COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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The Trunking Sabal Minors of New Hanover County, NC
by frienduvafrond- 3 replies
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Thee Washingtonia Filifera of Wilmington, NC
by frienduvafrond- 2 followers
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There will be damage
by SailorBold- 10 replies
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Wow.. Currently getting the worst winter storm all season.. this one is a strong one. So far 3-4 inches of snow.. 1 day below freezing.. They are forecasting rain on the end of it.. and a high near 50 tomorrow. Nada was protected. My washingtonias started growth mode... eeeg
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they call me yellow melllow.
by Palmlover_78- 1 reply
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Hey Guys, I was wondering what exactly is going on with my Trachy, is this natural Frond dye off, or is it something i should be really concerned about? Thanks a lot
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Thick trunk (Jubaea x Butia)
by swolf- 4 followers
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Most of the Jubaea x Butia F1 are thick-trunked (if this base has fully expanded). Not to west.coast, pure Jubaea proportions of course. Early indications in loosened leaf bases make me think this cross will eventually present a clean truck. A few more vertical feet would probably make for an optimal ‘specimen palm’. What do you think? I’ll need a professional partner with the right equipment/experience to handle such heavy palms. Standard 5 ft. shovel leaned against trunk. This palm has more recurving fronds than some of the others.
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thickest Dypsis Decipiens trunk ever: in photos
by Sandy Loam- 8 replies
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I just noticed the following photos in Palmpedia of a Dypsis Decipiens with a trunk wider than the man standing beside it: http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/File:DDD1.JPG The tree is apparently in Brisbane. I also recall seeing a photo of a car parked near a Dypsis Decipiens, and the tree made the car look small. Now I am wondering if my Dypsis Decipiens needs more room to grow than it has in its current location. In any case, please post your photos of the fattest dypsis decipiens trunks on the planet.
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Thin Trunks
by ahosey01- 3 replies
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Looking for some recommendations on palms that can take the desert heat and sun and cold down to the 20s, but also have skinny trunks. Only thing I can think of is W. robusta - which I am absolutely unable to find in pure form. Any other suggestions? I have a couple spots that are kind of narrow, so I’d like to fill in with something.
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Thinking for the future cold fronts
by byuind- 9 replies
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Living in Northeast FL, i do have to contend with the occasional cold snap. This particular year was brutal as we all know and it really made me think about putting some of my ingenuity to good use. I am currently in the hypothesis stage, and working to build a plan for the future on how to heat and protect the palms that I have that are cold susceptible. But as much as that is important to me, so is protecting the curb appeal of my home. I want to create a system (or systems) that allow for the further protection of the tree(s) foliage as much as the heart. In a perfect world I could wrap every specimen with xmas lights and burlap and probably do just fi…
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Raleigh is located in zone 7b but just over the line from 8a. I know some folks have unsuccessfully tried Butias here but wondering if anyone has tried the Jubaea X Butia hybrid? I believe that is supposed to be hardier than the Butia.
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This could be fun. Dwarf mule
by buffy- 1 follower
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I have a blooming Butia matogrossensis a few feet away from a blooming Syagrus camplyospatha. Could be a fun dwarf mule.
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This is bad. Ft. Worth is having rotating outages. 1 2 3
by WestCoastGal- 3 followers
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Just read a post from a fellow member on another forum who lives in the Ft. Worth area. Said his outdoor temp was at 6F and their utility was saying rotating outages were starting and asking for conservation. He just posted he lost power and his house heat had been set to 62F which to me is already pretty cold. Apart from devastated landscaping, concerns over frozen pipes (let your water drip in your sinks), now we have real concerns about people loosing power/heat and getting so cold inside they get sick on top of covid rates high. Heart goes out to all of you in this freeze.
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This makes me wanna try a Bizzie
by DAVEinMB- 1 follower
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Just stopped by Evergreen to figure out moving my Sylvester and got a few pics of their Bizzie while I was there. They removed all the burnt foliage but the center spears look remarkably good considering they didn't offer it any protection through the recent freezing rain event or back to back weekends of 19F and also snow. It's planted on the north side of their building, no canopy. I know it's early on but it definitely looks like it will rebound
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saw this post on reddit's r/palmtalk and decided to post here
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This season's Jubaea germination
by Fallen Munk- 29 replies
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Placing a marker here to document this seasons Jubaea germination method. A few hundred seeds mixed with wet Hydroton in a styrofoam cooler. I'm putting the cooler on top of my water heater. My previous method of cracking the seeds open to remove the shell would have been too much work for this many seeds.
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This Year's Crop
by ahosey01- 5 replies
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Thoughts & Texans Plant Purchases Since the Big Freeze
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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What have you purchased since the historic freeze? Palms and other Plants. What died to the freeze? What about your neighbors? What do you want to change about your landscape?
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Thoughts on El Paso 2011 Freeze and Central/North Texas Freeze 2021
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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There has been a lot of talk about how some, maybe quite a few, Washingtonia Robusta ( thin trunked Washingtonia) lived through 1F and two days in the teens in El Paso. Numerous reason have been suggested. However, from a meteorological perspective, the weather leading up to the cold in Central Texas in 2021 was not like El Paso in 2011. In the months leading up to the El Paso event, only .18 inches of rain had fallen. Most every night in January was at or below freezing. In contrast College Station had over 4 inches of rain over the winter, and plants were in some growth with above normal temperatures. Biologically there is a correlation in drought tolerance and col…
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thrachycarpus princeps
by Mikelzz- 1 follower
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I bought this as a seedling 6 years ago in san Francisco ,,it lives indoors in a cool greenhouse for the winter and then outdoors here in Connecticut for the summer
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Three palms that don't want to grow
by LivistonaFan- 1 follower
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Hello, I have three Palms which do concern me. I didn't want to bother yout by opening three new topics, so I will concentrate all in one topic. My first palm (one of three Trachycarpus I planted in the yard) is a T.fortunei. It was maybe 20 years in a pot and because it survived the winter two years ago outside unprotected in a big pot, I decided to plant it out. But it had probably a deficiency and all the older fronds turned yellow. Its first winter was quite severe and although being protected it spear-pulled three times in spring. Now there is another spear in development. Should I help it by cutting the top of the palm around the spear? My nex…
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Three Sabal palms in Seattle 1 2
by Palm crazy- 1 follower
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Not my photo but found on the web. This garden in West Seattle is famous for its Sabal etonia, S. causarium, and S. minor.
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Three weeks of Washy growth :
by WSimpson- 1 follower
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I won't be updating pictures of this Washy every three weeks but I did want to show its growth for the last 3 weeks . The first picture is on 3/11 and the next 2 pictures were taken today on 3/31 . I'd say it's off to a good start , and with a few more fronds it should look respectable . I'm glad to see growth in some of those areas in Texas that got so cold . Thanks for looking . Will 3/11/2021 3/31/2021
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Thriving Butia in 7b
by knikfar- 3 replies
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I heard about this large butia growing in the Raleigh suburb of Fuquay-Varina. I was already nearby so I thought I'd check it out and I took this picture of it yesterday. I also looked at in on Google Streetview and determined it was planted sometime between 2014 and 2016. That means it also survived our terrible 2018 winter with low temps in the single digits. This gives me hope for my butia in my Raleigh yard.
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Tim Hopper Jubutygrus
by buffy- 1 follower
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My only Jubutygrus that has impressed. Finally recovering from the 8F massacre.
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time to leave the nest or no?
by Palmlover_78- 2 replies
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Hey Guys, These little Trachies are 8 months old. Due to a room issue right now, can i leave these little guys in there pot until spring with no issues, judging by the size of the plants and root ball? I hvae them in a warmer humid environment right now to slow there growth. Thanks
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Time to trunk cut? 1 2
by Ben OK- 2 followers
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Looking for some second opinions here. I have two trachycarpus waggies that are planted on the east side of my home. The smaller of the two is thriving after having to be covered five different times this winter due to heavy rain events followed by snow/ice and temps below 20F. The larger of the two sitting just 15 ft away didn't fare as well, despite being covered in the same manner as its smaller neighbor. It spear pulled about a month ago. I have been giving a little bit of hydrogen peroxide once every week to 10 days since then. After past spear pulls that was enough to get the job done. This time though, I had another spear pull on me yesterday. Given this latest spe…
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