COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Mexican fan palm during winter
by petquack77- 8 replies
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Hello everyone, I had a question about Mexican fan palms. I live in zone 8b and have heard people say they do thrive and stay hardy in the winter around where I live. Other people say they don’t thrive in 8b and stay hardy through 9A ,9B and up. I’d imagine they do well here since my local Home Depot sells them outside of the store and I’ve seen online palm sites that sell Mexican fan palms say, “they are hardy in 8b”. Where I live the coldest it will probably get is about 25-28 degrees and sometimes snows, but when it does it isn’t much and melts quickly. The reason I ask this question is I use to have a small Mexican fan palm which died last year due to the winter. I ha…
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Sabal Palmetto
by WhoDatNation- 6 replies
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Hey everyone I’m new to the group from Coastal NC Zone8A. Are there any growers in the state? I am also looking for more sabals
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Weird late fall flowers on Sabal bermudana
by palmnut-fry- 1 follower
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Strange, late time to be developing seeds, especially after having already removed first flower/seed structures back in July! This is my Sabal bermudana that miraculously survived the record cold of last Feb ( low of 2*F). Maybe some sort of stress for the plant after such an exposure to something as devastating but the first round of inflorescence were the normal much branched and elongated as usual. These are all super short and scrawny. I count myself fortunate that I didn't lose this 30 year old beauty I bought as a 7 gal at the old Texas Palm Society plant sales they used to do down in Houston! Almost every other palm I bought from that era are gone.
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Cold hardy palms zone 8a
by WhoDatNation- 3 replies
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Hii everyone I’m looking for cold hardy palms preferably 5gal or smaller something that can be shipped . I’m located in NC . I wouldn’t mind more mules, definitely looking for sabals, just looking for something different that isn’t really located here . Any help would help
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Cyathea Cooperi
by Jimhardy- 3 replies
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I have not been posting any pics on here but thought I would share this Cyathea Cooperi I am growing...picture isn't great but you get the idea,its about 8' tall with at least that much of a spread and the fronds are at least 6' with maybe a foot and a half of trunk. Thanks for looking.
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True Palmettos
by DallasPalms- 6 replies
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What is the variability with Sabal Palmetto, does anybody know? A couple of places around here have these palmetto type trees which are obviously cold hardy, the same smaller palmetto tops, same looking leaves, everything as usual except for the thinner trunks, maybe a little over a foot where boots have dropped, with boots pointing upwards... same sized small seeds from what I could see... Most others that look like what I think is a Palmetto usually have a trunk around twice as thick. Does it vary as much in Florida? Dwarf in betweens? Just grown differently? They're well over my head... maybe 10 feet tall approx with a much different profile due to the thin…
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Palm theft!
by VAPalms- 12 replies
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I don't think I can download or share the video (unless you are on Nextdoor in my city), but someone reported a palm being stolen from the front yard and there is a video of the whole act occurring from their doorbell camera. Nuts! Who does that?
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Windmill Palm leaves seem to be light green
by Sharon from Oregon- 2 replies
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We bought and planted some 6 foot Windmill palms this spring and 2 of the 6 seem to have lighter green leaves. I fertilized a month & a half ago. Are they okay or do I need to do something else? Hate to loose them!
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time to leave the nest or no?
by Palmlover_78- 2 replies
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Hey Guys, These little Trachies are 8 months old. Due to a room issue right now, can i leave these little guys in there pot until spring with no issues, judging by the size of the plants and root ball? I hvae them in a warmer humid environment right now to slow there growth. Thanks
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Washingtonia seed comparison
by Las Palmas Norte- 4 replies
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Is there a visual difference between W. robusta and W. filifera seed, something that may be able to distinguish species. I know they hybridize freely, but I'm referring to pure form of each. Thanks in advance, Cheers, Barrie
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Pushing the palm boundaries in Oregon.
by Chester B- 1 follower
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I’ve never posted or spoke about these palms before as I wanted to provide the proof. I have seen these for at least 3 years and they don’t always look so good after winter. The other thing that complicated it is that I couldn’t remember where they were precisely located. Today I just happened to drive by them and had to turn around to shoot these videos on at a very busy intersection.
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Mr.
by palmnut-fry- 0 replies
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Strange, late time to be developing seeds, especially after having already removed first flower/seed structures back in July! This is my Sabal bermudana that miraculously survived the record cold of last Feb ( low of 2*F). Maybe some sort of stress for the plant after such an exposure to something as devastating but the first round of inflorescence were the normal much branched and elongated as usual. These are all super short and scrawny. I count myself fortunate that I didn't lose this 30 year old beauty I bought as a 7 gal at the old Texas Palm Society plant sales they used to do down in Houston! Almost every other palm I bought from that era are gone.
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Nice little surprise
by DAVEinMB- 19 replies
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This guy was my first mule and arguably has been the most unhappy. Back to back winters I had to treat crown fungal issues that resulted in partial spear pull and since being planted it has never grown at the pace of my others. By a long shot. But low and behold it's the first to shoot out a spathe.
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Windmill palm Growth and development
by Brandon James- 1 follower
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Hey all, I’ve been taking pictures since I planted my windmill palm here in maine. I’ve found it interesting to see the trunk development and the crown shoot upwards. Hopefully the palm continues to weather our island here on the coast, it’s already endured two winters as we go into a third here. The comparison picture is two years, the left one is when I’ve planted it and the right was this august. curious if anyone else has progress pictures of their plants and how much they have grown?
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Winter preparation
by smatofu- 7 replies
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Hi, I am thinking about buying 240ft 1200W heating cable for about $115. Palms will be wrapped with the cable and then with blankets. Advantages: only 1 extension cord, reliable, fairly cheap, heat spread linearly (as opposed to point heat with lights). Any thoughts? S.
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A quick video I made.
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New shuttlecock Jubaea
by Fallen Munk- 7 replies
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Fall planting of a nice little Jubaea. Hoping it will continue to keep the shuttlecock shape. When I bought my bigger one it was this shape but it grew out of it. Not the prettiest raised bed because I'm out of retaining wall blocks so I just used some rubble from an old patio I tore out. I'll dress it up in the spring, I just didn't want to keep it in the pot all winter.
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T.Princeps x Wagnerianus
by Jimhardy- 8 replies
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This is one cross that as of right now is making good on the potential of this cross to be the most beautiful of the Trachy crosses....at least in my opinion....all the best of the Princeps and Wagnerianus. <a href="https://imgur.com/rLnuOtS"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rLnuOtS.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> Close up of the nice tidy fibers. <a href="https://imgur.com/1SZqYSW"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1SZqYSW.jpg?1" title="source: imgur.com" /></a> And last but not least the T.Latisectus sporting some tomentum on the petioles and spears. <a href="https://imgur.com/zBptrIm"><im…
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Wild Silver Serenoa Repens in Beaufort County, SC?!
by clinenotklein- 0 replies
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I've lived in Hilton Head area for literally decades and never noticed any of the native Serenoa Repens being even remotely Silver until I stumbled across these today. What's interesting to note is I found them in an area just east of Bluffton before the Bridge to Hilton Head, an area unusually subtropical looking for even Southern Beaufort County, which has more in common with Florida than the rest of the state. Note the super limey ones on the far right to get a sense of contrast. These even have bluish tints. All obviously wild based on how they sit on the land.
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T. princeps fall photos
by Fallen Munk- 7 replies
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I planted these two in the ground in the spring and took the advice to put them in the hottest, sunniest spot in the yard. Then summer hit and I thought they were going to die. They really looked bad. They didn't grow a single new frond and their color looked terrible. Now that fall has arrived they greened up and started making new fronds. Apparently they like cool wet weather better than summer heat. Now that they have some roots down it will be interesting to see how they do next year.
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Greetings, I recently needed to move my potted palms inside for the winter into my basement. They were all placed into a greenhouse that is located on a south facing wall where they receive a decent amount of sun for what it’s worth, and the greenhouse actually reaches 80° F during the day despite the basement being kept between 65-70° F. The palms are 3 days into their home for the winter, and almost all of them appear to be taking the move well so far, with the exception of my Sabal ‘Birmingham’. Over the past month, the Birmingham has began to yellow on the older fronds and within the past 2 weeks some of those fronds have also started to brown in spots. Since I m…
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My homemade Trachy shelter
by ColumbusPalm- 2 replies
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Hey All, This is what I did today. Got all supplies at Lowe’s. I’ll have this over my Waggie with Christmas lights and a thermocube. Lots of mulch and copper fungicide too. We are having a warm spell but at least I have something made. I’ll take it wherever I move too so I’ll have at least one thing ready for a Trachy! Hopefully it works… cost was about $100 but the greenhouse panel was enough to top my minors and needle too. I’ve seen versions of this but this is what I came up with. Nate
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Remove or treat diseased fronds prior to winter?
by ColumbusPalm- 6 replies
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Hey All, I know something like this was just asked but I don’t think the fronds in question had mealies or scale. Not sure what’s on here… Several fronds affected. Should I remove before protecting or treat? Thanks in advance Nate
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I have a few windmill palms and wondering what their height potential will be here in TN 6b/7a. Cold protection is easy, I just have to be vigilant and stick to a routine. I'm not expecting any cold deaths here. Anyone else from Tennessee and care to share your experience? I expect them to get no taller than 10 or 12 foot tall.
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Ceroxylon quindiuense in Myrtle Beach?
by Pee Dee Palms- 1 follower
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Since there is very little information about this palm on the internet, it is hard for me to tell if it is possible to grow this palm in my climate. I hear that it likes cool humid summers which is definitely not my climate. But I do have a very cool north facing wall that is quite wet. I have an Ostrich Fern there which isn't suppose to grow in my climate and is thriving. So does anyone think that I could pull it off at my north facing wall? I also don't know the light requirements too, because it is very hard for me to find info on it. My northern wall gets full morning sun. Not sure if that would be enough for it.
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