COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Sabal early summer surprise
by Chester B- 1 follower
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This winter was the worst one I experienced and as a result I lost a number of smaller palms and had a number of spear pulls. This week alone I found three more palms exhibiting damage now that we have really warmed up to summer like temperatures. Two of the early casualties were a Sabal uresana and a Sabal causiarum both in the ground for three years. I left the stumps in place “just in case” with the plan on waiting until the end of June to officially call it. Well to my surprise the Uresana started growing last week and just today I noticed the causiarum had moved. First pic is uresana showing some blue/green and the second is the causiarum that has grown and covered a…
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I was wondering if a young Queen only grows a few fronds a year since mine only grew 2 fronds so far and it's already mid May. My Queen palm defoliated in December 2022. I read under good growing conditions they can grow 6 fronds a year. Do they mean growing season or the entire year? I fertilize the palm with a slow release miracle go fertilizer. Don't know if it's a good brand. Any Queen palm growers out there who can share some experiences and advises ?
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Hello, I live in Oregon where it has been a wet winter. I was trimming my Windmill Palm and noticed some brown to the inner fronds and also some wilting. I haven"t fed it yet this season but was planning on doing so. We have not really had any recent freezes and my other Windmill Palm in the same backyard seems to be fine. Any cause for concern or suggestions? Thank you!, Brian
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My Zone 7a potted palms.
by steve617- 4 replies
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Bismarckia, Robusta, Fortunei which is planted and my Pindo.
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Best Cycad for wet 8A 1 2 3 4
by ZPalms- 3 followers
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I’ve been wanting a cycad but I’m unsure what would perform the best through frost and full sun. I was thinking of cycas revoluta as it’s widely accessible but is their anything hardier or noticeable?
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Windmill palms
by Farmerboy920- 1 follower
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Hi im new to growing Windmill palms. If anybody has recommendations for me. Much appreciated. These palms have been in the ground for 2 years now. I put fertilizer on them about 1 month ago. thank you
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@Allen was Right
by GregVirginia7- 7 replies
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@Allen was right. He said wait till spring to determine damage after the short lived Christmas freeze and he was right…I thought my unprotected Trachy made it through relatively unscathed but by early spring I could see it didn’t…fronds were pretty much all affected…hoping by end of summer it will have recovered completely… It is really sending out inflorescence…I cut about 8 off three weeks ago and will remove this latest round. I really want the energy to go to frond growth and not seeds. The unprotected Brazoria has 3 new fronds on the move but it lost several as well…flower spike emerging as well. The unprotected Needle was unaffected. In fact, given t…
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Trachycarpus variants hardiness
by Stefanus- 2 followers
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Hi all, Early this year I purchased the following Trachycarpus seedlings: Trachycarpus Fortunei, Trachycarpus Wagnerianus, Trachycarpus “Takil”, Trachycarpus “Kumaon”, Trachycarpus Princeps “Stone gate”, Trachycarpus Ukhrulensis and Trachycarpus Wagnerianus x Fortunei. For these variants I have read various claims, the Manipur and Princeps would be less cold tolerant and the Takil and Kumaon would be more cold tolerant compared with the normal Fortunei. Does anyone have personal experience with these forms? Is the difference in cold hardiness significant? Stefan
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Princeps green form after 6F
by Will Simpson- 1 reply
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It's growing fast but hasn't outgrown the winter's 6F we had . It was a severe cold that was preceded by relatively mild weather . Nothing below the low 20'sF I think . Pretty much 1 night with some wind . It should put out a perfect frond soon , but so far they are still cold damaged . Will
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Black spots on Mule palm frond.
by Desert Badger- 2 replies
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This picture is of a new frond on a mule palm. The palm was hit hard by this past winter’s freeze but the fronds that survived and the new frond is growing. But the new frond from the heart is very droopy and has black spots (see picture) that wipe off. There also were a number of ladybugs (what I call them) inside the frond as well. So, are the black spots a fungus or mold? Caused by an insect? If so use a neem oil or similar? Or nothing to be concerned about as it is growing. Thank you for your insight ahead of time!
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Help! Newly Transplanted Pindo Palm
by Tigerpalm- 1 follower
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I just transplanted this pindo palm and two of the frounds are browning. One looks like it had damage in transplant and happen over a prolonged period. The other browner one happened like overnight. I have been watering pretty heavy does this look like overwater damage? Thanks!
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Butia surprises after 6F
by Will Simpson- 13 replies
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I really didn't know what would happen to this Butia and its inflorescences this growing season after 6F last winter , but it's nice to see healthy looking inflorescences growing out . I just noticed them 10 minutes ago . I've had 3 inflorescences grow out a couple years ago , but it's nice to see these 2 . Will I trimmed off the dead parts of the fronds a month ago or so . New growth is coming in nicely . I will be watering and fertilizing next week .
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I think I figured out why my Trachys did worse than my Sabal Birminghams and Sabal Palmettos after last winter :
by Will Simpson- 9 replies
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It finally dawned on me when I thought back about something Gary Holler posted several years ago , and that was that palms get more damage after a cold snap when the weather has been mild previous to the cold event . Last December there hadn't been a lot of cold to " harden off " the palms before a Low of 11F the morning of the 24th and Hight of 28F that day , with a Low of 6F the morning of the 25th , and 2 other mornings of 17F and 15F . That shouldn't damage a Trachy , but that 6F came after relatively mild weather up to that point . My theory is that Trachys are more susceptible to damage after a mild period before a severe cold snap than are Birminghams …
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Washy Recoveries - Houston
by strongbad635- 1 follower
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This washy is recovering very nicely from our cold event last December! Photos are from 9 January to 8 March.
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Hello everyone, I’m super new here and learning gardening so any advices is greatly appreciated!!! I bought this waggie palm last October and transplanted it to ground in November. Recently I see brown-ish, white-ish spots on new spears - picture 1 (even the spears that yet open) and gray-ish tips on young spears - picture 2. The oldest spears look no issues but a little gray-ish tips that I think is not a problem. Is it fungus/vitamin deficiency, or would you please help advise what I should do? I was so panic of fungus that I trimmed 7 spears (8 spears left) and just found out that would possibly hurt the plant :((((( Is there anything I can do to help th…
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Hello folks... I live in Salem Oregon, USDA Zone 8b. I made my first trip to Raintree tropical nursery this morning. I took some cash and my checkbook. I was not sure what I wanted, but I hoped that I could buy some larger palms, rather than some in one gallon pots. I am 73 years old, so I don't have thirty or forty years to plant a smaller palm and watch it grow. I met Steve and what a nice person he is. I ended up with a 5 gallon Trachycarpus wagnerianus, and a five gallon Sabal minor. I told Steve I would be back when I had more money. I wanted to buy a larger Jubaea chilensis & maybe a Butia odorata/capitata. But the size of pa…
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I know the big freeze killed most of what he had, I just wonder if anyone knows anything more? He's not logged in since April 10, 2021, not long after that horrible weather event. I often dig through old threads on here, and I keep running into his old posts, and I guess I was just curious if anyone knew him outside of here, how he's doing and so on.
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My Jubaea seeds pop left and right and i have finally got one single pindo palm seed to sprout in a ziplock bag with orchid moss on a heat mat after a month. I purchased a simple mechanical timer from GE that I run 12/12 on/off. Going to look into upgrading to a heat mat that can get a little bit hotter than 85. What have your methods been?
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Mystery Trachycarpus spots
by steve617- 4 replies
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I've had this palm for about 1 year. It's going to be very nice. The plant that produced the seed of mine was thought to be t. latisectus x probably waggie or Fortunei. It was crossed by a waggie which mine came from. Anyway I've kept it inside during the winter and now have it outside. Has lots of brownish spots. I've added palm gain a couple days. Besides that it looks very healthy. It's also a lighter green than most my other Trachycarpus. Thanks for looking.
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That Wacky Midwest Weather
by Quasarecho- 2 followers
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Frost over a couple of nights earlier this week. Currently 85F. Red Flag warnings are up. Tornadoes & storms tonight. Freeze over this coming weekend. Rinse & repeat. This Butia has been out for a couple of weeks. Happy as a clam.
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Maine Isle of palms, winter damage 2022-23
by Brandon James- 1 follower
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With it turning the calendar to may, I’ve already seen active growth. Heres the end of winter state in the Maine isle of palms: The windmill survived its fourth winter and going into its 5th summer here with minimal damage. Our cold snap of -14 with -30 windchills was able to get into the green house thru a crack I failed to seal and I struggled to keep it above zero with the portable green house heating fan. Damage was sustained to a few tips of several fronds getting windburn but the bulk of the frond was still green. New frond growth was marked last fall before winter: the sabal minor palms were covered with frost cloth and a full size comfor…
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New to the forum, hey all. I planted this windmill palm this past summer - looking back maybe the location isn't the best choice – it's on a little island on the creek! It's in a flood zone (although rare this island can sometimes be underwater). But something was calling me to put it there. My question is how can I properly protect this on its first winter. I've read a couple other threads on this forum and they had some great information on how to sort of box in the palms with a frame. I see that as being difficult to do here given that it's a flood zone. It's been pretty mild temperature-wise here but this week it might hit the 20s and be…
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Mystery Palms
by CMurf- 3 replies
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I had picked these palms up from an older gentleman in OKC he didn’t remember where he got them and didn’t know what they were I can’t figure them out? Sabal Louisiana,Texas sabal , hybrids? I just don’t know.does anyone have any input on what these are please let me know!
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Update on my Portland Oregon area zone 8a palm tree survivors (in unheated greenhouse over the winter)
by MarkbVet- 1 follower
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Most of my palms made it through winter, though I lost my 15 gallon Sabal palmetto (variety 'lisa' was also damaged but still alive). Also lost my Nannorrhops ritchiana seedling, and my 2gallon Serenoa repens 'Silver' looks to be toast as well, despite these being in greenhouse and protected from severe cold and rain. It was wet/drippy in the greenhouse, which may have affected the Mazari palm, but I'm surprised Serenoa didn't do better. My 2 gallon Brahea 'super silver' lost all but one small leaf; not sure if it will pull through. Still, I had a lot of things survive, including many varieties of palms (some exotic hybrids) and two small Joshua tree seedlings (reg…
