COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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When to plant Washy Filifera in zone 7b?
by knikfar- 5 replies
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I just recieved four baby Washy Filifera's. Each is between 5 and 6 inches tall. I know this is going to be a palm that requires protection in my zone but I'm wondering when I should plant them? I have lots of sabal palms about the same size that I planted last year and they sailed through the winter, completely unprotected with no damage at all. I've also read some of these trunking palms are hardier when small because they're focussing on establishing their roots vs gaining height where they'll be more exposed. At the moment, I have them potted and I'm thinking I'll keep them this way over the winter and plant them in late February, when all danger of temps in the teens…
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We are Nerds
by ColumbusPalm- 1 follower
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I enjoy every topic on this forum and find cold hardy palms so fascinating. Sitting here tonight I realize so few people in the world have this interest, yet we are all in the same forum. That’s pretty cool. We are nerds and I’m grateful for that!
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any Zone 6 palms i can grow?
by dmaliotimon@gmail.com- 8 replies
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Hi! im new on here and i just wanted to know if there are cold hardy palms for zone 6a michigan.
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Sabal palmetto in north central ark?
by Hellbilly33- 10 replies
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I bought these palms as seedlings off eBay, “mccurtain” sabal minor, after about 3-4 years in the ground they have now started to get tall and elongate? About 2’ taller then other sabal minors I bought from a guy in North Carolina. These palms have survived very cold north central Arkansas, I cover them when real cold and run Christmas lights on them. I thought everything I had was sabal minor and I only wanted minors along with a few needle palms, I don’t really like trunking palms mainly because they won’t grow here in zone 7A. I hate to cut these down but I planted them too close to my deck and too close together for trunking palms. Any idea what type of palm these a…
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Unknown Young Sabal
by Palmy Pal- 1 reply
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I’ve got this young Sabal I’ve had for a while now. When I got it the palm only had seedling leaflets that were not split. But I got this palm at a nursery that I remember being in Florida. My first guess was Sabal minor considering the blue color and small more compact size. But usually S. Minor has wider, larger leafs when young so that has thrown me off. And I don’t think it’s palmetto because it is more blue in coloration. Let me know what you guys think and throw out some guesses! All I know is that it’s cold hardy, blueish and a sabal. And it was a palm specializing nursery that grew it from seeds so it could be anything. Also I forgot to mention that this palm was …
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Seedling Sabals
by Fallen Munk- 7 replies
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Just sharing a photo of some seedling Sabal. Prior to the Texas deep freeze, @DallasPalms sent me some seeds from a few local sabals. I got them in December and they are now at the three strap leaf phase. Not bad for Oregon grown, but it's been a very hot summer. I've labeled them palmetto and causiarum just to differentiate them, but that's just a pure guess because they are probably hybrids of some sort. I can't thank DallasPalms enough for sending the seeds. The germination rate was phenomenal compared to seeds I've gotten from other sources.
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Syagrus cearensis
by Marius- 1 reply
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Hi Everyone. How hardy is Syagrus cearensis compared to Syagrus coronata? I’m thinking of getting a couple. I have a Syagrus coronata which burns badly each winter, but recovers completely during summer. Secondly: how hardy is Syagrus schizophylla? Will it work under a tree (shady area with cold, but no frost)? Thanks
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Trachycarpus experience/ID?/questions Z7a
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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In may of 2019 I planted what I purchased as a Trachycarpus Nainital. It's in the foreground (left side) of the first picture (taken Oct 2019) while a T Fortunei, which was smaller and had been in the ground for 2 summers and 3 winters is in the background to the right. In the second picture, taken today, the T fortunei has gotten much taller than the Trachy in the foreground. The trachy in the foreground has put out several new fronds each summer but has gained very little height/trunk. The third picture is a pic of the hostula of the Trachy in the foreground, which is asymmetric (The pointed hump is off center, but the hostula is not twisted). [The hostula on the…
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Butia odorata seeds ?
by Dartolution- 2 replies
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Not the best at ID'ing butia seeds, so I thought I would post and ask. Over the last several years there have been 2 large blue pindo growing at an old closed restaurant near a nursery I like to visit. Today I decided to stop by and collect some fruit/seeds since its that time of year. There was plenty on the ground, but I grabbed a few sprays off of the tree itself just in case bugs had gotten into the fallen ones. These seem smaller than what I have seen growing down in the panhandle and south Alabama. Im pretty sure they are odorata, but would like others expertise on that matter Cleaned off 3 of them under the sink for show. Trying …
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Sabal id
by Darius- 1 follower
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Hi aby help as to what sabal i have got here would be appreciated . I do hope its one of the larger sabals.
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Sabal 'blackburniana' update/growth
by Dartolution- 1 follower
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To anyone interested, my original thread is located HERE. I thought I would give a separate update on how this palm obtained from Phil at Jungle Music has performed here in its first ~1.5years. Last year we had a pretty rough blast (compared to the norm) as did most of the country. Our low was 15F and 36 hours below freezing. Since this was the first winter in the ground I threw a layer or two of cheap (green) frost cloth over it with no added heat. There were some strange discoloration to the frond leaf tips but nothing that lasted for any length of time. Anyway, here is an update of it in the ground now for almost a year and a half. On March…
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This is my first post here, I hope I am not posting in the wrong section. I live in the Houston area and two years ago I have started to plant palm trees after I cleaned the landscape of some other trees from my house. Now, after all of the work that I have done to redo my landscaping on my own, at least I see that my lawn is coming back to life. The palm trees, I have or perhaps I should say I had because I don't know how may are still alive, fourteen. I have already bought two small Pindo Palms that I keep outside in pots right now but they are slow or best case scenario medium growing. Also, I am looking for some Texas Sabal Palms that I can get but I don't know…
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Zone 6a Nova Scotia Canada (can palms grow here)
by KentiaPalm- 11 replies
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I've heard of cold hardy palms , but is there any that can grow outdoors year round in our colder climate here in Canada ?
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Windmill palm brown leaves them stopped growing new fronds
by charlotte palm guy- 16 replies
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My windmill started growing in dead brown fronds (although the stems were green) this late Spring. Now it totally stopped growing new ones. The older green growth is still green but worried it will all die soon. Had the palm there for about 2-3 years. Have not transplanted other then when I initially planted in ground. Oddly, a friend of mine who lives in the region has the SAME thing going on with his windmill…. I’m in Charlotte. Any ideas? My other tropicals (sago, Mediterranean, and banana plants have done fine (with some winter protection). See pics
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Transplanting S. palmetto seedlings
by Manalto- 5 replies
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These two seedlings appeared at the base of my Sabal palmetto. I realize that they're slow growers but I like the look of young sabals, especially when grown in a little shade, (and the price is right) so I'd like to move them. Two questions: Do they look to you like S. palmetto seedlings (and not another species delivered by birds)? What's the best method and timing for moving them?
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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- 89 replies
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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- 9 replies
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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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