COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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DFW Washingtonia - The Few The Proud 1 2
by DreaminAboutPalms- 2 followers
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Wanted to start this thread to document the remaining Washingtonia left in DFW. Prior to February 2021, there were some very impressive specimens, however most died in 2021. Unfortunately, most that survived 2021 have since died. In 2022 we hit 11F, and last January we hit 10F. With that being said, there are still some nice filifera here if you know where to look.
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Worried about my Trachy... 1 2
by jfrye01@live.com- 1 follower
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I'm not sure how much I'm supposed to water her (it?) ...I'm watering every other day with a half gallon watering can, don't know if this is too much or not enough...my palm is about 4 feet tall with a foot or so of trunk, currently potted in the house. I want her to be nice and healthy when I plant her this spring...the tips of a couple of fronds are drying out...I don't want her to shrivel up and die, I'm new to this, any ideas? Thanks! (I tend to personify my palms, maybe I'm nuts? ) (Here's a picture of my Trachy taken about 3 minutes ago, healthy, or too dark?)
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Zilker Gardens, Downtown Austin, Texas March 2021 1 2
by Collectorpalms- 48 replies
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Only 1 cycad with green. Also a couple small rare palms. Feb 2021, low around 10F.
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Sabal Palmetto 7A Progress over Years 1 2
by Allen- 4 followers
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Thought I'd start a thread on my 7A palmetto as these seem to be pretty popular. This is a Sabal palmetto 'mocksville' from Plant delights. It is expected to be 7-8' this year. It has been mainly unprotected except this past winter when I covered/heated it during our -1F low. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023
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Three Sabal palms in Seattle 1 2
by Palm crazy- 48 replies
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Not my photo but found on the web. This garden in West Seattle is famous for its Sabal etonia, S. causarium, and S. minor.
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Sabal Uresana Growth Rate 1 2
by amh- 2 followers
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What is the growth rate for Sabal uresana when planted in the ground? Is it comparable to Sabal minor or faster? Slower? My potted, 5 gallon S. uresana are still strap leafed after 3 years and I am becoming impatient.
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San Antonio Riverwalk Jubaea. Planted 1968 Update. 1 2
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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RIP 2021. Before/After. This hurts more than the Dallas Jubaea Aquarium loss. 😱
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Different palm suggestions for Houston 1 2
by Keys6505- 1 follower
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Hi all, I'm new to the site and new to palms in general and was hoping that some of you would lend your expertise. I recently moved from NJ to TX and have a lot of interest in boosting my new palm collection. I live in League City which is about halfway between Houston and Galveston. I'm rated 9a but I averaged out the lowest temp in League City each winter over the last 10 winters (based on available online data) and I got 29.5 degrees which would be closer to a high 9b if I'm not mistaken(?). The lowest temp recorded here over that span was 20.3. My first order of business when I arrived was completely re-doing my yard with a pool and all new landscaping so I jam…
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Lessons from the cold - post yours 1 2
by Allen- 5 followers
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Here is a few lessons I have taken away over the years - Have a plan/supplies to protect prize palms well in advance - don't wait till too late - Never trust the weather forecast on arctic cold - it can drop (It did in 2018 too). Mine dropped 8F lower than forecast on the same night in 2018 and multiple degrees this year - Have a generator for backup if heating palms - Use a wifi thermometer to test your setups and see that they are not getting too cold/hot - Don't trust C9 bulbs unless you know exactly how to use them - I know of about 5 cases of this just this year. They can be used BUT just in a certain way - Never think the palm is safe…
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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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Wrap it up baby 1 2
by DAVEinMB- 47 replies
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Welp thee ice storm, she's a comin and I can't let some of the residents go in without a raincoat. Here's what's getting protection (in no particular order as far as the pictures go): - Phoenix Canariensis - Phoenix Dactylifera - Phoenix Reclinata hybrid - Phoenix Roebelenii x Dactylifera - 3 standard queens - 2 Uruguay queens - 1 Litoralis queen - Arenga Engleri - Allagoptera Arenaria - Unknown Phoenix species - 2 Lytocaryum Hoehnei - 2 Cordyline Australis - Australian Tree Fern The smaller stuff I just put buckets over; the bigger stuff I covered with contractor garbage bags. If using multipl…
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Myrtle Beach qualified for Zone 9B almost the last two years 1 2
by Palmlover32- 3 followers
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So even though we are the farthest north zone 8B not on the west coast, as 8b stretches all the way down to Pensacola and northern Jacksonville FL, and only up to Myrtle Beach on the very coastal areas of South Carolina. But I have lived here for 6 years now, and also went through all the data. The past 2 years we have qualified as 9B! Never went under 25. Well, it hit 24 once, but both were only one night a year. Hit 25 in 2020, and 24 once in 2019. Those were the lowest temps. Also true for the very rare 8b nights where we actually have gone down to about 15 degrees. It’s literally only one or two nights a year. Average winter low is 38 or so, and it only went 32 …
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Sabal palmetto vs birmingham hardiness 1 2
by Ben G.- 2 followers
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I thought this was a pretty good testament to the difference in hardiness between sabal palmetto and birmingham sabals. I don't think we got below 10F to 12F at my house this winter, though we did have a spell or two where we went between 2 to 3 days without getting above freezing. We had a few small snow events, none more than about 1.5" at a time. The birmingham is in the SW corner of an L-shaped bed on the south and west sides of my garage. Both are shielded from north winds by the house. Here is the difference between the two at my house given the above winter conditions:
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Wanted to say Hi 1 2
by Chad king NC- 1 follower
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I haven't been on an online forum other than Facebook in awhile. So I thought I would say just say hey. I live just north of Winston Salem, NC. in zone 7a. I mostly focus on cold hardy palms and agave. Here are a few recent pics of my yard. Followed by some taken last yr. Thanks for looking.
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Virginia Cold Snap, How Should I Protect My Trachy? 1 2
by PalmTreeDude- 1 follower
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It is suppose to go down to 8 degrees F in my area, look in the weather/climate forum for a full post about that. But I was wondering, how should I protect my Trachy for this? It is suppose to snow as well. My little Trachy can't handle this much yet. I am wanting to temporarily protected it for 4 days until the cold is gone. Thanks for any suggestions!
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Butia eriospatha X Syagrus glaucescens 1 2
by buffy- 47 replies
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Alright folks, Alberto's cross is stepping out of the toddler phase and is starting to show some adult characteristics. The fronds are flat, rigid so far. The character is distinctive, but I don't think we're dealing with a mature look yet. What do you call this property of an offset pinnae tip. Every pinnae shows this:
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Butia yatay – Seed Shape 1 2
by Collectorpalms- 2 followers
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Hello, when I received seeds of Butia yatay seeds over 10 years ago from RPS, the seeds were fairly large and the shape of footballs. Does anyone else have any comments? I saw twice people selling seeds of these and they look like regular round butia seeds.
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Surprising palm location - Colorado 1 2
by Southwesternsol- 1 follower
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I was browsing through iNaturalist and spotted an observation in Colorado. Often times these kind of observtions are misidentifications or potted plants, but this one is an actual Trachycarpus. From the looks of it, it seems to be thriving too. Granted, I'm not too surprised as the grand valley is one of the warmest areas of Colorado, with Junction being around a 7b these days. Though Clifton is a little colder than Junction, I believe. Solid evidence that high deserts of the west are more mild than often given credit for. Either way very cool to see in a location you wouldn't expect it. inaturalist.org/observations/187850045
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Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta) in 6a? 1 2
by PashkaTLT- 2 followers
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Hi guys, I found a 15 gallon Mexican Fan Palm. I like how it looks. But I'm in 6a. I think there's no way I'll be able to protect in ground? So I will probably have to take it inside for the winter. I know they grow very tall though, can this be a problem? Also, what do you think about how it looks? It's about $400 with shipment. Expensive, but I guess that's the fate of us folks in northern states?
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Cretan date palm 1 2
by Laaz- 47 replies
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Getting ready to flower. This one is a female & no other male dates in the area. I have multiple other dates, but they haven't flowered yet.
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Trachycarpus fortunei in Colorado Springs Protection 1 2
by Palmphile- 1 follower
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Hi. I was wondering if anyone has any tips on getting my windmill palm to live through a Colorado winter. I’m in zone 5b. Here is my current set up. I have a 4 inch layer of mulch with a heat cable on the surface and wrapped around the trunk and covered with burlap. There are also lights on the outside that put off a little heat. The plastic layer on the shelter is 4 mil. Thanks (p.s it’s cold here!)
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CIDP hardiness? 1 2
by frankcar1965- 3 followers
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I live just down the street from this CIDP, I assume, in Shreveport. I have watched this for thirteen years now and it always refoliates. We were in the big freeze with Texas and it bottomed out at 1F, and below freezing for a week. It's got a good trunk going. I wonder what can do it this thing in! How unusual is it to survive this far north and inland?
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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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Regenerated Sabal coming soon 1 2
by LeonardHolmes- 4 followers
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I picked out and paid for a regenerated Sabal palmetto from Kitty Hawk Garden Center last week. I picked the fat one in the middle. The root ball is 3' across. It will get installed in another week or so. Apparently they "wash them down like pilings" - meaning that they dig the hole with a jet of water rather than a shovel. It's going into soil that is basically sand. I get the impression that they plant them lower than they were before. The soil is sandy enough that this probably works fine - despite some research suggesting that planting deeper can contribute to problems later. They don't prop these palms. I'm a little nervous about the project. We don't …
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Chamaerops Humilis Growth 1 2
by Dartolution- 3 followers
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Just wanted to share this to see what you guys think. Back in April of this year, I decided to transform my overgrown backyard that the previous owners of my townhome had planted as a very town and country/english garden theme. In early April I cleared the entire yard down to the ground by hand, down to the soil. I decided on a design, implemented it, and created the first slightly raised planting bed with flagstone. I used a combination of native soil, which is basically red clay, mixed with generous amounts of organic matter, sand, and bark. When I planted my oldest Chamaerops I had been growing it in a pot for about 2 years. It was pla…
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