COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Mccurtain County palmetto
by Palmerr- 14 replies
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Hello! I was wondering if i plant a sabal minor 'McCurtain' Slightly above ground will it show its trunk above ground when it ages or will it still just try and grow it below ground? Thanks!
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Help to ID these Sabals
by MSX- 1 reply
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Hello guys, please help to ID these two Sabals growing in a consevatory in the Tashkent botanical garden (Uzbekistan). both S.palmetto? Specimen 1 Specimen 2
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What has grown faster than you expected?
by Ben G.- 19 replies
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What palms have you grown that have proved after than conventional wisdom would have assumed? Probably my most surprising grower has been my little nannorrhops. When I got it in late May, it sat in a hot mailbox too long. So its only two little strap leaves shriveled and died. It quickly started sending out new growth though. It has grown six new leaves in 4 months. That's not crazy, but it is faster than most young palms grow in my experience. End of May: Today:
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Sabal left for dead, now sprouting!
by ntxpalms- 16 replies
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A small Sabal that I had left for dead because after last winter’s cold, the entire center pulled out and the remaining hole is black with mildew, is now sprouting! A good lesson in not digging them up too quickly.
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Sabal Palmetto 7A Progress over Years 1 2
by Allen- 4 followers
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Thought I'd start a thread on my 7A palmetto as these seem to be pretty popular. This is a Sabal palmetto 'mocksville' from Plant delights. It is expected to be 7-8' this year. It has been mainly unprotected except this past winter when I covered/heated it during our -1F low. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023
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Germinating Jubea chilensis
by georgehatfield- 2 followers
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I would love to hear recommendations on germinating Jubea chilensis seed. I have some fresh seed and would love any advice given. Thank you in advance to all that can provide some insight! George
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Sabal Minor
by GregVirginia7- 16 replies
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Here are the Minors in South Bethany Beach, DE…they’ve been in ground for at least 8-years and have never been protected…never any serious freeze damage all these years either! They are seeding themselves and I have 3 in-ground at home in No. VA from these two…they are just strap leaved at this point but equally hardy. The fronds on the palm by the canal are about 3’ wide…really big. It’s got some seeds brewing so I’ll collect when ready. This one gets hacked back a bit…it’s really in the wrong place as it gets in the way and emerging seed “spikes” worry me around small children as they are indeed, like metal spikes, so I cut them off but will leave the canal one to …
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Palms that i found naturalized in the brush of bee county
by Victor likes palms- 5 replies
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I am unsure of the species but they seem to have naturalized in this brush , its all undeveloped but its really the only area i see these palms growing wild like that. The whole area on its own seems to be more of a forest than the usual brush country that surrounds the town. No mesquites or huisaches but instead those palms, ash trees, and sugarberries which is very strange. I assume its somewhat of a flood plain as the area seems to always be more moist than its surroundings . There are also larger palm specimens and a lot of young ones sprouting aswell. Bonus wildflower?
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Pindo Palm Progress
by DTS- 1 follower
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From February to September The Butia has suprisingly put out 4 fronds since when it was in that pot, never seemed to have transplant shock at all.
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Mule Palm Fruit
by Gville Palms- 8 replies
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This is a mule from Merrill Wilcox that is on campus where I work. I have watched it for a number of years and have never seen it produce anything. This year it is loaded with seeds and fruit (pics below). Any chance these could be viable? I’ve read quite a few discussions on here and I’m not sure I’ve ever seen someone say that they’ve successfully germinated one but wanted to ask for some fresh thoughts on the matter.
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Washingtonia hybrid? 1 2
by Nikoskater- 42 replies
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I just came across this plant shop and looking around I saw some Washingtonia leaves. Looking at the badge it was named “filifera” and near there were other small ones classified as robusta. i have my doubts it’s a 100% filifera, could it be a filibusta? Pics attached
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Hardy palm trees
by COpalms- 21 replies
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Nobody responded to my last post but I was wondering if there are any good trunking palm trees hardy to zone 6. Including the Mazari Palm.
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Texas Sabal Video
by Chester B- 1 reply
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They don't really focus in on the Sabals, event though they are in the title. However there are some great shots in here.
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I got this palm tree a few weeks back now I'd like to decide it to plant it in the ground. I have quite a few palms that already take up a good amount of space in future in the backyard . So I have only one spot left with space but most of the sun that shines through our trees is filtered . It won't get 6 to 8 hours of full sun probably until it reaches a certain height. I will dig out my Filifera which didn't seem to like it there too much. I also didn't water it too much at all. What are your opinions. Should I try or not ? It's 10am and I took some pictures where the sun will move ( clockwise) . There will be some shade coming from our neighbors huge oak tree. I …
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Trachycarpus WagnerianusXPrinceps 1 2 3
by Aldert- 1 follower
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For some years I was trying to make this cross. After being hold up by some one who had the Princeps male flowering for some years already, I finally succeeded in pollinating my Waggy with pollen from a dutch palm enthousiast. The result off sowing some seeds in January, is so far two seedlings. I think that the seeds behave as the true Princeps, a few will germinate in the first year, and the others the years to come.
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Phoenix ID
by thyerr01- 5 replies
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Anyone have an ID on this Phoenix? Just P. sylvestris? It has a couple of offsets on the trunk. It grows in my neighbourhood and has survived our various megafreezes into the teens unprotected without issue. Its also survived (so far) whatever disease is killing off all the CIDP in the area.
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New Texas Sabal Palm
by Noob- 5 replies
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Hello everyone. I purchased a Texas Sabal for my front yard this past week. The install guys said to water it twice per week but having done a lot of supplemental research I'm not sure if that's adequate. I really want to get a good care plan of attack set up so that this thing gets good and established and lives a long happy life. It was watered tuesday when it was planted and I just gave it about 45 minutes with the hose. Can you guys tell me if the fronds look healthy? I've noticed a little bit of brown splotchiness on some of them. Pics are attached. I ordered some root stimulator and it should be here tomorrow so I'll apply that when it gets here. …
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Newfound Survivor
by SeanK- 2 replies
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Well, I was out driving around and remembered a B.odorata from a few years back. Since almost none survived Dec 2022, I expected to find a boxwood in its place. Not 100% sure, but about 90% sure that this is the same plant, as it ungroomed.
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Bottle Palm for z7b?
by SeanK- 2 replies
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This is one of a matched pair, the other died. After a low of -14.5ºC
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I've seen some discussion here about whether it's possible to over water a trachycarpus and I just thought I'd share my findings that it definitely is. Last weekend I accidentally left my root watering tool in the ground for one of my trachies for probably 25 minutes. Which is much longer than I normally would. I have clay soil. In a weeks time it's gone from drooping to pretty significantly browning. I assume it's going to die at this point. The soil has been reading "wet" up until today. First picture will be when I noticed the drooping and then second is today.
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Dwarf butia
by Gallop- 1 follower
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Anyone else growing a dwarf Butia that looks like this?
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Best palm tree for Colorado zone 6a
by COpalms- 14 replies
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What do you think the best palm tree for zone 6a in colorado? (where I live the winters arent super harsh)
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Engineers of PalmTalk 1 2
by LouisvillePalmer- 2 followers
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Not sure if there are any engineers or hobbyist that like tinkering with things or creating things.. but I have had an idea the past year in my head and wanted to see if it can come to fruition. Basically, I want to make an outdoor solar powered air heater that you can place around a palm tree. In theory, it would have a vent that blows air up, pushing it towards the crown of the palm even though it is on the ground. I can't seem to find many, if any, products online that are outdoor solar powered heaters. If anyone tinkers with things or specifically tinkering with solar, please let me know if we can experiment this. If possible - imagine the zone…
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Queen Palms in San Antonio 1 2 3 4
by ChrisA- 2 followers
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Hello Palm Friends, Reading back in the posts it seems Queen Palms are not long term viable in the San Antonio area due to some pretty severe cold weather that comes every 10 or so years. While walking in the King William area I came across a very large sized Queen palm and was curious how long it had been there to have grown so big. Google street view goes back to 2007 on this street and shows a good size Queen palm in the residence at the corner of Adams St and Forcke St. This queen looked obliterated after the cold winter of 2011, but has since rebounded quite nicely. The photo is from a visit in May of this year. Any others in the Alamo Cit…
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I planted this palmetto as a seedling about 1979-80 at my parents home in Mocksville, NC in USDA Zone 7b. It has never been protected nor fertilized. It survived the severe freezes in the mid 1908s, but the bud was still underground at that time. The first photo is the palmetto in May, 2018, after the severe winter of 2017-18 in which there were approximately 8 days in which the temperature never exceeded 32F. I'm not sure what the absolute lows were but they were probably in the mid to upper single digits. The fronds were burnt, but not the petioles nor the bud, both of which which remained mostly green. It does have a southwestern exposure with a light, deciduous canopy…
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