COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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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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The Best Palm garden in Victoria, BC. Canada.
by Trustandi- 16 replies
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I just found this beautiful matured palm garden in Victoria, Canada. In my opinion, it is easily one of the best ones in the entire Canada. Unfortunately, the owner is selling the house. Maybe one of us could buy it. Here is the link to his website. https://victoriaoasis.webs.com/
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Dallas freeze update. Trunk collapse and such. 3 weeks after 3F and 7 days below freezing. I haven’t noticed any new growth on any of my palms that I’ve used a black grease pen to mark up. Trimming my chamaerhops Humilis I noticed a big difference between the green form and the nearby cerifera form. The green form had trunk collapse on several trunks. The spears were still intact and you couldn’t pull them out but the trunk was wobbly and floppy. The nearby cerifera was defoliated but green spears were present. Last big freeze it got down to 11F and the cerifera didn’t defóliate. The green form had trunk collapse at that time too on one of the side trunks.. The m…
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The Chronicles of my ((BXJ)XS).
by Dartolution- 2 followers
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I received my ((BXJ)XS) today no worse for wear from shipping. The base is around 5-6 inches (~15cm) wide and it stands about 3.5ft (~1.07m) from the top of the soil to the tip of the tallest frond. I cannot see or feel any armament on the petiole. The backs of the leaves have a glaucous blue powder, while the tops of each leaf does not. The fronds do exhibit spotting as is typical with this hybrid from what I understand. There is some yellowing of the older fronds, which may be a result of a nutrient deficiency or age. It has been in a 5 gallon pot for several years and had roots trying to bust through the bottom. Some of the tips of the lea…
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If the title didn't scare you off you must know what I'm getting at. I wanted to share my excitement at understanding a new word. Interestingly, a search of Palm Talk has only a few references to albedo and most have been from a more macroscopic perspective. With thanks to Wikipedia I now feel more enlightened (Did my albedo just shrink?). In a nutshell, albedo is the ratio of reflected radiation from a surface to the incident radiation upon it. Those of us who struggle to grow palms in the so-called temperate latitudes all too quickly realize the value of canopy. My still naive understanding of canopy has evolved a bit from thinking that overhead cover acts as a…
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The Good The Bad and The Ugly showing up.
by Paradise Found- 1 follower
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Here are some of the damage in the garden after an interesting cold winter. The Mule palm B x Q has more damage than ever before since it was little, no spear pull but the leaves that were not protected got zapped. Livinstonia chinensis did really good with protection. All most all the cordyline have damage and the ones out front so lots of damage but should recover and the large one out back is still in good condition except for the very top has die back. The aloes was an interesting experiment. Left side had rain cover over it and they are fine the left side open to the snow and cold not looking to good. All the dyckia in pots are goners but I h…
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The Great British Garden Revival.
by Explorer- 1 reply
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Here a link to a series of very good documentarys about gardening in the UK. And this video is about exotic gardening. Well England still is number one when it comes about gardening I guess. Well at least for people in cooler parts of the World like me. And full of inspiration. Making an exotic garden in Florida or California is dead easy. But N.W. Europe is a bit differend... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01p7y1n Alexander
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The Great Revealing was today, Feb 6th
by oasis371- 4 replies
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So, I unwrapped the blankets, lights, bungees and bucket from my recently planted Trachycarpus fortunei (less than one year in the ground). It looks good. If you protect yours, when do you remove their winter coats? Now debating if I should plant all the others in the Spring and do the annual protection (for at least a few years). Protecting this one took all of 10 minutes but it's only five feet tall now.
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The great Sabal mexicana experiment... 1 2
by jfrye01@live.com- 64 replies
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Tonight, the temperature is set to fall to an unseasonable 23F...I am purposely leaving my Sabal mexicana unprotected so I can gain some data on it, as cold hardiness data on this palm seems to be sparse. I will post results, but I'm guessing it'll be fine..this is the first of many experiments I'll do with this palm;)) I'll keep everyone updated, this should be interesting!!
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The Growth of a Queen Palm in Zone 8b
by Pee Dee Palms- 2 followers
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This is definitely a bit overdue, but here it is. The growth of my Queen Palm. I want to mention, I planted this palm on the south-facing side of my house, which I think contributes greatly to it's success (so far). The first picture was taken the day it was planted, April 16th, 2022. That winter, Myrtle Beach got a pretty bad cold snap. My area got down to about 18 degrees (8b), but other parts of the Myrtle Beach area got as cold as 13 degrees (8a). I must say, I did protect this palm with a frost cloth, and a heating lamp strapped to the trunk. To be fair, I was really surprised at how good it looked after the cold. The palm the day it was planted: …
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The Illusive Needle Palm
by Jcalvin- 2 replies
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Over the last few years, when I take trips through the lower southern portion of Georgia to the panhandle of Florida, I’ve looked for Needle Palms in the areas I thought they could be found. I’ve yet to find an established population in the wild in southern Georgia or northern Florida besides a couple counties south of Jacksonville. Yesterday was no exception. My wife and I traveled to Live Oak and decided to go to Suwannee River State Park. All I found was Saw Palmetto, Sabal Palmetto and Sabal minor. The few maps that I’d seen have various suggestions, but none of them seem reliable: For instance, I’ve never seen Needle Palm growing in Glynn County, Camden County, or…
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The Incredible Massive and Old Needle Palm at the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.
by Alex High- 8 replies
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Hello Palm Lovers, I went back to the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. yesterday and visited the incredible needle palm which is 50+ year old and over 10 feet tall in the Asian Garden section. I just wanted to post some pictures of it because it stands tall as a testament to the long-term survival of these and other species in the D.C. area and the Mid-Atlantic as a whole. The Arboretum is a haven for exotic plant lovers and is home to some to an incredible exotic plant collection. Feel free to let me know of any other long-term palms that you grow in the Mid-Atlantic region. Thank you! PalmsUSA The trunk is MASSIVE.…
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First visit to The John Fairey Garden and wow it was impressive!!! Arrived later in the day after an almost 4 hour drive and we were the only visitors at that time and we were treated to a guided Palm tour of the Garden AND Nursery! Kudos to the small but passionate staff who graciously provided an unforgettable and absolutely amazing experience, I highly recommend stopping by and visiting The John Fairey Garden if ever near Hempstead, TX. I was provided the following cold weather data: 14F 2022 Low Temp John Fairey Garden 7F 2021 Low Temp John Fairey Garden Palm Species at The John Fairey Garden: Chamadorea Radicalis Trunking Variety Infloresc…
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The journey begins
by tarnado- 1 follower
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This Sabal 'Oregon Hybrid' came today. My first hardy palm. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!
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The last palms of the season…
by teddytn- 2 followers
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Last palms of the year I’m going to plant…I think😂 Tore out Bill the bush a few weeks ago to make room for a palm. Running out of good protected spots, gonna have to get creative. Old Bill had overgrown his spot anyways. After a trimTore him outTimmy the trachy In a few years should look pretty slick in that corner spot of the deck. Southwest facing. Another little fortunei on the east side of the house, next to a Takil planted in the spring. Planted this little nannhhorhops richtiana in front of that cylindropuntia. I’ve got 5 more in pots, really doing more experiments with planting times. All these will get protection this winter. Last but not least, big waggie on the …
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The life of my Phoenix Theophrasti 1 2 3
by Swolte- 2 followers
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Planning to chronicle the life of my Phoenix Theophrasti in this thread for those who are interested. I received this specimen from TCHP two years ago (fall of 2018, if I am not mistaken...) when it was about 21" long and had a small trunk of 1.75 inches. I am guessing its the green variant but TCHP can probably tell me more about about the origin of the seed batch. Frankly, I was not impressed with how it handled the first winter. I pulled a spear pull and it lost most of its leaves in a fairly mild winter (I don't think we even went lower than 25F that year). I basically left it for dead (no watering or any sort of care) and would have removed it had I not fo…
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The little butia that could
by NWpalms@206- 1 follower
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Got this butia last year kinda hidden in the corner of a nursery for 50$. It was on my porch and my Cane Corso tore it to shreds, so then I stuck it out in the yard and forgot about it. Got frozen in a 5 gal pot probably several times this winter, especially December 5 day freeze. Went to check on it and it’s pushing a beatiful new Frond it looks like absolutely zero winter damage on it just recovering from a thrashing still. This one tough little butia, I wonder what variant… just labeled pindo when I bought it.
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The look of a Mule palm?
by sashaeffer- 13 replies
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Can a Mule palm look more like a Pindo than a Queen? seems like most pictures I've seen on the web the leaves are more soft like a Queen but arch like a Pindo. Here are pics of two palms that I bought from same person. First pic are of the "mule" and last pic are of a Pindo. While I can see the "mule" is much more green, it's fronds are more stiff like a Pindo, but also much closer together than the true Pindo palm. I can't say it's been a real fast grower, but steady..just like the Pindo. "Mule" Pindo
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The Needle palm Fairy showed up today
by Chester B- 1 follower
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I got these beautiful 3 gallon needle palms delivered today. Just because I'm in zone 9B doesn't mean I don't appreciate these palms. Big needles can add that real jungle effect to any garden and I have some wet spots so these should love it. The bonus is they'll be a care free palm any time some cold weather comes my way. These came from Mail Order Natives out of Florida. They were very reasonably priced and shipping was quite affordable considering the weight of the two packages. It looks like they can get 4 per package so it might've been cheaper if I did it that way. Definitely recommend them as I have purchased from them in the past. They have saved me ye…
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