COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Cuban Acoelorrhaphe Wrightii "blue form"
by Keys6505- 2 replies
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Does anyone have good pics showing the color of a Cuban Acoelorrhaphe Wrightii "blue form". I can only find limited info and not-so-great pics. Also, I'm assuming since these are of Cuban origin they may be a few degrees less hardy than the standard Florida type? Can anyone confirm?
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Huge Needle Palm at Watercountry USA (Williamsburg, VA)
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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A month ago I was at Watercountry here in Williamsburg and I saw this really nice Needle Palm. I just randomly found the picture on my phone I forgot I did not post it yet. There were also a lot of trachys there.
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Palms around Lake Norman North Carolina
by Mr.SamuraiSword- 1 follower
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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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Few Island pics from 2004 to 2007.
by Las Palmas Norte- 1 reply
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I just found these pics from 2004 to '07 taken around Vancouver Island (one from Protection Island) British Columbia (Canada).
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Mature Sabal Birmingham Palms in Raleigh, NC
by MattInRaleigh- 1 follower
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These Sabal Birmingham palms are located in Jaycee Park in Raleigh, NC. I believe these were planted in the 1980's based on this article from Plant Delights. If you're interested, Gary Hollar shared pictures back in the early 2000's of these palms if you want to compare growth. I don't think these palms are fertilized or maintained.
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Starting up cold hardy palm business 1 2
by ChicagoPalma- 3 followers
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I know im about to go into winter, but its still way too warm, and im thinking about gettinga portable greenhouse, but with a heater and fan. and grow my palms there. It will grow there, and I will also ship palms during the winter if the temperature will not go below 20f that day.
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Chamaedorea "radicalis x microspadix"
by BeyondTheGarden- 7 replies
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Against my better judgment. These weren't cheap and I have low expectations. I will try to find the link to the older post where this hybrid was already discussed, unless someone else has it handy. "Chamaedorea radicalis x microspadix": They look like regular radicalis to me. Chamaedorea radicalis: Thanks to a few hungry rats, I have no microspadix seedlings. But my 2 gal's have some seedling-sized suckers. Chamaedorea microspadix:
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Dallas Washingtonia volunteers - one growing season
by DreaminAboutPalms- 1 follower
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North Dallas. Dec 2022 vs. Today. Located in parking lot next to chipotle off belt line road near tollway north.
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Windmill palm damage in Nashville 1 2
by Landasaw- 2 followers
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Palms of any kind are uncommon around here but I found this at a Mexican restaurant just south of Nashville. Looks like winter Was .not so kind to it.
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What are the most COLD HARDY Chamaedorea?
by Dwarf Fan- 9 replies
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Other than Radicalis (I already have that one) what are the next most Cold Hardy palms from the Chamaedorea genus?
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Hi everyone, As a few of you on here may know, as of the last 5 years or so, I moved overseas and left all of my palms with my parents in South Carolina. Luckily, they’re plant people too and have taken pretty good care of them. Now to the worrisome part, they’ve come to visit and are about a month into their 3 month stay with me. All of my tender and borderline/young plants got moved inside of the garage till they return in early January. The palms missed all of October growing season and have been in there since then. Since they’ve been staying with me, my parents have a good friend check on them once a week to water them. Although, other than opening t…
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Chamaedorea Microspadix 1 2 3
by DAVEinMB- 95 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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Filifera 360??
by SailorBold- 3 replies
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Here are a few pictures of my TorC filifera leaves where they meet the petiole... I thought they were interesting so I'm sharing them here.. im curious how different robusta are..
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yatay x jubaea F1 1 2
by sonoranfans- 2 followers
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I have this little yatay x jubaea F1 from patric shafer, probably from Dick Douglas Garden. It is showing signs of a yatay blueish tinge. This might be an advantage of this cross, but I have two and only one shows the blue at this time.... I don't need a palm this cold hardy, but I want it anyway, LOL! I will find a spot for it if I have to clear with a chainsaw, LOL! these are not so easy to find, I don't know anyone other than patric who offers this hybrid.
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Before Palmagaeddon: Austin TX Edition
by DreaminAboutPalms- 1 follower
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Wanted to make this to show what is possible in 8B Austin TX after going a few decades without single digits. Also when I got into palms was curious to see pics before the 80's blasts and was unable to find any, so thought this would be cool to have
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Im really interested to get responses and opinions from people with their own experiences with palms instead of searching online, so im hoping some people would share their experiences here about cold hardiness of some palms. But im fairly interested in some peoples experiences with dwarf butias, rare trachycarpus palms, and sabal genus. Im also interested in some undocument hybrid palms. Im also surprised that many people have had their robustas fried as, but my smaller ones experienced -5 to -6 celsius without having all their fronds fried. Im not exactly sure if they are even robusta. Since I bought them as a windmill palm seeds on amazon, and they are wash…
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I was talking to someone who gardens here locally, and he was telling me how difficult it is in this soil. He said it's called caliche. I was wondering about what people have been able to pull off here, or what can be done to amend this soil? Can you drill or somehow break through the layer of limestone that's here? I don't see many things growing other than live oak trees, and even they look very stressed. Why caliche is terrible for plants Caliche is terrible for plants for three reasons: (1) Plant roots cannot penetrate it, so they become root restricted. (2) Water can’t drain through it, so roots are suffocated. (3) Its alkaline nature can make several essent…
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Inspired to grow queens
by NC_Palms- 5 replies
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After reading a few post on this forum about zone pushing queen palms in zone 8, I decided to try it out for myself. Today I was in Saint Augustine, Florida and I picked up this beauty for only $16. I will be keeping this palm inside until the spring and then planting it in my NC garden.
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Acrocomia totai
by thyerr01- 6 replies
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I was in Orlando this week for work and took Fri-Sat to ride the velocicoaster and make the drive to Dade City and Lake Alfred to see the Acrocomia totai. Dade City - I saw maybe 10 trees in eight different locations around town. All looked pretty healthy. Only a couple, the first and last, really have any spines on the trunks. 1, 2 and 5 grow on the side of the road and are publicly accessible, but I didnt see any seed.
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Cold Protection and Cold Damaged Palms
by Banana Belt- 1 reply
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Betrock's book "Guide to Landscape Palms" By Doctor Allen W. Meerow has a short section on page 124 regarding Cold Protection and damage recovery of Palms. This is an excellent book that I highly recommend with at least Nine editions that show it's success. Top of Page 124 reads: "Cold temperatures slow the growth rate of palms, reduce root activity, and may weaken the plant enough to make it more susceptible to disease. Palms that have received balanced fertilization in the months leading up to the period of coldest temperatures are much more likely to survive and recover from cold damage than nutritionally deficient palms. Frosts and freezing temperatures …
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Fastest growing palm trees for zone 7b/8a 1 2
by Jerrrod- 2 followers
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Hi everyone, what would you say are the fastest growing palms for zone 7b/8a?
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Surprising palm location - Colorado 1 2
by Southwesternsol- 1 follower
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I was browsing through iNaturalist and spotted an observation in Colorado. Often times these kind of observtions are misidentifications or potted plants, but this one is an actual Trachycarpus. From the looks of it, it seems to be thriving too. Granted, I'm not too surprised as the grand valley is one of the warmest areas of Colorado, with Junction being around a 7b these days. Though Clifton is a little colder than Junction, I believe. Solid evidence that high deserts of the west are more mild than often given credit for. Either way very cool to see in a location you wouldn't expect it. inaturalist.org/observations/187850045
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Variegated Sabal palmetto
by buccaneers37- 2 followers
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Variegated Sabal palmetto I purchased from Creekside that has been in the ground for for around 7 years. When it was younger, it used to have more pronounced variegation radiating all the way up its fronds.
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Sabal YAPA. 8b?
by Peachs- 4 replies
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Does anyone have experience with this Sabal? I live in Zone 8b, inland dry zone. Temperatures up to 18F.
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I hear people saying that the var. Litoralis is cold hardier than the "standard " Queen. Does anyone of you guys have any experience with this variant? If so what's the coldest temperature you experienced with this particular palm?
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