COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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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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Suggestions for 8b dappled shade?
by Manalto- 14 replies
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Hello everyone, I'm really glad I found this forum. I've been browsing the discussions and have already developed a serious case of 'zone envy' for the great variety of palms one can grow in a frost-free climate. I'm originally from New England, so even Gulf Coast Alabama feels like the tropics to me. I bought a house here last summer and would like to add some palms to the landscape because I've only got a few, which is not nearly enough! Currently, there is a big Sabal palmetto, a Chamaerops humilis, a Rhapis excelsa, an XButiagrus nabonnandii and several Sabal minor (about 20) growing in the shade of a big live oak. Pretty standard, unexciting stuff, I guess, but …
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Suggestions for microclimates
by COpalms- 1 reply
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I live in zone 6a, so I should take advantage of microclimates but I'm looking for suggestions and recommendations to help. I wondered if planting a palm on the west side of a house close to a fence would do well. It also faces the south but its primarily the west. Its also protected by a neighbor's house from winds and cold drafts (seeing as most cold drafts come from the west). I also am wondering if planting on the east side would be fine too. It would be facing my house and pretty close to another person's house. It would also be protected from snow because there is a tree that catches pretty much all of the snow that falls. it is somewhat facing the south aswell but…
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Suggestions on fertilizer
by Ltapia- 8 replies
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Anybody have any experience with these fertilizers Osmocote and Palm gain which works better for my location dry and hot I am growing windmill palms and filiferas im in the SW desert area with sandy dirt ?
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Suggestions: Before/After Feb Freeze as of today.
by Collectorpalms- 2 followers
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What would you do? My Wall of palms in distance gone. 25 Washingtonia in total. my new view…..
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Stealing @Xenon's idea here though it is truly summer now! 😇 Excited about the planting of a Sabal Causiarum x Palmetto hybrid (off-spring of the 'Megatron' palm, as I understand). Thanks to @Sabal King for helping spread these genetics. Here's to a long life!
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Summer Bronx update
by bronxboynyc71- 1 follower
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Getting hard to protect this one!! Over 6 foot of trunk. These palms thrive in NYC. Can anyone help me? I'm looking to purchase yucca rostrada in the tri- state area. Or via Internet. Thanks in advance.. Bobby
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Summer PNW Updates
by Zach K- 2 followers
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While I enjoy seeing whatever is going on over in Texas or S. Carolina, are there any garden updates of the PNW that you all want to share? Maybe some cool progress shots or garden changes? Cheers!
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Summer recoveries.
by Las Palmas Norte- 9 replies
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Post any of your palms that have made winter damage recoveries this summer. A substantial spear pull including a fully developed frond, was cause for concern this early spring. I think I used a bit of H2O2 but no follow up or aftercare. Some time later I noticed an emergence of growth and since then nearly a full crown of new fronds has given this palm new life. It's a Home Depot palm and almost certainly not grown locally. Often these need a year or two to acclimate to new surroundings and environmental changes. I should have provided at least an over head canopy during the initial phase while establishing this palm. Now that it's recovered, I'll do that for the upc…
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Summer Recovery
by GregVirginia7- 1 reply
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@jwf1983 Here’s the pic I promised…you can see how my south face works best for my palms…Recovery for the Trachy and the Brazoria went well this summer. The Trachy and Brazoria lost at least 95% of their fronds after the 2022 Christmas freeze. Their emerging spears suffered total damage where exposed. But they’ve all recovered well…Plan on lighting their crowns this winter and covering the emerging spears with pipe insulation sliced up the side if super cold moves in. The Medi (green variety) will get a separate post as its near death experience this past winter has moved me to get back to serious protection for it. Looks like the Black Shroud is back in play. …
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Summer recovery...
by The Converted- 6 replies
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Evening all After what was a long, wet and at times usually cold winter, a decent start to summer very welcome. Despite building a make shift cover to keep off the rain and bubble wrapping the pots to keep out the cold, my first winter with palms did not go so well. Next Winter will require more thought.... Out of 6 palms, I had 4 that spear pulled between late Feb and early May. They were promptly treated with Hydrogen Peroxide, with additional treatments over the following weeks. Over the last week or two there has been sudden / tentative signs of recovery. My Butia Odorata and 2 CIDP's didn't fare too well. All 3 were badly hit and spe…
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summer seedlings
by Palmlover_78- 1 reply
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Hey Guys, I have 2 month old Windmill Palm seedlings. Once the weather starts to really warm up can i acclimate these guys for outdoors, or are they too young yet? Thanks
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Summer Surprises - Palm flowers
by Dartolution- 7 replies
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After that winter I was surprised to see my odorata producing a spathe.
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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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Summer watering! 1 2
by teddytn- 2 followers
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May be a good topic to touch on, at least in the U.S. temps are on the rise! New to planting palms or an old head that maybe just planted a palm for the first time in a few years, good to touch on the basics. Any palm Sabal family, windmill family, butia, Jubaea etc etc. summer is when we can make up for some winter damage, setback, or at least slow down. What’s everyone’s watering schedule look like?
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Sun exposure for Trachycarpus in zone 7a
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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I am planting several Trachycarpus fortunei (and maybe a takil). I have read everything from, plant in full sun, to plant in afternoon shade, to prefers shade but tolerates sun. I am looking for advice on where to plant the Trachy's. I am in 7a in Maryland north of DC. Humid hot summers, cold wet winters and a micro climate with a min temp that may be a bit colder than 5F. Any experience with siting Trachy's in these conditions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Super cold hardy triple hybrid 1 2
by Paradise Found- 1 follower
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does anyone have a super cold hardy mule? Picture? Butia x Jubaea x Butia x Syagrus. From Moultire Palms. Thanks!
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Super Fast Brahea ID?
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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There is a Brahea, not exactly sure which one at Moody Gardens in Galveston. It survived the freeze while a few Date and Washingtonias nearby died. Surviving a long cold snowy duration 18-20F is not unusual, but how fast and healthy it looks in about as humid place as Persian Gulf is interesting to me. It’s not blue and not green. It was planted around 1999 as a small palm. It’s now very tall. It can be mistaken for a Robusta. Here it is pictured from 3/18/2022
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