COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Windmill Palm dead
by carolstropicals- 4 replies
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I am pretty sure my Windmill palm is dead. Actually I did it after a bad freeze. Didn't know I was supposed to leave the dead looking leaves on the palm. So this 8 to 10 foot palm trunk is still in the ground. What I want to know is if I can plant bromeliads on this trunk or will it eventually fall over. Anyone know the answer to this strange question. I've tried to search, but found nothing. Just how long can I expect this palm to stay upright ? Thanks, Carol
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Washingtonia dead? What do u guys think?
by Latinmtl67- 1 follower
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Hey guys, should i cut more? Is it dead? i drop peroxide on it. i live near Montreal, Canada
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Sabal Minor Frond Collapse
by GregVirginia7- 4 replies
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Any lessons on Sabal fronds collapsing? This one is growing in Bethany Beach, DE and has been in ground for about 4-years...seems very healthy...new growth fronds are huge...any advise appreciated...just want to rule in or out any nutritional deficiencies...they collapse at the petiole...most other fronds seem strong.
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Washingtonia Robusta and Filifera Flowering
by GardnerDylan6a- 4 replies
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What time of year does W. Filifera or Robusta flower and produce seed?
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Please help: needle palm spear pull
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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The first picture shows the newest spear on one of two pups on my needle palm suddenly is no longer green. I pulled on it and it slip up about an inch or two. The second picture shows the some of the leaves of the main plant and the other pup are still green. What should I do. I planted this in April (main plant and two pups all in the same 15 ish gallon pot) and all three plants produced new spears during the summer. Two weeks ago I I put down a little fertilizer that I had used twice before in the growing season (mid autumn fertilizer for needles in this zone is supposed to be helpful) added a couple of inches of black hardwood mulch around the plant being careful …
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Summer U.K. growth
by Jamil Habib- 4 replies
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Hi Folks, Hope you all enjoyed a great summer of palm growing. I was just curious if everyone enjoyed great growth with the hot summer we had. My palms are still pushing out new frond in October…… here’s a view of my garden, SE UK. Would love to see everyone’s palms…. particularly pinnate and hybrid palms. IMG_0813.MOV
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My Zone 7a potted palms.
by steve617- 4 replies
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Bismarckia, Robusta, Fortunei which is planted and my Pindo.
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Trachycarpus fortunei - Drought Stress?
by CTX Palm King- 4 replies
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I’ve been growing various palms for some time and have never seen this before. Y’all think this is drought stress? Once I realized it was doing this I immediately watered it and it has not helped. Thanks!
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Queen Arikury Mix?
by P. Hightower- 2 followers
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Greeting! New to the site so hope this is the right place... I'm looking for palms to start adding privacy and came across this palm at a local nursery. The owner was a bit vague on the specs and name so I was hoping somebody might have some insight. Ever heard of a Queen Arikury Mix? Quoted as cold hardy. Looks great. Super wide and deep green. Can't find anything close on the web aside from a Parrot Palm but the palm in question is not small in statue by any means. Cheers!
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I'm still learning how to differentiate between the date species but I assume these are CIDP? Sylvestris?
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Growing a Canary in 7a (and Hi it’s my first post)
by PalmMcCartney (Zone 7a)- 4 replies
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Greetings, IPS! I’m a new user here .. and SO excited to have found PalmTalk :-) For the last 15 months I’ve been zealously growing my first outdoor palm!.. a Phoenix canariensis in the mountains of Western North Carolina (2000+ altitude) Zone 7a. So far the trunk has been growing steadily! But keeping this palm happy has taken some strategizing... Last winter, I wrapped the trunk in xmas lights (clear 25W incandescent) followed by a complete layer of Agribon frost wrap which acted as a insulating blanket, keeping IN the heat from the lights. The string was also on a timer which came on each evening around sunset, and I maintained this system for the entire…
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Are these yatay seeds?
by BeyondTheGarden- 4 replies
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These don't seem to match what palmpedia has listed. I bagged them up in perlite and hydroton, and some others in peatmoss/hydroton. Keeping them in the growbox around 85f, and another batch on a heat pad. Got these off ebay FWIW. Top pic is mine, the bottom two pics are from palmpedia.
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Trachycarpus problems
by palmtreedance- 4 replies
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I replanted this tree in September the 1st 2021 in the beginning it grew fine. Even now it’s growing it’s pods and the rest of the leaves seem fine only in the middle fonds. As new ones come out they are brown and green with the leaves being brown. Any suggestions please. Thanks FullSizeRender.MOV
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Cat palm variation
by thyerr01- 4 replies
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I made an interesting observation this morning at my local Home Depot. They had just received some new pallets of Majesty and Cat which were still partially wrapped and all looked perfectly normal. These were to replace their current stock which had clearly been left outside during our recent two-night freeze in Houston and looked pretty rough - except for two Cat palms. These two had no apparent cold damage and also looked quite different, being noticeably shorter and had fatter stems. They certainly weren't new as the soil in the pots looked old and they were mixed amongst the other old stock. I figured I'd roll the dice on these two. Out of curiosity I stopped by ano…
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Are these sabal minor? Idaho palm sighting
by ColdBonsai- 4 replies
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I've known about these plants in an empty field near a garden center in Boise for awhile now. Nothing mind blowing but still cool to see.. Looks like a few of them produced seed this year too. Bonus pics of some cannas that look to have naturalized and taken over the same area. Plants have been here at least 5 years or so, probably longer.
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When to plant
by bgifford- 4 replies
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Hello everyone. I finally decided to plant some of my Palms this year here in zone 6b. I have some Trachycarpus fortunei and Washingtonia Robusta that I want to plant. Having seen others in lower zones have success protecting theirs I thought I should do ok here. So my question is: When should I plant? Meaning should I go by certain temps or once the risk of a frost has past. Thanks B
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My tallest Trachy
by WSimpson- 1 follower
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Here's my Tallest Trachy . It's a female . I thought males grew faster , maybe due to the fact that they don't use energy to produce seed ? OK , I'm lying , I wanted everyone to see my Yucca rostrata . I hope I don't get in trouble by the Palm Society authorities , but that female Trachy was a tiny little plant from PDN about 16 years ago . Wow , time sure flies ! Will
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Not a 9a palm
by Tropicdoc- 1 follower
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Jubutiagrus…. A zone 9a palm butia x parajubaea…. A zone 9a palm beccariophoenix alfredii…. Not a 9a palm thinking of putting it out of its misery…..
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Windmill palm bristles bending (Charlotte, NC)
by charlotte palm guy- 1 follower
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I live in Charlotte and the most recent couple of fonds that have popped up on my Windmill Palm have bent bristles. All bristles are bent about half way up on new fonds. The tree was planted about 2 years ago and grew like crazy last summer. It’s about 8 feet tall from base to top of fonds. Is the bending normal? Why all the sudden are the coming in bent? It seems fine otherwise and is next to house in partial sun. Maybe due to cold weather we have had?
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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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4 o'clocks forest is taking over the palms....if you could see them in order they are Trachycarpus Manipur (Naga Hills) T.Latisectus, T.takil, T.Oreophilus and a T.Princeps...the other 2 Trachys hidden in this picture are T.Wagnerianus x T.Princeps and a small T.Geminisectus. should say 4 o'clocks above I can take a pic of those 2 if anyone is interested. Does anyone else grow Colocasia "Thai giant"? Right now the biggest leaf is close to 3' and may put out a 5' long leaf by summers end if no storms or wind damage. I will try and find a pic of last years and add it at the end.. Sorry about the picture quality, not a good camera. The "Madaga…
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Frost in Southern California in April???
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 1 follower
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Our neighborhood here in Riverside got a nice dose of frost this Morning. Roofs are covered with white. It's April, what the heck? I looked up Central California and even up there there was no frost. That's rather late in the year to see the white stuff.
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trachycarpus growing slowly
by palm789- 4 replies
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Hi my biggest windmill is growing slowly compared to my other 2,i have a smaller one putting out 4 spears and already opened a fan it was planted a year ago, i put another in a pot and had to repot again as put wrong soil and still growing like wildfire, but my bigger one even though being planted is growing ultra slow (it was planted end of april).is it because of the extreme weeks of of constant rain and low temperatures?it was so cold i had to put my heating on.temperatures latly are 11degrees C daytime and 8 upto 11degrees night time.what you guys think
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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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Needle or dwarf palmetto
by Landasaw- 4 replies
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So I have a place in my yard protected area zone 7A Hendersonville Tennessee. After a heavy rain there is sometimes standing water. Takes it a little longer to drain, but a palm would look good there so I was wondering about the various cultivars of dwarf palmetto and needle. Which one is tolerant of wet conditions and cold hardy?
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