COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Chinese fan palms as die backs
by newtopalmsMD- 2 followers
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Hi, Separating (partially) some big box Chinese fan palms and planting them as die back in zone 7a. Some are about 2 feet tall to frond tip, and others have petioles that are 4 feet with pretty big fans. Should I expect the smaller plants to never really get any bigger than they are (kind of like hostas)? Should I expect the big ones not to regain their petiole height but continue to produce large fans? (Just thinking of where to locate them) I assume there is no special care for these things. Just lots of water (especially since its July!) and slow release palm fertilizer? Then after the really cold weather starts cut them to the ground and cover with leaves…
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I have two small Brahea clara, one in a pot one in the ground here in NC. Since I had a back up, I was going to let the in ground one fend for itself during the winter and see how it held up. I chickened out and threw a 5 gallon bucket over it right before the snow, but no other protection except for that one week of bucket cover this winter. I don't know what kind of thermal protection the bucket gave it, but after a week of temps that probably came close to killing (if not) my mature Butia and caused some Sabal palmetto in the yard spear pull, it wasn't even totally defoliated (one leaf left standing). It's not pretty and it lost part of one emerging spear, but it i…
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washingtonia robusta, filifera, filibusta?
by serdar-tr- 5 replies
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What is the type of this palm? robusta, filifera, filibusta?
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When to plant out Jubaea
by Chester B- 1 follower
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I have a small Jubaea that I've been growing out. It's in a 3 gallon pot right now and is just about going pinnate. When do you all think is the right size for it before I stick it in the ground? I'm in a cool 8B.
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Early Summer Garden Pics
by Chester B- 19 replies
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After a pretty dry spring we had our first major rainfall in a while. Over the last day and a half I recorded 1.5" of rain. It's amazing how things perk up, even though I have been watering all along. I started work on this garden in the spring of 2017 so it is entering its 3rd year now, and finally starting to look more filled out. All that remains from when we first bought the house are a few sword ferns, the mimosa tree and some clematis. The soil is heavy clay and in the winter is quite waterlogged so I have been trying to raise up the beds, improve drainage as well as use plants that can handle these conditions. I still have a lot more work to do, and will begi…
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Can I blow up large root balls for easier removal?
by donnacreation- 1 follower
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I lost many large pindo palms during record prolonged cold in Jan, 2017 here in central SC. I've licked my wounds and now want to replace them with new pindo palms next April. My problem is they're planted in areas that aren't heavy equipment accessible, and I don't know how to get a huge, extremely heavy rootball out the ground by myself. I came across an old thread on a palm forum in which someone suggested blowing up a heavy rootball with dynamite. I quickly learned I can't buy dynamite, but I can buy an explosive used in target shooting called Tennerite. Has anyone ever heard of using explosives to shatter heavy rootballs? All suggestions appreciated.
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where can I get a sabal brazoria of any size?
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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I have spent a lot of time on line looking for a brazoria and have not found anything larger than a .7L pot. Are these simply not available in any size? I am in zone 7a and am looking for a sabal that will have some height and won't require protection other than mulching (I already have sabal minor, needles and trachy's, plus some Chinese fan palms that I will try to grow as die backs) thanks
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Spring Blooms
by Chester B- 1 follower
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A few spring blooms around the front yard. Pictures were a little difficult to take due to all the bees. Trachycarpus fortunei - male flowers Rhapidophyllum histrix - needle palm female flowers
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Phoenix x (palm ID)
by Estlander- 3 replies
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Anyone know what cross this might be? It’s obviously Phoenix of some kind. What throws me off is the thickness of the trunks. It’s a suckering one so I’m thinking Phoenix Reclinata, but leaning heavily towards Canariensis. Normally Phoenix Reclinata crosses have thinner trunks. It’s in Destin (coastal FL panhandle).
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Washingtonia Robusta near Charlotte, NC
by PALMS R KOOL- 2 followers
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Checking out some palms on Lake Wylie! https://youtu.be/SW2pD4V8hqc
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Anyone try these Super cold Hardy Mules? 1 2
by Palm crazy- 3 followers
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The cross goes like this... Butia x Jubaea x Butia x Syagrus. Palms are being developed by Moultrie Nursery in St. Augustine, Fl. Has anyone tried this super mule? Cold hardiness has not been tested but they are saying super cold like 7b is not out of the question...WHAT? That sounds too good to be true! What type of Butia and Syagrus are they using that would produce such a cold hardy mule. Hmmm?
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Getting my tropical on!
by Love them palms- 1 follower
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Hello to all I am a new member Have a few questions about Palm trees I am going to plant next Spring . I live in Puget sound area in mukilteo, Washington supposedly in zone 8b. I never was in the Palm trees until I went to Las Vegas Nevada and Southern California I love the Look of the palms So much I decided I wanna them in my yard. Since I could not live down South in those areas I figured I would bring the look up to me, Around here most of the People In this area that Have Palm trees In their yards Are mostly Chinese windmill palms As do most the nurseries So my options were very limited I wanted to be different from all the other people and push…
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Sago Palm for Raleigh NC, Zone 7B
by knikfar- 6 replies
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I'd love to find a variety of Sago palm that will survive Raleigh winters. I've read about Cycas taitungensis and it's extreme cold hardiness so I've ordered a pack of five seeds. Does anyone have experience with this variety of sago or other varieties here in Zone 7B?
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Trunking palm for Raleigh, NC?
by knikfar- 15 replies
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We have a lot of windmill palms here in Raleigh. But I'm not a huge fan of their fuzzy trunks. So I've been looking into three alternatives. They are Sabal Birmingham, Louisianna and Bald Head Island. I've heard the BHI is marginal here and the Birmingham will take 30 years to develop a nice trunk. Does anyone know about Louisianna? Will it form a trunk fairly quickly or will I have to wait a decade?
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My Hawaiian inspired Garden
by Palm crazy- 1 follower
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This year's theme is Going Hawaiian in the PNW. Here are some of my Butia palms and since summer is pretty much here its a good time to show off the garden. Butia in my garden is Butia Odorata, catarinensis, JxB, and BxQ, in no particular order. Besides palm trees, I love colorful foliage and big bold flowers. Thanks for Looking...
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trachycarpus growing slowly
by palm789- 4 replies
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Hi my biggest windmill is growing slowly compared to my other 2,i have a smaller one putting out 4 spears and already opened a fan it was planted a year ago, i put another in a pot and had to repot again as put wrong soil and still growing like wildfire, but my bigger one even though being planted is growing ultra slow (it was planted end of april).is it because of the extreme weeks of of constant rain and low temperatures?it was so cold i had to put my heating on.temperatures latly are 11degrees C daytime and 8 upto 11degrees night time.what you guys think
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Sabal Minor seeds finally germinated
by Nj Palms- 1 reply
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Well, I purchased 100 Sabal Minor seeds last May on eBay for 10$ from Dallas. I peeled them and put them in a seed tray with little pods. Nothing happened over the summer. During the winter one spontaneously germinated somehow in my cold garage. I had almost given up on the seeds this spring. Since warmer weather was coming I just put them in a plastic bag in my greenhouse. To my surprise two weeks later about 10 germinated. Then the next week 4 and today I found 16. So happy they finally grew and now I have 30 which are already potted up and some are peaking out of the soil. Next spring many will go in the ground.
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Phoenix theophrasti - Leaf Spot disease
by kinzyjr- 16 replies
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I've been noticing that some of my small Phoenix theophrasti are not growing at their normal speed. Most Phoenix species have issues with graphiola leaf spot here in Florida, but it is usually a minor cosmetic issue. The leaf spot on my Phoenix theophrasti seem different than the leaf spot on my Phoenix dactylifera. I did some research and found that a leaf spot disease was attacking some Phoenix theophrasti in Greece: First Report of Leaf Spot of Phoenix theophrasti Caused by Paraconiothyrium variabile in Greece vs. Graphiola Leaf Spot - UF Graphiola Fact Sheet From what I see online and in my garden, it would appear the disease affecting my P…
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Fertilizing needles and sabals in zone 7a
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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I have read not to fertilize palms in zone 7 after july 4. (Needles, sabals and trachy's) I have some palm fertilizer with a three month release time. Can I use this in June? or should I find something with a shorter release time. (I used up my 6 week release in early May) I assume that fertilizer timing is not an issue for my butia and Mediterranean fan which are in 15 gallon pots and will spend particularly cold days in a 40-ish degree garage? Thanks
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Big Box Palms
by Chester B- 15 replies
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It's that time of the year that the big box stores here bring in their shipments of palms and tropicals. Pretty basic selection but still nice to see. The other big box also stocks pindos and I do see the odd Ch humilis cerifera White and Orange bird of paradise Washingtonia robusta and filibusta Trachycarpus fortunei Chaemerops humilis Assorted cacti and agaves Agave attenuata Ensete maurelli
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Growing palms in z7 NC - trials and tribulations
by NCpalmqueen- 3 followers
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I've been growing palms in the ground here in the piedmont of NC for nearly 20 years and have tested all possible species and variants (and sizes) that money can buy. My observations about Sabals, Washys and others from my locale are as follows. (I did not want to hijack an existing thread.) This doesn't mean that you would get these same results in another 7b...there are too many factors that affect long-term viability (microclimates, health of the plant, management of the plant, winter wetness, winter harshness, protection methods, etc.). All of my first set of comments are about palms that were not protected during NC winters. I do believe that a lot of my fai…
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Bloemfontein Palm Garden
by Marius- 33 replies
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My garden is situated against an East facing slope of Grant's Hill in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Bloemfontein has hot dry summers (summer rainfall) and cold winters down to -10 degrees Celsius. My garden's microclimate is more a 9b though. My lowest temperature this past winter was -0.9 degrees Celsius. The flat ( lower lying areas) recorded -9 degrees Celsius. I moved into this house about 3 and a half years ago. The beginnings of the garden was cleaning up and eradicating alien invasive species and weeds. I started in the back and concentrated on South African indigenous plants. Now that that is settled I'm starting to add palms. The front and sides are now onl…
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Anyone else seeing these around town?
by frienduvafrond- 1 follower
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Was'nt sure where to post this exactly. These are becoming quite popular at Kure/Carolina Beach, NC. I find them a bit gaudy, but to each his own I suppose.
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A couple weekends ago I went to Plant Delights (just a bit south of Raleigh NC) during their open nursery day and, of course, had to check out their palms they have at their garden. So, I took some pictures and I figured I share some of them. They had quite a few different ecotypes of Trachys, but I won't bother posting those, as they all looked the same to me. Also, they had plenty of Sabals too: S. 'Birmingham', S. minor 'Savannah Silver' (which I hadn't heard of before), S. minor 'McCurtain', S. 'brazoriensis', S. palmetto 'Bald Head Island' (wasn't trunking yet), S. minor 'Louisiana', S. minor 'Emerald Isle Giant', S. minor 'Wakula Dwarf', and I think a S. eto…
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trachycarpus growing temperature
by palm789- 1 follower
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What are the day and night and soil temperatures,both lowest and highest/optimum to kickstart new growth of these palms,its nearly summer and none of my fortunei and the one up my parents house seem to grow as of yet
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