COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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New mule addict
by Robbertico18- 3 followers
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Just received 2 super mule Palms from moultrie palms and I’m excited for them to take off! Was wondering if anyone had some larger examples they could share pictures of. Also, I recently tried to email Patric for a list of his available palms about a week or so ago and haven’t heard back yet. I know hes not a full time business I just want to make sure he’s still around and that I have the most up to date contact info. This is the email I have for him coolhybrids@yahoo.com thanks y’all!
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I read a lot that Mule palms can survive temperatures around 15°F to 16°F unprotected on Google. I'd like to hear your personal experience. What's also the least cold hardiness I can expect from a Mule ? I know genetics play a big role.
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Chicago Tropical Garden 2023 & Chicago Exotics thread
by ChicagoPalma- 1 follower
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Will send photos of the garden soon, but right now 4 cannas are or have bloomed and bananas woke up and started to speed up growth, and my calla lily and my other cannas newly planted are speeding up growth. I am also starting my own business, for now I will be selling only one item, which will be a variety pack of canna seeds, one with both dwarf orange/pinkish flowering cannas, and the large canna tropicana. I will also be selling more dwarf canna seeds later on. I will soon start selling palms, and will acclimate them to cold in order for them to keep a good hardiness level. For now I will sell 20 seeds right now, all dwarf canna variety of colors, message …
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Winterizing Queen Palm in Zone 8b 1 2
by MarcusH- 3 followers
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This year in May I've bought a queen palm from HD and planted it in our front yard. Little know did I know about cold hardy palms back then . My idea is to move it away from the front yard reason number one is this side is exposed to cold fronts moving in from the Northwest . There's an area on the side of the house where it's protected. So if I wrap the trunk with Xmas lights and blankets , put enough mulch around the base and deep water it before a severe cold snap (February 2021 )moves in ,is that enough to keep it alive ? To some it might not be worth it but to me it is and I see a lot of people here pushing the hardiness of their palms . I know it gets more comp…
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I've been posting photos in other threads, but I figured I could make this thread to dump them in as I take them. Anyone is free to join me or make their own observations about what's in this thread, and add your own photos. It doesn't have to be Texas exclusively. I'll start off with these Sabal mexicana or palmetto? I saw these in El Paso in late December 2022. I've read that San Antonio is their westernmost range, but these seem to be doing very well in the dry climate of El Paso. Prior to moving to Texas I hadn't realized just how hardy Sabals are, especially the trunking forms. Seeing how all of the palms here look following these last rough couple …
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Wagons East 1 2
by Jesse PNW- 1 follower
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My house in Thurston County Washington is on the market and we got the keys to our new townhouse this morning. Going to be quite an adjustment from the space and privacy of 2 acres in the PNW. Fort Liberty (formerly Bragg) NC. Brought half a truck bed full of stuff. Lost a few things, I always expect dome attrition. It was a week on the road and the camper shell gets hotter than ambient. So I cooked a couple things. Mostly Trachycarpus, a handful of Sabals, some chamaedorea, a queen, Lytocaryum, butiagrus, a couple Mahonias, a fig and Olive i had laying around. Probably gonna see how long it takes to kill a Jubaea with humidity. …
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Two small Washy potted palms growing differently
by Will Simpson- 1 follower
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It might be that there are slight differences in the soil that they are planted in or some other factor , but I was thinking that it might be genetic ? The one in the left picture is much more stout and has a fatter trunk and the one on the right grows taller with a thinner trunk . I'll probably have to wait till they a planted in the ground to see if it's genetic , but there are some early differences that may or may not make a difference once they are planted . I tend to think that it's possible that the on the left will have more Filifera in it , and the one on the right possibly more Robusta . I assume the shorter more stout one might be hardier once planted o…
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Butia or hybrid?
by Keys6505- 13 replies
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This tree has always caught my eye but not 100% sure what it is. It's growing in front of my neighbor's house which was previously owned by a "botanist" (per the other neighbors). The back yard was incredible when I first saw it but the new owners aren't interested much in the trees so after the past few freezes there are very few remnants left of it's former glory. They usually have landscapers cut the inflo's off this tree right away, but this year they didn't for whatever reason so I grabbed the seeds as soon as they were ready. It looks like I may have jumped the gun a little and some of the seeds aren't completely ripe, but hopefully they are ripe enough. The ne…
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I'm interested in buying a mule palm next year but I would like one that's very cold tolerent and shares more genes with a Butia. How can I tell the difference between a Butia leaning and Syagrus leaning Mule palm?
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I know John Fairy Garden has Brahea moorei and Brahea edulis that they have been growing successfully, what other Brahea should do well in my area? Can I grow in Brahea dulcis in Corpus Christi or will humidity be a problem?
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Palms in the ground this spring
by OC2Texaspalmlvr- 2 followers
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Trying my best to get some of my larger palms in the ground before summer. So far a : date palm , Livistona Decora, Jubaea , JxB. On deck is a BxJ , Copernicia Alba , Sabal Uresana , Sabal Texana , Sabal minor double. T J
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Savannah Queens
by Finley_SE_Georgia- 1 follower
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Looks like this past winter did a little damage, but they've survived in this little protective pocket since 2011.
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Windmill palm damage in Nashville
by Landasaw- 26 replies
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Palms of any kind are uncommon around here but I found this at a Mexican restaurant just south of Nashville. Looks like winter Was .not so kind to it.
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T. fortunei X T. princeps progress
by Fallen Munk- 8 replies
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T. fortunei X T. princeps hybrid that I got as a strap leaf from @Josue Diaz a few years ago. I think this is my favorite trachy cross by far.
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Butia paraguayensis and its hybrids
by Tropicdoc- 1 follower
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OK, what does Butia paraguayensis really look like? Does it really have a trunk diameter less than a foot? If so, wouldn't that mean a syagrus hybrid would have a trunk somewhere between the queen father and the paraguayensis? Then, you have a slim trunk mule palm for a tropical look. And wouldn't that mean that my paraguayensis x parajubaea hybrids would end up with a slim trunk? Still on the quest for the cold-hardy tropical look. Help me out here guys.
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Roseburg Oregon Jubaea Palm
by Zach K- 1 follower
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Recently on our way down to Port Orford, OR to see the stunning blacklock cliffs, I decided to swing by Oregon's Largest Jubaea palms (unless someone else can show me a larger specimen?) and was Not disappointed. I did not expect the trunks to be THAT big. The owner was outside so I conveniently asked him about them. He says he bought them in Santa Rosa CA. (Santa something…pretty sure he said Rosa) and after a couple decades here they are. The easternmost one completely defoliated when they hit 9°F but recovered nicely since. He was kind enough to let me take some fallen seed home. I’ll give germination a shot 👍 If you’re down in that area, de…
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Summer PNW Updates
by Zach K- 2 followers
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While I enjoy seeing whatever is going on over in Texas or S. Carolina, are there any garden updates of the PNW that you all want to share? Maybe some cool progress shots or garden changes? Cheers!
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New to me Hybrid Sabal
by Chester B- 1 follower
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Not much to look at right now but sounded interesting enough to buy one. They call this Sabal "Oregon", and the description is as follows: "Hard to find live trees from seed originally sourced from an Oregon property that has many Sabal species, we believe this is an extremely hardy cross of Sabal birmingham with another hardy Sabal palm on the property (brazoriensis, louisiana, or mexicana). This palm is arborescent (trunk-forming) and grows faster and larger than regular Sabal palms, yet is just as cold-hardy as Sabal minor. This Sabal 'Oregon' Palm is a beautiful hardy hybrid palm tree that can reach heights of 8 to 15+ feet, depending on climate conditions. It s…
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Palm Protection Method Photos Master Thread 1 2 3
by Allen- 7 followers
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Please post your palm protection photos for those who ask this time of year. Post your photos and what zone you've tested this in. Here are mine for 7a Trachycarpus Thermocube, Mini lights and temp sensor Wrapped 1.5 oz dewitt frost cloth Circle fence cover wrapped again in frost cloth, staked down. Box method with plastic, notice angled roof, ample vents, blackout fabric on sun side. Pegboard for top
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T. Fortunei purchase root ball size
by Palmlex- 6 replies
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Hey everyone, My budget allows me to get a $200-ish Trachycarpus Fortunei at the moment. Since I'm ordering online, I don't know exactly how the plant will look, but I have 2 options available and I was wondering what you might think. Both palms are around 4-6'. What would you get? A smaller palm with a larger root ball? (Assuming it fills up the container it comes in) or a taller palm with around 10 inches more trunk but a smaller root ball? Thanks, Alex
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I know John Fairey Garden and Sabal Palm Sanctuary get mentioned here frequently, what other Gardens in Texas have several species of Palms on display?
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Hello Everyone, I have just joined the forum after having been brought here by a google search for cold hardy palms. I saw some other posters also from New Mexico and thought I'd add some photos of mine. I live on the west side, about 5,100 feet in elevation. Summers here are very hot, with some rain; while winters can get very cold. The palm pictured was one of 3 five gallons I bought at a nursery in Phoenix back in 2006. It has not been protected very much other than occasional Christmas lights to give some supplemental heating. When I planted this tree there were no other trees in the yard and it enjoyed a south facing very sunny location next to my wall.…
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Not just 1 but 2 ocean current carried beach find Coconuts!!! She called me from the beach because I told her they can be turned into FREE Coconut Palm Trees! Did I mention she is a GREAT cook too! 🥰 *Paging Mr. Coconut Palm* *Paging Mr. Coconut Palm* Okay I have plenty of soil and large pots in the garage… how do I sprout a Coconut Palm??? Thanks Y’all!!!
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This happened a few nights ago it shook my house like a small earthquake hit and temporarily set off multiple smoke alarms inside my house (flood of ions?) simultaneously as a loud explosion sounded! Neighbor reported a reddish to yellowish flash that lasted “several seconds” knocking out his internet for around 10 minutes. Prior to the lightening strike this Washy looked in textbook form and was perfectly healthy, before the top of the crown (now completely flat) was vaporized and blasted into a million pieces all over my neighbors yard along with the corkscrew spiral scar that tore through the entire trunk all the way to the ground as pictured below:
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Wild Sabal(?) ID?
by JohnAndSancho- 3 replies
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Hey y'all, Can y'all id this wild green homey? It's growing on my mom's land in the middle of the woods in East Mississippi. Has an inflorescence - I tried to get closer, then I saw one of those big black and yellow spiders and uhhh me and Sancho don't do big spiders. I'm guessing it's a Sabal variety and it's obviously been here for a while.
