COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Chamaedorea Microspadix 1 2 3
by DAVEinMB- 87 replies
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Not mine but thought I'd share. This is a clump I got from @Laaz last year that I gave to my buddy. It wasn't protected this past winter so it at one point was covered in ice and saw 19F a couple times. It really is a shame that these aren't more readily available given how tough and tropical looking they are. Maybe one day big box will start offering these
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The trunking Jubaea of Roseburg Oregon 1 2
by Cody Salem- 1 follower
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I was digging through my phone and found this pics that I took around thanksgiving last year. They have probably been in the ground for 15-20yrs. They took a pretty good hit in the 09-10 winter and lost some big washies next to them. These photos don't really do justice to just how massive those trucks are. They must be almost 3 feet in diameter.
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How to arrange windmills in their new home?
by ckh1980- 2 replies
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Hello all, I have a fairly narrow flower bed along the fence line that is roughly 20'x5'. I want to rip all the over grown mess out and start over and I'd like to plant a few windmills. I live in SEVA in zone 8a so they do pretty well here. Does anyone have any pics of something similar they could share, as Google hasn't been much help. I've been back and forth as to whether not I'd plant 3-4 trees in a line, or do clusters of 2 at either ends of the bed and fill the middle with other plants. Are there any guidelines of general rules for planting these? Thanks!
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Ask your cold hardy palm question and I will tell you what Chat GPT says! It's pretty amusing and smart. If you are not familiar with Chat GPT it is a AI system that will talk to you in a chat like manner. Who will go first! Post your question
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exceptional good Trachycarpus seed harvest...
by kristof p- 1 follower
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This year the harvest on my Trachycarpus palms is exceptionally good. One of my trees has the leaves hanging from the weight of the heavy inflorescenses. This one takes the crown this year in terms of seed production.
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Chamaedorea microspadix after a freeze
by matthedlund- 1 follower
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I thought I'd take the chance to highlight a cold hardy palm that's really underutilized in Northern areas. Here in Seattle, zone 8b we had a freeze the week before Christmas with lows around 17 degrees F and several continuous days below freezing. We've had enough warm weather now that damage is showing on many other plants, but these are looking pretty good to me. These have been in the ground about 6 years now, in heavy shade. Bonus pics of some random bromeliads including Greigia sphacelata, Fascicularia bicolor ssp. caniculata, and Puya berteroniana.
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Shore Acres Park - Near Coos Bay OR
by Zach K- 1 follower
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If you haven't been, go check out Shore Acres Park near Coos Bay, OR. I didn't have time to snap any good pictures of the park except for these 3 because the crowd I was with was on the move to view the king tide waves event nearby. Anyways, here's to a quick thread of some zone 9 goodness. Plenty of New Zealand flax. There are tons of very mature cordylines there as well. If you have ever visited the OR coast, you will instantly notice the Abundance of mature cordyline trees. There was also an attempt to grow a Nikau palm (Rhopalostylis sapida) aka Shaving brush palm in the garden, but the person who planted it told me its no longer there unfortunately. Looking…
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Palm Identification
by Brandon James- 1 follower
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Anyone have any idea what this palm the top picture was taken after it’s been recovering from a freeze, I forgot it outside and the fronds completely died but it’s pushing up new growth.
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Where to purchase Washingtonia Filifera in Texas
by SusanDallas- 3 followers
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Is there anywhere in Texas where you can be sure and get true filifera and not filibusta? I don't care if it is online or sold at a nursery. I have 8 of them that are over 14 ft. tall. I bought them when they were about 18 inches tall. I need 2 more of them. I would like them to be about 3 ft. tall. I live south of Dallas in a rural area. The filibusters do not live where I am located. I have acreage on top of a hill with no windbreaks. I have been to Dallas Palms quite a few times. I have been told by the employees that they have the filifera. But due to the language barrier, I am not sure if they are true filifera. Most of the employees speak only Spanish and I don't. A…
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Parajubaea Hybrids Observation
by NWpalms@206- 2 followers
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Hi folks, just wanted to share something Noteable with my Parajubaea hybrids (Patrick). Specifically BxPJT and BxPJS, both strap leaf just going pinnate. I am PNW Vashon Island WA 8b/9a. So both of these were left outside under no cover until December, they experienced one good frost, and then put in unheated greenhouse. They were in the greenhouse during the cold snap here in Seattle area end of Dec, and got down to 20f maybe 19. Last week I noticed some white mold on both my BxPJT so I treated and brought the smaller one inside along with its counterpart BxPJS as mentioned above. I did not find any fungus on any PJS hybrids (7) but both PJT. As of now the smaller BxPJT …
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CIDP in Florida panhandle, 8b/9a
by AcerPALMatum- 1 follower
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I’m in a coastal area of the Florida panhandle in Okaloosa county. I was wondering how hardy Phoenix canariensis would be for me. I have seen some decent sized ones on Okaloosa island (On the ocean so probably slightly warmer than me), but no massive ones like I’ve seen in California. A weather station near me during the recent Christmas cold event recorded a low 18.5F. As a result of this event there are plenty of dead-looking queen palms and very sad looking Washingtonia sp. According to NOAA’s website the local airport recorded a low of 22 during that event, and the lowest temp since ‘96 was 20 in 2014. I don’t see many CIDPs around town. How would you guys wager the …
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Sabal Etonia
by Swolte- 15 replies
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Finally found a nice specimen of Sabal Etonia (scrub palm) for my Sabal collection! This one has a nice blue green tint and a beautiful form. Been looking for larger specimens for a long while but I found them really hard to find living in Texas. Finally hit the jackpot at 'Indian Rock Cycads and Palms' (shout out to David Minks for excellent service and communication!). Show me yours!
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Palms of Augusta, GA 1 2 3
by Emman- 3 followers
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Inspired by the palms of Myrtle Beach thread, I took pics of palms and other subtropical vegetation in the Augusta metro area There are palmettos, butias, washingtonians, phoenix palms, and even a queen palm
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Found this established washy on google maps growing in Shallotte, NC. Is it filibusta or pure robusta? I'm still not very good at differing between the two when they're this size. Anyway, streetview is from 2013, wonder what it looks like today, or if it even survived this long. Here's a better view: Just down the street someone has two criss crossed sabals planted which I thought was interesting, also wish I could see what they look like now. Here's the link if anyone else wants to look around at the local specimens: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9688088,-78.3774605,3a,75y,118.67h,87.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sXx3_IxXqaYCPrA…
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Mini Sabal palmetto?
by fr8train- 9 replies
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I found this palm at local nursery, and I was wondering what would cause it to trunk at this size? The other palms around it that were this size were not trunking. I took a shot with full size palmetto around it too. I'm also curious what you all think a fair price would be for something like this?
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Years ago I remember using RPS for seeds, but I've I read a lot of bad things about them on here, and their shipping to the US 10x what I remember it being. North Texas palms was a good seller, but I think they're no longer in business. Coldplant - I got very good true princeps seeds years ago. Unfortunely no princeps this year, hopefully next year. Since RPS doesn't seem to be reliable for non-European buyers, I was just sort of wondering where people can get rarer seeds? When I took a break from buying palms, since I lived in the north and ran out of room, but there were options. Now I'm somewhere where I can actually grow some palms outside yea…
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Few months ago I bought some T. princeps x T. fortunei seeds, but only 4 out of the 50 or so popped. They were fresh seeds from this season and I used a heating mat. I was thinking of putting the baggy with the remaining 46 seeds outside for January and February and then trying it again with the heating mat in March. Would this help? PS. None of the seeds rotted and I used an adequate water to soil medium ratio. Also the baggy goes inside (non-freezing part of fridge) on frost nights (not often) or when it goes above 10 C / 50 F.
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Mule Palm Experiment
by sevapalms- 1 follower
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5 years ago, before I knew much about palms, I got a mule palm as a 2 leaf seedling. I read that they were hardy to zone 8a, and given I am in that zone, I thought it would be a good choice. I did not realize that many mules do not survive zone 8a winter temperatures, and definitely not record lows in my area. I decided to plant it anyway last week, and protect it when temperatures reach 18-19 degrees, which happens a couple of times in a typical winter. The soil in my area is extremely poorly draining clay, so I decided to plant it in a mound. About 1/4 of the rootball is below the normal soil level. The reason it is hurricane cut is because of a fungal issue. …
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Going to try in Zone 6B
by Dig The Soil- 4 replies
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Having lived in the desert southwest for decades, I am now in suburban Cleveland and I am going to try to plant Windmill and Needle palms this spring. How should I protect them in the winter? I am choosing southern exposures and will need to be diligent and cross my fingers for sure. Thanks.
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Sabal minor vs hardy evergreens
by Allen- 2 followers
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Who took -1F better, Sabal minor or evergreen trees? Damage may be due to rapid drop in temps? I did a video on this but I am shocked to see so much cold damage to evergreens around town. Leyland cypress - Brown all around town Most magnolia ok but this was a whole area of brown ones Skip laurel - fried everywhere you look Sky pencil holly - established in a protected area Heavenly bamboo Nandina - fried Oak leaf holly - established for 2 years 8 footers - toasted Sabal minor - relatively good . Some have significant spotting
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No frost, no snow, the whole day is below 5C and lasts for about 3 days.
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Houston Polar Vortex 2022 1 2
by Keys6505- 1 follower
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After Palmageddon I posted my palm journal on here and I've referenced it several times since, so I figured I'd do it again for this massacre. I'm in League City, TX which is mathematically 9B but functionally 9A. My nearest weather station shows consecutive night lows of 17, 22, 27, and 29. It did break freezing every day but just barely after the 17 degree night. Livistona Decora- about 7' tall overall. I defoliated prior to wrapping, 1 strand mini lights, moving blanket, wrapped in plastic. Plastic came off today, it's going to be 33ish tonight so I'll leave blanket on until tomorrow. 8' tall clump of Arenga Engleri. My favorite palm. I tho…
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Fantastic Palmy Lake Como Video
by Chester B- 1 follower
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I highly recommend watching this video, what a spectacular place. Don't watch this on your phone you won't get the scale of everything. I watched on the TV and its a really stunning video.
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Zone 9a palms in Houston after the December arctic blast
by NassauBayDude- 2 followers
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Back in February we got hit pretty hard with an arctic blast, with temps plunging from 13-15 in the Houston area. We lost a good mount Mexican fan palms, and Canary Island Date Palms and True Date Palms, and ALL queen palms. Some of the more cold hardy varieties grew back in the spring, but not all. This year, my area dropped down to 17 for a couple hours, and was under 20 for around 4. Given that temp drop, can we expect the palms to pull through, or will we see a similar decimation as we did on 2021?
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Palms around Lake Norman North Carolina
by Mr.SamuraiSword- 9 replies
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Last summer I visited the northern part of Lake Norman, and was surprised at the large number of palms in the area. I always thought north of Charlotte and you might see occasional windmills, but I found a surprising number of other palms too. These are all in Western Mooresville (near where 150 goes to the bridge) and Sherrills Ford. Heres a video i made showing some of these, as well as more I couldn't get good photographs of. By far the most popular was windmills, on some roads they were the sole palm used, some look like they've been there a while. Next up, the Sabals. Surprisingly I found a fair number of mature establ…
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