COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Marginal areas how late have you or do you plant?
by mdsonofthesouth- 14 replies
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Latest I have ever planted anything was my first palm (chamaerops humilis) in early September, next latest were crepe myrtles in late august. How late have yall planted without I'll effect? Obviously warmer climates won't suffer as much as those of us with actual winters lol.
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Phoenix canariensis seems to be dying!
by Donatasgem- 3 replies
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Hi all, I recently bought a Phoenix canariensis (Canary Date palm) from a local store (B&Q in the UK). It was reduced in price as some of the leafs were already dead. Anyway, I chopped off the dead leaves and left the green ones on, then planted it outside in a warm, sheltered spot (we have had a hot summer here in the UK this year) but it does not seem to be doing anything at the moment, I am not even sure whether it is still alive or not. I did read somewhere that sometimes the plant can be dead but the leafs still remain green for a while. I do water it every day now, it is in a good draining soil too. See the picture on what you guys think! …
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Moving Palms
by willials- 14 replies
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I am in a bit of a bind and need some advice. I received a homeowner's association letter today that said my palms are out of compliance with my neighborhood's landscaping. I have had these palms in the ground for 5+ years and they are making me remove them, saying that a neighbor complained and that I did not have them approved through their formal process when planted. Well, the HOA was bankrupt in 2012 when I moved in and we were the third people in the entire neighborhood of (now 2000+) homes to move in. I am going to try and fight this, but if I don't win, I'm going to be forced to dig up and move some pretty sizable and mature palms. It's sickening honestly, but it …
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cold hardy palms in houston 1 2 3 4
by necturus- 2 followers
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Hi guys, I drove past a lovely collection of silver palms today and wanted to share. I didn't snap a picture, but Google maps has a nice shot here: https://www.google.com/maps/@29.6914027,-95.4552952,3a,75y,287.28h,85.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1siUh1b5DRyjj3wxlMHYBeNQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Daniel
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Livinstona chinensis at big box store
by frienduvafrond- 5 replies
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Found these in the houseplant section. They are still quite juvenile.
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Butia i.d.
by frienduvafrond- 6 replies
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I was curious if this might be a butia x jubaea? It is at least a eriospatha hybrid. I was wondering what the many experienced growers here think. Thanks.
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Sabal Palmetto
by Laaz- 1 follower
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The wife & I were out Saturday & decided to stop by the HL Hunley museum. Found this photo on the wall. During the war they built the forts with palmetto logs & pretty much wiped out the palmetto's here in Charleston.
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Trachycarpus princeps
by Rickybobby- 15 replies
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Some seed just came avaialable on seedman. Haven’t seen any on there before I bought a bunch. We will see if it’s the real thing. Same as the latisectus takil and a few others hope they are what they say they are
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In memory of...
by frienduvafrond- 4 replies
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One of my favorite butia in town. The slim trunk and open crown really made it look tropical imho. Sadly, it had not pushed out a spear by the end of july, and was removed. Another victim of the harsh winter event.
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I am asking for a German fried who is not a member here. Before too many words, a few photos: This Sabal was planted in 2007 and grew very well until three years ago. Leaves started becoming continuously smaller since then and this year, it started to push out a flower stalk from the centre - it almost looks like a mini-corypha's terminal spike. It is protected every winter and never sees temperatures below -8C (17.6F). Has anybody ever seen anything like this? Any chance of survival/recovery? After all, it is still alive and growing... Any suggestions as to how to facilitate its recovery? thanks!
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How many fronds does trachycarpus fortunei put off in a year?
by mdsonofthesouth- 33 replies
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Just curious as to how many fronds yall see put out each year. So far Im up to 7-8 depending on the tree for the year. Seems to be an easy recovery palm so far. What do yall typically see each year?
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Cold Damaged Sabal - Any Help?
by Jdical- 1 reply
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Hi all this is my first post and I am in the Kill Devil Hills Area of OBX, NC. I have a few Sabal palms on my property and I recently planted 2 new 18 ft's last summer that rooted really well however I did not wrap them given the previous mild summer. So, of course, we had a terrible winter and all of my Sabals got some cold damage. Of the 2 I planted last year one is doing pretty good and has some really good growth and tight spears shooting through. The other has developed a soft trunk to about an inch in certain spots but is growing a nice spear but just incredibly slowly. I did dig around the palm and noticed that that around 18 inches it had solid roots that were ali…
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Trachycarpus fortunei seedling questions
by Rickybobby- 3 replies
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I have a bunch of seedlings that banana joe shipped to me bare root you could see before he shipped he clipped a some brown tips off. No biggie. Since then I’ve had them two months doing ok. Except a few are brown tipping I’m using pro mix hp. The exact same as joe and also I only water when each seedling needs it. Not just today’s watering day so every plant gets water when it’s needed. I keep the soil moist never wet. Am I do doing anything wrong? The room sits between 73 and 77 degrees and there under led plant grow lights with all the good spectrums. All my other seedlings are doing well and loving it.
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Suggestions for 8b dappled shade?
by Manalto- 14 replies
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Hello everyone, I'm really glad I found this forum. I've been browsing the discussions and have already developed a serious case of 'zone envy' for the great variety of palms one can grow in a frost-free climate. I'm originally from New England, so even Gulf Coast Alabama feels like the tropics to me. I bought a house here last summer and would like to add some palms to the landscape because I've only got a few, which is not nearly enough! Currently, there is a big Sabal palmetto, a Chamaerops humilis, a Rhapis excelsa, an XButiagrus nabonnandii and several Sabal minor (about 20) growing in the shade of a big live oak. Pretty standard, unexciting stuff, I guess, but …
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And the winner is.......the green one!
by frienduvafrond- 5 replies
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Guihaia Argyrata seedlings
by TexasColdHardyPalms- 5 replies
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Its been a few weeks since i checked up on these and was pleasantly surprised to see a few had germinated. This is my first time germinating this difficult to find species and they are extremely fragile looking and incredibly small. Hopefully a few hundred more will pop up in the next few months. Also included a close up for @Pal Meir
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New Butia
by PalmTreeDude- 5 replies
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So this palm is not new new, I had it in the ground since Spring. It is a Butia that I am planning to protect and hopefully do a good job doing so since I now have experience getting less cold tolarant palms (to my area) through the winter.
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Which palm is hardier, Palmetto or Bermudana?
by Palm crazy- 5 replies
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People have tried both here and Bermudana always outlives the Palmetto in the long run. But neither is bulletproof here. Anyone else grows the sabal bermudana in z8 with some success? Have a picture?
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How come in the Carolina's tall Sabal's aren't planted? The ones at the nursery are never much more then 12-15 ft tall. The ones that you would imagine have been in the ground for years don't ever seem to be much taller. These trees are pretty cheap for the size of them, yet you never see the tall 30'-35' ones like in FL? Is it the growing season? This is what I'm talking about:
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Virginia Sabal Palmetto Seedlings Update
by PalmTreeDude- 8 replies
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Here are my Sabal palmetto seedlings that I threw all over my garden from a seed stalk off of a palmetto in North Carolina about two years ago. They survived the first winter (a pretty bad one). Let's see how long these can keep going.
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Filibusta in Pawleys Island zone 8b
by Brad Mondel- 2 followers
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Surrounded by dead robustas:
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The Swiss Parajubaeas
by Flow- 1 follower
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I decided to create this new topic to be able to document these two Parajubaea's progress. They are planted in the garden of Hotel Brenscino in Brissago (southern Switzerland). One was donated by @maesy and the other one by yours truly. The garden is open to the public (or at least nobody said anything when I walked in) – if you ever go there, it is totally worth checking out. It is very well cared for and boasts a wide array of exotic plants. My little one was planted last year. I was told that last winter was pretty bad for that area and you can see the damage on the older fronds. Can't complain about the view though! Marcel's monster. I …
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Trachycarpus germination time lengths
by Rickybobby- 4 replies
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Hey everyone. From time of sowing what is everyone’s usual time length to germinate trachycarpus fortunei and takil? Just curious I currently have 100 fortunei and 30 takil in the. Baggie method in a room that varies from 74 to 78 degrees. Been two months not a single pop yet
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Hardiness of variegated Rhapis palms
by metalfan- 0 replies
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Three years ago I decided to trial some of the large offsets of a colony of variegated Rhapis palms outside here for the winter. Where I live used to be classified as zone 8B but has since moved up in the world to 9A due to climate change. Our winters have been mild. Things were going great the first 2 years and then this past winter we had one surprise freeze where it dos cold enough very quickly that it could have snowed. There was freezing rain instead and a lot of my plants that usually sail through a dry freeze got damaged. Including the variegated rhapis. But it was not killed, so I am hopeful that in the future, all it might need to make it is a frost cloth coverin…
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new butia eriospatha- is it doomed?
by LivistonaFan- 5 replies
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Hello, after the announced and inevitable death of my Pajubaea TvT I am worried about the state of health of the Butia eriospatha I received yesterday. By looking at the photos you can see that at least the older fronds aren't full-sun-grown but I can tolerate that ( I will acclimatize it in light shade). The roots were very tight in the pot so I had to cut the pot into pieces. Most of the roots were very brownish and I could only detect one white tip. Please tell me what you think of it so that I can decide whether I will complain at the nursery or not. Here are the photos of the palm: :
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