COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Needle palm seeds
by EJPalm05- 4 replies
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Anybody know how long these take to ripen?
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Southern Oregon - Gold Beach Palms
by Chester B- 8 replies
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I just came back from a vacation where I was able to spend a couple days at the coast in the southern part of Oregon. I didn't manage to get too many photos as I was afraid I was pretty suspicious looking driving around in black car with tinted windows stopping in front of people's homes and rolling down the window to snap pictures of their homes. I was surprised at the sheer number of palms I saw growing that I can't here in Portland. Cordylines are pretty common at the coast anywhere in Oregon but there were some pretty thick trunked specimens around. What I didn't capture in these photos were the presence of Washingtonia filifera that seemed to be common as well. …
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Back in 2003, a few dozen sabal minors were planted along the banks of Lake Brandt in Greensboro, NC (Elevation 892' zone 7b/8a). They have since naturalized, and there are probably now over 200 specimens in the area, along with a few needle palms which also seem to have naturalized. Here are some pictures I took yesterday while hiking the trails around the lake: Only saw one with an inflorescence: Seedlings coming up everywhere: Needle Palm: Only saw a few needle palm seedlings, all around this size: Lots…
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CIDP frond problems
by Jtee- 7 replies
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Sometimes I’m reminded why palms can be a pain in the butt. If it’s not one thing it’s another it seems. I’ve been noticing my date palms fronds have been developing spots on the older fronds. Some of the fronds with spots are only 2 months old. It’s growing just fine but I think it’s not feeling 100 percent. I fed it palm gain about two months ago. what does this look like? Fungal?
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Sabal Brazoria
by GregVirginia7- 2 replies
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I don’t know folks but this 8-years or so in-ground Brazoria has morphed into something new this season…it’s growth, compared to past years has been phenomenal…the frond (front) in the picture, is 4.5 feet wide and 3.5 feet high from the base of the costa to the segment tip. The newest open frond is the same if not a little bit bigger. It will remain the Trachy’s understory companion but it seems to be taking up a lot more of that vacant space. Discussed this before, but it seems once that trunk began to take shape, so did the top growth. I have a theory, being a Sabal, it spends several years of energy setting its underground trunk/tap root and at some …
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Oregon Mule Palm Finally Taking Off
by MRB1192- 10 replies
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Well, it has been two years and two months since I planted my Butiagrus Nabonnandii in full sun in my Zone 8b garden in the suburbs of Portland and am happy to report it is finally growing steadily. The past two summers it put out a total of just two fronds, but this summer, with the help of a consistent fertilizing regimen and some very hot weather as of late, I am thinking I should get at least 3 fronds.. No protection or supplemental heat for this one in the winter.. Curious to hear from other Mule owners in OR/WA how your palms have done the past couple of years. both with winter cold and summer growth?
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Puke much....
by Palmlover_78- 3 replies
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Hey guys, I was wondering why are flies attracted to my potted Christmas Palm and puking on it? I seen a fly yesterday on it, and there was a drop of puke hanging out on its mouth tube...
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Unusual Places you Believe palm trees could grow 1 2
by Palmfarmer- 5 followers
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as title describes. I start with my list of what places i believe could work and you guys continue listing of a location/s and give your opinion. Here are mine: Faroe Islands, Falkland Islands and Sable Island, Canada.
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Heat lovers
by akaranus- 5 replies
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For 2 months now no rain here on Croatian coast and temps are constantly over 30C , but still some species just thriving even without watering. especialy plants with silver/blue leaves, plants like bizi, armata, super silver, nitida, dulcis blue, cerifera, yucca rostrata and rigida., d.whelerii, nolina bigelovii...When it comes to the extreme heat more silver leaves means bring it on sister
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Washy seedling from Fayetteville, NC growth :
by WSimpson- 18 replies
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March 6th : Today July 26th ; damn near ready to plant out , but I'll wait till next year :
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New robusta....hopefully not too late in the season
by strongbad635- 8 replies
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Bought this beauty of a robusta at Houston Garden Center yesterday. I hope it's not too late in the season to have planted it!
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Double butiagrus 7yrs in ground
by akaranus- 0 replies
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Planted in 2015 as a bigger seedling..it saw few times -8C and almost every winter -4C for couple nights...great palm pitty it isnt available in Europe more
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Livistona Nitida in zone 8? 1 2
by Swolte- 4 followers
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I have been reading up on these forums about folks trying Livistona Nitida in zone 8. I was wondering if there were any updates, especially after last winter!
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Palms Killed to the Ground in Texas 2021; Resurrected From The Ashes
by Collectorpalms- 2 followers
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Do you have examples of palms that were killed to the ground that came back? These are in Central Texas. Acoelorrthaphe Wrightii Arenga Engleri Arenga Micranthra Chamaedorea Microspadix Chamaerops Humilis Phoenix dactylifera ( younger clumping age) Phoenix Reclinata Rhapis Excelsa Serenoa Repens
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Serenoa Recovery
by SeanK- 10 replies
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Writing from Atlanta. Last summer I purchase a small S.repens from Woodlanders. They say these don't like clay. I planted into a mix of sand and small stone. Minimum temp last winter was above 20°F. I gave no water between Oct 1st and Apr 1st. Spear pulled as well as the 4 newest leaves. I thought it would die but I see now 1-1/2 new spears. Do these get better, like Trachycarpus or will I see spear loss every winter.
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Butia Catarinensis
by GregVirginia7- 1 follower
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Does Butia Catarinensis have a glaucous, bluish cast to it?
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Sabal Brazoria Seeds
by GregVirginia7- 2 replies
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Yes, indeed…a few Brazoria seeds forming…I see now how it works on this palm…one male stalk and one female, same palm. Let’s see what I end up with this fall…Question: Should I winter the seeds outside in a dry cabinet then sprout in the spring? There aren’t very many but if I have any to share I will once I see what makes it to fall.
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I germinated these in Winter 2015/2016. Sabal minor are slow and they are even slower in our climate that often lacks hot summers (although in recent years they have become hotter). I am thus very pleased to see that my best plant is flowering for the first time. The plant is still minute, standing only around 50 to 60 cm tall (if the centre leaf is held upright). Unfortunately, I doubt that the seeds will ripen before winter. Still, a real winner for even the smallest of coldhardy gardens.
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Plant id.
by Alex Zone 5- 5 replies
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Alright, there's only one place here in Montreal, were there is always a nice selection of hardy palms. Beside your washi and windmills. So this pot was, way back and filled with weeds and was lacking soil. At first I thought it's a minor...but after a little cleaning out and a closer inspection, I'm in doubt.The fronds are split in the middle and they have a slight backwards curve. Heck, I'm thinking its a palmetto, what do you guys think? Anyway this was bought for next to nothing since it wasn't labeled. Thanks for your input
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Lytocaryum Hoehnei 1 2 3 4
by Laaz- 4 followers
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The second inground Lyto has sent up a flower stalk. Still nothing from the potted ones even though they are about the same size. This is the one that took 16F & had spear pull.
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Washingtonia in North Carolina
by knikfar- 5 replies
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I was in Wrightsville Beach, NC this weekend and I spotted this Washingtonia, which I suspect is filifera because of the trunk size and lack of purple/burgundy on the trunk. Based on Google Streetview, this palm was planted sometime prior to 2008 and survived the 2018 100 year cold event. I've attached the weather observations for Wilmington, which is the closest I could find. Although Wrightsville is probably a tad warmer than Wilmington, but I imagine the temps and conditions were very similar. What a tank of a palm. I'm in Raleigh and recently planted two Washy filibusta from Lowes, labeled "Robusta" but I've been told they're too hairy to be pure robusta. I also plant…
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Palm Sale at Atlanta Area Home Depot
by Toddmin- 4 replies
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I went to Home Depot on Saturday and saw Phoenix Roebelenii and Syagrus romanzoffiana on sale for $39.99, down from $79.99. They aren't hardy here in the Atlanta area, nor would I be able to overwinter them, so I didn't buy any (it about killed me though).
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Butia- 2 years of growth
by BeyondTheGarden- 1 follower
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The title is technically correct, these were planted in 2020, but they were rootbound and they were dormant for all of 2020. They only grew 1" total during 2020. Really all of this growth has occured within the last 13 months. They started pushing new growth in June of 2021. Specimen A: 2020:37" tall, 10" trunk 2022: 56" tall, 12" Trunk
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Some Trachy Fortunei Questions
by Georgia Mike- 1 follower
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Hey there everyone! I had a couple of Windmills put it in late spring 2020. They took nicely, One is about 7ft tall at the crown, the other is about 7.5-8ft at the crown. Unfortunately they both get pretty much full sun (central GA, 145m ASL). Since there is nothing I can do about that, I just want to make sure I’m in the right track and have some questions going into the growing season: 1. I got one of those soil testers from Amazon. The soil reads right about 5.5pH, which I ‘think’ is ok(?) Also, the prongs on the tester are 7.9 inches long. About 3 inches down, the moisture setting reads WET… and the full 7.9 inches down it reads really WET. Assuming I should cut …
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Hello, I recently had to have three 18+ year-old windmill palms transplanted from their original locations. Two seem to be doing fine so far, but one has fronds yellowing and browning at a very fast rate. It's definitely a lot faster than the natural slow yellowing and browning process they typically have. It had nothing but green fronds a few weeks ago and now has a bunch of yellow and brown. I'm not sure if it's stress, lack of nutrients, too much or too little watering, or something else but haven't found a definitive answer in my searches. I would love some advice to save this beauty. I'm just north of Atlanta, GA in Zone 7. Photos included. Thank you in a…
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