COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Spring 2025 palm and garden pictures
by PAPalmtrees- 2 replies
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Hello everybody it's time for a spring update it's been a cold winter the coldest one I've experienced we had a low of negative 15 over the winter Anyways here's how my garden's doing Sable minor planted a couple days ago this one is from @teddytn Musa basjoo making a good comeback Planted last April All of my crinum lilies, canna lilies, and elephant ears are coming back well my Sabal Louisiana from @teddytn planted a couple weeks ago Regular sable minor from @teddytn planted in March Sago Palm planted in 2023 Lemon tree grown from …
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Not all the plants at my house, but wanted to point some things out. We hit an ultimate low of -4f followed the next day by a high of -1f and a low that next night of -2f. Then 3 more days that we didn’t go above freezing. Sudden really low drops not such a big deal when It warms back up quickly. This was a prolonged deep freeze like you would see farther north of here. The only palms that outright died were 2 smaller Trachycarpus fortunei, 2 smaller sized Trachycarpus Takil, and 1 Serenoa repens ‘silver’. Nothing received any heat. This was a real surprise that it survived, completely defoliated, covered with a tall 7 gallon bucket. All the green it pushed out …
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Spring Blooms
by Chester B- 1 follower
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A few spring blooms around the front yard. Pictures were a little difficult to take due to all the bees. Trachycarpus fortunei - male flowers Rhapidophyllum histrix - needle palm female flowers
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Spring cleaning....LIVISTONA CHINENSIS LIVES!
by mdsonofthesouth- 1 follower
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So yeah thats a livistona chinensis fresh green spear popping out (and still have a torn green frond left). Proof its a perennial here! Was late to update on this, but growth has been slow all around but then again we had one of the coldest march ever. Oh and ZERO spear pull on livistona!
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Spring is not my friend in Chicago...
by ActualTrachycarpus- 1 follower
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I purchased this trachycarpus fortunei from Home Depot in late September for $30. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough time to re-pot (he is a overwinter in garage) He took no damage (I brought him inside for polar vortex) So I decided to put him outside for April? HUGE MISTAKE lol. Yesterday I left him outside even though I heard there would be very light snow, and I was in a rush to attend church. I came back to this;
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So, this spring I planted 22 new palms in my garden, in Zone 9a. Who wants to start a betting pool on what will still be alive this time next year. All were seedlings, 3 years and older. They will receive very minimal winter protection, if any at all. 5 Queen Palm 'Supernova' (Syagrus romanzoffiana 'Supernova') 1 Windamere Palm (Trachycarpus latisectus) 3 Caranday Palm (Copernicia alba) 2 Silver Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens 'Silver') 4 Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera 'Maktoom') 1 Jaggery Palm (Caryota urens) 2 Cretan Date Palm (Phoenix theophrasti) 1 Manambe Palm (Dypsis decipiens) 1 Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) 2 Bizmarkia (Bismarckia nobilis) (a suppo…
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Spring planting advice needed.
by Jerrrod- 1 follower
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Hi guys, it’s been a while. I haven’t had anything worthwhile to share, I’m the talk to talk only when I really got something to say. As some of you may know I have a few palms in pots, the largest are a California and Pindo. Both have actual trunks 😍. The others (windmill, Euro, Canary & a Cretan). All of these are still straps. I also have two sagos. My question is when should I put them in the ground? I have been looking at the forecast, day and night temperatures to get a feel. Also I’ve been keeping them on the dry side for the last couple of months, except I did put them outside (they’re in a shed) so that they could get some rain (it was in the 70’s). …
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Spring Plantings 1 2
by Ben G.- 40 replies
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So 18 months after I moved in, I am finally getting around to putting some more of my potted palm collection in the ground. I have a large L-shaped bed that goes around two sides of my garage. So here's what I've got so far (mulch to come tomorrow) The North side has four azaleas alternating with 3 needle palms. On the East side I've got a small yaupon holly, two trachycarpus wagnerianus (with little zebra grass clumps still dormant in between them), and my larger birmingham sabal on the Southeast corner. I included some closer shots of the individual palms. All are probably happy to get in the ground after years in their pots.
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Spring Plantings 2019
by LasPalmerasDeMaryland- 1 follower
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Welp it’s that time of the year. Spring has sprung and it’s time to plant. I will show you guys what I have planted.
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Spring Progress
by GregVirginia7- 9 replies
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After a relatively mild winter but night temperatures consistently below freezing, the palms did well. We only had a couple nights in the teens with next days below freezing but otherwise, very stable temps. The Trachy, Brazoria and Needle, unprotected except for some lights barely used, are pushing a lot of new growth. I fed all with PalmGain about a month ago. The Trachy is still recovering from that winter hit a year ago…a lot of frond damage but with this milder winter, I think it’s almost recovered all the fronds it lost. It has more flower spathes than ever…maybe 12 or so…the Brazoria is a little on the yellow side but it’s a much lighter blue …
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Spring recoveries after 5 degrees with no protection
by NMPalmjunky- 1 follower
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I have lost many palms over the years to freeze damage. I have used various methods of protection with mixed results, but I stopped protecting about 5 years ago. My area is officially 7b, but it has been a decade since it has hit 5 degrees at my house. I had some minor bronzing before the cold event. Almost everything showed some damage two days later. There have been no losses and things are starting to look much better despite the surprise snow today.
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Spring trimming
by Jcalvin- 1 reply
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This is about half way through trimming and getting rid of trash in the yard. 1) Sylvester palm- 5 years in the ground from 5 gallon container- TyTy Nursery- Tifton, Ga. 2) European Fan Palm: 8 years in the ground. Bought for $100 in Starke, Fl. 3) Butia: been on the property for about 80 years. Taller than it looks, and it has a curve in the trunk that takes away from the height. One side is trimmed. 4) Chinese Fan: been on the ground for 6 years. Bought from Saint Simon’s Island Ace Hardware. 3 gallon pot for $25 5) robusta: bought firing $50 from a guy 6 years ago in Jesup, Ga (was throwing it away) 6) Mule I bought for …
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Spring Trimming in the Cold
by _Keith- 18 replies
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Not sure the high hit 50 today, and low tonight will be 32, but I had an awesome day of spring cleaning in the gardens. Here is one of renewed scenes. The 3 Phoenix sylvestris palms, only two visible in photo with one just off to the right, got some big hair cuts today. Our little statue named Jasmine WABOHH is now visible again for the first time in several years. And she is sporting a new gazing ball as well, the last one was nailed in Hurricane whatever it was last year or two. I don't even keep track any more. Now I can get under them to clean up and mulch. It was brisk out there l, especially when the wind blew and sun tucked behind a cloud, but heavenly as well. …
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Spring update
by Peter Timmermans- 13 replies
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After a mild winter my 7 deciduous Magnolia's and snake's head fritillaries are in full bloom. My Waggy's and Trachy's started to drop their blue seeds and new flowerstalks are on their way. Palms and Magnolia's make a perfect match in spring.
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Springtime in coastal Maine
by Brandon James- 1 follower
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As we start the countdown to the summer solstice here in Maine, every year I trim the windmill of its flowers before they make a mess and help promote frond growth. Mulch the gardens and even though it never ends I give the lawn a good trim to welcome the summer months (hopefully no drought). figured I’d share the progress and here’s a few pictures of this years landscapes windmill before trim, and after,
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Squirrel Damage
by GregVirginia7- 9 replies
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Anyone have squirrels chewing the petioles on their Trachys?
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Squirrel Damage
by GregVirginia7- 6 replies
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Pretty sure this is squirrel damage... I noticed several fronds drooping and thought it a natural shed and this was part of the process, but the “ shed” was painfully asymmetrical. Upon closer inspection, I found this! It gnawed the underside of the petiole, thus causing the collapse. Tell you what, squirrel pot pie sounds great about now. The symmetry of my palm is being ruined. It hasn’t hit the upper third...yet but I’m sending out a dinner alert for all those red tailed hawks that are visiting for the winter. Honestly, of all the things that could happen...mulling splint supports...maybe a baffle (which should really add to the beauty of my palm)…
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St. Anthony con Sabals, senza Mules
by GoatLockerGuns- 0 replies
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December 2022 (After February 2021 Freeze): February 2017 (Before February 2021 Freeze):
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St. Augustine palm garden
by CodyM- 12 replies
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Hello my palm peeps! This is my current list of palms I have growing at home in St. Augustine. I’m sure the list will look much different next year as it is always growing! Queen (Syagrus romanzoffiana) High plateau coconut (Beccariophoenix alfredii) Christmas (Adonidia) Super cold hardy mule (Butia X Jubaea X Butia X Syagrus) Coconut queen (Syagrus romanzoffiana X schizophylla) Pindo (Butia capitata) Bismarck (Bismarckia nobilis) Pygmy date (Phoenix roebelenii) Royal (Roystonea) Travelers tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) Areca (Dypsis lutescens) Spindle (Hyophorbe verschaffeltii) Mule (Butia X Syagrus) Sylvester…
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Stake or not stake (Sabal)?
by palmaddict83- 8 replies
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Hey all I am pretty close to pulling the trigger on a Florida sabal palm. It has a 5 foot trunk and about 8 feet tall in total. The planting service says they don't do stakes as a standard... It's an added cost and most items it's not needed. Does anyone have thoughts on if I should spring for the staking?
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Stalled growth
by Joe Gilbride- 2 replies
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What causes a T. Fortuni to stall new growth and how do I treat it?
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Standard Chamaerops Humilis?
by amh- 27 replies
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I recently bought what I assumed was a standard green Chamaerops humilis var. humilis from a bigbox store, but now I am not so sure. The plant seems to have a blue tint, but it doesn't look like the Chamaerops humilis var. argentea or cerifera pictures that I have seen. Was my original assumption correct or is this some other subspecies? The blue doesn't seem to show up in the evening sun, so I'll try to take better pictures tomorrow.
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Hello all, Wanted to show some pictures of my new developing garden in the east of Holland. My palm collection is about 7 years old, and now it will be completely planted out. I started with this garden last may, I first had to reconstruct the house, after that started with the garden. When I bought the house last december the garden was almost a forest, it had to be cleared with machine's. It is sheltered from the eastern wind as it is surounded by houses. The borderline plants will be protected in winter. All of the palms are large container grown for a couple of years now, the jubaea had 230 liter roots, but was back breaker. Some of the palms don't look that good…
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Start of Palm Journey
by KDubU- 4 replies
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So moving to FL I have plans to completely change our property to a tropical landscape. I have already started with a number of plants and add two small queens previously. Last Friday saw the install of several larger specimens and I though I would share pics. Mule Pindo Larger Queens Not a palm but a nice Loquat
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Starting a Sabal from seed
by MSX- 1 follower
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A new project: Sabal from scratch
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