COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Sabal Palm Help
by Cfhsoccerplayer- 4 replies
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Hello everyone, new to the forums and had a question about my Sabal Palm. I bought this Palm and had the landscaping company plant it for me. Of course with these palms they practically cut the fronds to nothing. Well it's been about 3 years since it was planted and it basically looks the same. There is no new growth and the original fronds aren't doing anything either. They are still green though and haven't died which is making me wonder if it's still got a chance. Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong with it? Do I just need to replace it or give it longer? Thanks
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Trachyocarpus Purchase from bbrantley Palm Farm 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 45 replies
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Visited Bryant Brantley's farm in Perry, Florida to get a larger sized Trachyocarpus fortunei. I have failed in the past with this species in smaller sizes. Decided to go big and amend my sand with heavy mulch to combat possible nematode affects. So here is the start of the story. Brantley is a really nice guy and he showed my palmy friend John and I his fields of Butia odorata. I wasn't there for Butia....had my heart set on a larger Trachy and Bryant had a few left. This one was picked and he got to work expertly digging it out.
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Butia damage
by Palm crazy- 13 replies
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No palms were protected last winter. The low this winter was 21F, but yet I noticed last evening that five out of twelve butia have some form or another… fungus damage. I gave them all a dose of copper soap and hopefully that will help keep the disease from progressing. Some are all ready pushing out new growth so that’s a good sign. Butia hate cool rainy 8a. Good news is my Jubaea x Butia and BxJ were not damaged. X Butyagrus nabonnadii has some damage but will recover this summer. Also, one trachycarpus ‘princeps’ may be a goner, the other two look perfect thank goodness.
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Blooming habit of Washingtonia filifera and W filibusta
by Phoenikakias- 4 replies
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Anybody knows when exactly a true filifera blooms in the mediterranean Europe and whether filibusta blooms in same region more irregularly or at different time?Are there also other differencies regarding i.e. size and color of inflorescence? Also after germination, how many years or decades does it take for a true filifera to bloom for the first time in this region?
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Is W.filibusta slower growing than W. robusta?
by Hardypalms- 16 replies
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Hi I recently acquired a W.filibusta seedling, I planted it over a month ago here in my zone 7 north of Atlanta and placed a fertilizer spike next to it and I am yet to notice any growth. I have had W.robusta in the past and those seem to grow very fast. It's only mid-May, am I being impatient? Thanks Patrick
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Planning a trip to San Antonio in May and was curious what cold hardy palms can I expect to find at big box stores. Will be driving down in my truck and would be a shame not to have it full of palms. Scott/Omaha
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thickest Dypsis Decipiens trunk ever: in photos
by Sandy Loam- 8 replies
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I just noticed the following photos in Palmpedia of a Dypsis Decipiens with a trunk wider than the man standing beside it: http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/File:DDD1.JPG The tree is apparently in Brisbane. I also recall seeing a photo of a car parked near a Dypsis Decipiens, and the tree made the car look small. Now I am wondering if my Dypsis Decipiens needs more room to grow than it has in its current location. In any case, please post your photos of the fattest dypsis decipiens trunks on the planet.
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Spring update
by Peter Timmermans- 13 replies
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After a mild winter my 7 deciduous Magnolia's and snake's head fritillaries are in full bloom. My Waggy's and Trachy's started to drop their blue seeds and new flowerstalks are on their way. Palms and Magnolia's make a perfect match in spring.
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Hello all, Wanted to show some pictures of my new developing garden in the east of Holland. My palm collection is about 7 years old, and now it will be completely planted out. I started with this garden last may, I first had to reconstruct the house, after that started with the garden. When I bought the house last december the garden was almost a forest, it had to be cleared with machine's. It is sheltered from the eastern wind as it is surounded by houses. The borderline plants will be protected in winter. All of the palms are large container grown for a couple of years now, the jubaea had 230 liter roots, but was back breaker. Some of the palms don't look that good…
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Curving Trachycarpus
by Alicehunter2000- 1 follower
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Does anyone have any pictures of curving Trachycarpus species?
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Mule palm (Butiarecastrum) and seeds
by Phoenikakias- 6 replies
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What is the shape of seeds from such a cross pollination (hybrids from those seeds would be f1)? Are seeds from such mature hybrids fertile and generally, whether fertile or not , do such seeds (hybrids from those seeds would be f2) have a uniform shape? Reason for those questions is that I noticed some oblong and some round seeds relating to this hybrid. I say relating because I am not aware of more details like whether they are f1 or f2 seeds.
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Hybrid Phoenix (reclinata x roebelenii)
by Phoenikakias- 5 replies
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I have potted up my young plants a couple of days ago, and from now on pot is about to remain constantly outdoors till to ground planting. Plants (at least one) while in cold frame took a look of roebelenii on steroids! But air humidity in the cold frame is higher and now plants have to cope with the lower humidity of open air. They will be fine but probably this will change to some extent their appearance. Anyway I found on this occasion a good opportunity to take some stills under natural day light, which capture their greenhouse look. Maybe in Florida with higher air humidity those hybrids would still retain this look...
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Palms drying out...yellowing
by 905palms- 0 replies
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Curious, my palms (Pindo and Sabal Palmetto) were nice and green when I uncovered them in early April, now they've all browned out and seems to be in decline. In the ground for 3 years. Yes there was some cold snaps and winds, but seems they've been through worse. Spears are green, but still seem like they were freeze dried. I fertilized then watered.. seemed to get worse. Has this happened to anyone else? Can they recover? thx
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When to Plant Trachycarpus Fortunei Seedlings Outside
by newtopalms- 5 replies
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I recently planted some Trachycarpus Fortunei seeds which are just beginning to sprout. I'm wondering when I should plant these outside. I live in Southern Oregon, Zone 8A, and summer is approaching. Should I plant these outside at the beginning of summer, or wait until next year? It would be difficult to wait because I don't have much space inside for 10 palm seedlings.
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Accidental Tomato stake
by Pip- 2 replies
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This is just a bit fun really. I planted a tomato next to the pool fence summer 2014 it grew through winter and then though the summer just gone. Normally I would have ripped the tomato out but it has grown for so long now I'm just watching to see just how many seasons it will grow for. It has found it's own stake a Washingtonia robusta climbing through the palm leaves.
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Chamaerops Humilis trimming...My French touch.
by samirbouag- 13 replies
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Hi eveyone, I just planted a new Chamaerops Humilis in my garden and decided to trim and clean all from truk to give a new look to my Palm.
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Bismarckia in N Florida 1 2 3
by tank- 85 replies
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This one has been in the ground for about 5 years and was planted from a 3 gal that I grew from seed. It has seen temps below 20F and has never shown much damage. It is under a high pine canopy with overhead protection and a good amount of shade, hence its slow growth and presumably why it didn't show much damage during the several dips into the low 20Fs and upper teens. It is in my "palm compound" and is usually surrounded by potted plants. Was doing some spring cleaning and freed this guy up for a pic. Its about 6' overall and growing REALLY slow. I have never protected it.
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Need Help Choosing New Patric Hybrids
by buccaneers37- 36 replies
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I last purchased from Patric in May 2011, now it's time for more. Please help me to decide which ones to get. Comment with your experiences: growth rates, ultimate size & uniqueness from what I already have. From Patric: J x S B (capitata) x PJ cocoids From Tejas Tropicals (I understand this may have been originally from Patric stock): B x J From Mark Heath: B x S I will probably buy one each from column A & from column B, you know, like Chinese food. A) BJ x J or BJ x S - ? Yatay x J or Yata x S - ? Another slim possibility mat be B (paraguayensis) x PJ cocoids Who knows, if I get a wild hair, I may buy 3. Thanks for your help, Wayne
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New Windmill Palm Problem
by Tropical6b- 1 follower
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Hello, 2 weeks ago I received (2) 6' Windmill Palms. They arrived in good shape, with their root ball wrapped in plastic. I planted them into the ground into a mix of 50/50 sandy soil/Miracle Grow moisture control potting soil. Fast forward to today and 5 of the older fronds have turned yellow on one of the palms. The palm has 4 spears growing simultaneously, which all are healthy. Of the two palms, one has no yellowing of fronds and one does not. There planted in the same soil/yard. The grower told me not to fertilize for the first month. I've included a picture of some fronds from June 5th and June 6th just to show the rapid deterioration that has o…
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MULE PALMS NOW IN H>D>
by gsytch- 21 replies
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This evening, I was looking in the orange H.D. and yes, they had 7gal and 15gal Mule Palms. I was floored. Stuck in the back, lumped with other palms, there were at least 4 of them. I have two planted in my yard, and the one in full sun is growing huge. The one in part sun, half the size. At $79 for a nice 7 gal, I'll include another now. I just could not believe it!
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Hello Dear Friends, I'm living in the center part of ISRAEL (Tel-Aviv), which is considered to be in Hardyness Zones 10-11, Temps During Winter time are around 20-6 Celcius And Humidity is around 35-40%, During Spring and Summer times Temps are around 20-35 Celsius and Humidity is about 55-65%. I have several Cocos Nucifera Species: 1. Hawaiian Tall. 2. Samoan Dwarf. 3. Malayan Green Dwarf. 4. Unidentified Species that originate from thailand and i don't know what they are. I wonder if you can tell me which Species of Coconut Palms Are the Most Cold Hardy and Has a Chance to Survive in the Israeli Climate and Maybe even bear fruits ? Thanks for …
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Butia odorata ...... The Way They are Meant to Look
by Alicehunter2000- 6 replies
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This is a good example of a perfectly grown specimen. North Florida provides a near perfect environment for them.
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Transplanting Nannorrhops ritchiana
by Alberto- 7 replies
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Today I visited a nursery (VPA in Porto Amazonas , st Paraná in south Brazil) which has a lot of Nannorops ritchiana, but planted in the ground. They seem to be tricky to transplant. Does somebody have positive experience transplanting this palm? Thanks!
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Recommend shade palm(s) for zone 9a
by Straight6tt- 19 replies
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First off, im excited to have joined this forum. My wife first off thinks It is absolutely ridiculous that there is a forum dedicated to palm trees, but she loves the outdoors and ultimately likes the efforts I put into our garden. I will definetly post some pictures of the current garden once spring fully arrives and everything greens up. Im looking to add some palms to the backyard in the back corner of my yard currently inhabitated by various trees (not really sure what, nothing very aesthetically pleasing). For the meantime they will grow under the canopy with the possibility of me potentially removing some of the trees to open it up more for the palms. (practica…
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Livistonia chinensis Rescue
by Alicehunter2000- 30 replies
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First day of 2015 decided to finally save a palm from certain destruction. An overpass is being built and businesses and associated landscape palms are being torn down to make way for the construction. This chinese fan palm was knocked over about a month ago and was hanging on by a few ro ots. Decided to make the rescue to kick off the new year. Will this palm make it? We will find out.
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