COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Great Waggie grower and great prices
by sashaeffer- 1 reply
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Just passing along a email sent to me and I have visited this nursery in person and bought both a 7 gallon Waggie as well as a Waggie/Fortunei cross. Also they do ship! no cheap from Florida but where are you going to find these for this price? Hello Everyone, We are currently having a Sale on our Trachycarpus Wagnerianus--Waggie Palm. Not to many are familiar with this rare Cold Hardy Palm Tree. Origin is from Japan and has stiff fronds to handle high winds and snow loads. Can be seen from Sunny Costa Rica to Fridge Canada. Also can live out it's life in Container Grown if…
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Until recently (the last few years or so), I've decided to try various species that aren't hardy to my zone, or in some cases, select species where there's very limited information on its hardiness. I've had many failures, but a success or two in Laccospadix Australasica and Washingtonia Robusta (so far in 8B and 9A winters). I've now decided to try out the Coccothrinax genus. I've read that the vast majority of them are 9B and up, but I tried to find some that will stay relatively short in stature (just in case I want to protect it during a really bad winter) and one that is a noted 9B hardiness zone rating. This years pick for my experiment is Coccothrinax Hiorami.…
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Ready for Summer
by Palm crazy- 9 replies
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Bring on the heat! The garden is ready for Summer! Picture was taken today, Fathers Day! 6/18/17 Using hardy plants with a few non hardy / half hardy plants complete my westside garden.
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TRACHYCARPUS FORTUNEI spear Pull
by Coconut James- 4 replies
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I am New to growing palm trees since I live in the north. I have a new trachycarpus fortunei 10 foot palm tree I got One month ago it was grown in Florida and has never seen a Cold winter when I got it. it was recently transplanted into a bucket from the nursery prior to me getting it. when I got the tree Home I noticed the center spear was gray and pulled out and was all rotten. And a few small ones in the center wear loose as well I pulled them all out and began treating it with hydrogen peroxide directly to the crown is there anything else I can do and has anyone ever seen this before. will the tree grow it out?The rest of the tree looks gorgeous it…
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Trachycarpus Nova Advice
by palm789- 5 replies
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So i recieved my nova today,what soil do i need i was thinking of planting it in john innes no3, then how long do i have to wait until fertalizing it?does anyone know what are the ideal growing temperatures are in day and night.
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Hardy palms in Columbia S.C
by Brad Mondel- 1 follower
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Yet another Sabal mexicana survives a south central Kansas winter!
by jfrye01@live.com- 15 replies
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Checking around the yard today, I noticed something very surprising on a palm I had given up for dead...this Sabal mexicana was planted as a one gallon strapling last summer, northeast side of the house (I know, worst place to plant palms, but I'm out of room! ). When winter came, I didn't have the means to protect it, as I had several other larger palms I wanted to keep healthy, so I said goodbye to it and gave it up for dead...and it appeared so as of last week, completely brown, so I planned to dig it out and replace with something else. I'm glad I waited, as today, I noticed this: It lives! It may not look like much, but here in Kansas, I'll take what I …
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My new palm
by palm789- 9 replies
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I recieved this,With nearly 90cm of trunk,its the biggest i bought,and had trouble lifting it,it looks like it flowered before will it again?i want to plant it but will be moving in a year to a bigger property as im expecting ,so it has to stay in the nursery pot,but will it do well in that pot for a year?will it grow equally as well as a small one in the ground,how often should i water a palm this big and fert it,im asking as all my other trachys are in the ground.thanks
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Texas Sabals, Little Giants
by Brian F. Austin- 16 replies
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Here are some Sabal Mexicanas(?) in Austin. I wanted to show how crazy long the petioles are. Much longer then the 35"-47" that wikipedia states, more like 144++" They seem to be most impressive at this size and perspective. I put the camera on a timer and added some fuzzy Doofus in the photos for scale. These are all from the Laguna Gloria Sculpture Park where they are growing near oaks and cypress. I have many of these growing from seed along with S. Uresana and S. Causiarum too. - thanks Joseph! I can only imagine what those will look like size-wise in the future. The sunny shot of the flowers is a week earlier than the shady one.
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Can Mule Palm get Fusarium like Syagrus?
by Sandy Loam- 15 replies
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As you know, Syagrus Romanzoffiana (queen palms) can fall into decline if they become infected with Fusarium Wilt. Yet, apparently, Butia Capitata (pindo palm) are resistant to Fusariium Wilt. When a Mule Palm hybrid is created from a Butia Capitata/Odorata and a Sygrus Romanzoffiana, does it retain the Fusarium resistance of the pindo palm or does it instead remain susceptible to Fusarium like a Syagrus Romanzoffiana? An expert opinion would be much appreciated, but I will welcome any speculative opinions as well. I have had other palms on my property get Fusarium Wilt (phoenix canariensis), so this is a concern for me. Thank you. I will look forward to your…
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Question about Phoenix Sylvestris
by Sandy Loam- 4 replies
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I am bringing this thread back to life from 2015 because I wanted to ask about a type of Phoenix Sylvestris that I have been seeing lately. Below is a sample photo taken in Gainesville, Florida. I have seen a lot of these in commercial plantings over the past year or so. They look like a regular Phoenix Sylvestris, but they have a slimmer than normal trunk, and fronds which are more yellow than usual. Am I mistaken? If not, could there be some element of hybridization going on here? If so, what exactly? Just curious - thanks.
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palm advice
by palm789- 9 replies
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im debating on buying a 8ft fortunei the thing is ill be moving in a year or so,can i keep it in the nursery pot until i move,will it be heavy to lift in nursery pot its in a 40liter pot
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So, we had a forecast of mid 20's with 20 mph winds. I have a lot of money and effort invested in my Bizzy so I decided I was going to build a greenhouse for it. 100$ of special ordered four hole pvc joints, pvc pipe, 1000 ft roll of shrink wrap, and 3 mil tarp. Spent the afternoon building and gluing together a 6'x8'x8' BEEFY pvc frame, covered it with tarp and used all 1000ft of shrink wrap around the whole thing. Put stakes in the ground and ran cord back and forth across the top until I was comfortable it was secure, stuffed some Christmas lights into it and quite happy with myself, went inside. The winds came at 10pm and I went out at 10:30 to check on my accomp…
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Palms for the uk
by palm789- 9 replies
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Is there any hardy palms besides trachy,chamaerops,phoenix,butia that are worth getting for the uk i live in south wales,i want a sabal minor and a washingtonia but i dont know if their a good choice
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A Survey of Palms in the UK
by martin_cummins- 2 replies
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Hi all,I am undertaking some research for my dissertation on the various palm species currently being grown in the UK. This is in partnership with the RHS and I will be producing distribution maps for each of the species included. This is currently and understudied area. I would really appreciate if you could take 10 minutes to complete the below survey if you grow palms outside in the UK. https://reading.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/palms-and-allies-in-uk-cultivationThanks and regards,Martin
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my new palm
by palm789- 0 replies
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Bought a small nova finally planted it today,are they really that fast,i wonder how big it will be this time next year
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Arecaceae
by GregVirginia7- 4 replies
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Anybody have any ideas for a Northern Virginia zone where the Arecaceae family is concerned? I tried an unknown garden variety one but with no success. I'm limited here but would like to round things out with a feather palm addition...so far, Trachy, needle, sabals McCurtain and brazoria and Mediterraneans are doing fine...any suggestions?
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Sabal palmetto spear pull
by Tom123- 4 replies
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Hello, I just received a 5gal sabal palmetto. It has pulled the spear, I treated w copper fungicide. Is sabal palmetto able to recover from spear pull at a young age, or any age?? I'm in 7b 8a . I got it when I bought the brazoria as he was going to throw out the palmetto. Thanks
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Translanting considerations for tillering palms
by Brian F. Austin- 3 replies
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When I looked at my 5 gal Sabal X Brazoriensis I noticed the small heel protruding from the soil. I didn't know too much about heels, but thought it was best to NOT prune it. But I'm not sure as far as transplanting goes... should the heel be left a certain distance above the soil level? I read to keep the top third of the heel above ground from palmpedia, but how do I even determine the top third without removing the soil around the roots? I'm new to growing palms and any general tips for transplanting would be greatly appreciated. Like mounding and basins and such. here's some links I was looking at: http://w3.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/Sabal/saxophone.html h…
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Hi, I'm Damien and a 30-year-old guy, and here is my first topic on this forum. I live in the North-East of France, close to the border with the very small country of Luxembourg, in an average-sized city called Thionville. To give you an idea of my climate, please rather search the bigger city of Metz on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metz#Climate. It's a semi-continental climate that is intermediate between a true Dfb humid continental climate (Moscow, Russia) and a true Cfb temperate oceanic climate (London, UK). My mother has recently moved in her newly-built house on the outskirts of the city and I convinced her to buy and plant a palm tree in he…
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yellow leaf tips
by palm789- 5 replies
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So i bought a chamaerops vulcano 3 weeks ago repotted it into ultra draining soil and pot with holes,since i watered it with 5 liters of water the rain came next day and hasnt stopped since and my once dark green leaves are turning yellow?is the watering and rain together causing root rot or somthing,should i cover the palm from the rain so it can dry out?i havent fed the palm anything as enought nutrients in the soil.please help
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Palm disaster
by Palm crazy- 20 replies
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Some sad news on my feather palms. Two months ago I started fertilizing four of my feather palms with blood meal. They show no sign of anything wrong, until this month when the weather finally got warm they started dying. (March & April well below average.) One of them the whole center died out, that was my only BxJ. All the rest have either solid center with total leaf gone on trunk and the others have center partly dying with good looking older leaves. I’m not sure what to think about this… my problem was fertilizing to early and then we never really got warm till early May. I’m not going to fertilize any other feather palms till early June. I think I’ve learn my le…
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Trashy Spear Fully Pulled
by PalmTreeDude- 8 replies
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Well... My Trachy spear pulled from the worst cold snap we have had here, the funny thing is my Butias, Mediterranean Fan Palm, and of course my Needle Palm are all thriving right now. I put most protection on the trachy and it is having the problem. The inner spear pulled but some fronds on the outside are green. Will it survive or is it likely dead?
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cold hardy Trachy Winter Behavior
by GregVirginia7- 3 replies
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Hello folks...I'm new here and had a question. This past winter, mild by any standard in Northern Virginia, however...we did have a couple 17 degree F. nights followed by below or near 32 degree F. Days... I noticed my Trachy's leaves folded up like a closed accordion at night but would open slightly during the day. Once the cold snap passed, they opened up as usual. My question: Is this a sign of dodging the bullet of death or is the folding up a natural, protective reaction that can be repeated in a normal No. Va. Winter?...this is it's 4th winter in ground and the first that it got too big to protect...all it got was an umbrella over the crown and a 50w spotlight on th…
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chamaerops in habitat
by palm789- 9 replies
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anyone got any nice pics to share of normal humilis and vulcano in their habitat in spain,italy, etc
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