia and date palms (Canary and regular), last year. I had the seeds growing good in a baggie floating in my aquarium. By the time winter set in they ~2' and had about 3 leaves. I heard that they were cold hardy and planted all of them (10). Never heard of a polar vortex, but you know what happened. I want to try again but don't want to lose them again. I don't mind protecting them, as …
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C. alba Zone 9a hardy? 1 2
by _Keith- 2 followers
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We will soon find out. Early this spring I was gifted 3 little C. alba. Soon, they will face their first winter. I am wishing them a mild one to get off the ground. Here is one, looking pretty good.
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Schafer Butia hybrids 1 2
by 8B palms- 3 followers
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So just ordered 2 of Patric's Butia x Monty (S.schizophylla x S.romanzoffiana). I know these are relatively a new cross of 2-3 years. Anyone growing these, and have any info on hardiness or pictures/experiences so far. Thanks Craig
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serenoa repens 1 2
by palm tree man- 1 follower
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I am starting this forum for those that love our native success story the saw palmetto. There is no palm that is more wide spread and that can survive more diverse conditions in the Southeastern United States. In its own wright it is a cool palm and really deserves more attention despite its slow growing and mostly sub subterranean nature. There are many examples of this palm that craw great distances upon the ground or that grow underground to another location. It is only when the soil is removed "often sandy" that we realize how large and branching some of these clumps truly are. There are also several distinct varieties which show different leaf traits…
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Palms of Brookings Oregon 1 2
by Hutch- 1 follower
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Here are some palms I found near where I'm staying...i will take a bunch more photos tomarrow headed to the beach..
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Jubaea chilensis in Seattle - Washington Park Arboretum - 1 2
by Trustandi- 2 followers
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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.
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Sabal causiarum 'Lisa' 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 2 followers
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I'm calling out Tom GA to provide more photographic evidence of this palms existence. Much like the BigFoot of the Northwest, or the Loch Ness Monster; Sabal causiarum 'Lisa' seems like it might be a hoax to lure tourists to the Bamboo Farm in Georgia. Just like those 'monsters', all we have is one grainy photo as "proof" of this Monster Palm's existence. Here it is......... So is it real....or an elaborate prank?
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Salem Oregon Washy update 1 2
by Fallen Munk- 1 follower
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My neighbor's Washingtonia. Even with the number of cold wet days and lots of frost this year, these guys just keep pumping. I keep germinating as much seed as I can hoping to get lucky with this species, but so far not having any. Maybe when these get big enough to produce seed I'll talk to the owners and see if they can help me out. Anybody know at what size they will produce viable seed?
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Show the Biggest Chamaedorea radicalis (Trunking Form) You Have 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 68 replies
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Really gaining a great respect for these palms. No, you can't hang a hammock from them and they are not fast growing or have the star power of your favorite dypsis species; but they are very cold hardy and tough. How big do they get? Show us your largest one.
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Jubaea hybrids growth 1 2
by yabazid- 3 followers
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Today I put in the ground my potted hybrids. I hope this thread will help me track their growth. I think there's a few of us in the southeast upstate SC growing these hybrids. Here they are today 3/25/2016 first picture from left to right: BxJ then BJxJ then BJxB(flat leaf) second picture left to right: JXB then a BJxB(V-leafs)
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Jubaea X Butia F3 growth in SE NC 1 2
by Joe NC- 3 followers
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I purchased this Jubaea x Buita from Garry's Nursery in New Bern NC, in May of 2015. I mostly bare rooted it before planting, due to the extreme difference in soil texture in the nice porous potting media and my heavy clay. I've had to learn the hard way about amending clay soil, or creating mini-bogs out of large root balls and potting media. From what I can gather this is at least an F3 from seeds from the late Dr. Wilcox's palm. Since my family and friends think I'm crazy if I excitedly talk about my F3 hybrid Jubutia finally pushing a new spear, I'll stick to posting photo updates to it's progress here where there might be more interest. This plant barel…
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