COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Cold hardiness an acquired ability? 1 2
by teddytn- 1 follower
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I’ve been thinking about cold hardiness for a long time. There’s the idea that every palm has a genetic ability to handle a certain amount of heat and cold, but also if you can get a palm to survive to maturity and produce viable seed out of its natural range, with worse winter weather, the offspring should carry a better tolerance to cold than a palm in its natural range. Can this be a learned ability by palms over generations?
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Anyone Got Pictures of zone 8+ Palms In Zone 7 or Below? 1 2 3
by PalmTreeDude- 2 followers
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Anyone have pictures of zone 8+ palms in zones 7 or lower? Please post them here!
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Coconuts in Gainesville FL, need help.
by Alvin John- 8 replies
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I have recently acquired 5 coconuts ready to plant, 4 regular and one dwarf. Then i found out from reading on how to plant then that they won’t survive here during winter. What would be my best course of action as to keeping the plants as long as possible?
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North Florida Cold Hardy Palms 1 2
by tank- 53 replies
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Its been awhile since I've posted a topic but here are some palm pics from my yard in Gainesville: Parajubaea cocoides x butia Trithrinax brasiliensis Trachycarpus principes Jubaea x Butia
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eBay Birmingham
by ColumbusPalm- 1 follower
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Hey All, I think a few of us bought these, but is it too early to tell if I really have a Birmingham? I am finally getting a new leaf and it is indeed very blue, more so than my minors, Brazoria and Louisiana. Makes me hopeful it’s really a Birmingham. Anyone else have thoughts on it or experience identifying? Thanks in advance - Nate
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Brazos Valley Palm Recovery Thread 1 2 3
by Teegurr- 1 follower
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This thread is here to document palm recoveries from the Feb 2021 freeze, specifically in the Brazos Valley. Brazos Valley counties: Brazos, Burleson, Robertson, Leon, Madison, Grimes, Washington. @JohnAndSancho Huntsville is fine. @Collectorpalms @Swolte @Xenon Thank you all!
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Windmill Palm dying?
by donnacreation- 3 replies
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I discovered one of my Windmill palms appears to be dying. The innermost emerging fronds are all brown. I'm growing lots of Windmill palms and I've never had this problem. This palm was very small when I planted it about 4 or 5 yrs ago. It's now about 4' tall and looks great, except for the emerging brown fronds. I tried to enter another pic, but apparently I've already used my maximum 8MB. What's with that?
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Butia ID
by aegean- 1 follower
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I have three Butias growing here for some years. The two taller ones were labeled as Chamaerops humilis when I bought them about 10 years ago in a garden center. I think these are Butia odorata. In terms of the smaller one, I am not so sure. My guess is Butia eriospatha. It wasn't labeled, when I bought it 4 years ago in a DIY store. It has much softer fronds, the color is more pure green compared to the blue/gray green of the odoratas and it started pushing it's first flower stalks very early as a small palm, but so far never produced any flowers or seeds. The flower stalks are much thinner than the odorata's.
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Washingtonia update
by NBTX11- 1 follower
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Here is an update of my palms. I lost two very large Robusta to freeze. The last of which I had cut down about a week ago. I just had this Filifera trimmed up. It looks great.
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Trachy Health Question
by GregVirginia7- 5 replies
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There is a perimeter of fronds on my Trachy that have very pronounced yellow segment tips...the newer fronds above this line are clear of any of it. The lower fronds have always had a slight case of it but it’s more pronounced on this ring of fronds...it’s gotten two Palmgain feedings this season...wouldn’t concern me except it’s so pronounced but only occupies about two inches of the segment edge...
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What's this on my Sabal?
by DAVEinMB- 2 replies
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Happy Sunday everyone. Took some photos last night of this white stuff on my sabal. It almost looked like webbing for insect eggs but when I scraped some of it off there was nothing inside. This area of the yard sees very very little sun so I'm assuming it's mildew of some kind but thought I'd see if it was something that required attention. Thanks! Dave Ps, I've had to reduce the quality of my photos in order for them to post so they may be a tad pixelated if you zoom in
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Hi, I have been growing some Trachycarpus fortunei and Chamaerops humilis with some protection here in Eastern Austria. I think we are considered usda 7b/8a here. The Chamaerops had some winter damage this year but is coming back strong. I was wondering if its possible for me to also plant pinnate palms other than Jubaea chilensis. Are there also other pinnate palms which would grow here? At least as hardy as Chamaerops? I was thinking about some Butias but I haven't tried one yet. Does somebody grow pinnates here in Central Europe? Cheers, Will
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I have a queen palm that survived the Texas winter storm. It had a spear rotting that I pulled out and trimmed it down until only fresh growth was there. Went from 10 to 8 feet so still a healthy big palm. It has since produced two small leaves. It finally sprouted a big spear a few weeks back but it doesn't coming out more than a foot , looks green and healthy and opening up. However it is not shooting out like I expected it to. I have tried to fertilize and give water but no change so any advice on any action I can take? I am afraid if I don't get enough fonds before winter it won't survive another winter.
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Ground cover chamaedorea
by Paradise Found- 3 replies
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ch. radicalis makes a great ground cover for other plants and palms, anyone else doing this? the two photos one is spring, second one is summer.
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix in Knoxville, TN 1 2
by Bigfish- 2 followers
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In 2006, thanks to the Southeast Palm Society Hometown Grant (which the SPS gave out every year to plant palm in public places), I was able to plant a bunch of cold hardy palms on the campus of The University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Here are some pictures of the Needle Palms (there were also Sabal minor and S. sp. 'Birmingham' palms planted) right after planting in 2006. Palm #1: Palm #2: Palm #3: And these pictures of the same palms 8 years later in 2014. Keep in mind that this is after a brutal winter where the temperature in Knoxville dropped to -1F (-18C). Palm #1. This one gets full sun most of the day, and has a lighter color…
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Healthy little Seedlings
by Palmlover_78- 4 replies
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Hey Guys ,These little guys sprouted last week of March and are already putting out a third frond, Windmills do very well up here
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More yard pics (Spring to now before and after)
by ColumbusPalm- 4 replies
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What a hot, wet summer we’ve had in the Midwest. Looking back at some spring pics, holy smokes. Not only have the palms loved it, everything has. Although I had to treat several landscape plants for fungus this year… Worth it for the growth! Needle looks kind of the same, definitely fuller. Opening frond 3 of the season on the main trunk but the pups have all pushed at least one out too. Hope you enjoyed. Beyond finishing the fronds that are almost open I don’t think I’ll get much more from them besides the Trachy this year. I wish this was my permanent home but hopefully the next owners will get to enjoy the needle and mino…
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Windmillpalm
by James Robert- 2 replies
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How close to house can I safely plant windmill palm. I'm in Greenville SC.
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Pollinating cycads (coontie)
by PaddyM- 1 follower
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Hi everyone - I have what I believe are a female and male cone (see pics) from some of my coonties. I watched a YouTube video that showed how to tap the pollen from the male cone, add to a spray water bottle, and then soak the female cone with this mixture. Does anybody have experience and success doing that? Or a different recommended method? I’m also not sure how to tell when the male cone is “ready.” It has just emerged over the last few days and seems to be less far along than the female cone. As long as it’s above ground, is it “ripe”? thanks for any advice!
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Sabal palm seeds question
by Jtee- 11 replies
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I picked these today, if I were to throw them on the ground would they eventually sprout? Do I have to let them ripe then throw them around?
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Can I relocate my Sabal Minors
by knikfar- 6 replies
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Until recently, I had a stormwater issue in my backyard. About a year ago, I built a raingarden to help catch some of the excess water from running off into my neighbors house. It's shown in the attached photo. Knowing sabal minors would do well there, I planted three of them. However, the stormwater issue has now been fixed and my rain garden is never likely to fill with water again. So I'd LOVE to place my sabal minors in a place that's more prominant in my yard. But everything I've read says they HATE being moved and most die in the process. Any one have any advice?
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Fixed my Takils
by ColumbusPalm- 8 replies
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Hey all, I had some takils delivered a month or so ago and they were in rough shape. I’m going to include before and after pics. They’ve been treated with fungicide twice and fertilized with a rooting hormone and jacks palm food. I see quite a difference already with them getting their minty green back and the yellow fading. I’ll be excited to plant them in the spring. Before After Nate
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Sabal minor (inquiry)
by RyManUtah- 13 replies
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Anybody have experience growing any Sabal minor varieties in full inland sun? Curious.. have had success with small Sabal palmetto, which isn’t an understory species. I’ve had mixed results with Sabal miamiensis, which is an understory species.
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Trachycarpus takagii x Trachycarpus wagnerianus
by Jonathan Haycock- 1 follower
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My fathers Trachycarpus takagii (T. wagnerianus x T. fortunei F1) flowered for the first time this year (female). He pollinated it with Trachycarpus wagnerianus and seeds appear to be developing. Hoping the resultant backcross (T. takagii x T. wagnerianus) will stiffen the leaves further (more wind resistance) without significantly reducing leaf size. My father and I had a little chuckle at the irony because he was the first out of the two of us to produce a cross. I emigrated to Australia in 2019 to follow my dream to grow a wider variety of palms and create hybrids, yet my father (who’s not that interested in them) beat me to the punch in the UK.
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Massive Waggie palm - Portland, Oregon
by Chester B- 1 follower
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The video doesn't do it justice, this is one you have to see in person to believe. I have seen ones nearly as tall but they didn't have the mass of huge fronds like this one does. Palm is located at Cistus Design Nursery on Sauvie Island (just outside Portland).
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