COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Starting Over in one NW Houston, TX Neighborhood
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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Jersey Village, NW Houston 9a. Between 10-12F. Mules, Sylvestris Date Palms. Pygmys. Washingtonia. Nothing too crazy like Kings and Queens before. Not Pictured. Lake Conroe. A lot of New Palms. And several tall Washingtonia Survivors right along south shore of Lake and highway 105. Went below 10F there, But maybe along water a couple degrees made a big difference.
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Starting the Zone 8b Jungle 1 2
by Teegurr- 3 followers
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I replanted a Bismarckia I had in a shady spot to a full sun area about 7ft from a Southwest-facing wall of the house. It was only in the shady spot for 3 days. Still, there could be some issues with the roots, and I am tentatively waiting to see if the Bizzie will get established smoothly as the weather warms up. Pardon the makeshift walls (there's a rambunctious 5 month old puppy who loves to chew up palms). Hoping to plant a Washingtonia (it's recovering from being torn out of the ground and used as a chew toy by my dog) about 8-10 feet away from the Bizzie and some non-palm tropical plants.
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Starting up cold hardy palm business 1 2
by ChicagoPalma- 3 followers
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I know im about to go into winter, but its still way too warm, and im thinking about gettinga portable greenhouse, but with a heater and fan. and grow my palms there. It will grow there, and I will also ship palms during the winter if the temperature will not go below 20f that day.
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Starving or Sick?
by Palmlover_78- 15 replies
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Hey Guys, I was wondering can anyone please tell me what is going on with my Trachy? Thank You
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Stewart Macpherson
by Stewart Macpherson- 3 replies
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Hello Folks, I am located on Vancouver Island Canada West coast and am looking for answers to two questions. 1. if I am able to import palm trees from the US into Canada? Any knowledge or guidance in this matter would be appreciated 2. What type of palms would grow here in Zone 8 in the North west coast? Thank you for any advise Stewart
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Still in business?
by donofriojim1- 2 followers
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Is north texas hardy palms still in business? I have tried to contact them to no avail.
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Still more palm babies in Beaverton Oregon...
by MarkbVet- 16 replies
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Here's the Butia yatay X Jubaea chilensis hybrid from Patrick/Patrix, just arrived in great shape! Also Trithrinax campestris, with its sharp pointy blue-green leaves. Love em! The JxB hybrid seems more coveted, but Patrick indicated that the BxJ hybrid is faster, hardier as a seedling, and has glossy green leaves (whereas JxB. yatay tends to have blue-green leaves that are less glossy). So BxJ leaves may resemble Jubaea more in terms of color/texture, which is a bit surprising. These will go into the ground after I move to So. Oregon with its warmer/drier Mediterranean climate.
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Stones and Stone Mulch
by Leelanau Palms- 1 follower
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In many of the pictures on Palmtalk, I see rings of stones around the base of palms, as well as stone/gravel mulchs used in a circle around palm trunks. Esthetics/looks are always a factor, but I wonder if there is a functional role for these stones beyond a simple, attractive (moisture retaining, weed suppressing) mulch, such as heat retention. Would love to hear what y'all have to say.
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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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Strange find inside Pindo Palm
by JohnT- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, I came across some strange orange junk inside one section of my pindo palm tree. This particular Palm did have some cold damage and I did treat it with peroxide and also fungicide. There has been steady new growth which is good. I’ve also seen some issues with ants at the bottom of the trunk. This new find is just really weird, it’s almost sticky but without any foul smell. Any ideas on what it could be?
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Strange Growth on Palm Tree
by arnoldsmind- 1 reply
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I have a weird growth on the tree outside of my new house. Has anyone seen this before. Here are the coordinates https://maps.app.goo.gl/FbSh9SG6MypKMuf89 Address is. 1216 S Manhattan Place Los Angeles, Ca
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Strange queen
by Laaz- 6 replies
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OK, long story short... I bought this as a Home Depot bargain bin palm for $2.97 a few years ago. It went through the 2018 freeze, was totally covered in ice & the branches snapped off from the weight of the ice & snow. Early spring that year the spear pulled, I dumped a bottle of peroxide down the hole & left it for dead. Well, it came back from the stump & it now larger that mu Yaty mule that also was damaged badly.. No Idea what strain this is, but the leaves are much latter than my Uruguay queens.
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Strap leaves
by Jerrrod- 1 follower
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Hi guys, I’m sure that this has been asked numerous times but I guess I’m too lazy right now to look for it. I keep getting distracted by the different threads while trying. LOL. How long do palms usually take before they get mature leaves instead of the thin ribbons. I have European (4 leaves), pindo or California (2 leaves, can tell which one but I think pindo because it’s growing slower than everyone), 2 cidp (5 leaves), 2 silver dates (5 leaves). Excuse the pindo/California, the grasshoppers got to it before I could spray.
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Strictor Butia
by Brad Mondel- 2 followers
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Found a new Butia strictor!
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Stripped down Windmill
by Las Palmas Norte- 10 replies
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Here are two Windmill palms for comparison purposes that are showing a non fibrous trunk. One has intentionally had the older petiole bases removed, the other has decayed and have fallen, picked by nesting birds and only cleared to clean up the untidiness. The ones purposely removed show coloring of blues and yellow even after a year or two of being removed. Naturally fallen ones have a more plain look. I've seen it stated that removing the petioles and fiber in the colder range of these palms is not recommended. I've seen some local palms that are stripped heavily showing a smooth look and overall different appearance to this palm. Observations and comments welcome.…
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Struggling Washingtonia
by Palmlex- 1 follower
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Hello! I have a Washingtonia with 4 feet of trunk in zone 7, which I had to transplant due to a move. I planted it back in the ground at the new location in April of 2023. Due to the transplant, it lost all of its fronds apart from the spear. In 2023 it opened 2 very floppy fronds the whole year. Fast forward to this spring, i was also able to pull the spear out. Now it has 2 green half-fronds and doesn't seem to be doing much else. I think the hole where the spear was is around 1 inch shorter than in spring, but I don't see much happening after months and very warm temperatures. Is there anything I can do to it? Is it a goner? I'm considering replacing it,…
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Stubborn trachycarpus
by Alex Zone 5- 1 follower
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Help me out... What is going on here, I take forever for theses to open. Could this trachycarpus be pure waggy? Thanks
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Stuff in Texas
by DTS- 1 follower
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Here are some palms i was able to take a picture of while I was in Texas for a couple of days: Decent sized Trachy: Dead Sabal: Small Trachy and Yuccas: The other small Trachy: Two tall Trachys next to a building: More tall Trachys near a building:
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Stuff on CIDP
by Keys6505- 2 replies
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Can anyone ID? It's on a CIDP at my dad's house in The Villages FL that I grew from seed that I collected from Catalina Island about 9 years ago. They're hard with a black dot inside. Look familiar to anyone?
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Successes and surprises this spring :
by WSimpson- 5 replies
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I transplanted a Trachy volunteer earlier in March and soon after transplanting it the spear pulled , but things are looking good now . Before : Today 4/3 My Tifton Hardy palmetto before picture to the right of Shaylen . It's actually not looking great : The spear pull problem couldn't be from cold with my Low of 14F last winter . Possibly it was damaged 2 Christmas Eves ago when I had a quick dip to 6F . It looks like some nice new growth in the center last summer , but it didn't look right this March and when I pulled on the spear it popped right out . I cut it back to healthy tissue as well .…
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So I came across some volunteer Dwarf SM. They range anywhere from one/2 strap leaves to three very small fronds. I know those of any size are nearly impossible to transplant because of the subterranean trunk but what about the juvenile ones. Any consensus of size limit before it's better to just leave them where they are. Thanks
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suckering palm ID
by TropicalDude- 6 replies
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Some kind of Chamaedorea ? And how freeze tolerant is it for Orlando?
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Suckering Radicalis
by NWpalms@206- 2 followers
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Seeing a bit of mixed info about whether Chamaedorea Radicalis is a suckering or running palm. Some say yes, some say no, some say sometimes! Specifically trunking form I suppose. I have what looks like a shoot coming up from a 3 trunk 5g. It looks suckering to me or was this intentionally planted this way and this a seed sprout? Does anyone have a suckering trunking C. Rad? Appears pure by the flower stalk location and height. Just want to try and anticipate this things growth for placement. Thanks for any feedback.
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Sugar Palm in NC 8a/b
by NC_Palms- 2 followers
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Well I’ve been zone pushing for quite some time so this can’t be too hard lol
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Hi all, And thank you in advance. I'm moving and will be putting in a pool. I have two mule palms that I will plant on two corners. I was thinking of putting mules on all 4 corners and then having shorter 2-3 feet tall in between them ish. I will provide lots of protection because I like to zone push. I have fallen in love with the look of Livistona Chinensis and Mexican Fan Palms, and was wondering if there were any shorter palms with that super glossy shine that are fan types. I will be in zone 8.
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