COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Trachycarpus sp. 'Nova'
by tjwalters- 2 followers
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I've been seeing references to this "new species," but nothing official. There is no mention of it on the Kew site. Does anyone have information on its official status?
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Livinstona chinensis 1 2
by Palm crazy- 3 followers
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Newest palm from indoor box store. This will be the last one for this year going in the ground. I’m guessing I could get two clumps out of it. Not root bound at all. All planted and was very easy since the roots where not that full or deep. Was able to make, two clumps. Same palm clump different angle. Second clump. Should be hardy to 15F with protection, but the taller leaves will slowly die off in the next few years. New leaves will be much more shorter, wider, stronger than this greenhouse grow one, but with only 3 hours of sunlight I may be dreaming.….below 15F it curtains!
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cold hardy palms in houston 1 2 3 4
by necturus- 1 follower
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Hi guys, I drove past a lovely collection of silver palms today and wanted to share. I didn't snap a picture, but Google maps has a nice shot here: https://www.google.com/maps/@29.6914027,-95.4552952,3a,75y,287.28h,85.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siUh1b5DRyjj3wxlMHYBeNQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Daniel
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Bridgeport Sabal Palmetto CT Notable Trees 1 2 3
by Mr.SamuraiSword- 6 followers
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I was on youtube yesterday night and found possibly the most northern semi longterm Sabal Palmetto on the east coast. The video referenced CT notable trees so I went to the site and found out more about the palm. I am still dumbfounded. It sprouted from seed in 2005 and was planted in its current location in 2009. It is still alive considering the video was made this fall. I am absolutely dumfounded at how this palm is still alive and doing well at that. it doesn't look like it even gets any protection during the winter when I looked at old streetviews. Here is the CT notable trees information about the palm. there is also a Windmill palm on the site. http…
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Washingtonia Filibusta 1 2 3
by ZPalms- 4 followers
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I've been thinking of growing a new palm tree from seed and was wondering how well the washingtonia filibusta does in North Carolina zone 8A? and does anyone have any Filibusta seeds because I have looked everywhere!
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Sabal minor in habitat, McCurtain County, OK 1 2
by jfrye01@live.com- 2 followers
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Back in November of 2016, my fiancee and I embarked on a six hour road trip to McCurtain County, Oklahoma, in search of native Sabal minor. About 20 miles southeast of Idabel, there they were, growing in ditches, in pastures, in woods...they truly are weeds down there. Here are some pictures, enjoy!!
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Windmill Palm- Prongs turning yellow
by Allen G- 20 replies
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Help- I have an 11 year old 25 ft Windmill palm in backyard at waters (Lake) edge. The lower prongs (leaves) are turning yellow but top and new growth is green. In South Carolina we had a colder Winter than usual- so there may be some cold winter damage. I have never fertilized the palm except for today- I used Miracle Grow Palm Fertilizer which is balanced in Nitrogen, Potassium and Magnesium. I suspect that there is a nutrient deficiency-either Potassium, Magnesium or both. Should I use any thing else? Perhaps a liquid. Also, should I cut off the yellow prongs. Miracle does not have Boron in it . Thanks
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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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Hybrid creation: Butia odorata x Parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi F1 1 2 3
by Jonathan Haycock- 10 followers
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On the 27th December 2020 I began the process of creating this hybrid. Two inflorescence were used on the Butia, but for the purpose of this thread I won't differentiate between them as their timings were less than a week apart. Butia odorata Parajubaea torallyi var. torallyi
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Parajubaea Sunkha 1 2 3
by Laaz- 82 replies
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Another shock. This went through the 16F ice / snow storm & looks like it survived. I thought is was dead, cut the top off and sure enough it is coming back.
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Washingtonia filifera after 15F (-9C)
by SailorBold- 1 follower
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Here is damage from 15F (~-9C) on my largest W. filifera... Several snow events less than 2 inches each AND several nights below 20F. The emerging fronds that haven't opened yet appear ok.. but if there is any damage there it might show up later.
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"Palms don't belong in Kansas" and other cold hardy palm oppositions
by jfrye01@live.com- 1 follower
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Hello all, recently, I've run into a lot of folks who, upon seeing my palms, remark "Palms belong in the tropics, not here in Kansas"...to which I often reply "Actually, most palms aren't tropical"...but I've found that people don't want to hear it. They believe the common misconception that all palms are tropical plants...some are even hateful, saying things like "those things are so ugly here!!"...So question is, do any of you "northern zone pushers" run into this issue with uneducated people? If so, what do you say to prove them wrong? Just wondering... -Jacob in Kansas
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West Texas Palms 1 2
by TexasColdHardyPalms- 1 follower
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I was out in West Texas today and snapped a few pics. Enjoy These first washingtonia filifera were in Midland, TX and saw 8 degrees in 2011, with a daytime high of 18. i saw around 100 filifera around the midland area ranging from small plants to mature ones such as these. additionally there were a few trachycarpus and post 2011 robusta growing. I saw no more than 3 small, aweful looking sabals scattered around town.
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Anyone Have Information on Trachycarpus Princeps?
by Scot from SC- 1 follower
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Does anyone have information about Trachycarpus princeps? I have heard various temperature thresholds for this palm, and I am assuming that they are prone to spear pull when young like fortuneis. I have fortuneis, waggies, and one takil so far in my Trachycarpus collection and wanted to expand. Thank you in advance my palm tree friends.
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Cold hardy "coconut" 1 2
by Tropicdoc- 44 replies
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Of course everyone wants that coconut look maybe for around a pool. I do anyway. Here are probably my top 2 9a coconut lookers.
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B. afredii Zone 9a Hardy? 1 2 3 4
by _Keith- 1 follower
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Yes, this year I was blessed with gifts. I guess the powers above knew this was my tightest garden budget year ever and blessed me. Well, if we have a mild winter they have blessed me, if not I shall be forgiveness from the gift bearers. This is one of the 4 B. alfredii quite happy and pushing a new front. You can see another of the 4 in the background. All are pushing a new frond, so I guess they are happy in their new environment.
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Palm Collection Before and After The Great Texas Freeze of 5F in 2021 1 2 3
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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Street view, Pictured almost one year ago Feb 28, 2020.
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Sable palmetto vs Sable mexicana
by topwater- 2 followers
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Is there any easy way to differentiate Sable palmetto from Sable mexicana? Here in Texas, most nurserys have both and they are widely used in commercial landscaping, not so much in residential situations.
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First real cold of the season! 1 2 3 4
by NorCalKing- 155 replies
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So looks like winter has made an early arrival here in Nor Cal...dropped down to 29.3 for a couple of hours here last night (back up to 50 degrees atm). Hopefully the King Palm is ok. Had 32 a few days ago, no discernible effects.
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jubaea x syagrus in the South 1 2 3
by Tropicdoc- 1 follower
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Does anyone have Jubaea x Syagrus in the South. I wonder if growth rate or appearance is affected by the climate. We have probably all seen Gary Levine's monster palm of this type. What's yours look like?
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Jubaea chilensis vs Butia Capitata
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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I heard that the Jubaea chilensis is the most cold hardy feather palm, but I though that was the Butia Capitata? Do you know which is true? Thank you for reading!
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I thought MULES were hardy? 1 2
by VLyn- 45 replies
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Hi I have had some queen palm trees that may have been affected by this cold winter season (2014). I have have spent a few hrs looking on here for the best tree to replace these. Ok so I have made my decision after reading many post of how hardy the "mule palm" is thought to be. So i call my nursery, and the owner told me well I only have one and its out frt. of my window - looking at it right now... and it did not fair any better than the queens we have, its looks the same. So she than states let me send you a pic of it. I am thinking well ok maybe it was a small tree and sitting in a pot to my surprise this is what she sent me. Now I know enough from rea…
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Trithtrinax campestris 1 2
by Texeltropics- 2 followers
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What are the experiences with this palm in the cold hardy zones? (This is a experiment because i wanted to find out how the tag-thing worked...i did it thanks to Kim)
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Cretan date palm 1 2
by Laaz- 47 replies
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Getting ready to flower. This one is a female & no other male dates in the area. I have multiple other dates, but they haven't flowered yet.
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Does anyone know this Sabal ?
by Habanero- 15 replies
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Hello together, I'm a new member in this forum. I need help for ident. a Sabal palm, I don't know what kind of it is. I bought it from a dutch dealer, as Sabal minor, but it is no S. minor. Well, the problem that I have, I live in Zone 7a , and I don't know the hardiness of the sabal. Hope anybody can help me. I hope you understand my english. Best wishes, Bernd
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