COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Palm seeds
by ChicagoPalma- 5 replies
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Couldn't find the topic, so I remade it. Currently, I have transplanted a couple of my fake windmill palm tree seeds(either mexican or california fan palms) into bigger pots because of the roots. Anyways, everythings growing well besides the fact a seed decomposed and another rotted.
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So back in February I was all excited and ready to start planting things for the spring, and I purchased a "Jubaea Butia hybrid" from e-bay on impulse. Actually the listing was for "Yubaea/Jubaea Palms (part Butea)" I was a little hesitant on the ID of the plants for sale from the included photos, but I was one of the first people to bid on these and got a 10 gallon size (hybrid?) palm in the mail. I guess I wasn't too worried about the exact parentage of this plant, since I paid less for it (including shipping) than I would buying a 5 gallon size straight Butia from a local big box store. I don't think the seller realized how much it was going to be to ship a plant …
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Crown-shaft palms for Houston?
by Little Tex- 5 replies
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anything other than Chamaedorea radicalis or a royal or foxtail? maybe kings or rhopies?
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Waggie growth and temp
by palm789- 5 replies
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What is a waggies growthrate compared to a fortunei and what nighttime temperatures are we looking at to get some noticeable growth.I have one waggy 35cm of trunk 2 spears just slowly grown but take forever to open.if they do grow ultra slow I may buy a big one.
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Zilker Gardens February 18, 2022 Austin, Texas
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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Some recoveries some failures, too many to mention. But here are some pictures. Austin had 25 earlier this month. A fair amount of damage. 10 maybe 12F last February. Very warm spot south of the Skyline of Austin. I have grown to love their hardy cycad collection.
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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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Sago palm in zone 6a
by PashkaTLT- 1 follower
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Hello guys, Can sago palm grow well & healthy in 6a provided I will take it inside for winter? Last year my sago palm lost almost all its leafs, I don't know why. Maybe it just doesn't like this climate? It was doing ok inside, just growing super slowly, but then I put it outside last year this happened (see below). As you can see, only 3 leafs left Why could it happen? And what can I do to help it recover?
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Amazing Palm Survival
by WNCpalms- 5 replies
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This palm was 4' tall when it was planted in 2017; December 24, 2022 it went to -2 degrees in Saluda, NC. These are the new fronds as of July 2023 Picture below shows spear starting to emerge in Spring after head had been drenched with fungicide once the dead fronds were removed
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Deformed Butia fronds
by palmhort- 5 replies
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I have had a Butia capitata in a pot for over a year here in zone 7a, Central NJ. During the summers it sits on my back patio mostly in full sun. Suddenly last summer the fronds that were emerging were deformed, short, fuzed together and looked bad. I thought it was a nutrient deficiency so I applied slow release fertilizer during the summer with no luck. I watered more, I watered less, I put it in full sun, part shade...nothing has helped. Has anyone seen this before? I hope it outgrows this soon! Thanks!
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Chamaedorea hybridization
by Chester B- 1 follower
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Does anyone known if Chamaedorea radicalis and microspadix will hybridize? i have about 10 microspadix clumps already in the ground and will be planting out a large number of @DoomsDave radicalis that are ready to go in the ground this year.
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I'll be passing through Houston on I-45 soon. Is there anywhere in the area that sells any small sizes of jubaea (or jubaea hybrids), nannorhops, or trithrinax campestris? I know these aren't run-of-the-mill palms, but I thought I would ask anyway. Thanks.
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Livinstona chinensis at big box store
by frienduvafrond- 5 replies
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Found these in the houseplant section. They are still quite juvenile.
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Bloemfontein Palm Garden II
by Marius- 5 replies
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A recently completed addition to my garden in Bloemfontein. I planted three Trithrinax campestris & a Livistona decora. I'll add ground cover etc later.
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Salvaged Needle Palm in Cincinnati
by donofriojim1- 1 follower
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In my previous post, I showed how a local restaurant her in Cincinnati had some gorgeous old and established needle palms that were being removed without rhyme or reason. The restaurant had 1 surviving needle palm next to a pile of "dead ones". I reached out to the owners of the restaurant and asked if I could buy the remaining needle palm off of them. They actually said that I could just take it ! On top of that, I checked the pile of "dead palms" and I found some that showed some signs of life. I salvaged those as well to see if I can get them to recover. Here are some pictures of the salvaging of these palms and the largest one transplanted to its new home.
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trachys after very cold winter
by michigan steve- 5 replies
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this winter has been the worst i can remember since i was a little kid, countless in the negatives and low in the negative teens and even as low as negative 20 3 out of 5 of my trachys made it
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Anyone tracking Butia bonetti?
by VA Palmer- 2 followers
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I have searched the forums for bonetti, but haven't found much. I want to try zone pushing the most cold hardy Butia - which seems to be bonetti. On the greater web, I find one shop in Brittany, France that says that they will notify me if they get any in: Butia bonetti (achat-vente-palmiers.com)
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Hybrid Phoenix (reclinata x roebelenii)
by Phoenikakias- 5 replies
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I have potted up my young plants a couple of days ago, and from now on pot is about to remain constantly outdoors till to ground planting. Plants (at least one) while in cold frame took a look of roebelenii on steroids! But air humidity in the cold frame is higher and now plants have to cope with the lower humidity of open air. They will be fine but probably this will change to some extent their appearance. Anyway I found on this occasion a good opportunity to take some stills under natural day light, which capture their greenhouse look. Maybe in Florida with higher air humidity those hybrids would still retain this look...
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How close to a wall should you plant?
by smithgn- 5 replies
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This seems like a simple question due to the fact that all you'd need to consider is the spread of the palm tree you're planting... Yet, I'm wondering how close to a wall should you plant if you want your palm to feel the effects of a microclimate? For example, my robusta is planted 4 and a half feet away from the wall of my house that faces the south. In late afternoons, I can clearly feel the heat being dispersed from the bricks as it starts to cool outside. I'm now wondering if my robusta will feel the effects of this, come fall and winter? For added help, I've put red rocks (not lava rocks) around the base of my robusta. Should this help also? Or are the effects …
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Sabal Minor McCurtian?
by siege2050- 5 replies
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Hello, this Sabal grows on the campus of my College in Oklahoma z 7a, and gets zero noticeable burn during winter down to 0F that I can't see from just glancing at it. I suspect it is McCurtain since I am in Oklahoma and its on the College grounds. It just started blooming this year, and I waited all summer to see if anyone was going to collect the seed as I thought it might be an experiment since its in front of the science building. Unfortunately the seeds have started to disappear from animals so I went ahead and collected them as they would soon be all gone and no one seems interested. Any way to tell if its McCurtain? I wish I would have collected the seed earlier a…
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Windmill palm dying
by Naseer Uddin- 5 replies
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Hello, I transplanted a 5 footer windmill palm from ground to the pot. I used potting mix and some palm fertilizer when transplanting. One month into the pot I see the entire tree is yellowing and it has been outside in the yard, have gone thru some freezes in Atlanta GA here. Lower fronds started getting lower , almost close to the ground. I want to save this palm. What do you guys suggest? thanks!
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Location to plant Cycas Revoluta
by jwf1983- 5 replies
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I realize that Sagos tend to like partial sun/shade. I'm wondering what matters the most when planting Cycas Revoluta beyond it's traditional range: -Does the same logic apply Partial Sun/Partial Shade (4-6 hours of sunlight a day)? -Does full sunlight matter more in cooler climates (particularly during winter) to off-set more frequently cold temperatures? I realize the likely (negative) outcome of this, given my location near downtown Washington, DC., however I've had this particular specimen potted and outside year round for nearly 7 years now. Winter protection has only amounted to burlap overtop on the coldest nights or with frozen precip. …
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Storm's a comin'...
by Funkthulhu- 5 replies
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Gentlemen, (and Ladies) Yet again mother nature can't make up her mind. Later this week we've got another cold front moving through. Might get as low at 24 degrees. If you're a nut like me, you've got a lot of stuff in pots out on your deck already. When would you start feeling worried about leaving a R. rivularis (almost trunking) out in the cold? What about Christmas Palm seedlings? Veitchia? For that matter, what about a Sea Grape? Pineapple? Sago? All the temp data I can find seems to have too wide a margin of error for my comfort. -Erik Nebraska 5b
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Palm protection temperature fluctuations
by bgifford- 5 replies
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I got some questions regarding the Temperatures inside my Box protected Washy's. This is my first Winter protecting them. I'm using Thermo-cubes to turn the Lights on inside at 35. I have noticed that Temps inside go up to 58F when the lights are on and then drop back down all the way to 35 before the cycle repeats itself. Do these fluctuations harm the Palm? And if so, should I just leave the lights on inside (remove the Thermo-cube) when I know temps drop at night. I know heat does not hurt them, but I am concerned about the fluctuations inside. I was wondering if I leave the lights on, I have constant heat ( I can also put the lights on a Smart outlet t…
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In china central region palm trees
by ebornguo- 1 follower
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hi everyone my english isn’t good but i’m like palm trees, in my hometown,the winter is cold, maybe-10C/14F ,in five years,i withessed its growth. please everyone for me your comments
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Protection techniques
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 5 replies
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I am curious what sort of things people do to protect their palms. Unfortunately, the landscape we have is part of our livelihood since we're in the hospitality business, so we have to keep the stuff from getting any cosmetic damage. This means taking the proper measures to provide adequate protection during freezes, even for things like colocacias and other tender stuff that damages at around 33F. We run reflector propane heaters mounted in favorable locations but I am always curious to hear what other folks are using.
