COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Tennessee Sabal Minor Population
by Tennessee Palms- 2 followers
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Alright, so I'm aware of Naturalized Populations of Sabal Minor across Tennessee, however there's a specific population in Hardin County which makes absolutely no sense and I'm convinced that these are naturally occurring wild minors. I took this picture back in the spring, I'll try to get a more recent picture this week. I'm curious if there are more wild minors of this size across the state.
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Tennessee's Tallest Palm...
by Zone7Bpalmguy- 11 replies
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I am convinced this windmill in Chattanooga is the tallest palm in Tennessee. In my estimation it is nearing 30' tall. It (along with the others) was planted 21 years ago. A pretty good rate of growth. Thanks everyone.
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First time I've ever seen a termite tunnel up on the newest spear of a young planted palm. There's a large population in this part of my property but thankfully no evidence of any around the house (I've had the house treated shortly after buying the property). I washed away the new construction project and I'll keep an eye on it going forward.
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Terrible Queen Growth Rate
by Little Tex- 11 replies
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Its only put out one leaf in year and its only a spear, I fertilized it too.
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Terrible Temporary Wrap Job for Windmill
by PalmTreeDude- 6 replies
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So there is a bad cold front coming in from Canada and I decided to give my Windmill Palm a quick wrap due to the lows being in the mid teens! This is the Windmills first year and I was a little concerned, also people have been telling me I should wrap it it's first year, so I did. This wrap will come off on Sunday, one the lows go back to the mid 20s. Here is my terrible wrap job due to me being in a rush and it was freezing out. I hope it gets the job done.
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Texas -6F Trachycarpus Fortunei Survivor full of Seeds
by Collectorpalms- 2 followers
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Pure luck, only one female ( north side) and a male (south side) survived. Sabals, meds, and other Trachycapus died.
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Texas '22 Freeze 1 2
by Swolte- 4 followers
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Not as devastating as last year but it brings back bad memories! News organizations are taking this seriously. Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the country, has suspended classes today. I have more palms unprotected (either too big or I am unwilling to cut them) so there will be some more hardiness data coming our way. Situation Northwest of college station is worse.
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Texas 21' Arctic blast - the unprotected
by Swolte- 1 follower
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I managed to pack up every palm in the garden but I left a couple completely unprotected (extras, experiments, etc...). These were pictures taken yesterday (everything now is under 3 inches of snow). Pic 1 - Sabal Causuarum. This one was supposed to be 'Lisa' but didn't turn out to have the characteristics. I gladly threw it to the elements! Pic 2 - Sabal Minor var Cherokee . This is possibly the most cold hardy sabal minor in the world. Native to North Alabama. But, as you can see, it's still a tiny stapling. Pic 3 - Chamaerops humilis. This one is in an open spot in the yard. Pic 4 - Chamaerops humilis. In front of the house. Pic 5 - Rhapidophyllum hystr…
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Texas Examples of Washingtonia Survivors of 5F or Below.
by Collectorpalms- 3 followers
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Two Washingtonia survivors. What do you see? (They survived around 5F. )
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This forum is all about Texas palms. Opinions are welcomed !
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Texas Palms and Companion Plants for Zone 9b/10a
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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If you were to make a list of common to exotic palms that are nearly bulletproof after Feb 2021 for Zone 9b/10a Texas, what are they? What can you grow that the rest of Texas cannot? What should be some other unusual to essential companion plants that should be planted there for a “tropical” look or a Texas Tough Landscape.
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Texas PalmTalk member meeting
by MarcusH- 5 followers
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Since we like to spend a good amount of time talking about palm trees why not meet in person ? Since I started with the post I'm going to invite ya'll to the San Antonio River Walk . That's a good place to explore some nice palm varieties. After that we can meet wherever palm trees grow out there, Houston, CC you name it .August or September would be a good time. What do you guys think?
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Texas panhandle palms?
by Las Palmas Norte- 31 replies
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Texas Texas Texas. There must be some in the panhandle. Lets see 'em.
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Texas Queens Palms After Freeze 2021 1 2
by Collectorpalms- 3 followers
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These are alive. Mine had made it though 14.5 but are dead. Looks like 2 in Sugar Land lived through low 10s. He is using Silver Queen and Litoralis as the same. They are not, Also how does he know what they? He should state their background. Most likely they are what was termed silver queens. If they are 30 years old, they may have been from offspring that survived in the RGV, Laredo or north Florida. Those were the silver queens. I had those, I had plants purchased from the RGV. My Litoralis were recent introduction ( Late 2000s) and I got my seedling from Jeff Marcus. I still have a 15 gallon Litoralis, and I have seeds from this past fall from my Silver Q…
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Texas sabal transplant issue
by dmalysh- 1 follower
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When I though I figured it all out, boy was I wrong when I got this field grown Texas sabal planted in my backyard.🤦🏻♀️ What in the world is going on!? This is so bizarre I can't find an explanation as to why the 2nd and the 3rd newer fronds are dying, yet the newest spear looks nice and green!? The palm's trunk is 5 ft tall. Planted in February 2024 near Houston, TX. The palm was brought from Florida. It is planted in heavy clay soil. Thoughts?
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Texas Sabal Video
by Chester B- 1 reply
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They don't really focus in on the Sabals, event though they are in the title. However there are some great shots in here.
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Texas Sabals, Little Giants
by Brian F. Austin- 16 replies
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Here are some Sabal Mexicanas(?) in Austin. I wanted to show how crazy long the petioles are. Much longer then the 35"-47" that wikipedia states, more like 144++" They seem to be most impressive at this size and perspective. I put the camera on a timer and added some fuzzy Doofus in the photos for scale. These are all from the Laguna Gloria Sculpture Park where they are growing near oaks and cypress. I have many of these growing from seed along with S. Uresana and S. Causiarum too. - thanks Joseph! I can only imagine what those will look like size-wise in the future. The sunny shot of the flowers is a week earlier than the shady one.
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Texas Tough Plants Nursery & Mail Order. 1 2
by Collectorpalms- 3 followers
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Howdy, I had a plant nursery in Texas for a decade until 2010, called CollectorPalms. I have considered restarting with “Texas Tough Plants” ; lots of native plants and ones that do well here and similar places. Right now it’s still a dream, but I have the availability to get it up and running in a year. I have experience growing & shipping small to large palms. Others, I may need some input. Why, I think it’s needed, it’s difficult to get certain plants. 10-20 years ago had a lot of good nurseries that are no longer... they retired mostly. Also the recession of 2008 hurt a lot of nurseries. I also have no local competition. No other cool Nurseries. …
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Hello, We were able to keep this palm “Ol’ Roy” alive over the winter here in Austin, Texas. I am trying to identify him. My best guess is a 8a cold hardy Washingtonia Filabusta type filifera. https://photos.app.goo.gl/K9XJyhPGo3cY2N6x5
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Texascoldhardypalms.com
by ColumbusPalm- 13 replies
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Considering a purchase from them but, are they legit? The shipping seems really cheap if so.
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That Wacky Midwest Weather
by Quasarecho- 2 followers
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Frost over a couple of nights earlier this week. Currently 85F. Red Flag warnings are up. Tornadoes & storms tonight. Freeze over this coming weekend. Rinse & repeat. This Butia has been out for a couple of weeks. Happy as a clam.
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That's weird!
by Jubaea_James760- 1 follower
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My butia was growing great & still is but I looked at it closely the other day & relized 1 spear was all dryed up & brown? I pulled it & it came out but the other spears are still growing, so am cutting back my watering & I pour peroxide & sprayed the center with insecticide. Note: this palm was well taken care of, fertilized, watered 2-3 times a week heavily so am a bit confused? Maybe to much water? It's in well drained soil, clay/ a little sandy. & it just started to flower this year! Any thoughts?
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The Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens has been been growing over 35 species of palms in zone 8b http://www.bamboo.caes.uga.edu/palmcollection1.html . Their trials are of particular interest to me as I am an assistant director of Grounds and Landscaping at Florida State University in Tallahassee,FL also in USDA zone 8b and wish to expand the number of palm species planted on campus.If you live in the southeastern portion of the U.S. (or a similar climate) I am interested in your experiences with the species in the list-some I know are iron-clad hardy for us but there are a number of other species in their trial list that we have not tried such as Chamaedorea plumosa and …
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The #1 Main Contender for Cold Tolerant Dypsis Champion of the World! 1 2
by palm tree man- 2 followers
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I know among the Dypsis that we are currently growing in cultivation that Dypsis Decipiens is the cold hardy champion, but who is second in line? Is it Ambositrae from the same habitat? Or would you place a clumper in the runnings such as Onilahensis or Baronii? What about Dypsis Saintelucei; I have heard some really great things about it as well. What say you ladies and gentlemen? I am sure there are many more that can be added to this very meager list.
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the best cold hardy gardens
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 2 followers
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It would be nice to consolidate the best cold hardy palm gardens, that would be anything outside of Southern California and Southern Florida. 1) Jim Denz garden in Los Altos Hills, Bay area: http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/30471-jim-denz-garden/?hl=%2Bdenz+%2Bgarden 2) Darold Petty garden in the Sunset district of San Francisco: http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/19560-darold-petty-garden/?hl=%2Bdarold+%2Bpetty+%2Bgarden http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/38108-san-francisco-pra-rhopie-and-ceroxylon-country/page-2?hl=%2Bdarold+%2Bpetty+%2Bgarden#entry610888 3) Edith Begstrom Garden in Atherton, Northern SF Peninsula h…
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