COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Beautiful Silvery Blue Hue in New Growth
by palmofmyhand- 1 follower
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Hey guys I thought it was interesting to see that these two trachycarpus fortuneis that I planted this spring from 5 gallon pots have a bluish hue in their new growth. I have a pair of chamaerops humilis pair who also share this trait as well. Both couple of palms are grown in full sun here in Augusta, GA. Interesting to me how the old growth doesn’t show the blue hue but the new fronds do. I noticed the same thing with my new washingtonia robustas, showing that silvery blue appearance on new growth as well. It seems to stand out a little bit more on these trachycarpus though. I’m thinking this may be a full sun tomentum factor? I think that’s what other people have said…
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Sabal mccurtain seeds sprouted 🥳
by Palmerr- 2 followers
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I had put some sabal mccurtain seeds into some seed cells like a month ago, checked a week ago and all of the seeds don’t move anymore, they have rooted. I saw it. And now they are sprouting! This is the first palm seed I have ever sprouted!! 🎉🥳🎉
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More doomed palms in Nashville area
by Landasaw- 1 follower
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There is a California based burger joint that is setting up shop in Tennessee. They already have the palm trees.
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Bluffton, SC Bismarckia
by NC_Palms- 4 followers
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It’s still here after several years. First noticed it when I lived down there in 2019/2020 and it’s doing well. This is the northernmost bizzie I have ever came across and the only one I have seen this far north. This is in the west side of Bluffton, by the university. Near the Jasper County line. First photo was taken a few days ago, second photo was several years ago.
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High Desert Zone 8a
by flypower191- 1 follower
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Wanted to share a couple pics of my palms growing in an exposed valley with an elevation of 4000 ft in Southern Arizona Zone 8a where temps usually go down to 13F every year. The Butia and Uresana have been growing 6+ years with no protection and very little to no irrigation. The Sabal Mexicana was a gift from Dyers Nursery in Weslaco, TX and has grown 4 new fronds this year alone. The “weeds” are purposely left around the trunks to provide a living mulch and shade in the extreme heat. Pictured in order is a Butia, Med fan palm, Sabal Mexicana, Sabal Uresana, Washingtonia Filibusta, Phoenix Dactylifera, and a bonus Loqaut.
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Rhapis Excelsa in zone 7
by Borosbobo- 2 followers
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Hey! Anyone has experience in growing a lady palm planted outdoors in zone 7? Due to not having enough space inside I will plant my Rhapis Excelsa outside. I have experience in protecting not that cold hardy palms in winter with covering and heating. Few questions I have in mind: What light requirement does it need? What temperature can it outstand in winter? Somewhere I read it can stand -7C° Thanks in advance!
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Sabal Minor, Needle Palm, and Pygmy Date Palm (Zone 7a)
by alongquads- 1 reply
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Windmill Palm - Advice Needed!
by SallySC- 1 follower
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Hello, and thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. I'm in zone 8a, upstate SC. I lucked out this summer and was able to rescue a large windmill palm that was in a 15 gallon pot. I planted it about 6 weeks ago, and it appears to be healthy, but the palm is very top heavy. I've had to stake it to keep it from extreme "drooping" . The frond are so heavy and thick, the coir is detaching and they are falling down and touching the ground. I tried wrapping the top fronds with muslin to mimic the coir with little effect. I cut off a few brown fronds, but have left all the rest. This is my first palm, and I'd appreciate any wisdom to keep it happy and healthy!
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Trachycarpus collection (rarer species and hybrids)
by Jonathan Haycock- 2 followers
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Here are some of the rarer species and hybrids in my collection. Most are long overdue fresh soil/planting out, but I have limited space in our current rental. Shall give them some TLC when we relocate to our new home once it's finished (hopefully next month). Trachycarpus wagnerianus x Trachycarpus princeps F1 Trachycarpus fortunei “Tesan” Trachycarpus latisectus Trachycarpus oreophilus Trachycarpus ukhrulensis Trachycarpus geminisectus Trachycarpus nova x Trachycarpus princeps F1 Trachycarpus fortunei “Nainital” x Trachycarpus princeps F1 Trachycarpus wagnerianus x Trachycarpus…
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Washingtonia robusta in zone 8
by Denis.green.garden- 1 follower
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Do you think washingtonia robustas could grow in zone 8 or would i need to protect them and can i leave them unprotected once established?
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How tough are Sabal minor? You be the judge. 1 2
by Ben G.- 4 followers
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I have lived in my current home in Cherokee county Oklahoma for about 6 years. Over the years I have planted lots of small sabal minor seedlings throughout my 5 acres of mostly wooded space. I believe I also planted at least a few palmettos too, though I no longer remember which ones they were. Over my time here we have experienced winter lows of -2F, -2F, 10F, -14F, and 8F. Our summers had been pretty mild, without significant drought until the summer of 2022. This summer saw about two solid months of highs ranging from 95F to 105F, and several stretches of 3 to 5 weeks with no rain at all. On the plus side, I didn't do much mowing this year. On the downside, I wate…
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Ok, I see it every day, but wasn’t sure what species it was. I used to live in Middle Tennessee (USA), and my folks were in Gainesville, Florida. I kept lots of potted palm there, underneath a Live Oak tree, in the irrigation zone. So they were neglected, but most of them didn’t die. I started a bunch of seeds from RPS in the mid-late-2000s and took them to Gainesville when they got a little size. Eliminated the need for a greenhouse in TN, since just about everything I was growing had some cold-hardiness. Mom decided to plant this Butia probably a little over 10 years ago, but the tag was lost. So it was just a guess what it was. I thought it could have been the …
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What’s your take on how this PNW Jubaea is doing?
by Moe Exotic- 24 replies
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Hi Guys, Thanks for stopping by the thread. This Jubaea was planted in July ‘22 here in Kingston, Wa. Bought in a 24” box that was bursting at the seams. For the rest of ‘22 it grew at a glacial pace while it settled in. I gave it overhead covering from about Dec1 to Jan10 when we had a snow storm and a dip to 17F. Other that that it was unprotected. There was no major damage from the cold. Fertilized with spikes from Palms NW for ‘22. In ‘23 it put out 3 new leaves. some of the older leaves got tired looking but still had green on them so no leaves were removed that year. In ‘23 I used palmgain at 1/2 strength to fertilize. Last fert…
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Needle Palm Finally Adapting.
by Las Palmas Norte- 1 reply
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No overhead protection during acclimatization in it's first winter, and lost it's main center growth. I think it has 4 summers behind it now and the surviving off-sets seem to have taken on the lead roll, all the while without any winter assistance. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. (Oct.19/25)
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Sabal causiarum
by RJ- 14 replies
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So these guys move pretty quickly when provided both heat and water. First pic is right after planting. May of 2024, second pic was taken today, so two growing season in the ground.
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Wanted to share two pictures of my filiferas I planted back in July 2023. I sprouted them from seed in my greenhouse in fall of 2021. They both had trunks about the size of my thumb and were less than a foot tall. They are planted way too close to my building but face due south and get rainwater from canales above. Hindsight I should’ve planted them right in the middle but was worried I’d never be able to walk around them ( still prob won’t be able too soon!) Exactly one year later the fronds on the palm are up to my shoulder and I’m almost 6 ft tall. I water them deeply twice a week in the summer and use palm gain fertilizer twice a year. Can’t wait to see …
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They do well here 30 miles south of the Arkansas state line. These palms defoliated 100% last winter, so as you can see they recover quickly. I have four of these I started from seed 20 years ago.
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Palm tree in Louisville, KY
by Alanin502- 10 replies
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I'm assuming this is some sort of a Palm tree. These are growing in the island on Central Ave beside Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY. Any idea what these are? Louisville is zone 6A. They are not protected in any fashion during the winter months.
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These are in my northeast Louisiana yard. The crowns would normally be larger diameter but they were defoliated last winter-- and as you can see they are really loaded with seed this year. Sabal palmetto is below for comparison-- both species were planted about 18 years ago as small potted plants. The underplanting are gardenias that were also heavily damaged by recent winters And below are my long fading Brahea armatas. A series of cold winters and what I believe to be nematode root damage are the culprit. The once beautiful roses are also diseased to the point they need to be removed as well. Camelias in this bed have done well and wil…
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Fall Update
by GregVirginia7- 9 replies
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The 11 year old Trachy really exploded this season. It’s also beginning to bend south toward the sun. I didn’t do any before or after measurements but it seems to have grown 1’ or maybe a bit more. The top 1/3 of the canopy is all new. The winter help it gets are some lights wrapped around the crown and only turned on in teens or single digits. I also wrap the base of the trunk in black landscaping cloth to draw in the sun’s radiated heat on sunny days. The Medi grew extremely well, too. Going to have to get creative with the protection this winter. It seems t be outgrowing what I’ve used so far. The McCurtain is really quite a no protection wonder. …
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Z8a Atlanta
by SeanK- 1 follower
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Quick Background; Dec 2022 we saw 6°F. Last two winters we bottomed out in the 17°F to 18°F range. The USDA published the new map that has the city at around 12°F for a minimum. A house near me replaced some palms in 2023. Here are some low-qual photos. These are covered with frost cloth over the winter. P.sylvestris, B.odorata, and C.humilis.
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A Palm Grows in Atlanta
by SeanK- 1 follower
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I usually see Sabal minor seedlings popping up around the yard. Beneath Trachycarpus, I'll see seedlings, but not so many as S.minor. This palm popped up about two summers ago. I thought it was Trachycarpus, but recently decided differently. Any guesses?
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Butia in my northeast Louisiana yard
by ryjohn- 12 replies
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Regular form: Smaller form with red fruit: Butia eriospatha I grew from RPS seed. It had no damage in most recent single digit freeze… has taken damage previously but never bad and think fruiting heavily can cause this. The one below is supposedly Butia x Jubaea. Only the huge size relative to my other Butias makes me believe this may be true
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Finally! A Needle Palm 1 2
by Manalto- 65 replies
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Today I planted a nice Rhapidophyllum hystrix that I got from my local nursery here on the Gulf Coast. It was in a 15 gallon pot and it's got about a foot of trunk. I chose it because all the needle palms were growing in the same conditions (high overhead canopy) and this one seemed the most robust and open in habit, which I attribute (erroneously?) to seedling variability. It now occupies a position of honor where I can see it from the back door. I've wanted a needle palm since I learned about them in 1992 from Dr. Lawrence Crockett, my horticulture professor at The City College of New York. He brought in an article from the New York Times introducing us to this remarkab…
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2025 Updates - Zone 6B / 7A
by LouisvillePalmer- 2 replies
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Hello my friends, I have been out of the loop for a couple years now. I am in Southern Indiana, in a border climate zone 6b/7a. I planted a needle palm and sabal minor in 2021 and they are still thriving - YES! Palms in the midwest state of Indiana! I wanted to check in to see if there has been any progress on learning what palms survive in 6b/7a. Is there any new info on trachycarpus specific cultivars surviving better? What about Sabal Louisana, any news on that? Cheers!
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