COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Pushing the Zone in 9a 1 2 3 4
by Kailua_Krish- 2 followers
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Just thought I'd share a few photos of my yard in a low 9a North Florida. Sorry the photos arent the best but the lighting just wasnt working. Tell me what you think! First are my two "those wont grow there" palms Parajubaea sunkha Dypsis decipiens Attalea dubia foor good measure
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Jubaea or Phoenix, which one is hardier? 1 2 3 4
by MSX- 4 followers
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Hello everyone! I've heard from many so many sources that Jubaea chilensis is the hardiest of all pinnate palms. Lately, I've been browsing Dave's Garden, and according to it Jubaea is hardy to zone 8b, while lesser known Phoenix theophrasti is hardy to 7b. There is 1 zone difference, too much for a statistical mistake. I created a quick summary Excel chart with the hardiness info of some popular cold-hardy palms from Dave's Garden web site. And I have two questions to our comminity now - how reliable is information from Dave's Garden web site, and if choosing between Jubaea and some Phoenix species, let's say Phoenix theophrasti for example, what would be a better choice…
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Palm Collection Before and After The Great Texas Freeze of 5F in 2021 1 2 3
by Collectorpalms- 1 follower
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Street view, Pictured almost one year ago Feb 28, 2020.
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cold hardy blue palms 1 2 3
by sonoranfans- 1 follower
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I consider 9a and below cold hardy zones since perhaps only 5% of all palms are tough enough to handle 9a. The choices for palms in cold hardy zones does include a large number of blue or bluish colored palms. I was thinking that some examples would be useful for the cold hardy gardener who doesnt know of allt he choices and how they look. I'll start it off with Brahea Clara, a nice blue palm that can take down to 20F or so and it can also take some "florida style" humidity. Brahea clara is also a pretty fast growing palm in my yard. this one was bought in jan 2011 as a strap leaf seedling from Tejas tropicals, called Brahea Clara "icy blue". I was a bit disappointe…
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Stores north of Dallas, for some strange reason, are full of Pygmy Date palms. Also a few European and Mexican Fan palms. What is available in your area?
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What is your favorite cold hardy palm? 1 2 3
by Swolte- 9 followers
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I think its time for one of these again!
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Washingtonia Filibusta 1 2 3
by ZPalms- 4 followers
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I've been thinking of growing a new palm tree from seed and was wondering how well the washingtonia filibusta does in North Carolina zone 8A? and does anyone have any Filibusta seeds because I have looked everywhere!
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Polar Vortex 1 2 3
by Las Palmas Norte- 2 followers
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Beginning Monday Nov. 28 forecasters are predicting a polar vortex to move in (PNW) and take up residence for some time thru December. I don't see devastating numbers but much cooler than we've had so far. I haven't checked to see how far southward this extends.
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Anyone Got Pictures of zone 8+ Palms In Zone 7 or Below? 1 2 3
by PalmTreeDude- 2 followers
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Anyone have pictures of zone 8+ palms in zones 7 or lower? Please post them here!
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Washingtonia filifera seedling variation 1 2 3
by Las Palmas Norte- 2 followers
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I started some Washingtonia filifera recently from two different trees. A friend gave them to me who'd been in Arizona, both in Phoenix and Scottsdale. Even at this very early stage there appears to be a distinct difference in coloring at the base of these small starts. The one collected in Scottsdale is a white / cream color, while the Phoenix seedlings exhibit a reddish color, very reminiscent of W.robusta. I've also started a reliable "filibusta" hybrid which has about 95% of the seedlings showing the reddish cinnamon color. My question is it too early, even at this very early stage, to make any certain determinations as to a true species ID? Should I wait till th…
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Favorite Nurseries In Texas for Landscape Trees, Palms and etc.. 1 2 3
by Collectorpalms- 4 followers
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What are your Favorite local Texas nurseries, and why? Trees, Shrubs, and Palms etc…. Time for Spring Shopping…… ALMOST, to remove and replace all those dead or mostly dead plants still around everywhere. Austin? San Antonio? Dallas? Houston?
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Palm’s Throughout Destin Florida 1 2 3
by HoustonTropical- 5 followers
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Spent Spring Break in Northwest Florida Surrounded by none other than Sabel Palmetto’s . An a few beautiful windmill palms
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Chamaedorea Microspadix 1 2 3
by DAVEinMB- 111 replies
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Not mine but thought I'd share. This is a clump I got from @Laaz last year that I gave to my buddy. It wasn't protected this past winter so it at one point was covered in ice and saw 19F a couple times. It really is a shame that these aren't more readily available given how tough and tropical looking they are. Maybe one day big box will start offering these
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This is bad. Ft. Worth is having rotating outages. 1 2 3
by WestCoastGal- 3 followers
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Just read a post from a fellow member on another forum who lives in the Ft. Worth area. Said his outdoor temp was at 6F and their utility was saying rotating outages were starting and asking for conservation. He just posted he lost power and his house heat had been set to 62F which to me is already pretty cold. Apart from devastated landscaping, concerns over frozen pipes (let your water drip in your sinks), now we have real concerns about people loosing power/heat and getting so cold inside they get sick on top of covid rates high. Heart goes out to all of you in this freeze.
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What will survive 1 2 3
by NBTX11- 1 follower
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Any guesses as to what will survive in Texas. Here is my prediction. Virtually all palms north of Waco - DEAD. Maybe someone eeks out a Sabal or Windmill in Dallas Austin - All W. Robusta and Date palms - Dead. W. Filifera, Sabal Palmetto, and Sabal Mexicana live for the most part. Still some deaths there. San Antonio. 50 percent of W. Robusta - Dead. Some surprise and live. All queen palms dead. Some date palms dead. Probably most dates survive. Every W. Filifera, Sabal, etc live on. The infamous riverwalk mules live after enduring damage. Houston. Queen palms dead. A lot of Robusta dead maybe 25 or 30 percent Every zone push zone 9 and 10 …
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My Garden Late Summer into Fall. 1 2 3
by Palm crazy- 109 replies
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Hello I live in z8a/z5 sunset in Olympia Wa and here are some pics of my garden this time of year and watch how the garden changes in the next few weeks. Will try and post new photo every week till the rainy season starts. Hope you all enjoy them and feel free to ask any question or not. Thanks and lets enjoy the journey together. Dyspsis baronii Fatsia japonica camouflage Hardy Schefflera delavayi
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How long before cold hardy palms start growing post storm? 1 2 3
by Sabal King- 3 followers
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So we have some larger 15G+ Windmills, Texas Sabals, and Mexican Fan Palms around our pool area and they all have a varying degree of green post the storm. The Windmills have nice green tight spears, and the sabal is actively pushing a tiny spear from its center. They all got copper now twice since the thaw happened (mild copper) just in the event we had some fungi issues. In general, with the weather looking nice how quickly should we start seeing visible growth? I marked the new spears so I can track progress but nothing noticeable quite yet. Located in the DFW area.
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Palms of Austin, Texas 1 2 3
by DreaminAboutPalms- 2 followers
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Thought I would start this thread to showcase the kinds of palms growing in the Austin area. I lived in Fort Worth before I lived here and I’ve always thought it was so cool driving south on the 35 and all of the sudden seeing tall Washingtonias as you get close to Austin. Nowhere near SATX, but there are a lot of really old filiferas and sagos and sabals and canary’s and they decrease rapidly as you drive north. Dallas has impressive specimens but they still get more nights below freezing, and 61 vs 65 in January makes a difference. Post the most impressive palms in the area
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Sabal Riverside 1 2 3
by palm tree man- 5 followers
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This one of the first palms that I grew from seed and even now no one really knows what it is or how it came to reside in a private garden in Riverside California. It is tougher than nails and can take hot, cold, ice, snow, drought, dampness and really always looks great. It is a species of Carribbean origin and possibly a hybrid between one of the large Cuban or Dominican species and possibly Sabal Texana, Palmetto, or Bermudana. I know the stories about the all seed growing true from the original plant and that the original plant has been lost in time so to speak and the road construction story, but all stories aside what is it really? Next to one of…
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Largest Zone-Pushed Bismarckia 1 2 3
by ahosey01- 4 followers
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So I planted a Bismarckia this year, and I acknowledge that in 9A with average Jan lows around 33-34 and usually at least one or two mornings between 20-25, I’m pushing it a little. However, there is almost no humidity here, the palm is situated in a spot that gets first morning light, and these morning lows usually last a few minutes before daybreak. We’ve also never had a daily high to my knowledge below 45 in the winter, either. So my fingers are crossed. Anyways - can anyone point me to a good example of a large Bismarckia that is growing in a marginal climate zone? I’d love some info about temps, protection methods, etc. I read about a dude in Florida once w…
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HELP! Cold hardy alternative to royal, queen,cocos palm zone 8a 1 2 3
by climate change virginia- 1 follower
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Hey I was wondering if there was a VERY HARDY alternative to the royal palm, queen palm, coconut palm, or foxtail palm that is fast growing, self seeds like a Washingtonia, and can take temps down to 7-10f. Requirements must be pinnate/feather leaf, grows to around 30-50 feet, slim trunk, preferably easy root system, and NON CLUMPING. I prefer feather over fan but that's my opinion all plants are beautiful. One more thing must be able to take 10f with minimal damage. Don't tell me a pindo those things take forever to grow. We are technically zone 7 but we haven't gone below 10f since the artic blast of 2013-2014. Thanks.
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Tall Windmills 1 2 3
by BigBilly- 5 followers
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So I wanted a thread for the tall windmills. I know there are definitely some 20+ ft tall ones out there.
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Some palms after winter in Holland 1 2 3
by Axel Amsterdam- 3 followers
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I took some street pictures of survivors in the western parts of Holland. Washingtonia outside UHI of Amsterdam, around 14 miles from the coast unprotected
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Freezing rain Texas 1 2 3
by MarcusH- 4 followers
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What a drop in temperature going from 78° to 35° in less than 24hrs. We expect some freezing rain within the next 24hrs with a low of 30° . We aren't going to be above freezing for a whole day down here in San Antonio. For the second time this winter I covered my palms but this time , since they're all young and small I used trash bags to cover the crown and bud making sure water doesn't get inside the bud. Getting already tired of this winter. Are you guys protecting any of your palms ? My palms are still recovering from last winter storm . Wish you all luck.
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Juvenile Trachycarpus wagnerianus at 50°N 1 2 3
by Pal Meir- 1 follower
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I planted a juvenile 4 years old Trachycarpus wagnerianus, which I had grown up from seed in 2003, on 28 April 2007 outdoors in Heidelberg/Germany at 49.4°N. The following pics document the very limited growth and its struggle with long and hard freezes. Here are the photos of the first 4 years outdoors from 2007 to 2011. (1) first day in the ground (2007-04-28) (2) first winter outdoors (2008-02-03) (3) after the 3rd winter (2010-03-12) (4) the 4th summer (2010-07-19) (5) the 4th winter (2011-01-01) (6) the 5th summer outdoors (2011-08-20)
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