COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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What are the biggest Sabal palm species? 1 2
by SailorBold- 3 followers
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Ranked in order?
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Help
by Ltapia- 13 replies
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So long story short I watered usually everyday I went on a week vacation had someone water twice that week when I got back my palms were yellow any help would be appreciated they went from green and healthy to yellow and shrunken.temps have gotten a little cooler with some rain while I was gone too .
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Trachycarpus Takil
by Jon300- 1 follower
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Hey i acquired some palms last year without labels, supposedly in my bundle was trachycarpus takil could anyone confirm, or advice if these 2”3 are takil
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What are the FASTEST growing COLD HARDY Palms?
by Dwarf Fan- 8 replies
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I know both Washingtonia Robusta & Filibusta grow super fast as does Sabal Louisiana. What other Cold Hardy Palms grow quickly?
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Palm tree is here 1 2 3
by ChicagoPalma- 2 followers
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It is here and it is 4-5ft tall and we saved 215 buckaroos!
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Specifically Corpus Christi but is anyone growing the Senegal Date Palm anywhere in Texas? I really like the tropical looks of this pinnate clustering Palm and it looks to be cold hardy to about 20 degrees.
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Defibering my Trachy nainital :
by WSimpson- 9 replies
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I decided to see how much I could defiber this Trachy . I stopped when I started to see white on the trunk . Near the bottom of the trunk , where there is a color change , you can see that its fiber started to come off naturally . As the leaf sheath and its fiber is cut off , the trunk will start to get whitish the higher you defiber . I stop when I see it getting whitish because the white part of the trunk tissue is live tissue , even though the frond sheath and fiber may have been cut off over a year earlier . That whitish trunk tissue is moist and my theory is that by cutting too high up on the trunk I might be contrib…
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How are our California palm people doing with the tropical storm?
by Jeff zone 8 N.C.- 8 replies
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Hoping all are well.
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Giant Washingtonia Filifera i came a cross 1 2
by Palmfarmer- 4 followers
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Not height wise but this one is probably one of the fattest i have seen up close. What makes some filiferas have such fat trunks compared to others is it just good growing conditions and perhaps genetics?
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When is too late to plant in zone 6b
by bgifford- 1 follower
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Hello! I know that Spring is the preferred time to plant in the colder areas. I got another Trachycarpus fortunei and a Mule the other day and was wondering if now is too late. First frost is somewhere late October but we usually have a lot of still warm days for several weeks. Trachy is total of 2 1/2 ft and Mule 4ft. I would of course protect those like my other Palms but was just curious if it's feasible to plant now or if it's too risky. Thanks as always! Brian
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When to trim mule palm inflorescence?
by Cool Mule- 1 follower
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We installed three field grown mules back in June and they finally seem to be getting established. Our largest is growing two pods/spathes/inflorescence (not sure what the right term is before they bloom). See picture of one thats about 3 feet long. The other just emerged and is about a foot. Should these be pruned before they flower to direct more energy to frond production? If so, at what point in their growth cycle should they be removed? Thanks for the help!
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Queen palm frond suddenly falls over. Why?
by Palm and Pool- 5 replies
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My Queen palm's newest front went from straight up to straight down. Any ideas? This has happened before, but then it was soon after a freeze, one of the first new fronds to emerge. This time the palm has sent up several new fronds but suddenly the new one snaps in half and hangs down. We had a bad freeze 15F eight months ago, so I wouldn't think that the cause. We had a cool spring and a brutal hot summer and drought, so those are the conditions. I water it every day, sometimes twice. Sometimes I let the water run on it for an hour or so, maybe once every 10 days or so. I hope I am doing something wrong so I can stop! I would appreciate any …
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Windmill's getting Fried in DFW (Sunburn)
by PDXPalm- 10 replies
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Any advice? Same thing happened last year!
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Squirrel Damage
by GregVirginia7- 9 replies
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Anyone have squirrels chewing the petioles on their Trachys?
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Slow growths above 100°F
by MarcusH- 2 followers
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This is my second summer here in San Antonio, TX and this one is worst than last year. We're in the low/mid 100s for nearly 50 days with an occasional heat index in the mid 110s . Our yard looks pretty much dried up I lost the fight to keep the grass green in August . We have 5 palms in the ground, two in the front which gets the largest amount of sunshine a day and 3 in the back. I'm going to point out 3 of them , my Wash.Robusta and my 2 Wash.Filibusta. My Robusta( planted March 2022) seems to be fine still growing but slowed down on the other side my Filibustas that I planted in October 2022 and February 2023 nearly came to a stop . I know they grow slower than a…
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Washingtonia ID
by MAPalms- 1 follower
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I recently ordered a palm labeled as Washingtonia filifera on etsy, but I know that sometimes that is not always the case with Washingtonias. I hope it is ok on the cold hardy forum, since the pot is only temporary until I find a place for it to go.
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Tropical gardens in zone 6b Pennsylvani
by PaPalmTrees- 1 follower
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Here's what everything looks like in August
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Sabal Palmetto or Sabal Mexicana for Texas
by MarcusH- 3 followers
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I can't decide between S.Palmetto and S.Mexicana. I'm not worried about the cold hardiness since I'm in 8b/9a . I know the Mexicana grows a bigger canopy but I'm afraid it could grow too big . Which one is faster growing ?Which one would you prefer for SoCen TX climate ?
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Beaucarnea recurvata In Washington, DC
by jwf1983- 13 replies
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We bought this Ponytail Palm at a local home and garden center 2.5 years ago. It was pretty small, as indicated in the picture below. Shortly after that photo, we moved to a house in the NoMa/Capitol Hill neighborhood in DC that had a little yard, and since then, we’ve planted a Trachy f., Sabal minor, as well as some Sagos and a Strawberry Guava. This Ponytail Palm has been the biggest surprise, as it appears to be far more cold tolerant that I had ever expected, having spend the last two winters outside on our patio/yard, pushing through winter, and continuing to grow and flourish during the warm season. The only thing used as protection was a white frost cloth that…
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Trachycarpus seedling hardiness
by Enar- 1 follower
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This year I will have several Trachycarpus seedlings in the ground scattered throughout my yard face the (sometimes mild, sometimes a little brutal) winter in Alabama zone 8a, very humid. Has anyone tried this before or does the seedling perish in the cold? A lot of them are 1-2 leaves only. Or if others have succeeded with this I may even plant some more. Last winter low was roughly 16F.
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Sabal Uresana Growth Rate 1 2
by amh- 3 followers
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What is the growth rate for Sabal uresana when planted in the ground? Is it comparable to Sabal minor or faster? Slower? My potted, 5 gallon S. uresana are still strap leafed after 3 years and I am becoming impatient.
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butia x jubaea hybrid
by Mattpalm28- 2 followers
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Hi everyone. I’m in the Uk in the south and I’ve been trying to get hold of a butia x jubaea hybrid. Does anyone know where I can get one? Or if anyone has any pictures of them would be much appreciated
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Washingtonia Filifera cold survivors
by Swolte- 1 follower
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After the drought and excessive heat experienced during the summer of 2022 in Central Texas, I was looking for palms that would need no care under such conditions yet also take our crazy winter extremes. Filifera (hybrids) appeared a good candidate as they are adapted to arid/subtropical conditions and, in some instances, survive harsh winters. Thanks to @knikfar and @Sabal King, I was able to get seedlings from Filifera 'survivors' from North Carolina, Austin (parent from @NBTX11?), and Dallas. Each of the parents survived prolonged cold& wet conditions with temperatures around 5F or lower (correct me if I am far off) so I am hoping some of the beneficial genes will …
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I have been trying to get some more info on Syagrus Schizophylla x Romanzoffiana (AKA: Coconut Queen Palm) but there is not very much out there. Does anyone here have any experience/knowledge about the Cold Tolerance and Maximum Height of this tropical looking beauty?
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How wet can Nannorrhops and Uresana tolerate?
by Keys6505- 6 replies
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I have a few vacancies that have opened up on my fence line thanks to the last few TX winters. My ultimate goal is to have a wall of trees so I don't have to see any other houses from my yard. I am including an overall pic so everyone can see the nearby trees that are seemingly unaffected by the soil conditions, albeit they are not desert species like the ones I am looking to plant. The small tree on the left and the larger on the right are L. Chinensis, the second to the right is an Arenga Englerii. All 3 have survived total defoliation over the past 2 winters. The second spot to the left is just a placeholder clearance Majesty and in the middle is an A. Wrightii th…
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