COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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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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Trachycarpus Nainital
by palm789- 2 followers
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Does anyone know the growthrate on these and compared to a regular trachy. Also I finished replanting today any idea on how long it will take to establish and acclimitise to its new area.
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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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Rhapidophyllum hystrix in Knoxville, TN 1 2
by Bigfish- 2 followers
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In 2006, thanks to the Southeast Palm Society Hometown Grant (which the SPS gave out every year to plant palm in public places), I was able to plant a bunch of cold hardy palms on the campus of The University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Here are some pictures of the Needle Palms (there were also Sabal minor and S. sp. 'Birmingham' palms planted) right after planting in 2006. Palm #1: Palm #2: Palm #3: And these pictures of the same palms 8 years later in 2014. Keep in mind that this is after a brutal winter where the temperature in Knoxville dropped to -1F (-18C). Palm #1. This one gets full sun most of the day, and has a lighter color…
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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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Palm freeze protection 1 2
by KsLouisiana- 2 followers
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Hey palmtalkers. So here in Lake Charles they are forecasting around 20 for a low over the next few nights! Terrible... But I have a few Queen palms. The tallest is about 20ft. A bismarck that is about 7 ft and a phoenix roebelenii that is about 5ft. Along with a myer lemon, satsuma, lila avocado and a grapefruit tree. I bought a bunch of fabrick and heat lamps and some heat tape. I plan on doing a heat lamp on the bismarck, citrus, and definitely the phoenix. What do y'all think? Should they all be okay? What about the queen palms? Should I bother protecting the 20 footer? Any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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N. Florida cold hardy palms 1 2
by tank- 51 replies
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Some recent photos of some of the palms I have planted out here in north Florida. Livistona australis Trithrinax acanthocoma
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Trachycarpus Fortunei and Full Sun?
by smithgn- 1 follower
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Does anyone have a Trachy in full sun? I have two, both about 3-4 feet tall in spots that receive absolute full sun; at least 6 hours of direct, unobstructed sunlight a day. I've read that Trachy's generally like the shade and do pretty well in bright sunny spots, but I was wondering if anyone has their Trachy's in full sun like I do? As for mine, my two have fared quite well. It was kind of an experiment at first since I got both of them for very cheap. They're in ground and putting out new fronds regularly. Although, during one week when I was out of town, temperatures got into the high 90's and hit 100 a couple of days. This had been during a time of 2 weeks with l…
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I bought this in Knoxville, TN from a nursery about 7 or 8 years ago, and it has been sitting in a pot since then in my mother's yard in Gainesville, FL. I finally got around to separating the pups today. Here's what it looked like stilll in the pot. I think it's a 15 gallon, maybe 20 gallon pot. Closeup. Took it out of the pot and it was clear I had a job cut out for me!
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Butia paraguayensis and its hybrids
by Tropicdoc- 1 follower
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OK, what does Butia paraguayensis really look like? Does it really have a trunk diameter less than a foot? If so, wouldn't that mean a syagrus hybrid would have a trunk somewhere between the queen father and the paraguayensis? Then, you have a slim trunk mule palm for a tropical look. And wouldn't that mean that my paraguayensis x parajubaea hybrids would end up with a slim trunk? Still on the quest for the cold-hardy tropical look. Help me out here guys.
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Palms in northern mediterranean - 1450 ft a.s.l. 1 2
by LivistonaFan- 40 replies
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Hello, I planted the following palms in an olive grove: Butia eriospatha Chamaerops humilis var. 'cerifera' Jubaea Chilensis Livistona Chinensis Phoenix Canariensis Rhapis excelsa more will be planted in the next years, but primarily I have to check the cold hardiness zone (I will install a weather station soon to check the winter lows). I hope the lows in the coldest winters will at least be >18 fahrenheit
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Jubaea Chilensis 1 2
by SALOttawa- 3 followers
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Hello, I just joined the forum today. I have been growing palms for a few years now, but I have always brought them indoors for the winter. This year I decided to try growing 3 varieties of hardy palms: Trachycarpus Fortunei, Washingtonia Robusta, and Chilean Wine Palms. I bought seeds on eBay. I have found good instructions on the TFs and the WRs, but I haven’t found anything reliable on the Chilean Wine Palm seeds. Has anyone had experience growing these from seeds? Some sites suggest breaking the shell off, while others don’t. I have them soaking in water at the present time and I will be planting them on Friday. I am hoping to get some good advice before then. Th…
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Any palms for 7a?
by Jotoqi- 22 replies
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I am in zone 7a and i’m wondering if there’s any hardy palms?
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Drive Thru - Brookings, OR 1 2
by Zach K- 1 follower
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I recently had the pleasure of driving through Brookings, OR on my way back home to Portland and decided to snap a few pictures. Please add some of your own if you also drove through! I unfortunately didn’t have all the time in the world so I didn’t get that many pictures. Hopefully I can go down and give it a thorough inspection. Feel free to correct my labeling Enjoy! Yucca gigantea and CIDP Loquat Tree Agave Any idea what kind of this tree is?? Little Pindo Palm and some Cannas in the front yard Some basic Colocasia Sturdy looking Washingtonia Why do Trachy’s …
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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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Why is Sabal mexicana seldom grown east of Texas? 1 2
by Sabal_Louisiana- 2 followers
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I suspect it is because most growers in the Southeast don't think about it. It is seldom supplied by nurseries because the default of its type for the region is the common S. palmetto. The two species look so similar anyway. However, it might be just different enough to add a little unique flavor to the landscape. I'm sure someone is apt to mention that S. Mexicana is better adapted to the drier climate of Texas but if it can be grown in humid Houston why not elsewhere? Likewise, cold hardiness should not be an issue for the deep South anyway. Also, I am wondering how far north can S. Mexicana be cultivated in the south central US? My guess is to the Red River, or ju…
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Why is my needle palm dying?
by faceyourfaces- 30 replies
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In July I bought two needle palms from a guy selling them on eBay. One of them was clearly in worse condition than the other and it went into rapid decline in September. Today I was able to pull the most recent frond out of it and confirm that it's now completely dead. However, the other palm appeared to be in great condition and showed no bad signs until last month and now it is going into rapid decline like the other palm. The oldest fronds are dying one by one and all of them have dried up quickly. The palm on September 29 vs. the palm on November 23: The guy who sold it to me said he would send me a new needle palm in the spring to replace the one tha…
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Are Sabal guatemalensis and Sabal mexicana the same palm? I want to add some especially after seeing these in this thread: These look great! Big robust palms more so then the common petite in comparison S. Palmeto I have by the hundreds around me.
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Chamaedorea Radicalis after zone 8a winter
by Brad Mondel- 28 replies
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Coming back strong after zone 8a winter. You can even see that it has inflorescences if you look close. I'm shocked at how hardy these are. This is located back at home in Myrtle Beach S.C There's a fried Santa Catarina queen in the bottom left that didn't make it. I'm not home to maintain the palms so they are not up to par.
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This is bad. Ft. Worth is having rotating outages. 1 2 3
by WestCoastGal- 3 followers
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Just read a post from a fellow member on another forum who lives in the Ft. Worth area. Said his outdoor temp was at 6F and their utility was saying rotating outages were starting and asking for conservation. He just posted he lost power and his house heat had been set to 62F which to me is already pretty cold. Apart from devastated landscaping, concerns over frozen pipes (let your water drip in your sinks), now we have real concerns about people loosing power/heat and getting so cold inside they get sick on top of covid rates high. Heart goes out to all of you in this freeze.
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Just ordered my Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera!!!
by mdsonofthesouth- 2 followers
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So on a whim I checked out my wishlist at plant delights nursery and saw that the Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera were being sold again! I have been looking to get these to match my standard chamerops humilis for a while now. So I promptly ordered 2 (might order more lol) to start with and will be garage "greenhouse" keeping them until at least March 2018. Depending on size and health come spring will determine if I plant or just pot up again and "greenhouse" them for another winter. Eitherway great way to spend your lunch break!
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Mule Palms in Texas
by Collectorpalms- 2 followers
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Hello, in a previous post I mentioned that I was told Lowes in Texas would be bringing in Mule palms according to a nursery manager friend from Acosta. I haven't been to Lowes this week but I went to Acosta website. I found in the picture gallery 7 gallon mules. That seems right, too bad I was hoping they might have 25 gallons, lol I have seen very large ones in Houston private nurseries, but too much too $$ to truck load 90 miles each way. When they grow so fast anyhow.
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Thee Washingtonia Filifera of Wilmington, NC
by frienduvafrond- 2 followers
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Southern Oregon - Brookings 1 2
by Chester B- 1 follower
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I made my first trip to Brookings, Oregon and I was not disappointed in what I saw. Lots of exotics that I can't grow here in Portland and many of them were huge. I had 10 minutes that I was granted to drive around and snap photos. I seemed totally suspicious so only managed to get a few decent shots. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get any photos of Washingtonia palms. I did also see some Pygmy date palms planted in a front of a store but had not idea as to how long they had been in the ground. Apparently Brookings has an unusual climate. I took this from Wikipedia The Brookings area has a cool-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). …
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Does Anyone Know What Variety of Mediterranean Fan Pamm This Is? 1 2
by PalmTreeDude- 40 replies
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Does anyone know what variety of Mediterranean Fan Palm this is? Does it have a certine variety or are only certain ones recognized as a certain variety? Does anyone know where mine may have ancestors from (Like West/East Mediterranean etc.)? I know I need to weed around it again (center trunk has always been dead and I have not protected this last winter at all expecting it to die, but it survived, I was going to replace it with something else) and I will mulch.