COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Well, Make Sure Your Palms Have Good Airflow...
by PalmTreeDude- 2 followers
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I was unwrapping my Washingtonia robusta and saw that there was definitely green, then once the burlap came off I see this... You can literally see where it goes from cold burn, to healthy, to rot. The spear is still intact, so off to get Hydrogen Peroxide I go.
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How I "winterize" my palms
by mdsonofthesouth- 21 replies
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Hey yall just wanted to show you what I do to protect my palms here in Maryland that seemed to work for my chamerops humilis. Should hopefully work on the trachycarpus and maybe even the livistona chinensis. Really hoping I can get all of them through the winter! Canopy coming in December hopefully to help keep all the cold rain we get out of the crown. Wish me luck lol.
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Hi palm growers, I'm looking for some Parajubaea torallyi v. torallyi (Bolivian Mountain Coconut) seed. If anybody has any i would love to buy some. I live in Melbourne, Australia. Thanks! AG
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Native Palms In Snow?
by PalmTreeDude- 13 replies
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With all the snow in the Southeast, has anyone seen or taken pictures of native stands of palms in snow? I am sure there are tons of Sabal minor covered in snow in both Carolinas and stands of Sabal palmetto covered in snow in South Carolina and Georgia, also Bald Head Island, N.C.
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How to make an accurate cold-hardiness calculation
by Sandy Loam- 1 follower
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People on PalmTalk always discuss specific minimum temperatures for a palm's survival -- e.g. Bismarckia 22 degrees, Sabal Palmetto 12 degrees, Kentia Oliviformis 24 degrees, etc. It's as though a magic minimum temperature is all a gardener needs to know. Surely that can't be accurate. Doesn't the number of hours below freezing have anything to do with it? Doesn't the number of consecutive freezing nights have something to do with it too? Take for example a Bismarckia that sees 22 degrees for ten minutes and is then basking in 65-70 degrees two or three hours later. Surely that Bismarckia has a better chance of survival than the one that has three consecutive nights…
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Palm Locations in Albuquerque
by pennerchris@gmail.com- 15 replies
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I've been in Albuquerque a lot lately, and have spent some time looking for palms, with no success. I've used some threads on other forums as my guide--users compiled a list of locations around the city. The list was from 2006, so I suspect some of the palms have died and been removed. Do any of you local guys know where I could spot some palms that are *currently* living? PS: I was able to find the legendary saguaro in the South valley... Unfortunately it's pretty dead. See pic.
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Ocean city may have come to their senses!
by mdsonofthesouth- 4 replies
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Well first one I have seen in Ocean city proper. Going to keep and eye out for it every year and see how it does. Its right up next to the building facing south so should have an ideal setting. Might help it out with some ninja fertilizer treatments given OCs record of not giving a damn about plants.
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This sp never ceases to surprise me with its variability. This time an obviously arborescent cultivar shows almost unarmed petioles.
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Jan 03 2018 Deep South Snowstorm
by Anthony_B- 3 replies
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I moved to Leland, NC, the most immediate suburb to Wilmington, this past October from Philadelphia. I seem to have brought the cold with me. We have had record-breaking cold with three nights in a row in the teens, with another three nights in a row hitting mid-teens forecast starting tomorrow night. Today, we are under siege from a snowstorm that will undoubtedly go down in the record books. I know anywhere in the South has the potential to snow, but I didn't think I'd get this much snow this quickly during my very first year here! I have grown to despise snow from decades of shoveling and driving in it up north, but down here it is a special event. Plu…
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Mexican Fan Palm Protection In Virginia
by PalmTreeDude- 30 replies
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So my Mexican Fan Palm finally got beat up when we hit 19 degrees F one night last week. So it is time to start protecting it. I put a heating cable around it today (Low is 25 degrees F tonight, a tempature it has been through before and stayed 100% green.) and will finish the protection tomorrow. I need to buy some burlap to keep the heat in. I will likely cut all of the fronds except the center spear off when I wrap it. No other palms of mine are being protected at the time and have no damage.
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Sabal minor seed viability
by siege2050- 4 replies
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I had some seeds I bought this last January and college was so hectic I did not get around to planting them. Can anyone tell me how long Sabal Minor seed will remain viable for? I figure they were probably already a year old when I purchased them.
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My new royal palm tree Sanford Florida !!
by Jason-Palm king- 11 replies
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I just planted my royal today here in Sanford Florida ! I seen some other people here in my neighborhood with a few royals and foxtails . I live about 10 Min from lake Monroe so it seems like we have a microclimate here as there is a RV place about 5 Min away with about 15 royals that are nearly 30 feet tall! As long as we have a mild winter mybroyal should be fine ...fingers crossed !
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Sabal Maritima hardiness
by TexasColdHardyPalms- 13 replies
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Anyone know if this one is more or less leaf hardy than Causarium or Dominguensis? Right now Bermuda and Uresana appear to the be largest true zone 8 hardy sabals as my causarium/dominguensis keep burning every year.
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Sabal Minor McCurtian?
by siege2050- 5 replies
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Hello, this Sabal grows on the campus of my College in Oklahoma z 7a, and gets zero noticeable burn during winter down to 0F that I can't see from just glancing at it. I suspect it is McCurtain since I am in Oklahoma and its on the College grounds. It just started blooming this year, and I waited all summer to see if anyone was going to collect the seed as I thought it might be an experiment since its in front of the science building. Unfortunately the seeds have started to disappear from animals so I went ahead and collected them as they would soon be all gone and no one seems interested. Any way to tell if its McCurtain? I wish I would have collected the seed earlier a…
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Windmill palm sos help
by Rickybobby- 2 followers
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Help so I really hope I didn’t kill my trachycarpus fortunei all of a sudden after a couple days my tree on the far right. The fronds have folded in half of you see the windmill on far left is lush and full Watered both a week ago the same except. Stupid me had a bunch of ants in the one in question I gave them a shot of raid. Was that tha dumbest thing ever? I care for these trees so much. Bought all nice lights and do nothing but care and read up on them
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Snow-covered Needle
by tjwalters- 1 follower
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We got around 3" or so. Did not stick to pavement, but eventually piled up on cars, roofs, and plants.
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Snow palms.
by Mr.SamuraiSword- 1 follower
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Today it is snowing to aprox 6 inches here in eastern Connecticut. Roads aren't the best right now. I have both of my windmill palms outside and thought a picture of them in the snow would be cool. Here you go Tracycarpus fortunei My trachy wagnerius
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Getting palms ready for winter...
by Omeyer72- 15 replies
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Cold weather is back. Have used this system with great success, though always open to suggestions. I have 4 permanent galvanized tubes in the ground which I anchor the PVC cage, entire assembly by carriage bolts and wings nuts for easy storage. Gather foliage with blankets with Sleeping bags placed over during extreme cold and/ or unusually wet conditions. Christmas incandescents on a thermocube around the base. Have pulled a large Pindo, a 8' CT Trachy and this smaller one through below -10 F temps with not so much As one spear pull (knock on wood). Relatively simple and effective.
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New Planting in Daytona Beach
by Reeverse- 12 replies
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I havnt seen Trachycarpus this tall planted here.
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Sabal Louisiana in habitat
by jfrye01@live.com- 1 follower
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Took a little trek from my home in Kansas down to central Louisiana in search of native Sabals. I hit the jackpot! These palms grow vigorously from Alexandria and south...I was able to collect seed from several palms, unfortunately, they are infested with weevil eggs, so I must find a way to kill these before the weevils invade the seeds (any tips from the experts here? I've never had luck killing these unless I freeze the seeds, but I'm guessing there's probably a better way). I found some massive palms near Alexandria, these must be ancient. I'll post pictures shortly.
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Frost protection
by kboo- 11 replies
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Hey guys do you think this will be useful to protect against frost damage on the trunk?
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Are they the same palm or different?
by mdsonofthesouth- 4 replies
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Sabal x texensis 'Brazoria' or Sabal minor var. louisiana. They both seem to come from relatively close to each other as well as sharing the same hardiness. Both are trunking and both might come from a hybridization of palmetto and minor. Please someone educate me on these palms Im considering them, but dont want a minor/trunkless palm outside needles and the sabal minor my grandma gave me. Thanks!
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Some Myrtle Beach palms
by Brad Mondel- 1 follower
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I found a Phoenix reclinata at Broadway at the beach, a nice microclimate: zone 8b. If you’re interested I have more pictures of other palms as well.
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Which temp thermocube?
by Allen- 1 follower
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In zone 7 I have a 1st year 7+ foot T. Fortunei. I plan on caging it in welded wire with a 6mm plastic cover late December. Inside will be Christmas lights and a flood light at bottom. Would you use a Thermocube of (On 20F/ Off 30F) OR (On 35F/ Off 45F)?? Thermocube will be close to crown of palm inside cover.
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Palm id
by Rickybobby- 7 replies
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Hi everyone. New here please give me an idea what palm this is thanks
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