COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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phoenix loureiroi var.
by dekaoxtoyra- 1 follower
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cold hardy for zone 9a maybe 8b
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Sabal ‘Lisa’
by ahosey01- 2 followers
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I bought a Sabal ‘Lisa’ seedling from Rod Anderson a week or so ago. Fingers crossed it turns out to have the leaves I want. Was wondering - should I plant it out now, or wait for temps to warm up? Currently I drop to somewhere between 25F and 34F every morning, but am almost always above 70F for a daytime high. None of my plants, including an Aloe marlothii and a Bismarckia, have shown even slight cold damage. If this thing was any bigger, this wouldn’t be a question for me. Just wanna make sure I don’t kill it or something. Here’s a photo. It’s the small one in the middle:
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Cycads in Aiken SC
by PaddyM- 11 replies
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Happy New Year, all! I was in Aiken visiting family over the holidays and took a couple pictures of cycads that I have planted over the past couple years at my parents’ house. Most of these I grew from seed from rarepalmseeds. We’ve had some mild winters, so I’ve been lucky that they’re getting established before being tested by an arctic blast. Cycas guizhouensis - these have grown the fastest and I’m really excited by them.
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Trunk diameter variation in Sabal palmetto
by DavidMac- 3 followers
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We have a little over 450 Sabal palmetto growing in the main campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee,FL zone 8b that show considerable variation. One of the things that has interested me is the difference in trunk diameter in specimens- I realize that there are a number of factors that can contribute to such variation-but I supect that genetics plays a strong role. Do you know of anyone who has documented some of these differences and/or has propagated "skinny" or "stocky" Sabal palmettos? Here is a photo showing some of this variation-one is growing at the Sandels Building, the other is behind the Strozier Library.
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Adelaide’s (South Australia) mature Jubaea chilensis
by Jonathan Haycock- 4 followers
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Well it’s been just over 1 year since we emigrated from U.K. to Australia. I’m still like a kid in a candy store looking at all these palms around me. I doubt the novelty will ever wear off. Thought I’d share with you some of the mature Jubaea chilensis I’ve spotted so far. If any of you know of more, please let me know. This first one is located at Waite Arboretum.
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cold hardy Getting Ready for Winter
by GregVirginia7- 1 follower
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Getting the palms ready for winter. The Brazoria has an umbrella to keep some of winter’s cold rain off the crown...took a cylindrical growing cage and opened it up to form the back that holds the frost cloth and umbrella. Front is open to the southern sun. lights at the base of the trunk somewhat insulated with frost cloth will give the base warmth it may need if the temps get into the teens. I’ve since loosened the string around the trunk base as they can throw off quite a bit of heat when concentrated this way. The Trachy gets lights up the trunk for looks mostly but I concentrate around the crown to try and save it if the leaves ever fried but honestly, it’s been…
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Purple leaf bases: Butia
by Marius- 5 replies
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Hi Everyone. I got these two Butias a year or two ago. They were together in a bag, but not labeled. The grower said that they were an unused one but couldn’t remember the species. It now appears that they are two different ones. Or is the purple colour not an identifying feature? The purple one doesn’t appear to have signs of spines but the green one does. Any ideas on what it could be?
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Sabal minor flowers
by Marius- 10 replies
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My biggest Sabal minor has two inflorescences sprouting.
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The Search
by ahosey01- 1 follower
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Since moving here, I’ve had a spot in my front yard which I believe is perfect for a P. canariensis x reclinata (or vice-versa) cross. I want a multi-trunked palm with canary crowns. I acknowledge this is going to be a messy palm, and I may just die of impalement during the trimming process. I also acknowledge it will be hard to find, and when I do find it - a decent one will be a lot of money. That said - I can envision the aesthetic in my mind. It’s the right palm for the spot I have. I wanted to start this thread as a little journal of my attempts to find this palm. So far, I have had several forum members offer seed that they think would foot this bi…
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We had a low of 22-23 on Christmas night, the fronds went 100% exposed while the bud and down was protected. Out of the three, only one seems to be having minor damage. The backyard Queen is so far showing what could be cold damage on the very top of the fronds, not the leaf tips, but jut the top of the fronds in general. It looks strange to me and has just started appearing a couple of days ago. I got some pics this morning, but the lighting was not great, so i will try to get more tomorrow morning and post them. This Queen put on the most robust growth this summer, having put out at least 5-6 new fronds, also fattening up quite a bit as well. I also noticed the Li…
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2021 is Close
by Quasarecho- 1 follower
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Happy New Year! Photo from today while visiting Fort Walton Beach. FL.
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Chamaedora microspadix
by TonyDFW- 1 follower
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This is the 4th growing season for this Chamaedora microspadix in Dallas. Zone 8b. it seems to want to grow as a single trunk. My other same species palms Produce more suckers. What is your experience with this palm? Thanks.
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Mulching Palm
by James Robert- 8 replies
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Getting ready for cold snap in the next few days, Have my palms mulched lightly with pine needles. I'm concerned about pindo palm. Should I add more pine mulch or is there a better mulch to use. Thanks.
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What washingtonia is this
by climate change virginia- 13 replies
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Hi I was wondering what washingtonia is this https://www.lowes.com/pd/National-Plant-Network-1-Gallon-Washingtonia-Palm-N-A/1003237636 I am probably going to buy this in the future.
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What is a protective canopy?
by climate change virginia- 4 replies
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I was wondering what is a protective canopy I always hear about it making palms more hardy. Thanks
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Pure-ish Robusta
by ahosey01- 3 replies
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Anyone got any idea where to find pure-ish W. robusta in the Southwest? Feels wrong that I live in AZ and don’t have one and don’t even know where to get one I can trust is actually robusta. I’ll drive if I need to.
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Rhapidophyllum hystrix
by tjwalters- 1 follower
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A few pictures of my second largest needle palm growing in MD, z7a on the northwest corner of the garage. Planted as a small palm about 12 years ago. In the past my largest needle has produced many viable seeds, but in recent years my needles have been producing only male flowers. This year this palm has produced a few seeds. Note the old male flowers around the fruits. Most folks think needles are either male or female, but they can produce male, female and hermaphroditic flowers on the same plant.
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Sabal Minor and New Member
by Quasarecho- 4 replies
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Howdy All! Ran across this site as I was looking into hardy (semi-hardy in Indiana) palms. What a wealth of info! I feel like the Bee Girl from the Blind Mellon video (and I'll bet you'd never thought Blind Mellon would have been referenced here) when she spotted her like-minded friends. Anyway I decided to take a break this week and go hunting diamonds at Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas before heading to the FL panhandle tomorrow. I thought it might be of interest that I saw a Sabal Minor in Clark County AR while zipping thru in the car. It was growing close to the road at the edge of a pine forest. From what I've read on the site, I know they grow further South…
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Please. No Single Digits This Winter.
by GregVirginia7- 12 replies
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Here’s the final touches to the palmscape...Medi now has the black frost cloth “shroud“ I’ll unpin and yank down when we hit the teens...the Trachy gets its final layer of frost cloth (already on top of a 3” layer of mulch) so I think we’re good...the Needle palms spent the whole time laughing at my efforts as usual. Hope all had a good Christmas and wishing everyone the very best in 2021.
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Zones -pushing the edge
by konarikcy- 13 replies
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Hello all For those of us who do not live in the States, the USDA Hardiness zone guidelines are a useful indication of what may grow in our country. I live in Nicosia Cyprus where we have relatively mild winters for most months - it is October and we are currently 36oC with 20oC(night). But it will suddenly change and by January, it will be continuous cold, a little wet with possibly zero some nights which would normally I think put me on a 9b bordering 10a zone. However this can be misleading as I have found out the hard way. We have months and months of Mediterranean summer reaching 46oC this year (blame global warming). This means that the USDA zone alone …
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tallest hardy palm to zone 7b 1 2
by climate change virginia- 2 followers
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I was wondering about some hardy tall palms to zone 7b thanks.
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My Washy before and after 17F the morning of December 26th . It will continuee to get more bronzed in the next week . It's frond hardy to 24F and trunk hardy to probably 15F but it has seen 16F unprotected .
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Trachycarpus what kinda Christmas lights?
by Bill Nanaimo- 1 follower
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I’m just wondering if 7watt Christmas lights are ok to wrap around a small trachycarpus to keep it warm in 30-32. Temp
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Cold Sprouters (Stratification).
by DallasPalms- 4 replies
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So the other day I noticed a seedling come up, Wagnerianus x Princeps, after a few frosty nights... I brought them in for the three freezing nights but I cant help to wonder if the cooler temps inspired the late sprouter due to its traits leaning towards priceps - the others popped up late summer. I recently learned about Princeps. They usually take a long while to sprout and also may benefit from cold stratification... I looked again and noticed a second pindo seedling pop out of a shell, again post cooler temps... and so I think a list of cold sprouters may come in handy. Maybe it just too hot in a Texas summer for some seeds? I read that several Sabals perfor…
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