COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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So I have some sabal seeds germinating and a few of the windmill palm seeds have germinated also I just noticed. I don’t have a greenhouse or plant lights. What should I do with them at this stage? should I plant them up into small pots and put them outside to grow? lows are in the 50’s and 60’s for the remainder of the forcast( next two nights will be in 40’s) thanks for any input. This is my first time ever growing anything from seed.
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Should I move my palm tree to another spot?
by maskedmole- 1 follower
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I didn't really plan ahead and planted a windmill palm under a power line a few years ago. It is about a foot or 2 to the left of it. The top power line is about 15 ft high maybe and the line under it about 12 ft high. According the web it says it normally grows to only about 8-10ft in the cooler growing zones 6 and 7. I am in Tennessee, and some sites list my area as zone 6b, other sites say I am in zone 7a. Most of our winters are above zero. But it's absolute max height is like 30 or 40ft if it is in really ideal conditions. It says it commonly reaches 10-20ft in landscape uses, however. It is in I would say partial or full shade. I know it's probably really unlik…
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Windmill palm green tumor looking thing
by charlotte palm guy- 4 replies
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I just noticed a hard green lump on my windmill. See pic. What is that?
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Where can I find a container sabal palmetto?
by Haddock- 2 followers
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Hi I live near fort mill and I’ve been looking for sabal palmettos to buy, but I’m at a problem- I can only buy seeds ( I would just pick them off trees if I was that desperate) seedlings or mature ones. I was wondering if anyone knows a place to buy container palmettos ( 1-5 gallons) for a good price. Thanks.
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Windmill protection removal
by EastCanadaTropicals- 2 replies
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Winter protection worked perfectly for this winter, thanks to it being a milder than usual winter and all the insulation from the snow. Now that there is no freezing temps in the nighttime forecast anymore, the grass will hopefully start getting more green.
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Just a few palms from my yard. Almost all of the palms have been planted in the past two months. The small CIDP, two robustas, the smallest pindo and 1 European fan palm have been in the ground for 2 winters now.small Sabal seedling from Ebaygoing on 3rd year in ground windmill seedling from eBay found at Lowe’s for $54bought at Houston Garden Center 2 years ago and brought back to Bama. I can’t find these anywhere around here. the winter burned Bismarck from Beaumont growing well, another frond is popping upSylvester date palm I got at Lowe’s on clearance. Ended up paying $607 or 10 (I can’t remember)gallon windmill I picked up in Pensacola for $100 California fa…
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Buying rare palms
by Jtee- 1 follower
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Hello. Where does one purchase rare palms? Such as the hybrid varieties and different sabals and such. I almost purchased a sabal uresana on eBay but the order was refunded. It was coming from Texas so I’m assuming it was damaged or just out of stock. I’m not really interested in growing from seed but would like to purchase a small seedling at least.
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7B-8A Chammy cerifera
by WSimpson- 9 replies
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I say 7B-8A zone because even though my 30 year average lowest winter lows average a little above 12F , I still get enough 7B winters to where I feel like 7B-8A is more indicative of my area than saying 8A . Officially I'm 7B . This has been in the ground for 7 years and I'm pretty pleased with it . It's to the right of the Agave ( I think that Agave is going to flower one of these years soon ) . Cerifera all by itself .
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Zone 3b
by Philly J- 18 replies
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ok so not this summer, but next summer I am going to be preparing both a bulgarian Trachy and R.Hystrix. Extensively researching, I found a testimony from someone in North Dakota (zone 4 with sometimes 3b weather) who successfully winters his R.Hystrix, albeit with many many steps and layers of protection for both the trunk and the surrounding ground (which freezes here in Saskatchewan very very deep). His palm is now 6 years old and had some good warmer winters to harden itself, which was lucky for him. We rarely see that winter on the warmer side up here in 3b. This may be completely futile, but I wanted the challenge, which is why i will only be doing one of ea…
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An easy ID?
by DAVEinMB- 6 replies
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What are we thinking here
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QUEEN PALMS IN WEST OCEAN CITY SURVIVED
by climate change virginia- 0 replies
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I recently went to ocean city and I saw multiple queen palms that survived at a go kart track and I saw queen palms that had green on the center spear and other leaves. it only got down to 20-25f around there I didnt get any pictures sadly
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Another Nice VA Beach Sabal Palmetto 1 2
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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I had a thread with a bunch of things about VA Beach Sabal palmettos, with pictures and streetview links, but just could not find it. Anyway, here is a nice Sabal palmetto in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Notice how it is inland. Also, apparently there is a street called "Palmetto Avenue" in Virginia Beach just down the street from this nice palmetto. The palmetto is the pin on the map, the other pin shows Palmetto Avenue. I did not expect palmetto to be in the name of anything north of North Carolina, so that's neat.
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Sabal Palmetto 8a?
by Dartolution- 3 followers
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So I've been fooling around with the idea this year about ordering some 7-10ft tall (clear trunk) palmetto palms from Florida, and having them planted in my yard. There are several palmettos around the Birmingham, Alabama area here and there. I am 30 miles south of Birmingham and across the highway there is a house with 3 of them in their front yard I believe. Good tall, established ones at that. There is also a nice established one on HWY280 in Superior Grills parking lot. At least, I remember 1. Anyway. I was wondering what the general consensus would be about having a palmetto in 8a Alabama? Tips? Tricks? Sources?
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix in Jackson Tennessee
by Tennessee Palms- 5 replies
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I took this picture back in February at a BBQ restaurant. This palm has been there for around a decade and it's definitely an impressive specimen. Unfortunately this is the only one that I know of in West Tennessee.
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garden
by manuel2021- 0 replies
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https://ibb.co/7YCrCRG https://ibb.co/pXnrkQ7
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Newly installed Sabal palmetto with frost in forecast
by Brad Mondel- 1 follower
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Hi, I just installed two hurricane cut Sabal palmettos in my yard two weeks ago. We are supposed to get down to 29 tonight. Should I protect them since they're not established? This is a record low and an unexpected late frost for my zone 8a area. Thanks!
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Where to buy Sabal Minor and Rhapidophyllum Hystrix?
by LasPalmerasDeMaryland- 18 replies
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Hey y’all! I’ve recently grown a love for Sabal Minor and it’s becoming my favorite cold hardy palm. I’ve seen reports of it in Maryland on Dave’s Garden, and it seems to be bulletproof in my climate (no damage in a normal winter and only takes minor damage in extreme temperatures). The gardener lives in Centreville, MD and reports that Sabal Minors (and R. Hystrix) not only survive, but thrive in his area. This is very promising for me since his area is pretty much a similar latitude to mine and he is in a zone 7a while I’m 7b. He also reports Sabal Louisiana as having very similar hardiness (so mines have a chance!). But I would also like to buy some normal Minors…
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How are the palms in Galveston doing?
by Sabal_Louisiana- 0 replies
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I haven't seen too much on their status. Lowest temperature there was 19-20 in the recent cold event. For instance, did some of the Queen palms make it through?
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Lights!
by Tropicdoc- 15 replies
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Figured my centerpiece palms were big enough now for up lights
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Wichita palms, 6 weeks after arctic event...signs of life!
by jfrye01@live.com- 13 replies
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So it has been nearly six weeks since the record cold event here in the central US...and I'm pleased to say I'm seeing signs of recovery in most of the palms at the Church of the Nazarene in downtown Wichita. Keep in mind, the groundskeeper here was out of town through the duration of the event, so none of these ended up getting any special care...they were quite literally exposed to the elements. It is likely, however, that the snowfall we experienced in the days preceding the event may have definitely helped insulate. Wichita Eisenhower Airport sits out southwest of downtown several miles, and that is where the official low temperature for the city was measured. The…
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Hi everyone, I'm new to palmtalk (and to palms) and have found this forum extremely helpful and informative so far--thank you all! I moved to Florida (Gainesville) last year and have been updating the landscaping the past few weeks. I bought a mature mule palm at a local nursery, but it was the only one available, and in a rush I might not have ended up with the best looking one. The nursery installed it around two weeks ago, and it has been infested with ants ever since (fire ants, I think; the bites look like big pimples). I first noticed the ants around the base, where there's a slightly hollowed out area of the trunk. The hollowed out area isn't soft, and I know …
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A Little Good News
by GoatLockerGuns- 13 replies
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This juvenile Brahea armata suffered spear pull a few weeks after the Great Texas Freeze of 2021 (wet freeze with 2 nights at 6F and 9F, respectively); however, it started pushing up a new spear this past week. I am cautiously optimistic for this little guy. With the exception of my Sabal palmetto, Sabal mexicana, Sabal minor, Serenoa repens, and Nannorrhops ritchiana (all of which are now wet freeze champions in my opinion), every other palm I have planted outside (covered or not) has suffered spear pull since the freeze event (i.e., Washingtonia sp., Phoenix sp., Trachycarpus fortunei, Sabal causiarum, Brahea sp. "Super Silver," and Trithrinax brasiliensis). To date,…
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Livistona chinensis getting big
by Tropicdoc- 1 follower
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Was just noticing how big this thing is getting.
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Best mulch for windmill
by palm789- 4 replies
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As above just looking for suggestions thanks.
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Anyone's windmill flowering?
by palm789- 7 replies
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Is it too early or is there any windmill palms starting to put out flower buds, I keep checking mine and nothing yet, photos are welcome thanks
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