COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Abkhazia - country soul
by Igor_Kii- 21 replies
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Abkhazia is between Georgia and Russia along the Black Sea coast. The unrecognized republic with a magnificent climate Rhapis in ruins Palmar All photos belong to Igor Kotlyarov
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I'm trying to jumpstart my Washy so the Xmas lights are on under those blankets . I want to experiment and see if I can get it to look respectable earlier than late May . Learning is always a part of this hobby ! Will The sooner it looks like this , the better .
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about Beccariophoenix alfredii Palms
by ShiYi2022- 2 replies
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I have a Beccariophoenix alfredii Palm. Although I checked some information, I planted it for the first time. I want to ask you how cold tolerance is. If you have tested this variety, please tell me relevant experience. Thank you! Here are three questions. Can he survive for a short time - 5 ℃ when he is 5 years old? If the temperature stays between - 2 ~ 8℃ for a long time, do you need to put on some clothes for him to keep warm? Can you survive at this temperature without any protection? (the weather is recorded in my area)
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If you are on the northern Gulf Coast you got stung hard this year, From Houston to the Florida Panhandle it was brutal. Coldest temps here in Louisiana in the last 28 years, not once but in 2 separate cold fronts just 2-3 weeks apart. The first one was dry, so I held out hope, but the 2nd came in colder and wetter at 17 degrees. By midsummer I expect total foliage loss on all Phoenix, Livistona, Washingtonia, Syagrus species. Mules will be 90% foliage loss by midsummer. Deaths will be numerous, hurts to even think about it. Sabals, Butia, Chamaerops, Chamaedorea remain untouched. Why do I say "by midsummer"? Because only when the heat arrives and the crow…
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About to get pimp-slapped. 1 2
by buffy- 1 follower
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Looks like 14F for Monday night. Good bye marginal friends. Let's see what will surprise.
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about Wodyetia bifurcata
by ShiYi2022- 8 replies
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Is there any hope of survival? Is it not suitable for open planting in 9b area? The leaves begin to turn yellow when the weather is warm in the spring
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Greetings, I recently needed to move my potted palms inside for the winter into my basement. They were all placed into a greenhouse that is located on a south facing wall where they receive a decent amount of sun for what it’s worth, and the greenhouse actually reaches 80° F during the day despite the basement being kept between 65-70° F. The palms are 3 days into their home for the winter, and almost all of them appear to be taking the move well so far, with the exception of my Sabal ‘Birmingham’. Over the past month, the Birmingham has began to yellow on the older fronds and within the past 2 weeks some of those fronds have also started to brown in spots. Since I m…
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Accidental Tomato stake
by Pip- 2 replies
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This is just a bit fun really. I planted a tomato next to the pool fence summer 2014 it grew through winter and then though the summer just gone. Normally I would have ripped the tomato out but it has grown for so long now I'm just watching to see just how many seasons it will grow for. It has found it's own stake a Washingtonia robusta climbing through the palm leaves.
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Accuweather Winter Outlook for the US
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 1 follower
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(Cross post on PalmPedia is here: http://www.palmpedia.net/forum/showthread.php?3961-Winter-Outlook-for-Palm-Growing-in-the-US&p=43552#post43552) Looks good so far for the West Coast, the Eastern Gulf shore and Florida. It's not looking so hot for Texas, though.
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii 1 2
by Chester B- 3 followers
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Has anyone had any experience growing Acoelorrhaphe wrightii in zone 8B? I saw some of these in Florida in zone 9A and they looked pretty good and quite healthy. I'd like to give it a try in my neck of the woods. I'm assuming these need heat to grow at a normal rate? Picture taken in Crystal River Florida in Feb.
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii hardy????
by climate change virginia- 4 replies
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Hi I saw this link and I thought this palm was only hardy down to 22f. Thanks https://plantlust.com/plants/17460/acoelorrhaphe-wrightii/#:~:text=Tolerates very wet areas.,teens%2C lower USDA zone 8.&text=Acoelorrhaphe wrightii is commonly known,as seen from the pictures.
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Acrocomia Aculeata
by idontknowhatnametuse- 26 replies
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Are these slow as seedlings? I planted my 2 Acrocomias in bigger pots last week, they seem to be doing better and they are growing but very slowly. Is this normal? Photos of a spear of one of them below. 2nd one is kind of blurry.
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Acrocomia totai
by thyerr01- 6 replies
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I was in Orlando this week for work and took Fri-Sat to ride the velocicoaster and make the drive to Dade City and Lake Alfred to see the Acrocomia totai. Dade City - I saw maybe 10 trees in eight different locations around town. All looked pretty healthy. Only a couple, the first and last, really have any spines on the trunks. 1, 2 and 5 grow on the side of the road and are publicly accessible, but I didnt see any seed.
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Acrocomia Totai.
by Laaz- 2 replies
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The Doc's Totai is flowering, will it set seed?
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Additional cold hardy palm species to discuss? 1 2
by MarkbVet- 3 followers
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Just noticed that Fairview has a number of palms rated zone 8b or colder that I had not contemplated until now: Trithrinax brasiliensis var. brasiliensis , Wodyetia bifurcata, Thrinax radiata, Sabal miamiensis, Livistona benthamii ‘Golden Form” , Sabal mauritiiformis , Brahea moorei, Dypsis decaryi, Dypsis carlsmithii, Chamaedorea costaricana, Ceroxylon ventricosum, Ceroxylon quindiuense, Brahea sarukhanii , Brahea dulcis (including a blue form). Any thoughts on any of these? I suspect that many are not as hardy as this nursery asserts, but some likely are. Haven't seen much discussion of most of these though-- so here's the chance to get talking!!
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Adelaide’s (South Australia) mature Jubaea chilensis
by Jonathan Haycock- 4 followers
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Well it’s been just over 1 year since we emigrated from U.K. to Australia. I’m still like a kid in a candy store looking at all these palms around me. I doubt the novelty will ever wear off. Thought I’d share with you some of the mature Jubaea chilensis I’ve spotted so far. If any of you know of more, please let me know. This first one is located at Waite Arboretum.
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Adult Butia x Jubaea in Columbus, Georgia
by EastCanadaTropicals- 1 follower
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I found this house for sale in Columbus and checked it on google street view.
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Advice for Med Fan planting
by earthworm73- 2 replies
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We are supposed to get 80F (26C) at my house tomorrow and thought it was time to put both of my Med fan palms into ground since they both are very root bound 5g. i will be putting one in a raised bed. That bed is about 20 inches deep and when I filled it with soil a couple years ago I used a 3-way of compost, sand, topsoil. It appears to be well draining and though all of the rain storms during the rainy season there never has been any standing water. I usually add compost and used coffee grounds in spring. Should I add sand to the planting hole when I put in the chamaerops in the raised bed for even more approved drainage? The other area the var. argentea will go an…
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Advice for Mule Planting Location
by DAVEinMB- 2 followers
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Good morning everyone. I just picked up a couple of 65 gallon mule palms and wanted to get some opinions on planting location. I know there are a ton of factors that go into how cold tolerant these plants are and I have no knowledge of their specific genetics. As the crow flies I'm about 5 miles off the coast in the myrtle beach area, zone 8b. My plan was to plant them in an open area of my front yard that receives sun all day long, including early morning sun. I could put them in a more protected area which may provide a better microclimate but I'd rather keep them out in the open. As a side note these palms spent over a year in containers on the nursery's lot howe…
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Advice for planting a windmill
by BigBilly- 9 replies
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I Well since the forecast is looking good, I'm gonna plant my windmill either today or Monday and I was wanting some advice ?
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Long story short I'm in the market for a new trachy. I'm in central Virginia where they aren't unheard of, but still not always easy to find. At this point the options within my budget appear to be either getting a larger, more established tree, 15 gal, 4-5ft that was brought in from further south (i.e. FL, gulf coast, etc), OR a smaller tree that's been grown closer to my locality, i.e. 5 gal, 1-2ft. I've read conflicting advice about what's more important for hardiness & health: where it was grown versus initial size. Any thoughts or experience? I'm usually a cheapskate with plants, often rescuing clearance stuff from shops, getting suckers from fri…
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Advice for starting with cold hardy palms
by Kailua_Krish- 9 replies
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Hi all, So in thinking back there were a few things that either people told me or that I had to learn the hard way but that I thought would be helpful to make a thread about to pass on to people just starting out. Maybe if you can say your climate and a few helpful points? I'll start Inland SE (North Central Florida) 8b/9a climate 1) Never underestimate the power of a large oak canopy, particularly when near concrete or another structure, it can often be 5-10 degrees warmer there and has allowed me to grow (high) 9b palms in a 9a climate 2) Plant larger hardy palms (Sabals, Livistonas, and the cocoid hybrids work well for this) first as a canopy, this is particul…
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Advice needed
by Skyline- 16 replies
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Is my palm tree dying? Any advice on what could be wrong? The leafs are turning yellow and some brown. Cheers
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Advice Needed for Trachycarpus Fortunei
by siege2050- 17 replies
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Hello everyone, I am sure you have heard this before but I was wondering, what is a realistic growth rate for Trachycarpus Fortunei per year. I ordered 4 off of ebay for about 11 dollars apiece as its not possible to find them around here. Our summers here in Oklahoma are around 95 F up to 105 F a few times, very humid, winters are down to as low as 0 F zone 7a. Soil in yard is acidic oak, hickory, pine forest. Also would it be safe to plant them in full sun if it does get as hot as 105 F? Will I have to protect them from now on, or will they become more cold tolerant and not need protection when older?
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Advice on p.Sylvester pods
by Almisa- 0 replies
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While deep watering the larger palms during my cold weather protection prep I noticed that one of my two p.Sylvesters had fronds spread wide with no noticeable spear and new growth from the center, like the other one. Upon further inspection (these are about 5’ - 6’ in height) I discovered numerous seed pods and more growing with a modest center spear coming along. The new spear growth looks accordion-like. Is this indicative of a boron problem? Otherwise the tree seems in good shape. Ive had it in the ground for 3.5 years and it is fed granular palm perfect every quarter. Tell me what you see here, and in particular, next steps as soon as this cold snap is over. Thanks
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