COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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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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Transplant Shock on Needle Palm
by BigBilly- 15 replies
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I don't think my needle palm has transplant shock but I was wondering, What would the symptoms be if it did get transplant shocked, i planted it on the 29th of July and it's been a week now.
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Transplant shock.
by Alex Zone 5- 3 replies
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So I'm thinking about moving my trachycarpus closer to my pool. How long will it be in shock 🤔 can I expect it to grow at all? So far we are having seasonal temperatures and it has been slowly pushing new growth. Thanks for your reply in advance.
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Transplant shock(not)
by John Derek- 4 replies
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Be Leary of buying plants online with promises of a guarantee. I got this one as a Christmas present from an online seller in Georgia. I received two and must admit they looke pretty bad and appeared burnt. I kept them inside protected from the cold winter temps. In less than one month one appeared dead. I asked for my guarantee to be honored and Tytyga said in six months this one would be fine. So no replacement! I won’t buy another palm from anyone else but Joe in Texas.
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Transplant Success (Trachy)
by ColumbusPalm- 3 replies
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I am in awe of how large the Waggie is… the root ball came up perfectly with really healthy roots. I’m taking it with me to the new house, listing soon in Columbus. I got too attached to it lol. Honorable mentions - Yucca rostrata and Sabal minor. Wish I could take them all! Nate
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Transplant while flowering
by NWpalms@206- 1 follower
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Prepping to plant my chamaerops, and noticed it’s putting out it’s first flower! is it ok to plant in ground during that time or should I wait until after flowering, later in summer? Thanks for any advice
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Transplanted those 8 footers last week. There is 4 of them. Only one still looks green and the other 3 are turning brown. Anything I should be worried about other than transplantation shock. It’s pretty warm here in New Mexico. I water them with a hose every morning and irrigation in the evening.
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Hello, I recently had to have three 18+ year-old windmill palms transplanted from their original locations. Two seem to be doing fine so far, but one has fronds yellowing and browning at a very fast rate. It's definitely a lot faster than the natural slow yellowing and browning process they typically have. It had nothing but green fronds a few weeks ago and now has a bunch of yellow and brown. I'm not sure if it's stress, lack of nutrients, too much or too little watering, or something else but haven't found a definitive answer in my searches. I would love some advice to save this beauty. I'm just north of Atlanta, GA in Zone 7. Photos included. Thank you in a…
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Transplanting a C. Humilis Cerifera
by Keys6505- 1 follower
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I was offered this pretty good sized Cerifera with the caveat that I have to remove it myself ASAP. This thing sailed through 15 degrees with zero damage so I'm all over it (it's also much more blue in person). So barring any rain I'll probably try to get this done tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. Does anyone have any tips for transplanting a Chamaerops? This one seems to be almost entirely shade grown so I'm assuming I'd have to protect it from the sun until it starts to recover? A few threads I found on the topic seemed to just fade off without any resolution. Any help would be appreciated!
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pheonix Transplanting a Volunteer
by yabazid- 6 replies
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So about 7 years ago I was just walking around the house enjoying some dates I got from Abu Dhabi, UAE. Probably al khalas dates, but I am not sure because I got a few kinds. Anyhow this bad boy popped up and I never actually gave it any attention, as I never expected a date palm from such a very hot desert country to grow and make it here. Its right next to the garage door and it keeps scratching the cars, so its tied up now until the spring or early summer when I transplant it. Its growing on the west side of the house, so only gets sun in the afternoon.
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Transplanting large trachycarpus fortunei
by andyc209- 2 followers
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Just moved a large trachycarpus fortunei with 15ft trunk from a garden with heavy clay soil to our garden which has good rich soil for 2ft then sand. When we dug up the tree the root ball was not that big (we did not cut it in any way) so i am worried about its survival. So far i have dug out and re-planted within 48 hours, attached ropes to support it in any wind, watered very well straight after planting and added some palm specific mix to the water. I have heard it may be a good idea to remove leaves to prevent shock, how many should i leave on the tree? Thought it would need the leaves for energy? Also given the roots where only exposed for 48 hours will they die bac…
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Transplanting Nannorrhops ritchiana
by Alberto- 7 replies
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Today I visited a nursery (VPA in Porto Amazonas , st Paraná in south Brazil) which has a lot of Nannorops ritchiana, but planted in the ground. They seem to be tricky to transplant. Does somebody have positive experience transplanting this palm? Thanks!
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Transplanting Needle Palm?
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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Last April I planted a good sized 7 or 10 gallon needle palm. This spring I would like to move it to another location for purely aesthetic reasons. I hear palms in general do not like to be transplanted. What are the chances I could damage the plant by moving it. Are there any specific things I should do when transplanting? Thanks
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Transplanting Pindos
by DAVEinMB- 1 follower
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How well do pindos transplant? I regularly check craigslist for people selling palms and this guy popped up.
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Transplanting S. palmetto seedlings
by Manalto- 5 replies
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These two seedlings appeared at the base of my Sabal palmetto. I realize that they're slow growers but I like the look of young sabals, especially when grown in a little shade, (and the price is right) so I'd like to move them. Two questions: Do they look to you like S. palmetto seedlings (and not another species delivered by birds)? What's the best method and timing for moving them?
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Transplanting Saw Palmetto
by Joe NC- 3 replies
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I have a silver saw palmetto that I planted in too much shade. It is surviving here in Z8a but not thriving. It is also getting swallowed up by the surrounding much more vigorous vegetation. I would like to move it to a location with much more sun. Do they transplant well?
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Trapping Heat and Humidity with plastic
by ZPalms- 9 replies
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So I have my sabal enclosed with this fence but I was thinking because I have a plastic tarp, Would it be ok if I cover the fence with the plastic tarp and trap heat and humidity or would it cause any bad effects or bacteria on the palm or will it just be a greenhouse?
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Trashy Spear Fully Pulled
by PalmTreeDude- 2 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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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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Treating fungus with Lysol
by glasalle- 2 replies
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I covered my Washingtonia robustas with garbage cans to protect them from a 14F cold snap. I was out of town and left them in place too long. The leaves and spears have fungal growth on them. The spears looks partially dead, but has about 3 inches of green coming out of trunk. The dead part has fungus on it. I was worried about the fungus descending down the spears, so sprayed them with Lysol. Now I'm wondering if that was advisable.
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Treatment after a hard freeze or ice event
by Advective- 1 follower
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My palms have become too large or too thorny to wrap the spear leaf before a bad weather event. I'm going to use a hairdryer where the spear emerges after the precipitation stops but would pouring something in the spear be beneficial? Hydrogen peroxide? Daconil? Other?
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Treatment and Recovery
by NWpalms@206- 1 follower
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I wanted to start a post on the treatments and recoveries of everyone’s various palms that took a hit in December. I had 3 spear pulls, and know others did too. Who’s palms pulled? How was it/they treated (specifics)? and follow ups appreciated going forward. Myself had a Butiagrus, and 2 of Frank Lewis Super mules. TREATMENT: treated with 3% peroxide, allowed that to set in for an hour or two then wicked out the water with paper towel. Followed by copper fungicide, filled the open spear holes and let sit 2 hrs. Then again wicked out the moisture. Been repeating this every 2-3 days. Happy to report that the Butiagrus is already pushing new green spear. After only 2 weeks!…
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Tree fern
by Jimhardy- 3 replies
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Not a palm but kind of looks like one, here is the Cyathea Cooperi.
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Tree Ferns
by Rothbardian1- 19 replies
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I know this is a palm forum, but I was hoping I could hear some of your experiences with tree ferns; specifically in zone 8b-9a. I've read a lot of mixed reviews from people that have grown them in my hardiness zone. I think it gets almost too hot for them here. Most people, I understand, grow them in the shade down here. But then I've read where some a little further south from my area grow them in full sun. Some people claim they retain their fronds during brief freezing temperatures, and others say it can't get below freezing or they will lose their fronds. I know they will survive, but how well will they grow with temperatures will into the high 90'…
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Tree ID
by NWpalms@206- 2 followers
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I know it’s not a palm or exotic but some of y’all know your stuff, someone recognize this tree? Was given to me neglected and unlabeled but I like it just need it’s size and info for spot selection. Thanks!
