COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Hardiest Licuala?
by stevethegator- 2 followers
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Not sure if this is the right place for this post, as it's hard to use "cold hardy" and "Licuala" in the same sentence, but which one is it? I think I saw L. ramsayi at Leu Gardens in Orlando, any others that can handle some cold?
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Which of those two is best for a colder(zone 8a and 8b, with extremes up to -17C) atlantic(constant rainy yearlong, between 700 and 900mm annually) climate(summer temperatures around 20 and 22C) UK is excluded because they have warmer winters, sunnier annually, and less rain. Also I should mention that air is humid the whole air through. So which one should have a higher probability to survive (with minimal winter protection), and the higher possibility to grow faster ? (trivia knowledge: this area has an population of around 18 Million )
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Advice for starting with cold hardy palms
by Kailua_Krish- 9 replies
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Hi all, So in thinking back there were a few things that either people told me or that I had to learn the hard way but that I thought would be helpful to make a thread about to pass on to people just starting out. Maybe if you can say your climate and a few helpful points? I'll start Inland SE (North Central Florida) 8b/9a climate 1) Never underestimate the power of a large oak canopy, particularly when near concrete or another structure, it can often be 5-10 degrees warmer there and has allowed me to grow (high) 9b palms in a 9a climate 2) Plant larger hardy palms (Sabals, Livistonas, and the cocoid hybrids work well for this) first as a canopy, this is particul…
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Sabal texana can survive zone 8 easy
by GREENHAND- 2 followers
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This sabal tex is in my front yard survived below 10 deg and very strong north winds with no problems. i would highly recomend this palm in zone 8 gardens.
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Any info on S minor from Barton Creek Greenbelt?
by WestCoastGal- 2 replies
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We just purchased a Sabal minor that looks to me much like the one listed as "Barton Creek Greenbelt" in Bob Harms' comparison study of Sabals from the Texas region (the Barton Creek Greenbelt lies south of Austin): http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/DigFlora/Waller/costapalmate.html I'll post photos of our Sabal later today, but in the meantime I'm curious if anyone has this palm. I'd like more info on it, particularly anything on it's inflorescence and inflorescence height. From what I've been reading the S minor's inflorescence extends above the fronds. The 5 that are on our palm (2 in flower, 3 spent but still with seed) however do not. This is our first sabal so in …
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What am I doing?
by Phoenikakias- 1 follower
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It should not be difficult for you to guess I think...
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flowers on trachy? first year in ground.
by bronxboynyc71- 13 replies
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Was inspecting my trachys today. Noticed some growth comming out of trunk. I'm guessing there flower buds. Was not expecting it to flower so soon. Planted them in march. I'm hoping this is a sign of health!!! Also does this mean its a female tree? I hope everyone has a great growing season. Bobby
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My palms....(Illinois)
by fr8train- 1 follower
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Far left Phoenix loureiroi var. humilis grown from seed, T. princeps center, Sabal palmetto (from seed) far right. Princeps from hortus119 on right, and from palmswholesale on left, both much greener than the princeps above. I got lisa seeds from a fellow palm enthusiast a few years ago : ) Trithrinax Waggie
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Does anyone know this Sabal ?
by Habanero- 1 follower
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Hello together, I'm a new member in this forum. I need help for ident. a Sabal palm, I don't know what kind of it is. I bought it from a dutch dealer, as Sabal minor, but it is no S. minor. Well, the problem that I have, I live in Zone 7a , and I don't know the hardiness of the sabal. Hope anybody can help me. I hope you understand my english. Best wishes, Bernd
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Trachycarpus princeps hybrid
by Raniked- 9 replies
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Who's growing it? It seems nobody knows which Trachy the princeps is hybridize with.
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Queen seedling pinnate speed variability
by Kailua_Krish- 0 replies
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Hey all, So I was thinking of something today while at the big box store, why do some queen seedlings go pinnate really early but others form very large strap leaves first. Its not a sun thing because you can see variability in a group of seedlings grown in the same conditions. Ive noticed that the "Abreojos" queens keep the strap leaves for a long time while the smaller Uruguay queens go pinnate early with very tiny strap leaves before. Perhaps its related to the robustness of the eventual plant? Thoughts? -Krishna
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Trachycarpus Wagnerianus (Waggie)
by Stator- 1 reply
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Hi guys, I'm new here so take it easy on me I have a 5' tall Fortunei, and a bunch of Musa Basjoo bananas planted up here (in the ground) in southern Ontario, Canada, 2 hours south of Toronto. I also have a smaller non-hybrid waggie palm in a pot. My question is, I noticed the new leave thats opening looks bleached or almost transparent. I did recently over fertilize it with a liquid based fertilizer (by mistake) I use miracle grow palm slow relese fertilizer since I can't get any of the higher quailty palm fertilizers up here. Is this somthing I should be worried about, will it flush out over time.? Also does this look like a pure wagerianus palm?
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Wagnerianus starts to flower
by Texeltropics- 8 replies
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For the first time my Trachycarpus wagnerianus starts to flower, Hopefully my T.fortunei starts to flower soon very well and that they will be male and female...
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Wayne's 3rd Annual Palm Party.
by buccaneers37- 4 replies
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Palm Nation: I'm looking hard at the date of June 22nd for the next palm get together. Ken and I will probably firm it up here in the next couple of weeks and I can make it "official", but it more than likely be 6/22, so keep the date open. It always has been a good time talking palms and an abundance of food and I don't see why this year would be any different. SEEE Ya!
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Phoenix canariensis and the crown
by brattle_007- 3 replies
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What normaly causes the crown to rot and pull out in winters of Phoenix canariensis? Is it hard frost or cool, wet weather or both?
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Flowers in several stages of the T. fortunei (pics)
by Texeltropics- 3 replies
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here are the pictures of the diff stages of the flowering
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33°F here this morning...
by tjwalters- 1 follower
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...with plenty of rooftop frost and some ground-level frost in open areas. So far I haven't noticed any damage on the tropicals that have already been moved outside, nor on any of the tropical annuals already planted.
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Fertilizer program
by LI_Pets- 8 replies
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Planted a group of palms about 30 of them the end of March. none over 6' I'm getting many opinions and frequency and types to use. And how to use them I'm in zone 9A if that maters. Your input would be appreciated.
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Storm's a comin'...
by Funkthulhu- 5 replies
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Gentlemen, (and Ladies) Yet again mother nature can't make up her mind. Later this week we've got another cold front moving through. Might get as low at 24 degrees. If you're a nut like me, you've got a lot of stuff in pots out on your deck already. When would you start feeling worried about leaving a R. rivularis (almost trunking) out in the cold? What about Christmas Palm seedlings? Veitchia? For that matter, what about a Sea Grape? Pineapple? Sago? All the temp data I can find seems to have too wide a margin of error for my comfort. -Erik Nebraska 5b
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Palm in pool area
by LI_Pets- 7 replies
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I have a spot for one palm in the birdcage where the pool is, It is about a 4' area can't be something that get's to tall, or spreads very far. Was thinking sago but welcome your input. No chlorine will affect the plant. tks
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uncovered trachy seedlings
by michigan steve- 3 replies
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I was excited to see how many or if any made it outside during the brutal winter we had this year. Out of 8 I had spear pull on 2. I just used mulch on all but put a bucket on 2 of them. All the ones with just mulch have pretty bad leaf burn but spears are still green, and so are the stems and bottom parts of all leaves even the ones that had spear pull, which actual confused me cause when I first uncovered them I thought they made it till I gave them a slight pull. The 2 covered with mulch and bukets had minor leaf burn. We had many days in the low single digits this year so I am very happy with the results but definitely going to use more protection next winter
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Two diffrent Rhapis spss flowering
by Phoenikakias- 0 replies
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The first one is supposed to be R. humilis and the second one R. subtilis big form R humilis: R. subtilis: What is your opinion about their identity?
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Dypsis Decipiens Gradual Decline...
by BeaumontTropics- 1 follower
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hey all, i have a "friend" who wishes to remain anonymous. He has planted and unsuccessfully (to this point) tried to grow several dypsis decipiens. His climate is identical to mine, lets call it a harsh 9b, more likely 9a. We had an abnormally long and cold winter here this year, with a low temp as low as 24F. It didn't last that long at that temp, but several weeks we were below 30F at night. In the summers we get up to 102F, but mostly stay in the mid to high nineties. Here is the problem with the dypsis decline. It doesn't "frost" burn like many of the other tropicals I've tried to grow. Rather, my buddies dypsis will start browning right at the very …
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Botany Bay Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina This is from the low country of South Carolina. Maybe not as palmy as the tropics, but it does have palms and a fascinating beauty all to its own. http://wanderingtrader.com/
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The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens has been been growing over 35 species of palms in zone 8b http://www.bamboo.caes.uga.edu/palmcollection1.html . Their trials are of particular interest to me as I am an assistant director of Grounds and Landscaping at Florida State University in Tallahassee,FL also in USDA zone 8b and wish to expand the number of palm species planted on campus.If you live in the southeastern portion of the U.S. (or a similar climate) I am interested in your experiences with the species in the list-some I know are iron-clad hardy for us but there are a number of other species in their trial list that we have not tried such as Chamaedorea plumosa and …
