COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Beccariophoenix Alfredii (Cold hardy Coconut) in NC
by Palmy Pal- 1 follower
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I have been growing this Beccariophoenix Alfredii here in North Carolina. It is currently 2 years old and grown from seed. So far this palm has done amazing for me. I keep it outside most of the time but whenever there is an unusual temperature dip or cold front I put it in the greenhouse (since it is still young). Once this palm gets big enough I plan on planting it in the ground with mild protection during the winter. Where I live it is very rare for it to get below 20f and it has not dropped that low in many years. So with the right precautions I know this will work. I successfully grew a 4(?) year old one here with no protection throughout two winters but I lost this…
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Beccariophoenix Alfredii Hybrid
by defa- 1 follower
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I would like to know if anyone is aware of possible crosses between Beccariophoenix and other cocoids. they told me that such crossings exist in California and Florida
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Beccariophoenix alfredii in Israel
by Yossik- 1 follower
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Hi, This is my Beccariophoenix alfredii in Tel Aviv area, Israel. It easily survived 3 winters already, with minimum temp at 8 degrees celcius at winter, and max temperature at 34 degrees celcius at summer. Leaves are perfect and healthy, no cold or heat damage at all. Amazing coconut look alike !!!!!! I am soooo haaaaappy !!!!!
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Beccariophoenix Alfredii Planted Zone 9b Orlando
by PlantDaddy- 1 follower
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I finally purchased the Beccariophoenix Alfredii here in Orlando Fl. I can’t wait to see how this beautiful palm responds in zone 9b.
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Beccariophoenix alfredii survivors in Texas??
by ExperimentalGrower- 1 follower
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Anyone in Texas growing B. alfredii have any significant survival stories to report?
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Beccariophoenix madagascariensis/alfredii
by jfrye01@live.com- 1 follower
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I've been doing some research on these palms, and have found they may be a nice substitute for a coco in my 6B/7A yard...anyone grown one of these?? Based on your experience, which is better? Or would the Parajubea torallyi be a better bet? Thanks!
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Been a long time.... But..... Question
by epicure3- 1 follower
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I used to live in coastal socal. I've even hosted a PSSC event. Probavaly been 10 years since I've posted. I now live in Plano, TX. Got my first Sabal Palmetto sourced here but came from Louisiana. The soil here is a black clay, Houston black clay I believe. Planted it today. It is very mucky and black. Any input on what I should do during the spring and summer months to get it established quickly? They say to water 3 times a week but it is wet and mucky with thunderstorms this week.
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Before and After
by GregVirginia7- 5 replies
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Don’t talk much about my Needle palm but it’s really grown into a nice three larger, two smaller clump of trunks...three trunks are about 12” and the other two are smaller but it’s gone from about a 3’ high by 2’ wide in-ground experiment in 2014 to a 5x 5 picture of health today...what a fantastic cold hardy palm. Aside from a bit of protection its first winter, it’s faced every winter on its own. Surprisingly, the main trunk died a couple years after planting but the suckers prospered... First winter: Somewhere in the middle: To present: Anyway, sitting at the base of a slight slope, it gets a fair share of runoff and…
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Before and After
by Chester B- 2 followers
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I know people like before and afters. I was looking through pictures and tried to recreate some of the older ones. Before pictures were from April 25, 2018. After pictures taken today August 1, 2019 15 months of growth.
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My Washy before and after 17F the morning of December 26th . It will continuee to get more bronzed in the next week . It's frond hardy to 24F and trunk hardy to probably 15F but it has seen 16F unprotected .
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Before and after photos...
by fr8train- 2 replies
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I've recently picked up a new bike, and I've been riding around the area snapping photos, and that made me wonder how the palms I'm seeing made it through the big freeze of 2021. Then I looked further back and I was surprised at just how fast these can grow, especially given how terrible the soil is in this area (Boerne/Fair Oaks Ranch). The first palm is 2024 vs 2011. The second is 2023 vs 2016! It's very impressive how fast Sabals can grow here. Feel free to add your own photos too.
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Before Palmagaeddon: Austin TX Edition
by DreaminAboutPalms- 1 follower
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Wanted to make this to show what is possible in 8B Austin TX after going a few decades without single digits. Also when I got into palms was curious to see pics before the 80's blasts and was unable to find any, so thought this would be cool to have
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Before the storm
by Tropicdoc- 1 follower
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Documenting my priceless palms (butia x parajubaea) to remember them in case they get uprooted by Ida.
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Before/After Growth Thread!
by erikpeterson80- 1 follower
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Hey everyone! My favorite part of reading through these threads is seeing the initial planted picture and then a picture year's later with the palms growth. I was figuring we could gather up a before/after thread for some inspiration coming into the spring season! I posted this in the cold hardy section as I'm in zone 7 so it's more my speed, but any before/after pics in your yard are welcome
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Below zero temps :(
by michigan steve- 3 replies
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We have had one of the coldest winters on record here, Have had many nights below zero. I dont think all my young trachys will be alive this spring
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Best Cold Hardy Livistona 1 2 3 4
by ZPalms- 2 followers
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What is the best Livistona, hybrid or not to zone push in 8a?
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Best Cold Hardy Palm Topic Ever
by PALM MOD- 27 replies
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That title was just a trick to get you guys to read this message. Doesn't anyone read the pinned topics? There have been 8 topics so far in this new forum, and only 3 have been tagged. Please fill in the "Topic Tag" that appears after the "Topic Title" when you start the topic. As I have mentioned on several occasions, if you don't, and we close this forum in the future, all the topics without tags will be lost among all the other regular palm topics. If you tag them as "Cold Hardy" they will always be easily available in a separate Cold Hardy list.
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Best Collection of Cold-Hardy Palms?
by JasonD- 19 replies
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For a long time I've considered Dick Douglas's garden in Walnut Creek, California, as the best garden of cold-hardy palms in California, or at least Northern California. Of gardens I've seen it hits the sweet spot as the most beautifully designed and the one that contains the most cold-hardy species. Most of his palms tolerate or regrow from temperatures below 22F. What other really important gardens comprising all cold-hardy palms are out there? In California? In the Southeast USA? The Mediterranean? East Asia? Australia?
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Best Cycad for wet 8A 1 2 3 4
by ZPalms- 3 followers
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I’ve been wanting a cycad but I’m unsure what would perform the best through frost and full sun. I was thinking of cycas revoluta as it’s widely accessible but is their anything hardier or noticeable?
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Best cycads for San Antonio/Hill Country?
by fr8train- 1 follower
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I live just outside of San Antonio, but it gets a bit colder here than in the city itself. I believe it's zone 8b, maybe even 8a, whereas San Antonio I think is 9a for the most part, with many microclimates. I see the standard cycas revoluta everywhere, and they defoliate but then come back. I was wondering what other trunking cycads might make it here in this climate? I'm not nearly as familiar with cycads as I am with palms, and even with palms I'm learning a lot. What do you all think?
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Best fertilizer for Queen palm
by MarcusH- 1 follower
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With so many different fertilizer what's the best fertilizer you guys recommend for someone with clay loam soil ? I've heard Queens love manganese,iron and potassium.
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Best fertilizer for yellow fonds
by Bill Nanaimo- 1 follower
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I have 9 palm trees all are 7-8years old have been in the ground for 2-3 years, 8 of 9 are doing well this winter on Vancouver island but one has yellow fonds, almost all of fonds on it are yellow, hard to get good fertilizer so I’ll have to get it on Amazon any recommendations on what to get ?
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Best fertilizer?
by nanaimowill- 8 replies
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What’s the best fertilizer out there for yellowing fonds. In the Oregon Washington area weather wise
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As we're going through another year of unprecedented heat and drought events here in Texas and elsewhere, I worry such events will become more frequent and will also have to become a consideration for planting palms. What palms could tolerate these conditions? I am mostly interested in those who don't support plants with supplemental water, or at least not much. Here's my impression thus far (the short version) after having gone through the 2022 drought (3 months of 100+ max temps with no rain) and being at the tail end (hopefully) of another record-breaking furnace-like summer in 2023. Note that I have no irrigation system and (also given the poor quality of water …
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Best kinda bark mulch ?
by Bill Nanaimo- 1 follower
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I’m planting a couple of 5-6 year old palm trees today what’s your kinda bark mulch to put at the base of it
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