COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Z-7 Trunking Palms
by GregVirginia7- 3 followers
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Just to offer a little encouragement to any newer Zone 7 cold hardy palm enthusiasts…there is hope for a bit of variety in our zone… First…Needle Palm…planted in 2014…protection free in my yard anyway, little to no winter damage. The trunk is about 13” (16 oz. can for scale) cleaned it up for this post and was surprised myself at the trunk. Can’t recommend this palm enough. It has several trunks but this one presents itself right off the deck which makes it good…so is the beer: Next up…the Brazoria…little protection if any…have patience and you can get good results…the trunk is about 12” and it gets fatter every year. It’s a rough looking trunk but any tru…
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Needle palm pic before bday
by DTS- 1 follower
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Im running out of interesting photos to post lol
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Jubaea x Butia / Butia x Jubaea
by Will- 1 follower
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Does somebody have any of these 2 in Europe? I have been searching for years but can't find any sources. Many thanks! Will
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Summer Recovery
by GregVirginia7- 1 reply
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@jwf1983 Here’s the pic I promised…you can see how my south face works best for my palms…Recovery for the Trachy and the Brazoria went well this summer. The Trachy and Brazoria lost at least 95% of their fronds after the 2022 Christmas freeze. Their emerging spears suffered total damage where exposed. But they’ve all recovered well…Plan on lighting their crowns this winter and covering the emerging spears with pipe insulation sliced up the side if super cold moves in. The Medi (green variety) will get a separate post as its near death experience this past winter has moved me to get back to serious protection for it. Looks like the Black Shroud is back in play. …
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DeFuniak Palm
by Swolte- 5 followers
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PDN is offering this palm and I couldn't resist giving it a try. There's very little information on web on this specific variety so please let me know if you have anything else! Here's the description from PDN: "This is a limited offering of seed grown plants from an odd, but well-known palm in the Florida panhandle town of DeFuniak Springs, spotted for its unusual character by a number of palm fanatics through the years. Thanks to Alabama palm guru, Hayes Jackson for sharing seed. Palm experts agree that the trunk looks like Sabal bermudiana, while the top more closely resembles Sabal minor var. louisiana. Some folks think it may be a Sabal minor x palmetto hybri…
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Anyone else use the lights on the palms for Christmas decorations until you need them to wrap the palms? I just put lights on all 10 protected palms today and it took 3 hours. I turn them on/off via my phone to add holiday decor to my backyard until the palms need to be wrapped. When they need to be wrapped I'll plug them into their individual thermocube which is taken off for now.
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Jubaea Chilensis explosive growth
by Banana Belt- 1 follower
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In a prior forum post the growth rate of a Jubaea Chilensis was discussed by many and is highly recommended. https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/19995-the-explosive-growth-ofjubaea-chilensis/?&page=4#comments In 1989 I planted two Jubaea Chilensis that were 5 and 7 years old. The following 6 pictures and graph shows growth rate of one of those palms, with the first picture taken in 2006. I could not find earlier pictures between 1989 and 2006 as they are packed away someplace in the pre-digital age. The first 20+ years a Jubaea palms growth is slow with each new frond or leaf emerging slowly and just slightly bigger but holding on and staying gree…
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Sabal sp. ID (Skyway Bridge Rest Area on I-275)
by GoatLockerGuns- 19 replies
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I saw these two nice looking Sabal sp. palms on the Skyway Bridge causeway today in St. Petersburg, Florida. I was thinking Sabal bermudana...anyone have any ideas? The seeds were bigger than Sabal palmetto, but not quite as big as Sabal mexicana. Also, the crown was not as "compact" as Sabal palmetto (one of the pictures shows Sabal palmetto palms in the background for comparison). The seeds were clumped more tightly together on the drupe than Sabal palmetto as well (like grapes).
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Washingtonia Montréal Winter 2022-23
by Latinmtl67- 2 followers
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What do you guys think of my washingtonia in Montreal. March update. I can’t wait to take the boxes down next month IMG_0859.MOV
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Palms of Tokyo (Disney)
by fr8train- 28 replies
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I figured I'd post this here as they're mostly cold hardy varieties and they'd get more love. Tokyo is another city I don't associate with palms, like London, yet they thrive here.
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Butia odorata x Syagrus schizophylla F1
by Jonathan Haycock- 2 followers
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Late last year I attempted this cross and got a grand total of 3 viable seeds for my effort. Fortunately though one of them has germinated. Could those of you that have this hybrid post a picture of it? There must be some sizable ones by now, although I've heard they can be pretty slow to get going. Butia odorata "mother: Syagrus schizophylla "father". Not a great example as it has been quite neglected. Resulting viable seed. First to pop.
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Northeast Palms
by MAPalms- 2 followers
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Hello everyone! I created this thread so people can show their palms or share palms they have seen in our palm deprived area, while maybe helping others along the way. Share your hardy palms if you live in the North!
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When to harvest ?
by WSimpson- 5 replies
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I have decent knowledge about hardy palms and such but I haven't really harvested a lot of seed , so when is the best time to harvest these Louisiana seeds ? Thanks , Will
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Pygmy Date comeback
by WSimpson- 5 replies
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This Pygmy Date had a terrible root system , and then a friend of mine wanted to " help " me bring it outside in the spring and he didn't know how delicate he needed to be in transporting it and it basically fell over sideways . I don't know how it survived ? Well , I fertilized it and gave it some epsom salts and it is now solidly rooted better than it has been in years . I just found out how well it is rooted because I just took off the stakes that held in position for the spring , summer and fall to this point . I really wasn't expecting it to be so well rooted . I would highly recommend epsom salts for your palms . It seems to have been a miracle chemi…
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I-95 Duplicate
by steve617- 0 replies
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I-95 S.Car Minors
by steve617- 0 replies
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I travel to Florida about once a year and I really enjoy traveling and viewing the minors on that I-95 stretch thru S. Car and Georgia. On the way back yesterday before hitting Walterboro I saw a couple really nice stands of minors. I've tried to find them on Google maps but hadn't yet was wondering if anyone knew the mile marker or any info on them. Just thought they were amazing to see. Love to see some pics of them.
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7A Sabal brazoriensis over the Years
by Allen- 2 followers
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I thought I would start a thread to track this one as it grows. It should really take off next year. It would grow faster if it was out in the sun on it's own. 2019 2020 2021 (Middle of pic) 2022 2023
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Cold hardy "coconut" 1 2
by Tropicdoc- 44 replies
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Of course everyone wants that coconut look maybe for around a pool. I do anyway. Here are probably my top 2 9a coconut lookers.
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Jubaeopsis Caffra hybridation info
by rarepalmaddict- 1 follower
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Hello, I would like some advise from palm hybridisors expert regarding the: "Jubaeopsis Caffra" hybridation in order to emprove its frost hardiness. I was wondering if: "Jubaeopsis Caffra", could be hybridised in both ways with: "Jubaea Chilensis", for exemple, a) Jubaea Chilensis x Jubaeopsis Caffra b) Jubaeopsis Caffra x Jubaea Chilensis Or using other species listed below would better fit for better hybrids such as having Jubaeopsis Caffra hybrids being Abel to be self F2 seeds fertile, Jubutia Jubutiagrus What would you advise? Thanks !
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South-Central USA Serenoa Population?
by L.A.M.- 1 follower
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If anyone has photographic proof of wild Serenoa repens and/or formal documentation of them in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana or Mississippi, I'd like to know. I believe they're real, but finding wild ones isn't easy even where they're widespread and common and for people knowing where to look. In my recent catalog of palm species native to every USA state/territory, I listed Serenoa repens as present in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, which a commenter questioned. Multiple sources cite Arkansas and Louisiana as the western boundary. There's also a discussion about the likelihood of a wild Tennessee Sabal minor population, and I'm convinced that at least …
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Hello guys, I've watched a few videos on the box method, but I still have a few questions. 1) Most people use Christmas Lights, but I think they are ineffective for heating (or am I wrong?). Maybe there are other, more effective options that will spend all energy on heating and not light? 2) Some people make clear top or clear sides for sunlight to get in. Others do not get sunlight inside at all. The easier method is of course to just use the same rigid foam and not spend additional time & money on making "windows". But I'm worried that if I get a bad winter and I will have to keep the palms boxed for several months, will they survive without a window?…
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Moultrie Palms, anyone been there.
by steve617- 15 replies
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Me and the family are heading to Orlando on the Oct 25th. We’re going to stay that night in St. Augustine. We're staying 5 miles from Moultrie Palms. Was curious if anyone from here been there. Read great things about them. We won't have much space but would love to get a couple seedlings. Thanks for any info.
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Mule Palm Black Spots Problem!
by Phattydeluxe- 3 followers
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Hello Palm Talk fam! I already posted this on the Discussing Palms Worldwide Forum, but got a tip there may be more Mule Palm owners in this sub forum. So posting again here for visibility. Hope that's ok with the moderators! 😃 I have 3 Mule Palms (X Butiagrus nabonnandii) that have developed black spots on the spines (rachis?) of the fronds. They are only on the top side of the frond spines, not the underside, which makes me think it has something to do with the sun? They aren't really on the leaves, and more prominent toward the tip of each frond, not present from the petiole base to about mid way. The palms have looked green and otherwise healthy, however one palm…
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Area Of New York City in zone 8a according to Wikipedia?
by MonkeDonkezz- 3 followers
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Hello PalmTalk! There is going to be a short introduction first. My name is Yahor though I prefer you call me by my username and I am from Staten Island, a borough of NYC. I don't feel comfy telling people my age, but I am 12-16 years old. I first got my interest in palms when visiting Jacksonville Florida last year. I want to start growing them. So the reason I am making this post is something that has caught my eye for a while. According to Wikipedia, on the page about NYC's climate, the climate data graphs and classifications section show that areas of NYC might be in zone 8a. LaGuardia has 11 F (-12 C) as the minimum for January. …
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Winter watering needs of different palms
by opiecrunch- 1 follower
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Wanted to get peoples takes on watering during the winter..I live in southern Kansas near Wichita and currently have a Washy Robusta,filifera,Butia odorata,sabal brazoriensis,sabal palmetto,sabal lisa,sabal minor mccurtain,sabal minor emerald Island giant and a trachy bulgariensis.Last winter nothing was watered from Nov till late March..a very knowledgeable palm friend of mine is telling me that all of my sabals and the trachy should be watered throughout the winter,but my butia and washys are better kept dry like I've done in the past.Any thoughts on watering sabals during the winter? Thanks
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