COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Cold stratification
by CoconutHead- 8 replies
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I’m starting some Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robusta and Sabal palmetto from seed. The Washingtonia seeds I got recommend cold stratification. I’m not reading anywhere else that really recommends it for these palms. I’m doing it anyway but curious about others input. Could a side effect be that it makes them more cold hardy? I’m in 7a in Pennsylvania and read that Palms Won’t Grow Here book by David Francko so it inspired me. If they die, I’m out $10 and have a story to tell. Anyone growing these in Pennsylvania?
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Winter is coming, I need help
by Jegs- 1 follower
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I live in Zone 8a-b I have about 24 palms. My first year collecting. All are in pots except for 2. The research I have done leads me to believe this is the best course of action, but I wanted some advice from experts. I plan on buying a greenhouse with clear(?) plastic. Do I need to have an artificial heat source (electric?) for the real cold nights if the temperature inside falls below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. A couple of my palms aren’t hardy below 40 degrees. I was wanting to keep the temperature around 60 degrees to encourage slow growth, but is that a bad thing? For the in-ground palms: I bought multicolor incandescent Christmas…
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Best palms for zone 5-6
by riaelena- 2 followers
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Looking to plant palms in pots for our pool area in the summer and move to garage or indoor for winter. Is there a palm I can use for this zone? I live in Michigan. Have Cold winters but do have a heated garage to keep plants in during the winter.
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My Butia archeri (Diamantina) is flowering for the the 1st time. I know 1st time flowering can be hit or miss. The 1st bract held on to 5 seed. I have a bract that just opened and two more bracts that aren’t ready. It will be interesting to see how many seed end up developing. I’m not anticipating many but just a few would be nice.
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If you Like Mule Palms
by Moose- 3 replies
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If you like Mule Palms - this is a link you may want to see ... http://www.palmpedia.net/forum/showthread.php?49-Butia-Hybrid-Pictures
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Mature Jubaea Fruiting
by Banana Belt- 19 replies
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In an older post by NWpalms@206 in 2021 I noticed picture of our two Jubaea. Today these two palms are reaching maturity as pictured in updated photo taken today. 2018 picture Sep. 2024 The larger Palm on the right in above pictures is now starting to fruit for first time even though it has been flowering for 8 years or so. The Jubaea Palms are over 40 years old and are now setting fruit. In next couple years the fruiting Palm is expected to begin its final adult stage where the trunk begins to tapper down, but probably won't be noticed for another 6 years or more. We are very excited to finally get the fruit an hope to collect nuts.
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Butia leaf base color
by Ben G.- 7 replies
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I am used to butia palms having burgundy colored leaf bases as a general rule. In fact, we often look at leaf base color on mule palms to speculate whether a particular mule favors its butia or syagrus parent more. I haven't been around enough butias to say that the burgundy leaf bases are a rule, or if they are just more common. Are there some butias that have have green leaf bases though? I spotted these three potted butias (see below pics) at a local garden center. Two of the three have burgundy leaf bases. All of them had fronds that aren't super recurved either. I thought the fronds being straighter than normal was probably due to growing in more shaded con…
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Northernmost palms—Williamsburg, VA?
by SP the Don- 2 followers
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Found these first ones growing at William and Mary while exploring with my nephew. The other, I discovered behind the office of a landscaping company. Both appear to have survived a few winters!
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Experience with Butia odorata/eriospatha in Northern europe and northwestern USA/sotuhwestern Canada
by Palmfjord62degressnorth- 2 followers
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Hi😀 I’m working on getting a good sized Butia eriospatha for my garden. If I can’t manage to get a hold of one I Will get a odorata/capitata. I live in northern atlantic z8B climate, many winters z9A. Our winter months (december, january and february) experince a lot of rain and some snow in short periods of time. Record cold here since 1990 is -10 degrees, and the average lowest temp each winter is about -6 or 7. Most days in winter has a high of 4-12 degrees celsius, while we almost always have some short periods with day frost during cold spells, where the temperatures don’t go over zero degrees. These periods are almost always without and wind and dry. We also…
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Licuala cordata split leaf form
by Gbarce- 0 replies
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Even under the net of my shade house these babies got burned really bad last summer. For some reason, solar radiation was really intense and I saw sun bleaching and actual crisping in a lot of plants that would typically do OK in the summer months here in the Philippines. So good to see the new growth coming out
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north carolina Durham, NC
by SP the Don- 2 followers
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Surprised to see this growing so far north and inland—I’m trying to remember if there are any palms in Raleigh, but first time I’ve been to Durham and …wasn’t expecting palms, nvm a tree! This was at Knox Park
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Sabal rosei - post winter storm Gerri 2024 update
by Sabal King- 2 followers
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Sabal rosei…. 90 hours below freezing, 9.9F ultimate low, no supplemental heat and here we are. WOW. This is a cold hardy contender, and thus far I’m rating these as DFW hardy.. I probably didn't need to cover it this year, but I really loved the amount of growth I got over the year, and didn't want to risk losing any of it. Turns out I don't need to worry! I will say that I am pleasantly surprised. The big reveal..... hah.
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Regenerated Sabal coming soon 1 2
by LeonardHolmes- 4 followers
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I picked out and paid for a regenerated Sabal palmetto from Kitty Hawk Garden Center last week. I picked the fat one in the middle. The root ball is 3' across. It will get installed in another week or so. Apparently they "wash them down like pilings" - meaning that they dig the hole with a jet of water rather than a shovel. It's going into soil that is basically sand. I get the impression that they plant them lower than they were before. The soil is sandy enough that this probably works fine - despite some research suggesting that planting deeper can contribute to problems later. They don't prop these palms. I'm a little nervous about the project. We don't …
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Late Sept Update
by DTS- 1 follower
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Update pics for late September:
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I bought some C. radicalis seed recently, and I want to try germinating them a few different ways. I think they will all work reasonably well enough, but I am curious to see if one way is faster than the others. So, I split the seeds into 3 parts. I placed one-third of the seed in a plastic bag with damp sphagnum moss, a third in paper cups with potting soil, and the last third in the ground around my mature radicalis. May the best method win:
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Tahina Spectabilis
by Matt N- Dallas- 8 replies
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Here’s Tahina Spectabilis growing in Harlingen, TX z9b this week. It took low temps of 27*F & 31*F last week.
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Please Help! My Windmill Palm is sick.
by RobDFW- 1 follower
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Hi All, I’m seeking advice for a 17-year-old Windmill Palm tree that appears to be unwell. The top of the tree and the leaves have turned significantly brown. I have not yet attempted to pull the inner spear—should I consider doing so? For context, I left the tree covered from its winter protection, as I did with the other trees in the attached photo, but this particular tree seems to have become sick. I’m quite concerned, as I’ve taken great care of this tree since I first got it. I’ve read about using a copper fungicide on the top area where the spear is and also spraying the trunk. Is there still hope for this tree? I would greatly appreciate any a…
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Wasps on palms
by Swolte- 6 replies
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Is this an issue for some of you!? A friend of mine has lots of mature palms. Sabals seems to provide a great spot for wasp nests but he gets stung as he brushes against the more lower hanging fronds. ~ S
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Palm with very brown fronds—what to do?
by Peakster- 5 replies
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Hello all. I had this palm planted in April this year. I asked the nursery for a windmill but immediately people on here say it’s a Washingtonia! Whatever it is, it has flourished and grown a lot. It went from having four fronds to 11. Now suddenly two fronds near the bottom have turned very brown and a few others have brown tips. Do these palms need a lot of water? We soaked everything daily for months until some of the plants were struggling. My wife thought we were overwatering so we backed that off a lot, including for the palm, which we probably shouldn’t have done. Truthfully we only watered it a few times through august, and we got no rain at all f…
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Before and after - 6 months apart.
by Chester B- 38 replies
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As some of you may know I have moved to a new place in Houston, Texas. Things have grown pretty well considering I only started planting about 6 month ago. These Washingtonia actually did grow looking back at older pictures. The one in the middle is a little taller than me now.
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Green dots
by Palmlover_78- 0 replies
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Hey everyone, as most of you that my windmill palm was suffering from a severe iron deficiency. I have been trying to correct it. I believe it is improving😍. I was wondering are these green dots chlorophyll coming back into the fronds ? 🙏
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Anyone growing B yatay x (BXS) ?
by Gallop- 2 replies
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I believe last time I posted a few said they were growing one. I would love to see some pictures. It’s one of my favorite hybrids in the garden. It’s the one palm I get the most comments on when people visit. It glows in the afternoon sun. 😎
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Help IDing this palm
by gdumea- 4 replies
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My neighbor gave it to me, I guess the local nursery in town was giving them away because it's the end of season. No idea what kind of palm it is, it looks half like my Cali Fan Palm and half like my Mexican Fan Palm that's closer to pure robusta. Guessing it's a hybrid, I just want to make sure I site it properly so any good guesses are appreciated.
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Washy growth over the summer .
by WSimpson- 5 replies
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July 23rd : September 14th :
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Wrapping palms during a dry cold event is useless?
by Palmfarmer- 2 replies
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Does wrapping a palm in Burlap or frost cloth without and Active heat source protect anything at all if it is just a dry cold with no snow and wind? I can see how one could make a "tent" over the palm with them therefore making it slightly warmer because of ground heat. I do see people on YouTube sometimes just wrapping palms without any heat source really tightly with Burlap. What's your experience?
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