COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Saving a Patrick Hybrid
by JohnAndSancho- 11 replies
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Okie dokie. I've had a Butia Lyto hybrid I bought from Patrick a few years ago. I was in the middle of a family emergency when we had a freak cold snap down to 9° and bringing plants in wasn't really on my radar. It looked fine until maybe a couple weeks ago. I made sure not to water it days before we were supposed to get a freeze, but there's 0% chance it was totally dry. Y'all know these things are expensive and hard to get. I'll take pictures tomorrow, but I pulled 3 spears. It's still got a few green fronds and lots of brown ones. I've seen larger plants saved by cutting them down. Key word being larger. This one is still in a pot and probably…
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What kind of Sabal Palm is this?
by palmaddict83- 8 replies
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I was browsing a local DFW nursery and they had these 3 sabals that I'm interested in. The clerk didn't know what kind of Sabal it was and the label said "Sabal Palm - rated to 25F, grows up to 50 feet" I thought it was a Texas Sabal but being rated to only 25F on the label threw me off (Texas sabals are rated to like 10F). Aren't all Sabals rated lower than 25F? I'm looking for a cold hardy palm to 10F atleast. I searched every Sabal possible on the internet but to me it looks like a Texas Sabal. What do you think?
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This forum is all about Texas palms. Opinions are welcomed !
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Growin three types of palms in the UK.
by DavePalm- 1 follower
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Hi all. New to the forum I've always liked palms and wanted some. I live in south UK so weather is balmy most of the yeah but can be pretty sunny/warm 20-30 around April to September (with lots of rubbish days in there with cloud and rain). Anyway, as I know nothing about growing palms and after a little research, obviously buying three different types and at different ages was the sensible thing to do 😆. Thought I'd show them off here. And any thoughts advice would be welcomed. Washington robust (largest) (came yesterday) Trachycarpus wagnerainus (v junior size) Chamaerops humilis (baby). Had both of these 3 weeks now. Q…
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Big box store finds 2025 1 2
by Keys6505- 65 replies
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I know it's a little early but some of the stores by me are starting to get some stuff in. I've seen these Trachys at two different Lowe's now ( League City and Livingston TX) but it looks like each store is only getting 2 because they both had the same Monrovia pallets with the same plants on them. I know Trachys aren't rare but these are the biggest I've seen at a big box. 6g, no price posted and sku doesn't pull anything up online. The Chamaedorea were also at the Livingston Lowe's on clearance. I'm almost positive they're Seifrizii and I've never seen Seifrizii sold in anything other than the big 7g that they have intermittently in the summer. These rang up …
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Coconutty hybrid
by Tropicdoc- 12 replies
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I thought my bp x pjc was (though burnt) still looking extra coconutty this evening
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Sabal Bermudana sprouts
by JohnAndSancho- 2 followers
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My plan was to check this baggie and ask y'all when I should pot them up, but I guess the answer is uhhh, now. A couple of them have poked holes in the baggie. I've read these want deep pots - would a gallon jug with the top cut off be adequate for a while? Would 2L bottles be better as it'll be a hair taller? How many should I throw in per bottle? These sprouted REALLY fast, just threw some sphagnum in a baggie, dropped the seeds in, threw them on the heat mat.
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Sabal updates - the seedlings grow
by Dartolution- 9 replies
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With all this talk of arctic blasts, or polar vortex's, or snow bombs... whatever "pop" word we are using these days to describe these absolutely ghastly events I am reminded of past winter sowing projects from years past. So, as a break from the cold today - I took some glamour shots (more like unglamorous) of all my sabal seedlings as they've grown, many that have been sent to me by other IPS/palmtalk members. Apologies in advance for the absolutely crap photos - I wish I bad a better spot to photograph palms! urgh. First up is good ol' Sabal palmetto. This was a washed up germinated seed at Panama city beach after a storm back in August of 2019.…
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Trachycarpus Fortunei Spear Pull
by OriolesRock100- 1 follower
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Hi all, I went out today to check on my plants, and noticed the spear on my trachycarpus fortunei looked a bit off, so I tugged on it, and it came out pretty easily. I was a bit shocked, because I babied it and did not let it stay outside under 25 degrees F at all this winter, and it seemed to make it through the winter unfazed. It looked great, no cold damage on the fronds at all, and it was even pushing out growth immediately when the temps started to warm up. About 2 weeks ago, I repotted it into a bigger pot to give it some more space, is it possible that could have caused the spear pull? Or did I just get unlucky and it caught some fungal disease or something as the…
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Windmill Palm with age
by Palmettos- 25 replies
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Those of you who have windmill palms "Trachycarpus Fortunei", could you please upload a photo of them along with their age?
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Washy update ; not that impressive as of today .
by WSimpson- 1 follower
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This is the worst this Washy has looked at this time of the year ever . It wasn't a bad winter with a lowest Low of 14F . I got a little spooked last winter when I put on the protection because it is getting a little too tall for my comfort level , and I didn't cover the very top of the palm , but I did cover the bud area . Normally this palm looks respectable this early in the season but it doesn't look like much now . Thankfully it is growing well now and should put out a nice frond soon . I'm getting good growth from the bud now .
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Cold tolerance of various ‘rattan’
by luke.m- 1 follower
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Hi all. Plectacomia aside, can anyone suggest a list of the most cold tolerant palms useful for cane/rattan? I’m thinking there won’t be many. Cheers
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A few recent yard pics...
by Zone7Bpalmguy- 8 replies
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Most of these pictures are of windmills but if you look closely in the second pic you'll see a palmetto and maybe the brazoria.
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By far the most difficult seeds I've ever had to clean. Germinating tips welcomed!
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Hybrid creation: Butia odorata x Parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi F1 1 2 3
by Jonathan Haycock- 10 followers
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On the 27th December 2020 I began the process of creating this hybrid. Two inflorescence were used on the Butia, but for the purpose of this thread I won't differentiate between them as their timings were less than a week apart. Butia odorata Parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi
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Trachy x Devils Ivy - Summer Experiment
by Zach K- 1 follower
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Howdy all, I've been growing a devils ivy cutting in a jar with just water, in my office. It has a very healthy root system, pushes out new growth consistently, and shows no sign of slowing down (it could probably use some fertilizer though). With temps consistently warming up here in the PNW, I thought about planting the devil's ivy in the ground at the base of my young Trachy and seeing if it would climb. I'm not concerned at all about it being invasive as this thing wouldn't last 5 minutes in our "once a year, ice storm that halts the entire city." Therefore, I have 3 Questions: 1. Is it even worth it? My concern is that it won't actually put out enough…
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Does this Pindo palm look healthy? Looking to buy.
by palmaddict83- 27 replies
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Hey all, I'm about pull the trigger on a mature Pindo. Found these and will be purchased, deliver and installed with 1 year warranty at a good price. But some of the fronds seems gray/brown like it's either freeze damage (I'm zone 8B, had a couple cold snaps in Jan to Feb) or nutrient deficiency. Does it look healthy based on these photos? I forgot to get a look at the new fronds it's putting out. I'm concerned because I've read of some folks never having fully blue green fronds on some of their Pindos. So it might be a health issue on this one. The other tree behind it is sold, but looked completely green with it's fronds.
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Louisiana palms
by Xenon- 1 follower
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Where are all the Louisiana palm people? Spotted this massive Bismarckia right next to Audubon Park today
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also today we saw the one Trachycarpus fortunei is about to flower.
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the chamaerops humilis will also start flowering soon
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Butia yatay – Seed Shape 1 2
by Collectorpalms- 3 followers
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Hello, when I received seeds of Butia yatay seeds over 10 years ago from RPS, the seeds were fairly large and the shape of footballs. Does anyone else have any comments? I saw twice people selling seeds of these and they look like regular round butia seeds.
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Greetings
by ServentOfSithis- 1 follower
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Made this account cuz my brother told me to. Anyways I dont know anything about palm trees but I'm open to learn. @PAPalmtrees
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Sabal minor is Native to Southeastern Virginia, it's undeniable
by Muslim Gardener- 1 follower
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Hello guys, I know you guys have seen maps and most people here will argue to the bitter end and die on the hill of believing Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor) grows native and wild up the coast of North Carolina and them just stops near the Virginia state border outside of the Virginia Beach city limits. After all, that's what the maps online of their native range say. Never mind the wild mature Dwarf Palmetto stands growing deep in the woods on swampy islands way off trails all over wooded areas such as First Landing State Park (zone 8b like Myrtle Beach) nor the wild palms on the Virginia Peninsula that my people have said grows here since atleast the 1620s which we've been…
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Please help me save my sylvester palm 1 2
by timgwen- 1 follower
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It's green inside but turns brown in a few days. What can I do?
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ideas for plants next to my palm
by parishilton- 4 replies
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ignore that it looks rough rn. it got damaged from our lawn people but it’s recovering now. but anyways i was thinking of planting rhododendrons next to it or behind it (ones that stay smaller) and i was also thinking of some of the grasses. but does anyone have any ideas for plants that aren’t tropical? i’m in south jersey 7b
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