COLD HARDY PALMS

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   Plantation season is just about upon us...

   March 6, 2018 by mdsonofthesouth

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   ...and these guys are just waiting to go in the ground. Waiting on a rhapidophyllum and minor too, and looking to get a few fortunei too. But everything is ready and waiting for the cold spell to be over so they can enjoy that red/brown clay! Dont have much hopes for the cycads, but curious to try them in the better microclimate a d see how they do. All 4 totaled out to maybe 25 or 30 for 4 plants so not a terrible loss. The cerifera was looking much better a week ago, but started to hate life inside and in a pot. I am facing WNW so these are facing ESE sorta and 100% blocked from bad juju winds that come from the west and north.

   

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   watering season and system questions.

   March 5, 2018 by mdsonofthesouth

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   Debating between setting up sprinklers around my gardens vs soakers vs drip hoses. Either way it'll be a job laying it down and picking it up, But Im on well and not ready to invest in a big boy irrigation just yet. What do yall use for ornamental irrigation? Ive used them all but curious as to what yall use. We have a utisol clay soil.

   

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   B X J vs. J X B? and other hybrid combos?

   October 28, 2014 by DoomsDave

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   Scot from SC's thread on hybrid hardiness piqued my curiosity. He bought a J X B, but thought it might be a B X J instead. I have a B and J something, and I'd like to ID it. What's the key differences to the observer? I recall other threads dealing with Syagrus X Jube and vice versa and one was ugly and one was gorgeous. Will post a pic of my monster, and monster to be when I escape from the Dark Tower. dave

   

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   Kopsick toxonomy, please

   March 4, 2018 by Landslave

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   Greetings all, I would like to try this palm and it is unlabeled at Kopsick (which is 2 blocks from my house). Thanks, again, for your help. if you know the gardens, this palm is immediately west of the tennis court at about mid court. THanks. Landslave

   

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   Transplant shock(not)

   March 3, 2018 by John Derek

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   Be Leary of buying plants online with promises of a guarantee. I got this one as a Christmas present from an online seller in Georgia. I received two and must admit they looke pretty bad and appeared burnt. I kept them inside protected from the cold winter temps. In less than one month one appeared dead. I asked for my guarantee to be honored and Tytyga said in six months this one would be fine. So no replacement! I won’t buy another palm from anyone else but Joe in Texas.

   

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   A few Winter Garden Pics 1 2

   January 14, 2018 by Palm crazy

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   I think this might be the first time I have show the garden this time of year. Lots going on and just a sample. Enjoy! Different hardy Schefflera's.

   

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   Size of Fans

   February 25, 2018 by Rothbardian1

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   I bought a couple of robustas last year that had about an 8’ trunk. The guy I bought them from said that he got them from a guy further north from where I am (about 100 miles). They didn’t have any fronds in them when I bought them, and they had a very small root ball. I babies them last year, but the size and length of the fans were small and short; noticeably more so on one than the other. This year, we had a freak snow and ice storm. The first in about 20 years for my area (southeast Georgia, zone 8b, but in the very edge of 9a/coastal South Georgia). So, my question (hypothesis): Will repeated defoliation affect the size of the new fans and length of…

   

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   Portland (Ore.) Train Station Palms

   February 18, 2018 by lthanlon

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   I had a several-hour layover at Portland Union Station last month and was fascinated that a number of palms are thriving in front of the station. Anybody know what type of palm these are?

   

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    Rhapidophyllum hystrix making it "safer" for kids and animals

    December 29, 2017 by mdsonofthesouth

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    Wondering if its possible to make this one safer for kids, or will the needles grow back with a vengeance? Reason I ask is Im planning on putting one in an area where balls/kids and animals might go. Thanks yall!

    

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    Goal posts. 1 2

    January 25, 2018 by Laaz

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    Just throw a 2x4 between them. Lets hope the freezes are over. What a pain in the ass up 30 ft on a ladder with a electric pole saw.

    

    Last reply by Laaz, February 13, 2018

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    Rhapis excelsa

    February 12, 2018 by Umbrae

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    Got a small batch of Rhapis excelsa and some koban in today.

    

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    It Is Alive!

    January 27, 2018 by PalmTreeDude

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    My Washingtonia robusta was really beat up this winter in VA, I know it has no chance of surviving here without protection, so I protected it during our coldest cold snaps and it has been fried for about a month now. But it is hanging on, it went through many nights in the low 20s and high teens (not much below 19 degrees F) unprotected as well. This whole thing was just an experiment. I marked a line on the spear and a line on the old base of a frond, today I checked and the line on the fried spear went up! It is slowly warming up here, and I may have to protect it only one or two more times this winter. At the time that I am posting this is is 64 degrees F outside and t…

    

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    Pindo Palm. Yellow growth

    February 3, 2018 by RFunk

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    This pindo palm is about 6-8 months old. It is in a pot and did great over the summer and fall. I heat tape surrounding the pot and strewn through the fronds as well as burlap protection. The last 6 weeks I noticed yellow droopy growth. We we live in Vancouver BC and only got down to -4 over night a few times so I don’t think cold has anything to do with it. Any thoughts ? ryan

    

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    We hit 8F this morning.

    January 17, 2018 by buffy

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    Poop. Let's see how some of this material really stands up.

    

    Last reply by mdsonofthesouth, February 10, 2018

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    Is my royal palm dead ????

    February 3, 2018 by Jason-Palm king

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    I live in sanford Florida and we had 2 nights under 32 degrees . This is my royal palm this morning . All the leaves are dead . Is it a goner or no? Any advice would be great . I did just plant this tree in October so even though it’s tall it’s newly planted

    

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    New trachycarpus fortunei

    February 7, 2018 by Josue Diaz

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    I have been sick for several days and finally felt well enough to go out and catch some freah air. Of course, for me, that means doing some nursery hopping I came home with this 5-gallon trachycarpus for only $5, it was in the ugly plant section at a local nursery! I don't know what's so ugly about it because it looks great to me.

    

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    Cold hardy palms

    February 2, 2018 by jimmy sequoia seed

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    Do you think where palms seeds are harvested ( northern soarced) will be more cold hardy ?

    

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    Can mule palms survive temps between 10f - 15f? 1 2

    January 10, 2018 by donnacreation

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    I'm curious how mule palms faired during the recent record cold week in the SE US. Temps at my location dropped to 12f twice in one week, with highs in the 30s. For those who experienced similar temps, especially in the Carolinas, how do your mule palms look? I'd love to hear from you. Thanks.

    

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    Snow covered windmills

    January 17, 2018 by Brad Mondel

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    Some nice palms in the snow down the road.

    

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    I hate the cold

    January 21, 2018 by Umbrae

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    Shade house covered in ice ... we had 12 hours below freezing but just barely 30/31 lots of ice, by local standards ... it will be later inbthe week before damage really starts to show.... and on my bizmarks it will be spring to see if the inner crown got hurt. new leaves will have holes across them

    

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    Goal posts.

    January 25, 2018 by Laaz

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    Just throw a 2x4 between them. Lets hope the freezes are over. What a pain in the ass up 30 ft on a ladder with a electric pole saw.

    

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    6b/7a windmills

    January 12, 2018 by TexasColdHardyPalms

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    Here are the same windmills that i sold in 2016 to an Amarillo customer. Last January they defoliated 100% but never spear pulled when the temp dropped somewhere around -3f. This pic was about a week after they experienced 5f earlier this year.

    

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    bujubaeaF1

    June 8, 2013 by sonoranfans

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    While I live in a zone 9b, I still plant cold hardy palms because I think its always possible to have a 9a winter, even in the tampa area. If and when that happens I dont want to be wiped out of mature palms. So I grow a number of cold hardy palms on the coldest parts of my 0.3 acre yard. Out front is the cold hardy zone, and there are some nice choices to be had and plenty of blue or bluish choices. I recently had a 15 gallon bujubaea shipped from socal and I planted it a week ago. With this palm I am hoping for a similar look to the B x J in the late Dick Douglas garden. I have always loved Dicks cold hardy garden, and his bujubaea inspired me to get this one.

    

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    N. Ritcheana iran silver cold hardiness 6b/7a Texas

    January 12, 2018 by TexasColdHardyPalms

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    Last year I sold a large nannorhorps ritcheana to a customer in Amarillo, tx (zone 6b) and wanted to share a few pics. This palm is from the Iranian silver population and is just as silver as the best med fan. This location dropped down to 4-5f this year which cased a little burn as shown in the pic. As the months pass we'll be able to see just how hardy this cultivar really is.

    

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    Spear pulls

    January 10, 2018 by Brad Mondel

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    The past week was horrific, temps of 15F every night and never above freezing during the day! My potted palms froze solid and I lost a Butia and Chamaerops in the ground. Frozen to the core! We stayed frozen for three days straight! My Sabal Louisiana spear pulled, young Sabal Palmetto, even a young Rhapidopyllum spear pulled! I’ve never experienced this before and I’m in shock. The only things that survived were some large potted Chamaerops, Rhapidophyllum, and Trachycarpus. All of my rare palms in the greenhouse were heated. Thank the stars.

    

    Last reply by Brad Mondel, January 12, 2018