COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Acoelorrhaphe wrightii 1 2
by Chester B- 3 followers
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Has anyone had any experience growing Acoelorrhaphe wrightii in zone 8B? I saw some of these in Florida in zone 9A and they looked pretty good and quite healthy. I'd like to give it a try in my neck of the woods. I'm assuming these need heat to grow at a normal rate? Picture taken in Crystal River Florida in Feb.
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Sabal Birmingham growth thread 1 2
by Sabal King- 2 followers
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Picked up a couple of 3yr old Sabal Birminghams and put one in the ground yesterday. Looking fordward to the slow progress on this one, but also great cold tolerance! I'm using this as a progress thread over time. I've got two others that went into 1G pots in the event some of the other palms around my yard don't put out new growth this year from the freeze.. Looking forward to growing this one! Anyone already growing one of these? Thoughts and experiences with them thus far?
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Washingtonia hybrid after ~15f 1 2
by SailorBold- 1 follower
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Just took a quick detour on my way home to see how the Washingtonias fared the winter.. There were a few storms where the temps dropped below 20f.. Here are a few pics.. these saw around 15f... they might green up.. but dont look to be totally defoliated. Saw another trachy too so snapped a pic of that one..
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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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Palms for New Orleans (9a/9b) 1 2
by CrescentCity- 2 followers
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I am looking for some tropical looking palms to add to my new home. I am looking at both archontophoenix cunninghamiana, chambeyronia macrocarpa and burretiokentia hapala. Pictured is my 15g king that has made it through two winters straight here with no protection. Any recommendations would be helpful.
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Best pinnate palm choices for San Antonio TX 1 2
by Ben G.- 46 replies
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Not to start any fights, but I am hoping to get opinions from folks who have been growing palms in TX. I have mentioned that I will be moving to the SATX area soon. The house I am buying is in the suburbs and it has a 0.29 acre lot. The yard is mostly just grass, with a nice pool and patio area. As I try to plan out my vision for the space, I am seeking some advice about which pinnate palms would be worth trying. I don't plan to protect my palms, unless they are small and pretty new in the ground. So keep that in mind when considering whether a palm would be worth trying. It is my understanding based on what I have read and observed in the area that the best ch…
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Northern Va Chamaerops Humilis 1 2
by ExpandRe4lity1- 46 replies
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I planted my Chamaerops on July 11 2018 in Woodbridge Va. It has endured some pretty impressively low temps with no protection thus far. Our lowest temp this winter has been 6 degrees Fahrenheit and numburous days below 15. I will post current pics tomorrow but it has suffered minimal damage despite the winter here so far and has been growing all winter long from what I can tell. Planning on planting another one this spring along with a Trachy
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Livistona Nitida vs. L. Decora vs. L. Rigida vs. L. Chinensis 1 2
by Sandy Loam- 46 replies
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In a region where 17 degrees fahrenheit is possible once every ten years, which of these four palms is going to survive? (in descending order from most cold-hardy to least cold-hardy). Am I forgetting any similarly cold-hardy livistonas? Livistona Saribus is a bit less cold-hardy, isn't it?
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Giant Washingtonia Filifera i came a cross 1 2
by Palmfarmer- 4 followers
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Not height wise but this one is probably one of the fattest i have seen up close. What makes some filiferas have such fat trunks compared to others is it just good growing conditions and perhaps genetics?
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Thought I'd post an update now that spring is here. After coming off a bad winter in 2021-2022, we had ANOTHER bad one this year. The absolute lows got to -9.4C at my house, but the cold was much shorter duration compared to 21/22. Nothing I had outside in the ground was protected and here are some of the results: WINNERS! Trachycarpus fortunei - Duh. Doesn't care about cold weather, in fact it laughs at it. Flower spathes are on their way out as we speak. Butia odorata - Came out pretty good considering. Some tips and fronds were burnt (probably 30% overall), but the emerging spear is still solid and green. Looks a little ratty right now, but even in my…
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Hello Everyone, I just bought two needle palms from hawkpalms on ebay in an attempt to fill up some extra space on the base my dune. This is incredibly close to the ocean and the temperature is rarely warmer than 80 all summer because of the cold water. In the winter I'd say it rarely gets below 15. The last few weeks have been pretty wet and cold and now its starting to get nicer. I was wondering if anyone had an idea if this is worth a try having minimal protection or if the winter will be too harsh. The dune also acts as a shield from the wind coming from the ocean which I think could be helpful.
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Looking for Jubaea x Syagrus Rom 1 2
by NWpalms@206- 2 followers
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Hello fellow palm enthusiasts, I’m hoping to locate and acquire a couple Jubaea x Syagrus Rom. Mailable size (unless locally to me in the western Washington area). This seems to be a tough one to find at the moment and would likely be the most ideal hybrid for my place on Vashon island. I have an order with Frank and Elaine at moultrie for 2 of the “super” mule, and with Patrick for some hybrids of his but no Jubaea x S.Rom at the moment. Much appreciated.
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Hello guys I’m new I live in Albuquerque NM zone 7b the dirt in my yard is sandy dry I bought 2 Trachys 15g roots are coming out of the bottom holes some yellow in some tips but looks healthy any tips to potting in my soil and high dry heat summers any thing helps ?
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Single-Trunked Rhapidophyllum hystrix pictures 1 2
by Bigfish- 1 follower
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So in another thread, some were wondering what a single-trunked Needle Palm would look like. There are many, many examples out there. Some people call this form a "Bull Needle," but that is usually referring to a large, single-trunked male with large leaves and a rather sparse crown. I have seen single-trunked female Needle Palms also. Often times single-trunked Needles can be observed in habitat. It's not clear why some have no pups. It's possible that some Needles in landscapes have their suckers pruned on a regular basis, but that would be some dedicated maintenance. It would be nice to find a seed source of needle Palms where they produced only single-trunk…
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Trachyocarpus Purchase from bbrantley Palm Farm 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 45 replies
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Visited Bryant Brantley's farm in Perry, Florida to get a larger sized Trachyocarpus fortunei. I have failed in the past with this species in smaller sizes. Decided to go big and amend my sand with heavy mulch to combat possible nematode affects. So here is the start of the story. Brantley is a really nice guy and he showed my palmy friend John and I his fields of Butia odorata. I wasn't there for Butia....had my heart set on a larger Trachy and Bryant had a few left. This one was picked and he got to work expertly digging it out.
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Call me crazy 1 2
by JLM- 2 followers
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Would a King Palm do well in z8b? Assuming that with copious amounts of protection throughout winter, it could be done? Would it even be worth trying? Would definitely be a backyard experiment if i was to try something like this.
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Arenga engleri 9a success 1 2
by Tropicdoc- 1 follower
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About 8 feet to tallest frond. having to cut it back at times. Partial canopy. Been below 20 F a few times now.
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Jubea Trunking Age 1 2
by climate change virginia- 45 replies
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I was wondering when does a Jubea start to trunk. Thanks.
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Could Dypsis decipiens be the only Crownshafted Palm for Zone 9a 1 2
by Alicehunter2000- 1 follower
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Could Dypsis decipiens be the only reliable crownshafted palm for zone 9a. This is the conclusion that I am starting to draw as my quest for a hardy crownshafted palm continues. Another contender would be the trunking form of C. radicalis, but this palm is very dainty and doesn't compare to D. decipiens IMO. In California and other Meditteranian climates I guess there might be something else that can take temps into the low 20's, but in more sub-tropical climates I think D. decipiens might be all we got. Any thoughts concerning hardy crownshafts that can take 20 degrees F. (-6.67 C.) as an ultimate brief low?
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I have a 10 feet, one 4 feet and 4 small Queen palms. After we had the big freeze in Dallas I thought most of my queens were shot given I had no power for 8 hours at a time so only protection was 4 layers of frost cloth. I kept cutting down my small ones and gave them up for dead. Until we moved one and I realized it had some green on the trunk so I put it in a pot and low and behold it is shooting up a new green spear! Despite me pulling out a rotten one a month ago. Problem is my 10 and 4 feet ones, the big one has about a foot of green fonds but just last week I pulled a spear from it that had grown but recently stopped. I poured some copper solution again (done s…
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I thought MULES were hardy? 1 2
by VLyn- 45 replies
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Hi I have had some queen palm trees that may have been affected by this cold winter season (2014). I have have spent a few hrs looking on here for the best tree to replace these. Ok so I have made my decision after reading many post of how hardy the "mule palm" is thought to be. So i call my nursery, and the owner told me well I only have one and its out frt. of my window - looking at it right now... and it did not fair any better than the queens we have, its looks the same. So she than states let me send you a pic of it. I am thinking well ok maybe it was a small tree and sitting in a pot to my surprise this is what she sent me. Now I know enough from rea…
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What are the biggest Sabal palm species? 1 2
by SailorBold- 3 followers
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Ranked in order?
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Butia palms 1 2
by Laaz- 1 follower
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I'm going to start this tonight & walk the neighborhood tomorrow & get some shots of the different butia varieties in my neighborhood alone. There are literally millions of butia palms here in the Charleston area, my neighborhood alone probably has a thousand or more. I'll use my good camera tomorrow to documents the neighborhood butia's. If you are sure of a named butia, please post... Butia Strictor.
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Ice damage on palms 1 2
by climate change virginia- 1 follower
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my palms have ice damage outside they are medjool date palm seedling we had freezing rain today they have rips in the grooves of their leaves. I will post pictures later.
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