COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Sabal Minor
by Tennessee Palms- 1 follower
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This is one of the smaller Sabal Minors in my collection and it's a Florida variant. It's probably impossible to verify the exact strain but anyway, how likely is it to flower next year? I know that some variants flower immediately after they open their first mature frond.
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Young Needle Palm Hardiness 1 2
by faceyourfaces- 3 followers
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I planted 5 young needle palms along the west side of my driveway, which faces north. While I understand that an open spot for the Northwest winds to blow is bad for palms, I figured that Rhapidophyllum hystrix is the hardiest palm and it should be able to handle it. The only problem is that my needles are young; they are about a foot tall and only two of them are producing mature fan-shaped leaves. I live on Long Island, NY which is USDA Zone 7a. Although the 2016 winter was rather mild it did get down to 0° F once in February. How hardy are needle palms while they are young and how much should I protect them come next winter?
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Coconut palm living in Arcadia?
by coco305- 0 replies
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I see on google maps street view there are some coconut palms with 6 feet of trunk in Arcadia FL They are not very common, I mostly see foxtails and royals around there. But I have spotted a few cocos. I don't think any of them are fruiting. but they look to be in good condition Not sure if it was planted there as a mature tree or has survived many frosts.
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Just sharing pics of my T. Latisectus. Hybrid. And my two. T. Waggie x Princeps New Form. It believed now that the Princeps New Form is Hybrid.
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Different forms of Needle palm
by teddytn- 2 followers
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I remember seeing pictures of needle palms with a vertical solitary trunk and no lower fronds a long time ago. People were calling it a Bull needle. I’ve always been familiar with the “normal” clumping form which seems to grow wider with offsets as fast as it grows tall. I have one that’s been slow to grow period and only has a few small pups, but I don’t think is a “bull”. One normal clumping form and a small new clumping form. What’s everyone’s experience with the 2 different types? Let’s see them!!!
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Long term Phoenix roebelenii on Hilton Head
by NC_Palms- 10 replies
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As of right now, this is the only Phoenix roebelenii that I have seen on Hilton Head. I’ve noticed that this palm has been growing here for about a decade.
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Pleasant surprise in early winter
by Trustandi- 4 replies
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I was pleasantly surprised to find a new neighbor in a newly built house, planted a Butia - a fat one too. Hopefully, he is a crazy palm addict just like all of us.
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Hawaii Palm seed Collection
by ChicagoPalma- 9 replies
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Im looking for spots for different palms in the island Maui when I go to hawaii for 8 days. Thankfully my parents are not the typical stay at the resort ones and like to explore, so I have the opportunity to collect palm seeds from places I want to visit, like park or hikes, and the botanical gardens also sell seeds for very cheap prices I heard before. So if anyone has any recommendations for where I should go to find some stunning palms and possibly harvest seeds from them, please suggest!
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Impressive photo gallery of Brazoria Palm
by Sabal_Louisiana- 10 replies
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Photo location markers show various locations around Brazoria County, TX, such as San Bernard NWR . https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/371134-Sabal---brazoriensis/browse_photos
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Windmill & needle 1 2
by Colin1110082- 1 follower
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Hello! As I said on another thread I just ordered a parlor palm for the inside of my house. This spring I might plant outside either a needle or windmill. I heard needle can survive up to -15 degrees with minimal protection. -15 to -5 is usually around the record for coldest day each winter where I live in northern mass. I have two questions. I have a few protected areas where they could go. But anyways, 1. Which one do you think would be easier to care for? I would assume the needle but the problem is is that they get massive and the spaces I have are probably about maybe 3x3 feet for each slot. Can I trim or prune it to limit growth? Also for the windmill that’s the sam…
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Butia's
by BigBilly- 1 follower
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Does anyone have any nice pictures of Butia's, I swear I've only seen kinda ugly looking short ones, Does Anyone have taller / full-crowned ones?
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Should i protect them ?
by BigBilly- 1 follower
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I was wondering what I should protect the low is supposed to to 20F, on Tuesday and I was wondering what needs a cover. I have a small windmill and a Queen Sago Which I don't want to lose the foliage on along with a sabal minor and needle but I'm 99% sure they'll be fine.
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My part of Oklahoma (supposedly 7a) had it's 4th below 0F winter out of the last six years. I was sad to lose my two largest trachycarpus (covered but no heating), since they had survived -14F with the same wrapping in Feb 2021. What was more surprising was what I found when I checked my two Birmingham sabals and my palmetto a week ago. I wanted to see if they were growing yet. They like more heat, so I usually don't expect much growth until we are well into spring. I didn't cover any of my sabals this year, partly due to time constraints, but also because of overconfidence. I have never lost a sabal due to cold, so I felt like there was no real risk this year either…
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S. minor late season dig.
by Ben G.- 2 followers
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Over the years I have utilized the sprinkler from my septic system to help me sprout and grow a lot of plants. I made a bed around the sprinkler that I have planted with Musa basjoo. The bananas love it, since it gets water daily throughout the hot summer months. I have also used this bed as a lazy way to sprout S. Minor seeds as well. I can just rake back some of the leaf litter, toss the seeds, and let the sprinkler keep them wet for me. I have left the little sabal seedlings in the bed all winter before, and almost all of them survive when I do. Even though they get sprayed with water and frozen most nights through the winter, they have enough leaf mulch surv…
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2 Years Growth Beccariophoenix Alfredii Orlando Florida
by PlantDaddy- 2 followers
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Almost 2 years of growth from my Beccariophoenix Alfredii.
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New USDA zones
by Jerrrod- 1 follower
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Hi guys, what do you all think of the new usda zone update?
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Bismarckia in 8b?
by JLM- 4 followers
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From experience, do yall think a Bismarckia would work in zone 8b with protection? I am technically a warm 8b almost 9a, but when it comes down to it zones dont matter. I have been on the freeze damage data looking at this and it seems like 22F is the limit on cold. I wouldnt mind eventually getting one to experiment, or do you think it would be a waste of money and time?
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We already have seen numerous protection methods for small palms but I'm curious if anyone had any success protecting a mature palm 25 feet plus or at least heard/seen . Maybe we get some inspiration. While I'm aware that kind of a protection job requires skills and safety. How many degrees am I getting out of it if I just protect the bud with Christmas lights and frost cloth ?
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Cold Hardy Palms
by Jadon V- 6 replies
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I have always loved trees particularly palm trees. We’re in North Carolina and this past spring my local Home Depot was selling Queen Palms so I bought two and planted them in a sunny spot in my yard I live in hardiness zone 8a. During the summer the palms did great well daytime temperatures were around 95° to 105° they are each now about 10 feet tall but then winter rolled around and we had our first frost in November where it got down below 22°. Did you find the first few freezes? I covered the trunks with burlap and watered them daily but recently they have started looking a bit scraggly normally temperatures at night to get down to anywhere from for 40° to 35° well da…
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Back to the beginning, pots to ground
by Brandon James- 2 followers
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One of my favorite things todo is look back to the beginning, the first year planted. Let’s share our journey to a more tropical landscape, mine began years ago with pots and lugging them inside over winters till 2019 when my wife pushed me to plant cause it was “too big” to be inside. December 2018^ March 2019^ december 2019 ^ “pretending” it’s not mid winter ^ March 2020
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Beccariophoenix Alfredii (Cold hardy Coconut) in NC
by Palmy Pal- 1 follower
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I have been growing this Beccariophoenix Alfredii here in North Carolina. It is currently 2 years old and grown from seed. So far this palm has done amazing for me. I keep it outside most of the time but whenever there is an unusual temperature dip or cold front I put it in the greenhouse (since it is still young). Once this palm gets big enough I plan on planting it in the ground with mild protection during the winter. Where I live it is very rare for it to get below 20f and it has not dropped that low in many years. So with the right precautions I know this will work. I successfully grew a 4(?) year old one here with no protection throughout two winters but I lost this…
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Bulgaria palm tree
by jjjemetrious7- 19 replies
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I live in zone 7a-6b I saw this Trapycarpus Bulgaria palm tree listing and it says it has lived -17 degrees. Will this live without any protecting or other things in this zone with microclimate
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Pot up or plant out BxJ
by Joe NC- 31 replies
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This B yatay x Jubaea needs to be potted up now or planted out in the spring. It is getting the VIP spot in the front yard when it does get put in the ground. It is still a little small, but it will be easier to mound plant it in my heavy soil if I plant out at this size... But...I did murder a (bxj)xj planted out this small. It didn't like the change in drainage and rotted instantly. Opinions?
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Brahea dulcis blue
by akaranus- 13 replies
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I have planted this one as a seedling around 2012..at first so slow and mostly green..but lately starting to take off and getting nice bluish colour...it saw in 2017 3 days down to -8°C without any damage...
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Brahea armata vs. bismarckia colour
by akaranus- 0 replies
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If you are in borderline climates for growing bismarckia finding icy blue or white armata is always better choice if you are after colour. Bismarckia just dont show that much silvery in borderline climates, even during summer. Few of my armatas are shining like someone turn on the light on a cloudy day...even clara is showing beter coulour.... clara bizi bizi
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