COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Texas Examples of Washingtonia Survivors of 5F or Below.
by Collectorpalms- 3 followers
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Two Washingtonia survivors. What do you see? (They survived around 5F. )
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Orlando Palm ID
by steve617- 6 replies
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Found these one at a convention center in Orlando. Found a few of these but this one is loaded with seeds. Couldn't find a single seed on the ground. Very large seeds. Thanks for any info.
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Hello everyone, as the title says I'd like to hear your opinions/experience on growth rate of these two species. While they come from different climates and even continents, they seem to have a lot of in common - similar clumping characteristics, trunks barely emerging from the ground, quite similar overall look of the plants, frost tolerance, but what about the growth speed, is there any difference between these two slow growers?
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Date Palm ID
by steve617- 2 replies
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While on a trip had a couple hrs in St Augustine I spotted these and had to go and take a closer look. Picked up a few seeds. Thought these may be Phoenix Canariensis but really not sure. Thanks
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Bought my palm for next spring
by Alex Zone 5- 1 reply
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This will be garage kept until next spring....It will go next to Mr windmill and probably another addition. I would love to see some of yours ideas for 3 palms grouped together. Let's see some pictures....
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I was wondering if the archontophoenix cunninghamiana / piccabeen / bangalow / king palm can grow in zone 9b in arcadia florida. if I wire some coconuts onto it nobody would know its not a coco. Arcadia is 9b not 10a, but it seems to be close to the line of 10a.
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Washingtonia filifera
by MarcusH- 1 follower
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Growing some Filifera from seeds at home thanks to NBTX11 who donated them to me. Let's see how that works out for me. One will be planted in the front yard once the trunk is visible. Any advices for successful growth would be appreciated. I'm new to this .
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Palm spacing
by Jerrrod- 1 follower
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Hi guys, just wanted to know what you think about spacing palms? I've seen some CIDP planted close and the trunks were curved. Is this normal or just a fluke?
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Transplanting large trachycarpus fortunei
by andyc209- 1 follower
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Just moved a large trachycarpus fortunei with 15ft trunk from a garden with heavy clay soil to our garden which has good rich soil for 2ft then sand. When we dug up the tree the root ball was not that big (we did not cut it in any way) so i am worried about its survival. So far i have dug out and re-planted within 48 hours, attached ropes to support it in any wind, watered very well straight after planting and added some palm specific mix to the water. I have heard it may be a good idea to remove leaves to prevent shock, how many should i leave on the tree? Thought it would need the leaves for energy? Also given the roots where only exposed for 48 hours will they die bac…
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How to sprout Syagrus glaucescens seed
by Jeff zone 8 N.C.- 0 replies
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For those of you lucky enough to obtain some of the Syagrus glaucescens seeds recently offered here ( they are all sold now) I wanted to give you an update on how to sprout them. They were sold as very hard to sprout. I got them on Sept. 8th. I cleaned the seed off by grinding them between two bricks and then shaking them around in a jar with a wet sand slush to finish the cleaning. I decided to try several different methods to see if I could get a sprout. I ordered Gibberellic Acid as part of some of the methods I would try but while waiting for it to arrive I decided to try a method without the G. Acid. So I took 6 seeds and de-capped them. That is I used a grinder…
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A couple of Oregon Butias.
by Chester B- 7 replies
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Figured I’d post these for posterity. The bigger one is an odorata that I planted 6 years ago. The smaller is an eriospatha from 3 years back. They look pretty terrific after this last summer.
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Jubaea and Goats
by PlantDad- 5 replies
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Hello everyone I am planning to give a Jubaea to a family member to plant in their garden and they just want to make sure that if their goats were to get out of their enclosure and munch on the leaves that it wouldn't be toxic to them. Thanks
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Albuquerque palms
by Ltapia- 2 replies
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Just some random pics I have took recently .
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Trachycarpus fortunei - Drought Stress?
by CTX Palm King- 4 replies
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I’ve been growing various palms for some time and have never seen this before. Y’all think this is drought stress? Once I realized it was doing this I immediately watered it and it has not helped. Thanks!
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Green Bismarck in Large pot
by Palmfarmer- 4 replies
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On inpulse I bought a very small 40cm bismarckia. I allready got a blue in the ground so This will need to go in a pot untill I move. Some questions: can I plant it in a really large pot right away? Is 1part compost 1part peatmoss 1/2 part perlite with some bonemeal an ok blend? Do they grow slow in pots? can they get fairly big without a gigantic pot?
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Mule Palms in Texas
by Collectorpalms- 2 followers
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Hello, in a previous post I mentioned that I was told Lowes in Texas would be bringing in Mule palms according to a nursery manager friend from Acosta. I haven't been to Lowes this week but I went to Acosta website. I found in the picture gallery 7 gallon mules. That seems right, too bad I was hoping they might have 25 gallons, lol I have seen very large ones in Houston private nurseries, but too much too $$ to truck load 90 miles each way. When they grow so fast anyhow.
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Zone 7a Home Depot Find
by steve617- 6 replies
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First time I've ever seen these in at Home Depot in East Tennessee. One says a Wodyetia Foxtail. The other pic I took was not labeled. I honestly have no idea. I just guessed perhaps a mule palm. They also had lots of Pygmy Date Palms.
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Winter Protection
by greatsoldier- 3 replies
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Just brainstorming a few ideas in order to save my palms this winter. This is my 1st year growing majesty palms in zone 5b and Im planning to use red infared heat lamps that turn on when the temps drop to 45. All this is inside a tee-pee wrapped with multiple layers of shrink wrap. Is there anything Im missing? Is there any reason why this couldn't/wouldn't work?
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Summer U.K. growth
by Jamil Habib- 4 replies
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Hi Folks, Hope you all enjoyed a great summer of palm growing. I was just curious if everyone enjoyed great growth with the hot summer we had. My palms are still pushing out new frond in October…… here’s a view of my garden, SE UK. Would love to see everyone’s palms…. particularly pinnate and hybrid palms. IMG_0813.MOV
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Livistona "Window Treatment"
by Manalto- 6 replies
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A few years ago, I was enjoying the best bowl of gumbo I'd ever had, sitting in the dining room of a friend's house in Mobile. The house was in the historic neighborhood (S. Georgia Street) and they're spaced pretty close together, so I thought it was clever of him to allow the volunteer palm (I think it was probably a Sabal palmetto) growing at the foundation to fill the dining room window and provide privacy, with no thought to curtains, shades or blinds. The fronds lightly brushed the window screen; a real tropical atmosphere. The idea stuck with me and I've tried to replicate it here at my house with a Livistona chinensis. For a couple of weeks until today, this…
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A true safe bet for zone 7 palm growers?
by Subtropical LIS- 13 replies
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I was taking pictures of my palmetto a few days ago and also snaped a pic of my needle palm. This palm has been in the ground for more than 5 years here on the Connecticut coast of Long Island Sound and is flawless. It grows like crazy, and after the 2nd winter, very few of the fronds ever show cold damage (maybe a few tips that turn brown) and puts out 5 to 7 fronds a season. It has taken 4 F (my coldest temp in 6 years) like a champ. My guess after half a decade is that for those in zone 7 Needle palm is a pretty safe bet. My only complaint is that when we get snow on occasion here on the coast (normally wet and heavy) some of the fronds get a little beat up. …
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Trachy growth 2022
by Fallen Munk- 8 replies
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Winding down for the year, we have very few warm days left but my T. fortunei grew another 18" this year.
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Tampa Florida Palm ID?
by Ben OK- 2 replies
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I ran across this palm on a recent trip to Tampa and I wasn't familiar with it. Can you tell me what it is? A type of Dypsis perhaps? I am not very familiar with that genus.
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A couple of Oregon Waggies.
by Chester B- 4 replies
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I was never a huge fan of waggles but these have been growing on me as they get some size. The larger of the two has 35” of trunk and the smaller about half that. Pretty care free for me and the bonus is they always looks neat and tidy unlike regular fortunei.
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Frankenbrahea
by Fallen Munk- 9 replies
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Anybody else working with these? Sharing a photo of my nicest one. Doing great here in Oregon.