COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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tallest hardy palm to zone 7b 1 2
by climate change virginia- 2 followers
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I was wondering about some hardy tall palms to zone 7b thanks.
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Tallest Livistona?
by Sandy Loam- 17 replies
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From reading PalmTalk, I have discovered that Livistona Decora (aka. Livistona Decipiens) is the fastest-grower according to readership consensus. However, which Livistona is the tallest after about 20 years of growth? There is a Livistona Decora down the street from me, but it has remained the same size for many years now. A Washingtonia Robusta in its place would have been much taller by now. I am beginning to speculate that perhaps Livistona Decora reaches a typical maximum growth size which is not terribly impressive, despite its rapid growth rate. The Livistona Decora nearby, and others I have seen, tend to be about 20 feet tall or slightly less. I have nev…
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Tallest palms in texas
by Kentuckypalms- 1 follower
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What is the tallest palm you have seen in Texas. I know in Florida lightning gets them, is that an issue usually here too for tall palms?
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Tallest Waggie ever
by Brad Mondel- 1 follower
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And some extras:
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Tampa Florida Palm ID?
by Ben G.- 2 replies
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I ran across this palm on a recent trip to Tampa and I wasn't familiar with it. Can you tell me what it is? A type of Dypsis perhaps? I am not very familiar with that genus.
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TCHP
by Keys6505- 0 replies
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I posted this this in the buyer rating thread the other day but don't think it gets much traffic. Has anyone heard from Joe?
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Temperature Forecasting Model
by tank- 1 reply
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15 day animated temperature forecast http://moe.met.fsu.edu/cgi-bin/gfstc2.cgi?time=2013120606&field=850mb+Virtual+Temperature&hour=Animation Kelvin to Fahrenheit converter https://www.google.com/search?q=kelvin+to+fahrenheit&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Freezing starts at about 273 kelvin
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Temperature inside windmill protection box
by Tom Ace- 4 replies
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Hi Folks, With guidance from users of this forum and some videos I have seen, I have prepared my 4' windmill for its first winter in the ground in zone 6B Connecticut. Current setup was made using stuff I had already - scrap lumber, some 1" R5 rigid foam insulation on 3 sides, and a tarp covering the 4th side for now. There are openings on the bottom of the box for air to get in, and the tarp is old and worn out so it has some holes for ventilation too. c9 lights inside with a thermocube ( I left 12 lights on the strand at 7 watts each). I'm curious about the temperature inside the box. My sensorpush is showing frequent temperature swings in between 35 an…
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Temperature Today
by SALOttawa- 13 replies
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It’s -9 degrees Celsius (15 Fahrenheit)this morning in Ottawa Canada, but my Washingtonia Robusta is happy at 8 degrees (46 Fahrenheit) in its winter protection! what is the temperature at your location? And what kind of palms are you protecting this winter?
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temporary palm greenhouse
by Coconut Jared- 2 replies
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Anybody ever tried building a greenhouse around a palm tree for cold temps? I am toying with an idea to put 4 t posts in the ground around my coconut palm. Put 20 ft pvc over the t mosts. The elbows on the ends of the pvc to meet all 4 in the middle with a 4 way fitting to build the structure. Then wrap in 10 mil greenhouse plastic.
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Tempted to buy
by palm789- 2 replies
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Seen this windmill online tempted to buy as last one but not sure if trunk is curved or just camera angle or palm tilted in pot, what you think, I'm not a fan of curved trunk
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Anyone growing any tender palms this way…I’m thinking of trying two of my tender palms a Dypsis Boronii , and Chamaedorea plumosa. Love to know if anyone has this type of set up and what palms or plants are you trying? Mine will be heated with thermocube 45/35F, heater will be oil base. Thanks!
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Tennessee Palms get a little snow!
by Allen- 4 replies
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This is how we roll until the real cold comes (If it ever does) Waggy - Fortunei - S. Birmingham
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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- 1 follower
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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- 3 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- 2 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- 17 replies
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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- 4 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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