COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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trachycarpus planting
by palm789- 12 replies
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I recieved my trachy this morning and its heavy i even struggled with a hand truck. Whats the best way to plant it for example get it out of the pot into hole and how to measure how deep and wide the hole should it be? do i add anything else to the clay mud?any extra tips are appreciated thanks.
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Where to buy a 2-4ft CT Dactylifera
by SRJbb99- 5 replies
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I’ve been searching the better part of 6 months and can’t find them anywhere. I know they aren’t truly cold hardy but a local meteorologist in the Dallas area has one and I wanted to give one a shot. Any ideas? I would even take 4-6ft overall with no trunk if I could find them.
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Frond discoloring
by kbob11- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, Sorry for all of the questions lately. I am pretty new to planting and not potting. I planted a sabal minor and needle at about the same time a month ago. They have both seen temperatures in the mid 20s a few times rebounding into the 60s with plenty of rain. On the sabal one of the fronds turned completely brown. This was planted bare root which I know can be troublesome. The needle was planted as a 30gal and has looked fine until recently the tips are turning yellow. Is this due to too little/ too much rain? Cold temps? Transplant shock? Or am I over thinking it? Thanks for the responses!
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Most Cold Hardy Butia? 1 2
by sevapalms- 55 replies
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What is the most cold hardy Butia palm for a wet year round, cold/cool winter and hot summer climate? I normally get down to around 12-14 degrees Fahrenheit every year, but it gets much colder into the single digits sometimes ~every 5-10 years. I am willing to protect my palm. I live in coastal southeastern Virginia, if anyone knows specifics about this area.
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Trachycarpus Nova root question
by kbob11- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, My potted trachycarpus is pushing out new roots on its side. The roots are pushing the old petioles down towards the dirt. I was just wondering if I should cut the old petioles or will the roots eventually push through. Thanks!
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We’re to buy a 4or 5’ Wagnerianus
by tikipalm- 3 replies
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Hello everyone, I’m from NJ zone 7b and was looking to buy a (4) 4-5’ Wagnerianus. Any recommendations on who sells them either mail order or delivered via truck? Thank you, Joe
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Spring is not my friend in Chicago...
by ActualTrachycarpus- 1 follower
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I purchased this trachycarpus fortunei from Home Depot in late September for $30. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to re-pot (he is a overwinter in garage) He took no damage (I brought him inside for polar vortex) So I decided to put him outside for April? HUGE MISTAKE lol. Yesterday I left him outside even though I heard there would be very light snow, and I was in a rush to attend church. I came back to this;
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Med fan palm flowering in Idaho
by IdahoPalmGuy- 11 replies
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Happy campers here in MA
by kbob11- 1 follower
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Finally got nice enough weather to plant my 15gal windmill. My needle planted a few weeks back seems to be liking its new spot too! Sorry if I seem too excited, but it is our first day in the 70s since September!
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Med Fan Palm Flowering in Nj
by Nj Palms- 1 follower
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Hi all, I have a few questions. I got a Chamaerops Humilis from HD last year in August in Georgia. Today I went out into the greenhouse and noticed the bright green flower. There are 3 blooms.Will it produce viable seed? Does it need a female or male to be pollinated? Can you tell gender? Anyways stay palmy!
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First Palm planting of the year
by Chester B- 2 replies
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I went to Gardenpalooza this weekend in Aurora, OR, and happened upon a couple nice 5 gallon Chamerops humilis cerifera that I couldn't pass up for the price. First one is planted out and both are just showing signs of flowering. The trachys in the background look terrible, but I got them for a deal at the end of last summer due to their condition. The winter and our east wind really yellowed them out but new growth is green and I've started hitting them with palm fertilizer so they should look decent my summer's end.
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Trachycarpus Fortunei Success Rate in Mid-Atlantic?
by LasPalmerasDeMaryland- 21 replies
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I’m thinking about trying Trachycarpus Fortunei again this year. I’ve tried 3 before. The first winter had a low of about 12° in which 1 spear pulled (but made a full recovery), 1 died, and 1 was fine. I mulched the bases and wrapped them all in burlap for that winter. The more damaged ones were planted out in the open and the one that was fine was planted in the open but next to an evergreen shrub on the Northwest side. The next spring/summer I added a Wagnerianus. The next winter was much harsher with a low of 5° and ice storms. I was preoccupied and pretty depressed during that period and didn’t have the motivation to protect any of them. They all croaked (I even had a…
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Needle Palm Distribution
by GaDawg- 2 replies
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We have a local Needle Palm population along the coast of Georgia, near Brunswick and Saint Mary’s, but I have yet to find them. The Family and I are on our way through the panhandle of Florida for vacation. Does anybody know of any native stands along Or off the interstate? We will be going back through South Georgia, too.
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Spring Plantings 2019
by LasPalmerasDeMaryland- 1 follower
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Welp it’s that time of the year. Spring has sprung and it’s time to plant. I will show you guys what I have planted.
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Anyone has any experience with a Phoenix hybrid dactylifera 'Medjool' x sylvestris
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Planting Trachycarpus in CT
by Tom Ace- 19 replies
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Hi Folks, I posted a little while back about a potted Trachy that I was concerned about. I moved it to a different room and it seems to be stabilizing. I'm preparing to plant it out in May and wanted to get some advice. I have seen or read that some people don't ammend soil, and some ammend with sand and/or compost. Some make a very large planting hole and some just make it large enough for the root ball. I even read a bit about installing a drainage grate next to it in order to provide water in winter. I have a reasonably sheltered SW corner of my house in 6B Wilton, Connecticut. One other question would be how far from the walls I should plant it…
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Could I Plant These Now?
by PalmTreeDude- 16 replies
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So I have these Sabal minor, and this weekend is going to be in the 70s and not get too cold, even at night. But over the week the highs are in the mid to high 50s and the lowest low is 30 (one night). Would I be rushing these or do you think they world be ok to be planted now? Would they be able to handle a frost freshly planted?
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix in the wind
by kbob11- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, I planted this large specimen needle in my yard a few days ago. I get a lot of wind where I live 20-30mph regularly with very few calm days and this spot is pretty exposed. I was just wondering how these guys do in the wind. Also I wanted to get in the ground ASAP so that it would establish better, hopefully not too early with 2 nights at 25f.
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Pre, during and post winter progress 2018/2019 1 2
by mdsonofthesouth- 64 replies
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The current status of my palms up front right before the cold snap on thanksgiving. Chamaerops fully defoliated and pulled on 2 trunks but put out seed in April. Livistona fully defoliated as expected and the cerifera got sick on some potting soil but bounced back in the ground but is slow as molasses. Will be updating as fall and winter progress.
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Been keeping an eye on this palm for the last year or so. It’s a Washingtonia For sure but not sure if it’s a hybrid or not. It certainly saw teens the winter or 17/18. It was damage some but roared right back. Curious what you guys thought. It’s been in the ground since just a little guy and they’re is another probably 50ft from it also doing well , looks identical . What do you Washingtonia experts think?
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large Sabal Louisiana in habitat
by Sabal_Louisiana- 7 replies
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I took this pic last month near Lake Pontchartrain west of New Orleans. Height is about 12 feet. Trunk is about 8' including crown. There are some I think even bigger in the vicinity but hard to get to in the swamp. There used to be one on Bayou Savauge NWR in New Orleans East that must have been about 14 feet tall but it was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. I wish I still had a picture of it.
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Palms a year after cold snap in Nola
by ShadowNight030- 2 replies
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I went down to New Orleans for the weekend, and while I was down I kinda looked around at palms since I haven’t really seen many of them since the winter of 2017/2018 when the city hit 18-20 degrees. The drive down I remember a queen being in New Roads, and earlier this year it had new growth, but I did not see it on my drive down. I didn’t see a queen in Baton Rouge, either. Now in Nola, queens and Pygmy dates looked fine. I did see 2 dead Pygmy dates, but compared to how many I saw alive and well is pretty good. Queens had full crowns, at least most did. I saw a few that looked like they were struggling or they were dead. In Kenner I saw 3 fruiting papaya trees. I didn’…
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Cold night watering
by kbob11- 2 followers
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So I planted my first sabal minor 5gal in the backyard yesterday knowing the next 2 night lows are in the mid-upper 20s. I am covering it with straw and a bucket during the night. Going forward the forecast looks mid 30s - 40s at night. My question is, should I wait to water it until the night temps are above freezing? I usually thoroughly water but I don't want to fry it. Thoughts are greatly appreciated. *The only reason I didn't wait to plant it was because I got it in the mail yesterday and it was severely growing out of the pot. *
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Palms near heatpump an issue?
by mdsonofthesouth- 5 replies
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So the palmetto you see isn't effected by any air from either unit, but I want to plant a palm right next to the palmetto up against the house and one next to the black hose. Yall think that's too close or will be an issue?
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Needle After a Windy Winter
by PalmTreeDude- 5 replies
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So we had a pretty windy Winter here, the Needle Palm is exposed to it and there were many days where it literally looked like it was going to rip out of the ground (of course it wouldn't, but it was blowing around A LOT). Here it is looking good! It's ready for the heat.
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