COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Real Good Looking Cold Hardy Palms
by jvblack930- 39 replies
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Hello, I recently visited Florida and I was inspired. I saw all the beautiful Palm Trees, and I wanted one for my home in Memphis. I have some experience with plants, but not much. I was researching what Palms could live here, and I found this site as well with all the information, but, the trees that are options were not good looking at all. Windmill Palm is the worst looking Palm tree I have ever seen, Needle palm looks like a bush and Dwarf Sabal Palm looks weird, and so does Jelly Palm. The only one I might think about is European Fan Palm. But, my real question is, I want some real good looking palms like the tall ones in Florida with nice fan leaves or the feather o…
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i just got my new 3 gal windmill palm in the mail yesterday!!!!! super proud to have it and I already spot new growth
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Is this root rot?
by Colin1110082- 1 reply
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good evening, I recently made a post because I’m really worried about the leaflets closing on my windmill Palm which I would hate to see die because I spent a lot of money on it. Is this root rot? I don’t know what rotten palm roots look like but I see new growth. The miracle grow palm soil I’m using is well draining because when I dug down into the pot it was pretty dry maybe a little moist but it poured last night and it defiantly wasn’t soaked down there. I hope the closing leaflets are planting shock because I got them bare root and I hope they open up soon. They get 4 hours of direct sun and u water every 2-3 days in 3 gal containers
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these are some nice christmas palms and some nice robies, only been there once before today. last time I went there it was around 40F during an unusually chilly night in may which i know is easy for the robies (since they’re hardy down to 26F) but could injure the Christmas palms but it pulled out just fine heres a photo of the same palm during that night in may the same Christmas palm after that night taken today
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2 Dead Mules...?
by P. Hightower- 1 follower
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I'm new to palms but having success with mules, queens and Sabals. That said, I have a recurring mule issue. March 2023, I planted a Lowes 15ga Mule near my front foundation on a mound amended with Miracle-Gro Palm soil and watered it in for 1 month, then NO water. Died by Sept. 2023 and I assumed it was due to lack of water for 3 months. Mid-Sept. 2023 I replaced it with another 15ga Mule I got from Moultie Palms in St. Augustine, Fl. Installed a bubbler and estimate I was giving it approx. 6 ga a week. After the first 3 months, I put it on a granular and liguid fertilizer schedule and never browned a frond. Fast forward to 4 …
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Is this a boron deficiency?
by FLlover123- 1 follower
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I have 4 large Sylvester palms. 2 are in front and 2 in back. My 2 front ones started shedding leaves and on 1 of them, the center growth looked stunted making the palm saucer shaped. We thought it was squirrels and attached a piece of metal around the tree to try to keep squirrels from climbing it. A landscaper who happened to be riding by stopped me and said he thought it was a boron deficiency. I keep all of my palms fertilized on schedule with Lesco 8-2-12 palm fertilizer that contains 0.15% water soluble Boron. After treating the 2 in the front with Boron this past May, they appear to be recovering nicely. Fast forward a few months and now the 2 in our back yard h…
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Palms in snow
by Marius- 20 replies
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Hi Everyone. It snowed in Bloemfontein a week or two ago! I haven’t gotten round to posting due to a busy spell which has now slowed down. It snows very rarely over here. The only other time I can remember was one year when I was in university. The snow melted quickly and caused no damage in my garden. Here are some pics.
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Mule Palm
by r4693- 1 follower
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Does anyone know where I can buy a mature Mule Palm in the New Orleans area?
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Trachycarpus Princeps new form x Princeps
by Stefanus- 2 followers
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Hi everyone, I recently bought this seedling and I was wondering if anyone else is growing this hybrid. I would love to see how it would look over time.
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white stuff on windmill palm 1 2
by parishilton- 1 follower
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i got this windmill palm in early may this year. about 2 weeks ago it got these white spots overnight, all over the fronds (not on the underside or anything) and it hasn’t gotten any worse or better. i can wipe it off with my nail too. it’s not raised either. i asked reddit and i got that it’s i forget how to spell it but the t stuff that protects the palm or something. someone else said a disease. so i went to the garden store and asked them what disease it is and he said it’s not a disease and that it’s from transplant shock. i asked can i just wipe it off with a paper towel and he said yes so i did that. but id like a confirmation to know and i need this to end once an…
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I have 2 Mexican Fan Palms in the Netherlands (zone 9b), I got the seeds from Barcelona and planted them last year, they're now 15 months old. Both shooting off semi-palmate leaves. I brought them in last winter that's why they're fine. It's a pretty cold June (12-16 °C, usually 24+), but the weather forecast shows it'll be 25+ °C next week, so they'll be growing quickly. So, I wanted to know if they they'll survive winter if I keep them outside, and how fast they'll grow. It hardly snows anymore, and even if it does, temperate doesn't drop less the -1 °C, usually 2-3 °C, and snow lasts for a few hours only.
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Starving or Sick?
by Palmlover_78- 15 replies
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Hey Guys, I was wondering can anyone please tell me what is going on with my Trachy? Thank You
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I’m looking for some help in planting my Windmill Palm that I just ordered over the weekend. This is what it should look like (image used on the Home Depot page selling the palm). Any tips for planting a windmill in NJ?
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Some palms after winter in Holland 1 2 3
by Axel Amsterdam- 4 followers
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I took some street pictures of survivors in the western parts of Holland. Washingtonia outside UHI of Amsterdam, around 14 miles from the coast unprotected
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Hello all. Im sure there are many threads on here about this already but I’m just looking for some advice. I planted a windmill palm in my back yard on the west end of the house. I am in zone 8a/b and this palm gets morning sun until about 3 pm when it is in the shade. I live in West Texas where it gets 100 F during the day and 75 F at night. Basically June until mid to late September it will be that way. Anyways the windmill palm is planted in probably 30/50/20 cotton burr compost/native soil/sand. The bottom fronds appear to be getting spots that suggest overwatering. It’s been in the ground about 1 month. The nursery told me too much water which the soil feels wet. I h…
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Fayetteville Washy in the ground :
by WSimpson- 13 replies
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I should've planted it last year but laziness and my indecision on where to plant it flustered me . I have another one to plant . I need to get that one planted today . I need more land ! Below is the first picture taken of it in the ground , and in the coming years we will see how hardy it is and how fast it grows with my fertilizing and watering it well . Bonus pictures of my big double gardenia blooms and buds . The backyard smells great :
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Albuquerque palm trees at the zoo
by GabrielPalms2- 11 replies
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Hi, my name is Gabriel, this is a second account, my first account will pop up later in this post. Anyways I went to the zoo the other day and saw all the palm trees there. There is so much palm trees there, there is windmill palms sabal minors everywhere. By the alligator exhibit to the left of the entrance there is a little sabal Minor with seeds on them. By The Monkees there's a giant sabal that is 15 ft tall with loads of seeds on it, mabey a palmetto?Also next to it another sabal with seeds. Currently right now in 2022 they are building a new exhibit and there is a group of windmill palms that I believe made seeds because there's babies under it. I didn't get to take…
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Windmill Palm sick?
by Colin1110082- 2 replies
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Hello, now I know that the reason why windmill leaflets close is because the soil is bad or they get too much sun, but in my case I don’t know what it is! I water every few days when the soil is dry and they get full sun from 11-2ish and are in miracle grow palm citrus cactus soil. Is there anything I can do to get the leaflets to open up? I just really like a full palm. Also, how much longer until a new spear opens? This spear has grown up, but has stayed shut since maybe mid May it has looked like this. Anyways if there is anything I could do such as fertilizer or anything please let me know.
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Needle Palm in Cape May Nj
by Nj Palms- 8 replies
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Today I went down to Cape May Nj. If you did not know it is the southernmost point in Nj. It is at the very tip of the Cape Peninsula. It is technically an island since it is separated from the rest of Nj by an artificial canal. Now on to the palm! This needle palm had have to have been here a very long time. It is exposed to cold NE winds as you can see in this pic. I am impressed of how this palm comes out unscathed every winter. This area has to be a really good microclimate as it is near the coast and nestled against the stone wall of the church. I will post updates of this palm time to time throughout the years. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Sorry I couldn’t ge…
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Can I grow any palm tree in New Jersey, USA, if I'm ready to do something to protect it in cold winter?
by PashkaTLT- 16 replies
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Hello, I'm in zone 6a-6b (on the border). Can I grow any palm tree here (maybe windmill palm?), provided I'm willing to protect the tree during the coldest times, i.e. - Covering with a blanket - Using Christmas lights or heating cables - Covering the base of the tree with mulch to protect the roots - Heavy watering - Special sprays - Placing a patio heater nearby ? Also, can I grow smaller palm trees in large pots, that I can take inside on the coldest days? I know about the Sago palm (which is technically not a palm tree, but looks very very like one). Any other options? PS. Always wanted to leave in the South and have p…
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Tennessee Sabal Minor Population
by Tennessee Palms- 2 followers
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Alright, so I'm aware of Naturalized Populations of Sabal Minor across Tennessee, however there's a specific population in Hardin County which makes absolutely no sense and I'm convinced that these are naturally occurring wild minors. I took this picture back in the spring, I'll try to get a more recent picture this week. I'm curious if there are more wild minors of this size across the state.
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Sabal palmetto in intensive care
by MIKE82397- 24 replies
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I know I know I know NOW not to try and transplant a dug sabal. Nonetheless I have purchased and planted one before I knew better. It has been in the ground about a month or so zone 7b( new zone 8a) western NC. Planted in mostly native clay soil with a little bit of looser mix added. Gets a good amount of sun 12hrs or more Questions/ advise do I have it planted to high? water requirements? I’ve been ground watering only daily southern ag palm nutritional for rootball? I know it’s a long shot but any advise greatly appreciated
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Watering schedule for new palms
by romeyjdogg- 1 follower
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Hey all, I just had the following planted in my backyard: 2 Sabal Palmettos (around 8 foot trunks), a Butia x Jubaea (2 foot trunk), and 4 Sabal Minors (no trunk). It seems my top layer of soil is rocky clay, then below that is black clay. In any event, since the bottom of these holes is clay, how often would you recommend watering these newly planted palms? The guy that planted them said once a week because the water will just sit in the hole, like a cup. What are your all's thoughts?
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Best looking CIDP in the Houston area 1 2 3
by OC2Texaspalmlvr- 1 follower
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So my buddy who is starting a side hustle with a dump trailer. Came a across this CIDP that the current owner wants to get removed. It would be a d@mn shame for it to meet the chainsaw. I told my buddy he doesn't want anything to do with this removal job obviously with the hazards involved. Anyways back to the palm this thing is growing so much better then all the CIDPs I have seen in my travels here. They just don't love it here imo. Regular dates seem to tolerate our humidity better. Maybe @Xenon has seen better ones 🤔 To me it's a normal CIDP but it is possible to be a hybrid with Theophasti. Anyone wanting to save this palm hit me up it's in Dickinson area. T J
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Sad Sylvester's
by danee- 2 replies
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I live in 9a. We planted these trees in July of last year at the start of a drought. They were looking good after a lot of water through the summer and then in the winter we got a really really hard freeze. We have trimmed them back as much as we are comfortable with keeping as much green as possible. We have fertilized them and treated them for Crown rot but now it seems that we have a bug of some sort eating on the leaves. I know the bugs are just enjoying them because they aren't healthy. The last picture is the original tree that we had moved and it is not being affected by the bugs. Any suggestions on how to treat them?
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