COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Nice palmettos in the upstate
by Brad Mondel- 1 follower
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Near Anderson, SC
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Wind damage question
by kbob11- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, I live in a pretty windy spot which normally has 10-20mph breezes. This past couple of days we have had steady 30mph dry winds and my T. fortunei is looking pretty ragged. I was wondering if these leaves will recover. Also, will the tree become more hardy to the wind over time with new spears? I realize this isn't the best breeze palm but in my zone I'm stuck with needles, sabals, windmills, etc. Thank you!
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Mule Palm Experiment
by sevapalms- 1 follower
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5 years ago, before I knew much about palms, I got a mule palm as a 2 leaf seedling. I read that they were hardy to zone 8a, and given I am in that zone, I thought it would be a good choice. I did not realize that many mules do not survive zone 8a winter temperatures, and definitely not record lows in my area. I decided to plant it anyway last week, and protect it when temperatures reach 18-19 degrees, which happens a couple of times in a typical winter. The soil in my area is extremely poorly draining clay, so I decided to plant it in a mound. About 1/4 of the rootball is below the normal soil level. The reason it is hurricane cut is because of a fungal issue. …
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Best sun exposure for Sabal minor zone 7a?
by newtopalmsMD- 1 follower
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What is the best sun exposure for sabal minor in zone 7a. It currently gets sun from 10 am to 1:30 and 3:30 till 6. The is a limb from a nearby oak that casts a shadow from 1:30 till 3:30 in the summer months. Is it worth having that limb cut down to get more sun on the sabal? or is shade mid afternoon shade better? (or doesn't it really matter?) Thanks
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Growth speed Butia yatay x Jubea vs Jubea x Butia yatay 1 2 3 4
by Love them palms- 7 followers
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I reviewed 3 seedlings from Patric a week ago one was a Butia yatay x Jubea and one was a Jubea x Butia yatay, plus a Butia x parajubea sunkha. Just kinda Curious between the first 2 which one is the faster growing, I live in the the PNW so hopefully they are compatible with my area,anyone have experience with these species?
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Hi all, I found a seller on eBay offering seeds of Syagrus romanzoffiana var santa catarina. Have you had any experience growing them here? Is it too finicky with the heat requirement here? Thanks.
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A couple weekends ago I went to Plant Delights (just a bit south of Raleigh NC) during their open nursery day and, of course, had to check out their palms they have at their garden. So, I took some pictures and I figured I share some of them. They had quite a few different ecotypes of Trachys, but I won't bother posting those, as they all looked the same to me. Also, they had plenty of Sabals too: S. 'Birmingham', S. minor 'Savannah Silver' (which I hadn't heard of before), S. minor 'McCurtain', S. 'brazoriensis', S. palmetto 'Bald Head Island' (wasn't trunking yet), S. minor 'Louisiana', S. minor 'Emerald Isle Giant', S. minor 'Wakula Dwarf', and I think a S. eto…
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I’d be interested to know peoples opinion on this. It’s being called Butia pulposa and seems to be a variety of odorata with very large fruit. It looks to me like it has the crown of a Butia for sure, but the trunk is more reminiscent of Jubaea, as I’ve never seen a Butia trunk like this before. A friend suggested that the trunk may have been manually cleaned, like they do CIDP fairly often using a chain saw to do the job, but I don’t think this is the case with this particular palm. If anyone has cleaned the old leaf boots off a Butia and it looks like this, then I’d be happy to see it. Does anyone think it could be hybridised with Jubaea?
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When to plant C. radicalis
by Chester B- 17 replies
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I've got my Dooms Dave radicalis all growing up and was wondering when people think it would be a good time to plant them. This year or next? They're currently working on their second frond. They will be planted in part sun with protection from winter winds. Thanks
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Full Windmill
by Chester B- 1 follower
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Driving around the other day and saw this nice tra chy, with a ton of fronds. Don't usually see them like this as people like to trim them a lot. Sorry for the picture quality, I was in a moving vehicle.
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Sabal Riverside in the PNW?
by Love them palms- 1 follower
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I have a few sabal Riverside I planted in the Puget sound area. anyone have any luck in this area with this style of palms in this 8b zone neck of the woods.
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windmill palms not growing
by palm789- 6 replies
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This spring i noticed my windmill palms are not growing much and are extremely slow,could this be true? i think its because its not warm enough?the hi is 11c to 12c and lo is around 8 to 9c,am i right is it because of the day and night temps or is it because i planted one a few weeks ago and other one in ground over a year both not established yet,i have not fertalized both yet either but if i would to then would it help them speed up?
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New Needle Palms!
by Nj Palms- 2 followers
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I finally got plantable size Needle Palms. They were 55$ for both and free shipping couldn't resist this amazing deal. I just wanted to know if they would have any problem with temps being below 5° one night this winter. They are 3 years old and each plant has 4 suckers.They come from nearby Pensacola so I am assuming they have seen temps sub 20°. I can easily protect them with frost cloth and pine needles. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
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Butia archeri x Syagrus romanzoffiana
by LivistonaFan- 21 replies
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Hello, I acquired the above-mentioned hybrid about a month ago. Maybe I am blind, but I couldn't find any thread about it on palmtalk? I am eager to learn about its cold hardiness, eventual size and everything else. I admit, there is not much to look at + it had sunburn: But nevertheless, it seems a bit tougher than my queen palms which are just a little bigger. They even got burned at about -2 or -3°C and heavy frost, whereas this had nothing. Show me yours, please.
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Serenoa Repens in the Pacific Northwest
by Chester B- 8 replies
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I'm not sure if anyone has tried Serenoa repens "silver saw palmetto" in the Pacific Northwest, so I thought I would share my experiences so far. I think it was 2 years ago (possibly 3) I bought 3 strap leaf seedlings from Mail Order Natives along with some needle palms. I wasn't sure what to do with them or what sort of care they needed at the time so planted where I had space. Two were placed in a very hot dry area and the third in a more shady wetter spot. Year one they didn't get any care and I hardly even watered which I think may have slowed them down. Very little growth occurred. Last year I started to water them more frequently and slowly they grew. I think…
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Palms for an 8B food forest
by Brian F. Austin- 24 replies
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What would be some good edible palms to plant in a Texas zone 8b food forest? I can only think of maybe Phoenix Dactylifera and Butia Captita? Any other non-palm trees that come to mind? I'm planning on growing from seed... loquats, pecans, peaches. And lots of fig trees from cuttings.
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Another rainy day here in southern Ontario. It was a good day to move a bunch of trachycarpus that I germinated from seeds out of British Columbia into their own container. I found these neat trays that house 21 seedlings but fit into a 10 x 20 plant tray. It’s very convenient to use and the bottoms of each planter has a large hole. So I put some clay pebbles on the bottom for drainage and to help keep the roots from making their way out. My seedling media is coco coir and perlite. It seems to be doing well for these palms
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trachycarpus roots
by palm789- 2 replies
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Just wondering,how long does it take after planting for the roots to spread out and establish and start to see more new growth?
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T. fortunei from seeds question.
by Hardypalms- 1 follower
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Hi I am in a zone 7 (Atlanta-GA). I have acquired fresh T. fortunei seeds. I am going to plant 25 seeds in 2 large bins (made to grow vegetables) (Total 50 seeds). I was going once they reach decent seedling size to plant a batch in my yard and keep the other batch in my garage over winter to plant in the spring. I keep plants in my garage over winter every year and they do fine so I figure the seedlings should be fine too. Now for the batch that I am going to plant, I am a little nervous as they should be ready by the fall but by the time winter comes they might not have developed enough roots in the ground to survive. Need your thought about that if yo…
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Spanish Moss in Nj 1 2
by Nj Palms- 3 followers
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I got this Spanish moss from Savannah just this week. Put it on an overhanging broadleaf oak and a bald cypress in the front of the house. Didn't put too much on that one as I heard deer may eat Spanish moss. I plan to take the moss in only when it gets below 10 two or three times a year. I will leave some strands out to weather it out. Does anyone know the min. temp that it can take? P.S sorry for the photo spam.
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trachycarpus planting
by palm789- 12 replies
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I recieved my trachy this morning and its heavy i even struggled with a hand truck. Whats the best way to plant it for example get it out of the pot into hole and how to measure how deep and wide the hole should it be? do i add anything else to the clay mud?any extra tips are appreciated thanks.
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Frond discoloring
by kbob11- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, Sorry for all of the questions lately. I am pretty new to planting and not potting. I planted a sabal minor and needle at about the same time a month ago. They have both seen temperatures in the mid 20s a few times rebounding into the 60s with plenty of rain. On the sabal one of the fronds turned completely brown. This was planted bare root which I know can be troublesome. The needle was planted as a 30gal and has looked fine until recently the tips are turning yellow. Is this due to too little/ too much rain? Cold temps? Transplant shock? Or am I over thinking it? Thanks for the responses!
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Trachycarpus Nova root question
by kbob11- 1 follower
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Hi everyone, My potted trachycarpus is pushing out new roots on its side. The roots are pushing the old petioles down towards the dirt. I was just wondering if I should cut the old petioles or will the roots eventually push through. Thanks!
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Where to buy a 2-4ft CT Dactylifera
by SRJbb99- 5 replies
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I’ve been searching the better part of 6 months and can’t find them anywhere. I know they aren’t truly cold hardy but a local meteorologist in the Dallas area has one and I wanted to give one a shot. Any ideas? I would even take 4-6ft overall with no trunk if I could find them.
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Med fan palm flowering in Idaho
by IdahoPalmGuy- 11 replies
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