COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Area Of New York City in zone 8a according to Wikipedia?
by MonkeDonkezz- 3 followers
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Hello PalmTalk! There is going to be a short introduction first. My name is Yahor though I prefer you call me by my username and I am from Staten Island, a borough of NYC. I don't feel comfy telling people my age, but I am 12-16 years old. I first got my interest in palms when visiting Jacksonville Florida last year. I want to start growing them. So the reason I am making this post is something that has caught my eye for a while. According to Wikipedia, on the page about NYC's climate, the climate data graphs and classifications section show that areas of NYC might be in zone 8a. LaGuardia has 11 F (-12 C) as the minimum for January. …
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My garden over the years
by Allen- 2 followers
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Going into it's 7th year with over 60 palms in relatively cold 7A! Here is some transformation photos/video 2018 (Front corner) 2022 (Front corner) 2017 (Back side) 2022 (Back side) 2017 (Side corner) 2022 (Side corner) 2019 (House edge) 2022 (House edge) 2020 (Rear side) 2022 (Rear side) 2019 (Side path) 2022 (Side path) 2016 2022
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Winter watering needs of different palms
by opiecrunch- 1 follower
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Wanted to get peoples takes on watering during the winter..I live in southern Kansas near Wichita and currently have a Washy Robusta,filifera,Butia odorata,sabal brazoriensis,sabal palmetto,sabal lisa,sabal minor mccurtain,sabal minor emerald Island giant and a trachy bulgariensis.Last winter nothing was watered from Nov till late March..a very knowledgeable palm friend of mine is telling me that all of my sabals and the trachy should be watered throughout the winter,but my butia and washys are better kept dry like I've done in the past.Any thoughts on watering sabals during the winter? Thanks
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Virginia Sabal minor Population?
by L.A.M.- 1 follower
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If anyone has photographic proof of wild Sabal minor in Virginia, I'd like to know. I believe they're real, but finding wild ones isn't easy even where they're widespread and common and for people knowing where to look. In my recent catalog of palm species native to every USA state/territory, I listed Sabal minor as present in Tennessee and Virginia despite the lack of formal documentation given the absence of evidence to the contrary, sheer number of rural places along Tennessee's southern border they could plausibly be (not to mention that there's a population of them recently plainly visible in downtown Hornsby) and difficulty in properly exploring the Great Disma…
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Sabal x Brazoriensis 1 2
by Brian F. Austin- 6 followers
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I saw a mature brazoria palm at barton springs for the first time and was amazed at it's incredible mass and huge leaves. They almost remind of green bismarcks or a sabal minor on steroids. I thought sabal mexicanas were cool until I saw this Brazoria. For some reason I assumed this ancient hybrid had a small trunk. Not so. Anybody here growing these? I would love to see more photos of them. Here's a picture of it... sorry for the quality... it was taken from the car through the fence with the phone. I'll get a close-up next time I'm over there.
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Trithrinax Campestris advice
by Jubaea_James760- 1 follower
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My Trithrinax Campestris is suckering & creating a triple. This happened before & i just hacked it off but now I'm wondering whether to keep it? Its growing out in a weird area away from the other 2. Should I leave it be for a bit or chop it off? Does anyone have examples of theirs doing this & how it eventually will look? Please post pictures of yours & how you decided to let it grow.
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Washingtonia Filibusta petiole/boots color
by MarcusH- 1 follower
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I've planted two Filibustas this year. They show a lot of Filifera characteristics but I've noticed on some of the older fronds that the base petiole ( boots ) turned purple the last few days . Is this typical on old fronds that are about to die ?
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Nova x Waggie
by steve617- 0 replies
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Just sharing. I started these from seed a few years ago. Only germinated a few out of many. I think I have 4 or 5. Repotted them a few weeks ago.
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End of ‘Stuck’ Queen Palm
by Almisa- 3 replies
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A few weeks ago I asked for advice on my Syagus Romanzoffiana under another post (Droopy Queen). It was planted a year and a half ago and lost a few fronds but had not grown or shot out any fronds since about this time last year. After looking at the picture I posted, our knowledgeable friend on this forum, kinzyjr, suggested that it might be diseased and to pull it out. Personal inspection by Lou in St Augustine concurred, noting however that it was very strange that the remaining fronds were sparse but still quite green. Today, their suspicions were confirmed. The tree snapped at its base, immediately upon the bobcat’s initial tug, water pouring out of the trunk. When …
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Starting to get big. Protected approx. Dec-March each year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2022 2023
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Some palms after winter in Holland 1 2 3
by Axel Amsterdam- 3 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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My palms Nashville area
by Landasaw- 1 follower
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Banana problems
by ChicagoPalma- 11 replies
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My bananas can’t be cut down yet, it’s too warm since days in 60s are coming. But something is happening. Any explanation? Also my hostas are yellowing a bit but they like dry soil so it’s probably got wet feet. 71900224694__3C21C012-1847-42FA-9219-C7ACDBD07212.MOV
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Jelly Palm (Butia Capitata).
by DanaS- 3 followers
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Hello, I am looking for your advice, 10 days ago I've planted 1 jelly palm (12Ft high), and 2 windmill Palms(6Ft.High). Soil is sandy. Location Soth Carolina. Jelly Palm came with lots of ants on the root. I have created a ring around the trees using some Miracle Gro soil for: palms, cactus. Since planting I watered every day, sometimes twice, by filing up with water the rings I've created. Do I need to use some root simulator, fertilizer?.... Thanks in advance
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Queen Palms in Central NC
by SwampDog- 2 followers
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So I was at the Lowe's the other day, and I stumbled across the weirdest thing. They had Zone 9 and 10 palm trees (Queen Palm, Adonidia Palm; Christmas Palm, Pygmy Dates, Bottle Palm). This was weird for two reasons. For one the fact that they were in stock, not just one or two but a good number of them, so many that the Lowe's had them in two sections of the garden center. Second, they are in stock at a store in a 7b hardiness zone. Also it's interesting that they were even outside and not in the indoor portion of the store to begin with. They all looked pretty healthy, no signs of damage on any of them. I decided to pick up one of the Queen Palms and a group of Mus…
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Growth speed Butia yatay x Jubea vs Jubea x Butia yatay 1 2 3 4
by Love them palms- 7 followers
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I reviewed 3 seedlings from Patric a week ago one was a Butia yatay x Jubea and one was a Jubea x Butia yatay, plus a Butia x parajubea sunkha. Just kinda Curious between the first 2 which one is the faster growing, I live in the the PNW so hopefully they are compatible with my area,anyone have experience with these species?
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Palm leaves growing short
by maskedmole- 1 follower
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I live in Tennessee. Due to the elevation in my area, I am in zone 6b on the 2012 USDA zone map. Despite this, we usually have zone 7 winters, at least in recent years. Sabal minor palms and needle palms are easy for me to grow here. This year, though, all my sabal minor and needle palms seem to be pushing out these short leaves despite growing normal longer leaves in the years before. Should I be concerned about this and is there anything that I can do? One of the needle palms are flowering and the baby needle palm had a spear pull because last winter we actually had a true 6b winter going 3 below zero and all I did was cover it up with a small pile of leaves during that…
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Recovery from Christmas
by Dartolution- 2 followers
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Slowly, but surely they are recovering. I'm just happy they survived. The Sabal blackburniana was unprotected (aside from a very thin layer of frost cloth to keep water out), while the Butia and Chamaerops were trunk wrapped with heat cable and frost cloth. Near total defoliation of the Chamaerops, ~50% burn on the butia, and >95% defoliation of the sabal. I do not recall a winter in my lifetime where things like Pansys, Violas, and cabbages died. This was truly astonishing. What was even more interesting is that all of the "tropicals/subtropicals" (i.e., Gingers, prayer plants, and BOPs) survived while so many of the maples, azaleas, hollys, et…
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Summer Surprises - Palm flowers
by Dartolution- 7 replies
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After that winter I was surprised to see my odorata producing a spathe.
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Native dry climate Sabal minor- Kendalia, Texas
by Meangreen94z- 7 replies
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I have an interest in native Sabal minor that grow in dry areas of Central Texas, and handle months of summer drought. I ran across these just north of Kendalia, texas. About 20 miles east of a population in Welfare, Texas, which is about as far west as they grow.
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Palm Trees of Harbor Island, SC
by PHD - Palms Heading North- 0 replies
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For years, I've been reading post after post so I finally decided to join the forum and to admit to my fascination with palm trees (ever since seeing my first palm tree on a trip to Florida as a child). I'm officially out of the closet as a palm fanatic! While I live in New England, I've traveled extensively across the U.S. for over 40 years and I've been all over the American south. And in my 40 years of travel, I've noticed a steady progression of palm tree species being planted further and further north with what appears to be a warming climate. A recent trip to Harbor Island, SC only confirmed this. Of course SC is littered with palmettos and pindos, they hard…
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Starting this thread for all the random palms I see around the Dallas area on a daily basis
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How did the Syagrus romanzoffiana do in that region did they take much damage? Did any die? All Queens died on North Padre Island, I was curious to see if those further south in Texas had any Queens that did not survive or if there were no casualties reported that far south? Thanks
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Windmill palm exposed roots?
by ckh1980- 12 replies
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I recently noticed some exposed roots and was concerned something was wrong. I did a little googling and I read that it is normal, but I wanted to run it by the experts here as well. I have also since removed the rocks in the pic. I was just experimenting with them.
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Quickest way to a free Butia
by Fusca- 1 follower
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As I have pointed out in previous threads it is common to find Butia seedlings growing in old leaf boots of mature palms. This one I got this morning from a Butia that also had Sabal seedlings growing on the truck! It must have been growing there for a few years as it's almost growing pinnate leaves. I'm going to pot it up for another year and then plant out.
