COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Help selecting palms in 9A FL 1 2
by LI_Pets- 65 replies
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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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S. Birmingham, Louisiana & Brazoria... let's see'em! 1 2 3 4
by Sabal King- 3 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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Can someone help me ID my syagrus?
by palm tree man- 1 follower
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Some of my Syagrus got mixed together in my cold frame and seem to have lost their labels in the move from shade area to greenhouse.. I know that these are very juvenile but I was wondering what you guys and gals might think they are. One of these should be Syagrus Kellyana "I think in the green pot". The other is syagrus schizophylla "which I believe is in the orange pot". My experience with syagrus is limited to only about five or six species not counting hybrids and I am just not sure. Everyone is always very helpful on the forum and I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas. Thank you for your time.
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Less common Sabals in the Pacific NW? 1 2
by MarkbVet- 46 replies
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Hey everyone, I'm curious if anyone has tried growing some of the less commonly-discussed Sabals in the northwest... e.g. Sabal Rosei, S. bermudana, S. mexicana, Sabal 'brazoriensis' or brazoria, etc. Feel free to chime in if you're also growing S. palmetto, S. birmingham, or any other trunking Sabal. How about Sabal "Oregon" from Desertscape nursery, possibly a hybrid of birmingham with another palm, supposedly cold hardy and faster growing than usual birmingham. Hit me with your best wisdom & experience!!
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Another Nice VA Beach Sabal Palmetto 1 2
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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I had a thread with a bunch of things about VA Beach Sabal palmettos, with pictures and streetview links, but just could not find it. Anyway, here is a nice Sabal palmetto in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Notice how it is inland. Also, apparently there is a street called "Palmetto Avenue" in Virginia Beach just down the street from this nice palmetto. The palmetto is the pin on the map, the other pin shows Palmetto Avenue. I did not expect palmetto to be in the name of anything north of North Carolina, so that's neat.
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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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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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Most Cold Hardy Butia? 1 2
by sevapalms- 55 replies
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What is the most cold hardy Butia palm for a wet year round, cold/cool winter and hot summer climate? I normally get down to around 12-14 degrees Fahrenheit every year, but it gets much colder into the single digits sometimes ~every 5-10 years. I am willing to protect my palm. I live in coastal southeastern Virginia, if anyone knows specifics about this area.
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New Mature Additions to Our Yard
by WestCoastGal- 35 replies
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Wanted to share the latest additions to our yard which were installed on Friday a.m. before the temps rocketed upwards during this extremely hot spell we are having. Hopefully the maturity of the palms will carry them through fine. Historically our inland valley which has some marine influence has temps anywhere from low 20sF to around 113F (a few years ago). We were in the mid 20s last winter overnight for about 12 hours when the winds ceased. Despite a current 9b designation we are trying to plant for Zone 9a for the most part. Our nights generally cool off to the 50s-60s during the summer, although it was in the low 80s around 10pm last night. The x…
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Sabal sp. 'Birmingham' in Knoxville, TN
by Bigfish- 1 follower
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Back in 2006, as part of the Southeast Palm Society Hometown Grant, I planted a couple of Sabal sp. 'Birmingham' palms in Knoxville on the UT campus. Thought I'd show the progression of one of them here, and how it is doing today. Planted on June 29, 2006 as about a five gallon palm: Here's a 2010 picture of the palm, starting to form a trunk: Fast-forward another four years to February of 2014, right after the Polar Vortex. This was after a low of -1F and a few other single digit lows, as well as several times where the temperature didn't rise above freezing for several days. As many of you know, cold damage doesn't show up sometimes fo…
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Hello. I have an Arenga Micrantha that is gorgeous when I successfully prop it up. However, my props always fall over after a day or two because this tree so desperately wants to grow lying flat along the surface of the ground. Is this normal? I have looked at other photos of this palm, and they all appear to be upright. Even the suckers in those photos do not insist on lying directly flat against the ground horizontally. I am not sure what to do. I have tried using stakes to hold the Arenga Micrantha upright, but I am not very gifted at building staking contraptions and may have to build an actual upright reinforcement structure. This is becoming annoying…
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Mule Palm Arrival 1 2 3
by Dartolution- 2 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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A few Winter Garden Pics 1 2
by Palm crazy- 70 replies
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I think this might be the first time I have show the garden this time of year. Lots going on and just a sample. Enjoy! Different hardy Schefflera's.
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Any Mature jubaea or hybrids in PNW? 1 2 3 4
by NWpalms@206- 1 follower
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The current weather just has me wondering… are there many, or any mature jubaea or mule or hybrid palms in the northern Oregon/western Washington area that are gonna make it to true adulthood or long term? I mean the various butia and jubaea hybrids, and jubaea mostly. I know the trachycarpus hybrids do. Would Love to see some pics of the biggest baddest hybrids/jubaea in the PNW. Protected or not just wondering can these things really live to maturity, Even jubaea?
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Favorite Nurseries In Texas for Landscape Trees, Palms and etc.. 1 2 3
by Collectorpalms- 3 followers
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What are your Favorite local Texas nurseries, and why? Trees, Shrubs, and Palms etc…. Time for Spring Shopping…… ALMOST, to remove and replace all those dead or mostly dead plants still around everywhere. Austin? San Antonio? Dallas? Houston?
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Queen palm growing in southern NC
by The fronds- 1 follower
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Not sure if I got the image to load but this is a pure Queen palm in Wilmington,NC. I bought it at HD in 2012. It has lived indoors in various pots and locations until we moved here 4 years ago and planted it outside. It has survived winters on the south side of the house with the usual Christmas lights and wrapping on the coldest ( 19 deg F ) nights. It is impossible to protect the fronds so they burn extensively but come back as the weather warms. It is as high as the top of the roof now and the trunk is huge at the base. I'm posting it because I think it's notable for it's size at this latitude. The other two large plants are an Angel Trumpet and a Robusta that was ab…
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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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Sabal Palms in North Texas. The palms to the left are Sabal mexicana. Native to the Rio Grande valley and recent arrivals from South Texas. To the right are Sabal palmetto with dramatically shorter petioles. They were delivered from Florida, where they are native. .
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Bringing Palms in for the winter
by Rightstuff15- 1 follower
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I have a Mexican Fan and Windmill Palm in containers outside. I plan to bring them in the garage during the winter months. The garage only has one small window on the westside. I plan to ensure that the temperature never dips below the point that would cause them harm. Should I use grow lights during their winter storage or let them go 'dormant'?
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All Disscusion open This is so we can all stop hijacking threads, we can all agree it kills the vibe of a random thread so we shall do it here, Ill start with a hot-take, Central Texas's Washingtonia are superior looking to UK specimens (obviously south texas has no competition with the UK)
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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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Spring 2022 new plantings thread 1 2 3 4
by Xenon- 6 followers
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What have you planted this spring? Do share! Sabal causiarum 2x Sabal mexicana, a larger and more "tropical" looking form collected in Belize Sabal rosei Acoelorrhaphe wrightii, Everglades palm
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(Butia x Jubaea) x Syagrus
by smithgn- 1 follower
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Hey everyone, I thought we should start a thread about this specific hybrid. It's a Butia x Jubaea parent hybrid, crossed again with a Syagrus Romanzoffiana. It's most likely a tad less hardy than the Butia x Jubaea hybrid, but then again, we really don't know. I visited my palm friend Gayland Penny, whom I bought the hybrid from, and he told me to go ahead and put it in ground. So I thought, what the heck? Zoomed out a little bit to show that it's in an okay microclimate with the fence and the brick wall 2-3 feet away. I may have planted it too close, but we'll see. I plan on protecting it the first winter it's in ground. After that, it'…
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Ohio palms?
by clevelandtropicsmaybe- 6 replies
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I've done a lot of research and have gotten few promising results but does anyone think there are any species of palm trees that can survive in the ground in NE Ohio? If anyone in Ohio has seen or knows of any that are already planted or has any pictures, that would be very helpful. I live in zone 6b because lake Erie is less than 1 mile away and warms up the cold air a little bit, but it can still stay below freezing with snow for long periods of time. The 2 best options that I'm aware of so far are needle palm and sabal minor.
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Chinese Fan Palm growth rate
by Dwelty- 2 followers
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Hi everyone, I tried to search for this topic with no luck. I just bought three 3 gallon Chinese Fan Palms. I am in Ocala, FL zone 9a. I know that they have a slow growth rate, but just how slow? I plan on planting them in full sun with drip irrigation and proper fertilization. If anyone can provide photos of them at 1 year, 3 years, 5 years that would be really helpful to me. Thanks!
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