COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Queen Palm Planting 1 2
by Dartolution- 2 followers
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So today I picked up about an 8ft queen palm (syagrus romanzoffiana) from HD for about $50. She's just barely fitting in my house as is. I am in 8a, and while I know this isn't the best cold hardy palm, I wanted to give one a try my very hot south facing back yard mostly because they are fast growers and look beautifully tropical. I plan on leaving it in the nursery pot this fall and winter and planting in early spring after frost. If she's going to have any chance of making it long term its going to be planted in my back yard. It being south facing, very hot in the summer and warms first and quickly in winter with no trees around to shade it …
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The life of my Phoenix Theophrasti 1 2
by Swolte- 2 followers
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Planning to chronicle the life of my Phoenix Theophrasti in this thread for those who are interested. I received this specimen from TCHP two years ago (fall of 2018, if I am not mistaken...) when it was about 21" long and had a small trunk of 1.75 inches. I am guessing its the green variant but TCHP can probably tell me more about about the origin of the seed batch. Frankly, I was not impressed with how it handled the first winter. I pulled a spear pull and it lost most of its leaves in a fairly mild winter (I don't think we even went lower than 25F that year). I basically left it for dead (no watering or any sort of care) and would have removed it had I not fo…
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Palms of Austin, Texas 1 2 3
by DreaminAboutPalms- 2 followers
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Thought I would start this thread to showcase the kinds of palms growing in the Austin area. I lived in Fort Worth before I lived here and I’ve always thought it was so cool driving south on the 35 and all of the sudden seeing tall Washingtonias as you get close to Austin. Nowhere near SATX, but there are a lot of really old filiferas and sagos and sabals and canary’s and they decrease rapidly as you drive north. Dallas has impressive specimens but they still get more nights below freezing, and 61 vs 65 in January makes a difference. Post the most impressive palms in the area
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Tree Ferns
by Rothbardian1- 19 replies
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I know this is a palm forum, but I was hoping I could hear some of your experiences with tree ferns; specifically in zone 8b-9a. I've read a lot of mixed reviews from people that have grown them in my hardiness zone. I think it gets almost too hot for them here. Most people, I understand, grow them in the shade down here. But then I've read where some a little further south from my area grow them in full sun. Some people claim they retain their fronds during brief freezing temperatures, and others say it can't get below freezing or they will lose their fronds. I know they will survive, but how well will they grow with temperatures will into the high 90'…
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BUTIA X JUBAEA X QUEEN in the Pacific Northwest 1 2 3 4
by Love them palms- 5 followers
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So this last winter I let one of my Butia x Jubaea x Queen out for a winter test here in Mukilteo Washington Z8B. Well its good to know it took snow, a few nights of 20s F cold.and rain with no protection. Good to know this one is a great candidate for this area. Pic 3 is today. Took Pacific Northwest lickin and is still tickin
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Some palms after winter in Holland 1 2 3
by Axel Amsterdam- 3 followers
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I took some street pictures of survivors in the western parts of Holland. Washingtonia outside UHI of Amsterdam, around 14 miles from the coast unprotected
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Palm Tree purchase recommendations requested (Cincinnati)
by CincyLonePalm- 1 follower
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I've been trying to purchase a cold hardy palm tree for a few months now, without success. I can't find a distributor or retailer for a Chinese Windmill Palm Tree. I've gone through the big box shops, local tree farms, local greenhouses, local nurseries and even specialty home builders, tree services and landscapers. What's the best way to purchase a cold hardy palm in the midwest? I'd love to get a tree 6+ ft tall but the shipping costs for trees that size and larger are pretty significant. I thought i'd reach out to this board on this topic since I'm a tree novice, this will be my first purchase.
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Help selecting palms in 9A FL 1 2
by LI_Pets- 1 follower
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Hi, glad I found this site. I just moved into central Fl a new one story home with nothing more than builder stuff. I have 3 areas that I want to plants grouping of palms. 1 rear of home full sun group of 5 they will be near a screened pool and have solar panels so need to keep the hgt in this grouping at 20-25' max. we were thinking a 2-3' CT Sylvester as one of this group. 2 rear of home full sun group of 3 can be taller. maybe a Washingtonia as one 3 in front of the house on north side partial shade a group of 3. least important area we spend 90% of our time in back areas 1 & 2 Just not sure which species will look good together, we …
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The great Sabal mexicana experiment... 1 2
by jfrye01@live.com- 64 replies
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Tonight, the temperature is set to fall to an unseasonable 23F...I am purposely leaving my Sabal mexicana unprotected so I can gain some data on it, as cold hardiness data on this palm seems to be sparse. I will post results, but I'm guessing it'll be fine..this is the first of many experiments I'll do with this palm;)) I'll keep everyone updated, this should be interesting!!
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Stores north of Dallas, for some strange reason, are full of Pygmy Date palms. Also a few European and Mexican Fan palms. What is available in your area?
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New jubaea advice 1 2
by yabazid- 1 follower
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i received my new Jub two days ago and it doesn't look very well. The seller claims that it was damaged during shipping. I will not mention who I bought this from if anyone would want to know. I am looking for some advice how to treat it and get it back to its best shape. I applied hydrogen peroxide today to the spear. Also will apply liquid fertilizer to it following the advice of a fellow member. I am posting a few pics of the damaged palm with the spear pulled.
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Is my Mule Sterile? 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 72 replies
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This is the second inflorescense to do this on my smaller mule. Fruiting Butia likely in the neighborhood. Lots of bees. Sterile?
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S. Birmingham, Louisiana & Brazoria... let's see'em! 1 2 3 4
by Sabal King- 4 followers
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I've got a bunch of both, albeit young ones planted (3-5 year) and know a lot of folks here have these. Let's see them!
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Zone 6a Nova Scotia Canada (can palms grow here)
by KentiaPalm- 11 replies
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I've heard of cold hardy palms , but is there any that can grow outdoors year round in our colder climate here in Canada ?
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Miracles never cease in these parts 1 2 3 4
by jwitt- 4 followers
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And no, the unprotected 7f these saw was not my concern. Will let this "stew", more to the story in due time
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Arenga ryukyunensis 1 2
by louisrui- 1 follower
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Hi, I'm new to this forum. My name is Louis and I live in Japan, 9a. I lived in Okinawa (Ryu-kyu new name) for 1 year (11a). I brought back some plants, including Arenga ryukyunensis. I heard that the most close palm is Arenga engleri, which is cold hardy to -6 degrees Celcius. Would someone know if it would be reasonable to think that Arenga ryukyunensis is also cold hardy to -6C? I attached a pic of my palm. Thanks for your help, Louis
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Polar Vortex 1 2 3
by Las Palmas Norte- 2 followers
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Beginning Monday Nov. 28 forecasters are predicting a polar vortex to move in (PNW) and take up residence for some time thru December. I don't see devastating numbers but much cooler than we've had so far. I haven't checked to see how far southward this extends.
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Jubaea collection Seattle
by nick206- 21 replies
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There are around 4-5 in total, I took these last month. This one is much bigger in person.
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Mexican Fan Palm Protection In Virginia
by PalmTreeDude- 30 replies
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So my Mexican Fan Palm finally got beat up when we hit 19 degrees F one night last week. So it is time to start protecting it. I put a heating cable around it today (Low is 25 degrees F tonight, a tempature it has been through before and stayed 100% green.) and will finish the protection tomorrow. I need to buy some burlap to keep the heat in. I will likely cut all of the fronds except the center spear off when I wrap it. No other palms of mine are being protected at the time and have no damage.
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Mule Palm Arrival 1 2 3
by Dartolution- 3 followers
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Mule Palm arrived today from MPOM! Had to throw a pot together for it and Im not entirely sure I like the soil blend I had. It drains, but slowly... Either Way, around the end of March to early April its getting planted in the yard. Anyway, here it is! Let me know your thoughts!
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Trachycarpus princeps 1 2
by Palm D- 4 followers
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Tracvhycarpus princeps. Does anyone have one of these beauties or growing seedlings or young palms? This nis still a rarity in Canada but I see it often for sale in Europe and Asia. Lets see some photos of yours! Cheers
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Took them a year to recover! 1 2
by yabazid- 2 followers
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I got four windmills field grown each around 3-4 ft trunk and transplanted to my property. Planted in full sun (sun all day long) and exposed to all kinds of wind. This was around April. I apologize for the pic quality but this all I could find from that date
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I posted about this particular Washingtonia, which I believe is filibusta, in early February. I collected a bunch of seeds from the ground at the base of this palm, located at 944 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville NC, and sowed them in a shallow Taco Bell take away container. I placed the container on a warming mat and two weeks later, I have a ton of baby washies. The parent palm has been in its currently location since at least 2007, based on the oldest streetview images available on Google. Since then, this parent plant has experienced multiple single digit temps, and multiple freezing precipitation events, with seemingly no protection or care at all. I'm hoping the offspring f…
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Trachycarpus princeps hybrid
by Raniked- 9 replies
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Who's growing it? It seems nobody knows which Trachy the princeps is hybridize with.
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Chamaedorea radicalis 1 2
by Palm crazy- 1 follower
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Took some pics of my C. radicalis, not the best since it was only 52F, 95% humidity, cloudy and it was getting dark.
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