COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Anti Freeze
by NC_Palms- 12 replies
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Apparently they an antifreeze for plants that can increase hardiness by a few degrees. Does anyone use this and does this work? I can only imagine the palms I could grow with this. https://www.planetnatural.com/product/freezepruf-frost-protector/
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Identify please
by Umbrae- 4 replies
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Its in pretty deep shade under some bismarcks and mules and next a shade house
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yatay x jubaea F1 1 2
by sonoranfans- 1 follower
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I have this little yatay x jubaea F1 from patric shafer, probably from Dick Douglas Garden. It is showing signs of a yatay blueish tinge. This might be an advantage of this cross, but I have two and only one shows the blue at this time.... I don't need a palm this cold hardy, but I want it anyway, LOL! I will find a spot for it if I have to clear with a chainsaw, LOL! these are not so easy to find, I don't know anyone other than patric who offers this hybrid.
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Washingtonia filifera
by Burl- 17 replies
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Any idea why I had this spear pull? Hasn't been colder than maybe 42F. This is the largest of 5 I bought from Cold Hardy Palms and his operation is in the same town as I live. Plant looks good and has done great all Summer. I figure it'll be fine but curious why the spear pull.
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Livistona nitida trunk
by Alicehunter2000- 7 replies
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This palm was tucked back into the corner of my yard behind my large S. causiarum and never got the glory it should have received. It is a really cold hardy and pretty palm. I wish I had several more planted but just didn't realize how nice they are until owning this one. Anyway here is a closeup of the trunk., its got a redish color and the fronds self clean nicely.
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Thee Washingtonia Filifera of Wilmington, NC
by frienduvafrond- 2 followers
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Zone 7 garden
by Henoh- 2 followers
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My garden is outside of city heat island, about 30 km to the east from Zagreb at weekend house in rural area and the garden is one or two degrees Celsius colder than the city. There are not many palm species but few thrive and some strugle from year to year. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=waO7VjkjvN8 Trachycarpus princeps, geminisectus, ukhrulensis, princeps hybrid/new form, ‘Nova’ and all Chamaerops are pasive protected with heavy mulching with pine straws and for some species with some cover against snow and rain during winter. Same garden under snow two winters ago https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WCB5NSxBpLo Here are included pictures from previus win…
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Sago "Palm" project Central Maryland
by mdsonofthesouth- 9 replies
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I know I know they aren't palms! But still cold hardy testing none the less lol. So far these have seen 19F, many low to mid 20s for lows at night and even 36 hours bellow freezing! Might as well document these while we are having this well bellow average false winter....errrr Fall. Here they are right before our first dip in the teens. Filmed around November 20th Here they are this AM. ZERO protection from our weather and so surprising that the little guys are still doing so well. Hoping they pull through to spring as Id love to have a set of these in the garden.
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Small Bismarkia, S. riverside, S. causiarum
by Alicehunter2000- 17 replies
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Just some pics from this morning....supposed to get 37 tonight....I'm ok with that as long as no freeze.
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Savannah, Georgia
by GaDawg- 1 follower
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Here are some pics I took of Savannah. I think there are very few cities that can match the charm and beauty of Savannah. A couple pics are pictures I had stored on my phone. We have a mild 8b climate here that rarely gets below 20f, but when it does it’s usually brief. On rare occasions it stays low enough to kill palms that should be 9a, but it isn’t too often. I live between this climate (8b) and close to Brunswick, ga (9a).
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Sabal minor 'McCurtain' Street View
by PalmTreeDude- 16 replies
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I looked around southern McCurtain county, Oklahoma and found some palms on street view in Google Maps. It is like an online Easter egg hunt! https://www.google.com/maps/@33.6794725,-94.5471893,3a,32.8y,243.65h,71.07t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syCHi6aNfxLcuOPDDAdd91Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7219178,-94.5989145,3a,32.8y,109.2h,74.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sV1-iKm5SXPOZPQibhyLT_g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://www.google.com/maps/@33.722279,-94.5988984,3a,18.9y,251.4h,70.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sC_H9vm7hG0idLWmMHTjHwg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Sabal minors in Central OK
by Dave_OK- 12 replies
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New to the board...Wanted to share a few pics of my Sabal minors from the Oklahoma City area (Z-7A). I've got around 20 or so Minors of differing sizes in my landscape. Some are seed-grown from my largest plant and others were purchased. Most of these have been in the ground for right at three years now. I've had my largest Minor for eight years and was fortunate that it transplanted successfully at the end of 2015. These plants absolutely thrive in our Oklahoma summer heat and get through winter with very little damage here. I've had some slight burn during our coldest winter snaps (mid-single digits), but nothing worse. The smaller Minors are the "McCurtain" variet…
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Small Bismarkia, S. riverside, S. causiarum
by Alicehunter2000- 0 replies
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Just some pics from this morning....supposed to get 37 tonight....I'm ok with that as long as no freeze.
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Another cold night.
by Palm crazy- 35 replies
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Woke up to 31F the airport 8 miles away had 21F last night. No Morning fog, a sunny day to help warm things up to the mid-40s. So far the plants are still looking good the next few nights are going to be colder I think. My geranium still have flower buds and a block away they are still in full bloom. About the time this mini cold spell is over (by the end of the week) I think the East coast will be getting this cold.
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S. louisiana Bluestem
by JSKeys- 7 replies
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I decided to move a little (one zone) out of my comfort zone and try out S. louisiana Bluestem. I just got these 1 gallons from Mail Order Natives and they look very healthy with a good size root ball. They'll spend the winter in pots and then get planted in the Spring. For many years I've played it safe with the pretty much bulletproof dwarf palmetto, needle and windmill palms. If we get a truly zone 7a winter after they go in the ground these bluestems may be toasted, but I'll chance it. Does anyone else have experience with S louisiana in zone 7a?
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I have been trying to research this question on historic PalmTalk threads, but I have yet to find someone who can say that they have seen a Kentiopsis Oliviformis survive 18 degrees Fahrenheit. Is this possible? To your knowledge, what is the record low temperature for a Kentiopsis Oliviformis to have survived, even with significant damage or defoliation? Someone just posted on another thread that these trees survive in Houston, Texas, although they do grow slowly there.
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Exotic looking palms for zone 9a/8b? 1 2
by ShadowNight030- 2 followers
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Im on the border of zone 9a and 8b. The USDA map puts me in zone 9a, but I’d feel more comfortable with a palm that can handle at least 8b winters. To me windmill palms and needle palms are not attractive, so those are out the picture. I have a mule palm, but it’s not doing it’s best thanks to my dog who decided it would make a good chew toy. Does anyone have any suggestions for a palm with a little more of a tropical flare than say a sabal palm, but still hardy in my zone?
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C. Radicalis
by Laaz- 29 replies
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When the male & female flower on top of each other...
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Fall Palms Update
by PalmTreeDude- 9 replies
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So far we got down to 23 degrees F. All of the palms (of course) are fine. Some get pretty big over the summer, especially my needle palm, it was covered by the bananas, and now that I can see the while palm, it got really big, much bigger than it looks in the pictures.
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So my son went over to one of his friend's house and when I dropped him off I noticed two rather robust dark green/blue balms in their front yard. Sabals are all over down here and are widely used in residential landscapes. So I see them on a daily bases and some stick out as exceptional examples and others are well... ehhh. Thought I would ask you folks you opinion on them. Two pics I snapped yesterday, the last is a street view from 2011.
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What do you think of my protection method?
by pennerchris@gmail.com- 1 follower
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Here's how I'm attempting to protect my palms: I wrapped a couple of little filiferas in Christmas lights and attached a thermo cube. I've done this to just the trunk before and it was fine, but in my climate I can expect total defoliation every year. I'm trying to avoid that by binding the fronds and wrapping all the way to the top. Is there any way this will backfire on me?
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Please help: needle palm spear pull
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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The first picture shows the newest spear on one of two pups on my needle palm suddenly is no longer green. I pulled on it and it slip up about an inch or two. The second picture shows the some of the leaves of the main plant and the other pup are still green. What should I do. I planted this in April (main plant and two pups all in the same 15 ish gallon pot) and all three plants produced new spears during the summer. Two weeks ago I I put down a little fertilizer that I had used twice before in the growing season (mid autumn fertilizer for needles in this zone is supposed to be helpful) added a couple of inches of black hardwood mulch around the plant being careful …
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Not a Palm question
by GaDawg- 1 reply
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Like the title says, this isn't a Palm question. But, with the wealth of knowledge here, I was hoping to get some of your opinions on Crinum Lily's. We have a wide variety of Crinum Lily's here in South Georgia, close to the coast, about 20 miles from Florida. The things is, I don't know the names of most of them. I want to buy a stiff leaved, upright variety that grows pretty huge and is evergreen/semi-evergreen. I see them planted here in clusters and as solitary specimens. I even see wild swamp Crinums at my grandpa's, along side the road and at the okefanokee. Does anybody have any recommendations? If so, list color bloom, size if plant and and at wh…
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Starting off palms in the Blue Mountains (NSW)
by JasminInYarpshire- 1 follower
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Hi all, Just looking for some idea on this one. I'm currently renting in the Blue Mountains (just moved out here from UK!), but will be settling permanently in the next year to 18 months, and may well be moving down to the coast (central to mid north coastal NSW - fingers crossed!). I've got a small yard (sheltered) and large balcony (less so) in the upper blue mountains, around 950m altitude in Leura/Katoomba area. The balcony is a little bare so thinking of potting some palms here, and starting them off so I'll have some plants ready to go into the garden in our permanent home. Does any have any suggestions for any palms that could tolerate both conditions? Ideally…
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Elegant Trachycarpus & others
by dekaoxtoyra- 1 follower
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i have many species of trachycarpus some are very elegant and some are very different
