COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Windmill Palms in the Pyrenees
by NC_Palms- 1 follower
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Bagà, Catalunya, Spain - 7b/8a Andorra La Vella, Andorra Not sure what the hardiness zone is. But it was COLD. You can even see the snow covered mountains in the second picture with the palms in the corner. Aux-les-Thermes, Occitania, France - 7b/8a. The scenery here looks pretty identical to parts of Appalachian Pennsylvania imo.
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Palm Sale at Atlanta Area Home Depot
by Toddmin- 6 replies
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I went to Home Depot on Saturday and saw Phoenix Roebelenii and Syagrus romanzoffiana on sale for $39.99, down from $79.99. They aren't hardy here in the Atlanta area, nor would I be able to overwinter them, so I didn't buy any (it about killed me though).
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Wrapping palms instead of boxing zone 5
by ChicagoPalma- 1 reply
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I have found a Facebook post of someone in Milwaukee protecting his large trachycarpus with just wrapping it in burlap, lights, and an insulating tarp. Nothing more. Do you guys think I might be able to do the same as one of my palms is outgrowing its winter box every year. A somewhat large trachycarpus, around 15-20gallon sized palm.
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Was out of town for a bit and came home to significant spear on my butia odorata (a palm I knew was gonna get damaged from overestimating how cold it really was lol). I tugged on the spear and nothing pulled which I guess is a good sign, but the crown seems a bit loose. I poured some hydrogen peroxide down the spear just now, but is there anything else I should be doing to increase the chances of this palm surviving? Thank you
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Date Palms in Ocean City MD
by WRH- 1 follower
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I just wanted to put this conversation up on the web to see if anyone can shed light on something that appears, simply put, impossible. I recently saw three date palms (canary or other species?) found growing by the Holiday Inn in Ocean City MD. I have pictures of them though for some reason I can’t upload them. Though I am regularly in nearby Delaware, I can only speculate that these trees are left entirely unprotected during the winter given their size. I seem to vaguely recall having seen them as newly planted trunkless individuals probably at least seven years ago, though I can’t remember for sure. Remarkably, two individuals had volunteers scattered around the base o…
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today we have the CIDP planted out in the community garden. the first thing I did was to take a wider pot and cut the bottom completely open. Then I filled it with substrate and finally planted the small CIDP. So it can be watered separately. Now we are looking forward to seeing how it thrives and will keep you up to date. The wooden partition can be unscrewed easy and enlarged at any time.
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii 1 2
by Chester B- 3 followers
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Has anyone had any experience growing Acoelorrhaphe wrightii in zone 8B? I saw some of these in Florida in zone 9A and they looked pretty good and quite healthy. I'd like to give it a try in my neck of the woods. I'm assuming these need heat to grow at a normal rate? Picture taken in Crystal River Florida in Feb.
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Sabal Bermudana sprouts
by JohnAndSancho- 2 followers
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My plan was to check this baggie and ask y'all when I should pot them up, but I guess the answer is uhhh, now. A couple of them have poked holes in the baggie. I've read these want deep pots - would a gallon jug with the top cut off be adequate for a while? Would 2L bottles be better as it'll be a hair taller? How many should I throw in per bottle? These sprouted REALLY fast, just threw some sphagnum in a baggie, dropped the seeds in, threw them on the heat mat.
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Palm recovery from 27°F ultimate low
by Fusca- 13 replies
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I had 4 juvenile palms all roughly 5-gal size that spear-pulled following a freeze in late January 2025 and all are pushing new growth. Some recovered after a couple of weeks while others delayed recovery. Vote for which one of the 4 you think made the quickest recovery.
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Phönix canariensis or Hybrid ?
by Mazat- 1 follower
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after looking at CIDPs and other exotics yesterday, I was extremely surprised by Sabine today. A CIDP is definitely how she is described. However, very self ... by the way from italy🤗😁
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Trachycarpus Any ideas on this , is it a hybrid
by Chris Burgess- 6 replies
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Palm Society of South Texas
by Fusca- 1 follower
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After seeing some posts in the past regarding the PSST and if it still exists I thought I would start this thread here to get some conversations going since most of the Texas folks post here. I'm a relatively new member having joined last year. Most of the members are located here in the RGV where the greatest variety of palms can be grown. I first heard about the PSST after doing some Google searches about 15 years ago. Their website at the time was outdated and a couple of attempts to contact members directly did not result in any responses so I gave up trying. I noticed that there hasn't been any posts in the "Affiliated News and Meeting Dates" regarding the PSST …
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Crazy what he’s growing in las vegas
by Mikeanthonyy- 6 replies
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Stopped by this house in Vegas and saw he’s been growing foxtails in his front yard. Says he’s had them in the ground for 3 years with no protection from cold or heat !
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Successes and surprises this spring :
by WSimpson- 5 replies
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I transplanted a Trachy volunteer earlier in March and soon after transplanting it the spear pulled , but things are looking good now . Before : Today 4/3 My Tifton Hardy palmetto before picture to the right of Shaylen . It's actually not looking great : The spear pull problem couldn't be from cold with my Low of 14F last winter . Possibly it was damaged 2 Christmas Eves ago when I had a quick dip to 6F . It looks like some nice new growth in the center last summer , but it didn't look right this March and when I pulled on the spear it popped right out . I cut it back to healthy tissue as well .…
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Nice exotic yard in Charlottesville VA
by PAPalmtrees- 1 follower
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I was just looking around on Google Maps in Virginia and found this nice yard. https://www.google.com/maps/@38.0378853,-78.4848579,3a,75y,53.8h,76.97t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sn7gGEUPC8_FW482Y8y5g1g!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D13.032680941151824%26panoid%3Dn7gGEUPC8_FW482Y8y5g1g%26yaw%3D53.797175313613295!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTIxMS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
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Hardiest saw palmetto populations? Serenoa Repens
by Jubilation- 2 followers
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Could saw palmettos descended from their more higher, mid-land ranges of South GA survive in zone 8a or even 7b? What area has the hardiest saw palmettos? Hazelhurt and Statesburo are 8b.
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Palm recovery in coastal Alabama looking good. Washies and Phoenix are putting out new leaves. Sabals are undamaged. Washies that are more filifera are looking greener than those that are more robusta. It’s worth noting that there is less damage as you go west along the peninsula towards Fort Morgan. Look at the picture of the Phoenix that show almost no damage. There is also a Phoenix at a condo near the AL/FL line that shows very little damage, but it is close to the building. Looks like the row of Phoenix dactylifera at The Wharf survived. Even a few Queens showing life! Here are some pics:
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All my sabal (major) palms...
by Zone7Bpalmguy- 1 follower
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Here's a look at all of my Sabal Palms, besides sabal minor. It would be a tough choice for me in my zone to say which would be hardier, these from the video or windmill palms. I like them all though.
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California Fan Palm in Roswell NM
by gdumea- 13 replies
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I bit the bullet and planted a California Fan Palm (or what I believe to be a very pure Washingtonia Filifera) at the advice of the Plant World staff in Albuquerque. I planted it in a protected spot near the house by the fence. Got a really good deal, massive 15 gallon for $200. Asking for care advice, and also if these need protection. The California Fan Palms outside of Bahama Bucks seem to be thriving, but they are protected. There are also many unprotected palms in Roswell. We had an exceptionally cold winter and all the established palms seem to be fine. Pic attached.
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Growing a Canary Island Date Palm in New York City 1 2 3 4
by Nomad NYC- 3 followers
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Hello! This is my very first post in the PalmTalk! I've lurked here on and off over the years, but only recently joined this forum. This new thread will document my "insane" project of trying to grow a Canary Island Date Palm ( aka Phoenix Canariensis ) here in Southern Queens, New York City - currently in Zone 7B. I've always interested in growing exotic types of plants all my life. But I first became aware of this particular palm after managing to germinate some seeds that I picked up from in front of a very big pot-bound Canary Island Date Palm that happened to be in front of the United States Botanic Garden (USBG), while I was visiting Washington DC back…
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Good News From Mobile!
by ntxpalms- 9 replies
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In Mobile to see the SS United States and I am glad to see the palms are recovering from January’s freeze. Robustas coming out nicely, even P. Canariensis is recovering. Sabals are undamaged, many Sagos look great and even Bamboo palm looking fine.
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Two Fillies In One
by finca-guy- 1 follower
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I live an hour Inland from the Mediterranean where we can have two or three nights well below freezing. So I got my first Filifera delivered today! However the 10 gallon pot (40 cm) has not one but two three foot (90 cm) palms in. Separate trunks as far as I can see, but growing very close together. The thing is, could I successfully separate them? I'd like to have them in twin locations if possible.
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So we had a bad winter this year in the southeast, I live here right outside of Augusta, GA and the 4 phoenix sylvestris’s that I planted, thrived all the way up until December. We had an usual surplus of freezing nights, some of them I used plant covers to protect from frost. The trunks and fronds are still firm but there is no green remaining left on any of them. I pulled the spears on all of them, some of them I had to pull the next frond out also. I even treated them with hydrogen peroxide and copper fungicide multiple times. I think they’re completely toast and am about ready to discard them and replace them. I just got planted and repotted most of my other palms and…
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Free telephone poles!
by Fusca- 2 replies
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Came across an interesting Craigslist ad the other day. Seems that a local palm tree farm was split up into a dozen 5-acre lots individually up for sale. One of the buyers wants the palms removed so he can build a house. Very tall Washingtonia and a couple of CIDP offered for free. This area is only about a mile from my house. Anyone willing to dig out some palms will have a tough time with all of the recent flooding (see pics). https://brownsville.craigslist.org/grd/d/harlingen-free-mature-palm-trees/7837838154.html
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A couple years ago I must have had some viable Butia seeds because I noticed these 2 ( 3? ) small plants growing in the boots of the mother plant . I would like to try and recover those plants but I don't want to kill them . So if someone has a method for getting the seedlings out I would appreciate knowing the best method . It might be self explanatory and I have to just pull open the boot and pull it out ? What kind of success do people have trying to get these palms out of the boots . Thanks Thanks Overview :
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