COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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True hardiness of Beccariophoenix alfredii?
by Haddock- 17 replies
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Beccariophoenix alfredii aka “Madagascar high land coconut” is a interesting palm, but it’s cold hardiness hasn’t been fully tested. I heard it’s hardy to the lower 20s when it’s young but what about mature specimens, how cold can they handle?
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Washingtonia in Columbia SC
by PaddyM- 1 follower
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I was in Columbia, SC this weekend. I lived here for a few years a decade ago and decided to check on some palms around town. Here's pics of three very large Washingtonia - seemed to be doing pretty good! Each has at least 20-25' of trunk I'd guess; they're tall. The first palm is one that Penny has sold seeds from on eBay (I bought some last year). It's near the botanical garden. The second and third pics are closer to/in downtown. The third pic also has a palmetto behind the two Washingtonia.
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Northeast/Mid Atlantic Palm Discussion 1 2
by Nj Palms- 2 followers
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Hey all I created this forum for people in the Northeast/Mid Atlantic to discuss and banter about palms in our region!Post any sightings in stores or your own.Any interesting things about palms is also accepted, and of course any questions or concerns are more than welcome to be posted on this sub forum!Thanks for all the information you guys provide.
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Chamaerops humilis hardiness
by palm789- 11 replies
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What is the true hardiness of the chamaerops humilis at different stages of its life,I'm asking this as I bought one with 40cm main trunk and 30cm secondary trunks and as I live in south Wales UK I get snow in winter should I cover to protect?
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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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Sabal Causiarum Cold Tolerance? 1 2
by Dartolution- 2 followers
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Has there been any additional data from the texas massacre this year regarding sabal causiarums tolerance to cold?
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Trachycarpus fortunei after 2.5°F and 3.5°F 1 2
by tjwalters- 40 replies
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After consecutive nights of 2.5°F and 3.5°F, with a daytime temperature around 14°F in Bowie, MD USA. All in all, not too bad considering these were not protected at all. Palm 1: Palm 2:
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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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Sabal texana can survive zone 8 easy
by GREENHAND- 2 followers
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This sabal tex is in my front yard survived below 10 deg and very strong north winds with no problems. i would highly recomend this palm in zone 8 gardens.
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Growth Rate fortunei vs wagnerianous
by The3ngineer- 1 follower
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I'm looking for a windmill with about 6' or 7' of trunk. The fortunei are readily available in any size but the only wagnerianous I can find is about 4.5' high overall. I keep reading conflicting information online about the growth rate of wagnerianous vs fortuei, some say they are equal some say wagnerianous is much slower. I'm afraid that if I buy the wagnerianous it will take 10 years to achieve the height I'm looking for but if I buy the fortunei it will grow too fast. Can anyone advise? Thanks.
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Butia palms 1 2
by Laaz- 1 follower
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I'm going to start this tonight & walk the neighborhood tomorrow & get some shots of the different butia varieties in my neighborhood alone. There are literally millions of butia palms here in the Charleston area, my neighborhood alone probably has a thousand or more. I'll use my good camera tomorrow to documents the neighborhood butia's. If you are sure of a named butia, please post... Butia Strictor.
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Trying Sabal Minor in the Four Corners region 1 2 3
by Southwesternsol- 1 follower
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Over the last couple years I've been setting up my yard with native plants. Various cactus, desert shrubs, yuccas etc. I quite like palms though, and obviously there are no shrubby palms native to the southwest. So it seems the next best thing is Sabal Minor. Here's hoping it will survive. Ignore my half finished path way...
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Largest Phoenix Canariensis North of London 1 2 3
by Daz82- 4 followers
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New Brighton, Wirral
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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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B X J vs. J X B? and other hybrid combos?
by DoomsDave- 37 replies
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Scot from SC's thread on hybrid hardiness piqued my curiosity. He bought a J X B, but thought it might be a B X J instead. I have a B and J something, and I'd like to ID it. What's the key differences to the observer? I recall other threads dealing with Syagrus X Jube and vice versa and one was ugly and one was gorgeous. Will post a pic of my monster, and monster to be when I escape from the Dark Tower. dave
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Mule Palm in Zone 8b
by nitsua0895- 34 replies
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I got a 5 foot tall mule palm and during December I left it mostly outside because it stayed so warm for most of the month but it's inside now because there were a couple of light freezes earlier this week. Has anyone had experience with how much cold this palm can handle without any damage? I ask this because I'm thinking about planting it within the next month. I know Mule Palms have a similar hardiness to Butia Capitatas which grows very well here. During our coldest winters I've only noticed damage to Sago Palms which promptly come back the next spring. And with this being a warm El Niño winter I figured it might be okay to plant soon. It would also be in a sunny…
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Sabal palmetto vs birmingham hardiness 1 2
by Ben G.- 2 followers
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I thought this was a pretty good testament to the difference in hardiness between sabal palmetto and birmingham sabals. I don't think we got below 10F to 12F at my house this winter, though we did have a spell or two where we went between 2 to 3 days without getting above freezing. We had a few small snow events, none more than about 1.5" at a time. The birmingham is in the SW corner of an L-shaped bed on the south and west sides of my garage. Both are shielded from north winds by the house. Here is the difference between the two at my house given the above winter conditions:
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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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How long before cold hardy palms start growing post storm? 1 2 3
by Sabal King- 2 followers
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So we have some larger 15G+ Windmills, Texas Sabals, and Mexican Fan Palms around our pool area and they all have a varying degree of green post the storm. The Windmills have nice green tight spears, and the sabal is actively pushing a tiny spear from its center. They all got copper now twice since the thaw happened (mild copper) just in the event we had some fungi issues. In general, with the weather looking nice how quickly should we start seeing visible growth? I marked the new spears so I can track progress but nothing noticeable quite yet. Located in the DFW area.
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Palm trees native to China 1 2
by ShiYi2022- 2 followers
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These are the two most common palm trees native to China. Their cold resistance is OK. Are they popular in the United States?
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Thee Washingtonia Filifera of Wilmington, NC
by frienduvafrond- 1 follower
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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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New appreciation for the Mules 1 2
by Xhoniwaters1- 1 follower
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Here is a picture of one of my three seedlings I have in the ground. They were unprotected throughout these deep freeze episodes we've had this winter. 60+ frozen hours and counting. Still looking perfect. Awesome palms..gotta plant more!
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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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King Piru?
by Swolte- 8 replies
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https://www.moonvalleynurseries.com/king-piru-palm Found a flyer in my mailbox this afternoon. I am skeptical but does anyone have experience with this Palm? ~ S
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