COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Jungle breakfast
by Chester B- 3 replies
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Nice warm Sunday morning drinking coffee, eating waffles and listening to a little jazz in the Oregon jungle. Summer is the best.
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Today I noticed some grey fuzz around the center part of my sago, I assume this is some form of fungus. There were rolly pollies crawling around in it as well. Is this any cause for concern? We have been getting quite a bit of rain here lately, perhaps that contributed to the fungal growth? Plant appears to be otherwise healthy:
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Washingtonia Identification
by PlantDad- 17 replies
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These Washingtonias are in front of someone's house in Salem, Oregon and are very healthy. I have never seen Washingtonia that look so good in this area. I am curious what they are. I was thinking robusta but I'm not sure. Thank you for the help.
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I have not that that much planting space and I don't want any of my palms to grow in too much shade. 1. Can I plant a Butia paraguayensis x Queen in front (south west) of a Phoenix Sylvestris? 2. How about a Brahea edulis in front (south west) of a Butia eriospatha? Will this work or would the Brahea eventually tower over the Butia or Mule Palm over the Phoenix? Climate-wise they would live in a semi cool Mediterranean climate (borderline Csb/Csa).
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Palms for Michigan
by NickJames- 1 follower
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Could someone please recommend some specimens that have a decent shot in Bay City, Michigan? Appears to be zone 6A. I’ve been here visiting family since last week and would like to plant something on their property as an experiment. thanks!
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Cincinnati palms part 7
by donofriojim1- 1 reply
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I recently found another palm grower in my area. He lives near downtown Covington, Kentucky which is directly across the Ohio river from downtown Cincinnati. He shared with me a summer time pic and a dead of winter pic of his needle palm in his backyard that he planted in 2006 and is doing very well!
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Washingtonia robusta or filifera???
by 2FAST2FURIOUS- 0 replies
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I recently bought and planted this Washingtonia, but I don't have a clue if it is a Robusta or a Filifera. The vender talled me that this is a Filifera, but I'm not really sure about that. The more information I get the more confused I become, PLEASE HELP!!! XD
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Chamaedorea microspadix
by ahosey01- 4 replies
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I am looking for a palm along an east facing wall in the lowest, coldest part of my yard (9a). It is under filtered light from a mesquite tree for the first 4-5 hours of the day, direct sun for maybe 30-40 mins, and shade the rest of the day. This is the area I am referring to: Was thinking Chamaedorea microspadix. Any experience with these in dry climates? I’ll water it plenty. If that doesn’t work, any other suggestions? Must be cold hardy, shade tolerant and not get super tall.
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Some Butia ID’s
by freakypalmguy- 1 follower
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Hey all, figured I’d throw these out again for fun and id’s sake. I know what I was told they were when I bought them, but wanted to see what the experts thought. These are all 15ish years old
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Naturalizing Phoenix dactylifera
by ahosey01- 1 follower
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I have a large wash behind my house next to a highway, which is on ADOT property. It is completely overgrown with invasive plants - Tamarisk, Mullein, and Trees of Heaven - and Desertbroom. My thought is, if I'm going to have this ugly area of overgrown invasives, why not introduce something a little better looking and less noxious to the native flora than these plants? My family has been saving the pits from the dates we buy weekly. We probably have 200 at this point. I want to scatter them throughout the wash so hopefully they germinate and grow into palms. What time of year should I do this to ensure best results? How likely am I to be successful? The Hassa…
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Lytocaryum Hoehnei first flowers
by Laaz- 4 replies
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How long does it take the flowers to open? Over a month now & they still haven't opened. This one has three coming & the other has two. Butia's on the other hand flower in just a couple weeks.
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Mr
by Catalin- 1 follower
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I would like to know what palms can be grown in a Dfa border to Cfa climate with temperature ranges: January: the average maximum temperature is 36 F and average minimum temperature is 23 F ( rarely below 10 F but can drop to -4 F ) July: the average maximum temperature is 84 F and average minimum temperature is 61 F (rarely above 92 F)
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix Heat Tolerance
by ahosey01- 10 replies
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I read tons of stuff about Rhapidophyllum hystrix being super cold tolerant. I really like these palms, and I have a big, empty wall along the south side of my house that could use some filling in. I'd like to plant a bunch of these in a line very close to the house to occupy the space. However - this is the Sonoran desert, I have a stucco house, and it is on the south side in the full, blazing sun. Will these palms take that kind of sun and heat reflecting off the building? Are they fast growers?
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Was it really my fault and will it survive? (Mule Palm)
by LivistonaFan- 4 replies
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I purchased a Butyagrus online in Spain and after 4 days in its parcel it arrived here. The leaf on the left and the spear in the middle each had a "white spot" (plant cells which cannot perform photosynthesis?) at the leaf base and they were extremely wobbly. I assumed that this was because of its time in the parcel as it certainly was warm and dark in there and therefore the palm could have pushed weak growth during this time. Furthermore it was in coco coir and had basically no roots which is why I have re-potted it very carefully in a slightly bigger pot with better soil. Due to a short heatwave which started the next day (37°C) the mule palm was in filtered shade beh…
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What other palms can grow in the Puget sound.area 1 2
by Love them palms- 71 replies
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Doing research and taking advice from other growers, the only palms that come up is trachycarpus,butia and their hybrids, jubaea and their hybrids ,sabals,Mediterranean fan palms,mule palms, washingtonia filibusta ( maybe).but what I am looking for is a phoenix style looking tree that has a fighting chance in our 8B climate. We get the wet winters and it dont get too cold 15 is usually normal for the coldest min but doesn't do that much (except this year,alot of cold and snow) we get pretty warm summers lately. I'm not into trachycarpus cause everybody and their dog have them here.I have a sabal riverside, butia x jubaea already and getting a couple of filibusta soon, any…
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First time hearing of this cross
by yabazid- 1 follower
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I was wondering if anyone ever heard of the cross between BxJ the mother and a BxS mule pollen father. seems very interesting and odd
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Chamaedorea radicalis drought hardiness
by LivistonaFan- 7 replies
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I have already asked this in a separate post but got no answer. Therefore I am now trying it again. Is this triple C. radicalis drought hardy enough to survive in a Mediterranean climate(not nearly as warm or dry as SoCal or inland Central/Northern California) in almost full sun without additional irrigation? Palms for California evaluates its drought hardiness as moderate, like Parajubaea Torallyi. And I am sure that a Parajubaea would survive there once established.
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What will my Butyagrus look like in the future?
by LivistonaFan- 6 replies
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I am curious how my Butia paraguayensis x Syagrus romanzoffiana will look like in a few years. Its leafs are very horizontally arranged compared to those of a normal Queen Palm. But nevertheless they differ greatly from those of Butia paraguayensis. I assume most mule palms are more upright than this one or am I wrong? Will it look more like a slender Butia or rather like a sturdy queen palm? Here is a photo the seller sent me to choose my palm (I still don't know why I took this one. Which one would you have picked?): Please feel free to post your Mule palm as a seedling and how it looks now. Maybe we can see a pattern what to look for to get event…
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Mediterranean fan palm browning/spots
by Kanianic- 7 replies
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Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this palm? There’s two others in same area it’s planted that don’t look this bad. It gets regular soakings and palm tree fertilizer every 2 months.
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w. Filifera in zone 8
by TonyDFW- 1 follower
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These palms are 10 years old now, with the current image in the lower right corner. They have gone through a winter with a low of 11F and a summer with 70 days above 100F. Unprotected, not irrigated, no fertilizer. Texas tough.
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Yatay x Jubea growth rate in zone 8
by TonyDFW- 2 followers
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https://www.google.com/maps/@35.855064,-86.4405,3a,26.4y,3.68h,94.39t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPKECd-z8G3-XCvogALaUF-h48DDAoKGt_S17KV!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPKECd-z8G3-XCvogALaUF-h48DDAoKGt_S17KV%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya337.18-ro-0-fo100!7i10000!8i5000 So far the only street view available is November 2018. It has been through 2 winters and it would be interesting to see how these palms stood up. Judging from the stilts they look recently planted. The pool and the surrounding concrete look like they create an excellent microclimate. I could see these making it through a freeze down to potentially 0F when they're full…
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Trunk size inquiry
by RyManUtah- 5 replies
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Plotting some beds out for development and was wondering about trunk size of Sabal minor & Brahea moorei. i know they aren’t “trunking” but I understand Sabal minor at least does grow a subterranean trunk, how much space would one need to account for things like patio / sprinkler pipes / retaining walls, etc? my searching leads my to pictures of trunking specimen.. one area is going to be full sun, that’s why I’m looking into Brahea moorei, as I prefer the look of more shaded S. Minor
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Cincinnati Palms part 5
by donofriojim1- 1 reply
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For this post, I want to highlight a wonderful Sabal Minor Mc Curtain specimen. This palm is not in Cincinnati. It is actually east of town in a southern Ohio town on the Ohio river. The grower of this palm has had this palm for a total of six years. It has never had any special protection of any kind. The first picture was taken after a snow in February, 2020. The second picture was taken early this month. Happy palm growing!
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I'm in 8b and am mulling over the idea of adding some rhapis to my landscaping. Is it worth a shot or a waste of time? Most winters here are 9a+ As always many thanks
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