COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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New Sabal Louisianas!
by LasPalmerasDeMaryland- 7 replies
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My 3 new Sabal Louisiana’s have finally arrived! I put them in these pots to hold them over until March/April. They were shipped bare-root which concerns me somewhat. Have y’all had any experience with bare-root shipped palms? Also, how should sabals be planted? What type of soil is the best?
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4 years before and after.
by Chester B- 7 replies
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How time flies.
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Anyone's windmill flowering?
by palm789- 7 replies
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Is it too early or is there any windmill palms starting to put out flower buds, I keep checking mine and nothing yet, photos are welcome thanks
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Zone 4/5 Trachycarpus(Montreal)
by Alex Zone 5- 2 followers
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Decided to have a look-see at the windmill. No snow since late December, temperature in the upper 40. Not bad for February, next week is a different story..... This will be it's 3rd winter in ground. 25x Xmas c9///thermocube///frost cloth.
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I live in south-central Pennsylvania in a (northern state USA) zone 6b. I mention "northern state" because we experience extended periods of cold temps in winter and do not receive much relief from milder spells being mixed in, like a "southern state" zone 6b might. Those milder spells in winter could help a palm recover from a brief dip to very cold temps. Here, snow may fall and stay on the ground for up to a month without melting. Some years, the soil is frozen for weeks in shaded areas and occasionally winter days do not rise above 14 F (-10 degrees C), although this is rare. The coldest nighttime temperature I have observed over the past 15 years is -5 degrees F…
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Seedling Sabals
by Fallen Munk- 7 replies
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Just sharing a photo of some seedling Sabal. Prior to the Texas deep freeze, @DallasPalms sent me some seeds from a few local sabals. I got them in December and they are now at the three strap leaf phase. Not bad for Oregon grown, but it's been a very hot summer. I've labeled them palmetto and causiarum just to differentiate them, but that's just a pure guess because they are probably hybrids of some sort. I can't thank DallasPalms enough for sending the seeds. The germination rate was phenomenal compared to seeds I've gotten from other sources.
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majesty surprise
by PANGEA EXPRESS- 1 follower
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I was pretty surprised to see these majesty palms growing in Healdsburg (northern california) and doing so well. The lows in the winter gets around 18 and they do not have any protection. These palms are alot hardier than what people give them credit for. 2 more
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New palm planter
by Love them palms- 2 followers
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Here's an Idea for pallets by a hot tub.contains a Blue Moroccan, CIDP, parajubea, Bird of Paradise,Waggie,Chamaedorea radicalis. Mukilteo wa zone 8b
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Stones and Stone Mulch
by Leelanau Palms- 1 follower
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In many of the pictures on Palmtalk, I see rings of stones around the base of palms, as well as stone/gravel mulchs used in a circle around palm trunks. Esthetics/looks are always a factor, but I wonder if there is a functional role for these stones beyond a simple, attractive (moisture retaining, weed suppressing) mulch, such as heat retention. Would love to hear what y'all have to say.
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Canary Island date palm clean up..
by Hutch- 7 replies
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After the recent cold blast I had lows of 21 , 26, 23...in consecutive nights with highs 40 to 44...it looked kinda ragged so I did heavy trimming to make it look good again...
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CIDP frond problems
by Jtee- 7 replies
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Sometimes I’m reminded why palms can be a pain in the butt. If it’s not one thing it’s another it seems. I’ve been noticing my date palms fronds have been developing spots on the older fronds. Some of the fronds with spots are only 2 months old. It’s growing just fine but I think it’s not feeling 100 percent. I fed it palm gain about two months ago. what does this look like? Fungal?
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Windmill Palm fronds bending
by Palmlover_78- 7 replies
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Hey are the fronds on a windmill suppose to do this? I thought they stay fully erect...Thanks
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix
by tjwalters- 1 follower
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A few pictures of my second largest needle palm growing in MD, z7a on the northwest corner of the garage. Planted as a small palm about 12 years ago. In the past my largest needle has produced many viable seeds, but in recent years my needles have been producing only male flowers. This year this palm has produced a few seeds. Note the old male flowers around the fruits. Most folks think needles are either male or female, but they can produce male, female and hermaphroditic flowers on the same plant.
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Would These Survive a Zone 7a/7b Winter?
by PalmTreeDude- 7 replies
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If i were to plant these in the ground right now, which gives them all summer to grow, would they make it through our Virginia zone 7a/7b Winter?
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Hey guys and gals, A little background: At the beginning of my palm fascination I purchased from a big box store what was labeled as a sabal minor. I took it home and found a good spot that gathers a lot of water near the mailbox. Later that winter we got a bad ice storm and temperatures somewhere in the low 20's if I remember correctly. The "sabal minor" near the mailbox was completely fried. I thought it was from the FreezePruf I applied earlier that day but still, there's no way a s. minor would burn like that. Here's the thread on that (with pictures, too) >>> Aftermath of the Cold/Pimp Slap (Pictures) - COLD HARDY PALMS - PalmTalk Aft…
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Canary Leaf Opening
by ahosey01- 7 replies
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Wondering if it is normal for my canary palm to open its leaves very slow. I don't know much about palms yet. This was taken Saturday morning: And this was taken about 10 minutes ago: That leaf that is opening pretty much looks the same in both pictures. Is that normal? When my Phoenix dactylifera opens a new leaf, it takes about 4 days from the first sign of opening until it is fully opened.
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Few braheas
by akaranus- 7 replies
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Among the best palms for cooler climate gardens. They all saw 3 nights down to -8C in 2017 at my place. Brahea armata, edulis, nitida, super silver, dulcis blue and acuelata. Armata is the fastest, and acuelata slowest.
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Yucca Rostrata
by Jamie F- 7 replies
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I have a Yucca Rostrata, as seen in the pic. I am concerned that it could split where each head splits. What can I do to reinforce the tree to prevent that from happening? Whether it happens through high winds, or from snow weighting it down in the winter. Will take any suggestions.
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Here is my Sabal Minor McCurtain seedling and I'm wondering when can I expect to see split fronds. As you can see the newest spear looks like it will produce a split frond. There is a total of 5 compete leaves and one has actually popped off so there would have been six.
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Trachy
by Ltapia- 7 replies
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Is it too late too plant a small trachy is it too hot we’re in the 90s dry heat ?
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Trachy Growth in Maine
by Brandon James- 1 follower
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Trachy growth is the average of about a foot each year here. Planted in full sun and covered during winter months to avoid access moisture. Last winter we had lows of 0-5 degrees on a few occasions. above was last October the present hight compared to the window shutter. Measured 11 inches.
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Cycad has the blues
by Paradise Found- 7 replies
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My cycad hasn't flushed in two years. Is there anything I can do to make it flush this spring/summer? It's a taitungensis x guizhouensis.
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In short, a dry climate with little rain, with temperatures of -8 °C in winter and high in summer. Many hours of sunshine. Which one do you think can survive with better conditions? Charts with values from 2 previous years. Salamanca/Castilla y León/Spain Thanks.
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5F Survivors
by NCFM- 7 replies
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Well summer is finally coming to an end and I'm pretty happy with how my in-ground palms (and other plants) recovered from the deep freeze we got here back during December. According to Weather Underground it got down to 5f in my town the night of December 24th. Thankfully the rest of the winter was fairly mild, but that low was by far the worst I've seen since the crazy freeze event of 2018. I protected my Butia thoroughly, but the rest were on their own. It was interesting to see how some palms did better than others of the same species, I guess due to microclimates in my yard and/or genetics. Here are some examples of the damage in mid-February and how they l…
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Hello folks... I live in Salem Oregon, USDA Zone 8b. I made my first trip to Raintree tropical nursery this morning. I took some cash and my checkbook. I was not sure what I wanted, but I hoped that I could buy some larger palms, rather than some in one gallon pots. I am 73 years old, so I don't have thirty or forty years to plant a smaller palm and watch it grow. I met Steve and what a nice person he is. I ended up with a 5 gallon Trachycarpus wagnerianus, and a five gallon Sabal minor. I told Steve I would be back when I had more money. I wanted to buy a larger Jubaea chilensis & maybe a Butia odorata/capitata. But the size of pa…
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