COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
4,190 topics in this forum
-
Puke much....
by Palmlover_78- 3 replies
- 462 views
Hey guys, I was wondering why are flies attracted to my potted Christmas Palm and puking on it? I seen a fly yesterday on it, and there was a drop of puke hanging out on its mouth tube...
-
-
.thumb.jpg.304b32ca4398a111edf4ac525048111e.jpg)
Pure Filifera or other type of palm ?
by MarcusH- 2 followers
- 29 replies
- 563 views
Went to the Riverwalk downtown and I couldn't keep my hands off the seeds . Are these pure Filiferas or is it another type of palm ?
-
Pure Robusta
by ahosey01- 5 replies
- 469 views
Can you even buy a pure W. robusta anymore? Every single palm I see labeled as “Mexican Fan Palm” around here has a distinct filifera appearance.
-
Pure-ish Robusta
by ahosey01- 3 replies
- 391 views
Anyone got any idea where to find pure-ish W. robusta in the Southwest? Feels wrong that I live in AZ and don’t have one and don’t even know where to get one I can trust is actually robusta. I’ll drive if I need to.
-
Purple leaf bases: Butia
by Marius- 5 replies
- 774 views
Hi Everyone. I got these two Butias a year or two ago. They were together in a bag, but not labeled. The grower said that they were an unused one but couldn’t remember the species. It now appears that they are two different ones. Or is the purple colour not an identifying feature? The purple one doesn’t appear to have signs of spines but the green one does. Any ideas on what it could be?
-
Purple palmetto…
by climate change virginia- 6 replies
- 335 views
I was on street view in miami and I saw this purple palmetto
-
Purple petioles?
by Pip- 3 replies
- 998 views
I've had a young Jubaea chilensis for about 10 years and planted in my front garden in 2010. This year I've noticed a stripe of purple in the petiole. I was wondering if this is unusual as there aren't any others at the same stage of growth close by I thought I'd ask here. Sorry about my bad photos but I think they still show what I'm talking about. It is pushing its way out of the parenials and is almost up to my shoulder.
-
Pushing palms way outside their zones...
by jfrye01@live.com- 1 follower
- 19 replies
- 1.6k views
Hello, I am somewhat new to growing palms. As many of you know from my other posts, I live near Wichita, Kansas (some sources state zone 6, others zone 7), but the harsh reality is, this is Kansas, and it does get cold here. I have the usual zone 6-7 palms (Trachycarpus, sabal minor), but I also have some Washingtonia robusta, washingtonia filifera, butia, and others. I have had others tell me they have tried these palms in zone 6 and even zone 5 with success, with heavy protection, however, my question is, has anyone here tried something insane, such as growing zone 9-10 palms in zone 7-8? I'm just curious, as I think the coolest part of this hobby is doing something …
-
Pushing the palm boundaries in Oregon.
by Chester B- 1 follower
- 27 replies
- 1.1k views
I’ve never posted or spoke about these palms before as I wanted to provide the proof. I have seen these for at least 3 years and they don’t always look so good after winter. The other thing that complicated it is that I couldn’t remember where they were precisely located. Today I just happened to drive by them and had to turn around to shoot these videos on at a very busy intersection.
-
Pushing the Zone in 9a 1 2 3 4
by Kailua_Krish- 2 followers
- 121 replies
- 10.2k views
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
-
Putting a trachycarpus in the ground 55-45 degrees
by Bill Nanaimo- 1 follower
- 4 replies
- 316 views
I’m getting a couple more5-6 year old palm trees it’s 55-45 degrees here and slowly getting colder, would it be ok to put them n the ground now or should I wait until March, I’m on Vancouver island in zone 8B
-
Pygmy Date comeback
by WSimpson- 5 replies
- 308 views
This Pygmy Date had a terrible root system , and then a friend of mine wanted to " help " me bring it outside in the spring and he didn't know how delicate he needed to be in transporting it and it basically fell over sideways . I don't know how it survived ? Well , I fertilized it and gave it some epsom salts and it is now solidly rooted better than it has been in years . I just found out how well it is rooted because I just took off the stakes that held in position for the spring , summer and fall to this point . I really wasn't expecting it to be so well rooted . I would highly recommend epsom salts for your palms . It seems to have been a miracle chemi…
-
Pygmy Date Crown Issue?
by P. Hightower- 2 replies
- 218 views
Greetings! Ideas? -Triple trunked -Planted last Sept. -One Sunniland and monthly Southern Ag applications starting in March -Added soil to bed in May -Flowered weeks later -Tips are deep green but core looks sick (Brown tips are from January 2022 freeze - 9a) -Tallest trunk looks the worst, smallest trunk looks "best" Until today I would classify the tree as thriving. What’s happening? Thx!
-
Pygmy Date in North Myrtle
by DAVEinMB- 2 replies
- 391 views
Thought I'd start a thread to track these guys, might be a very short story but hopefully not. They've been in the ground for a few seasons and look really good coming into this growing season. These are in barefoot landing at lulu's arcade
-
Pygmy date palm
by South Carolina palms- 2 followers
- 14 replies
- 3.1k views
I recently planted my Pygmy date palm here in Charleston sc and was wondering how well it will fair in the winter. I have a 9 fit queen palm planted in my yard and seemed to do pretty well for its first winter
-
Pygmy Date Palm
by ThaRage- 4 replies
- 686 views
Just curious if anyone has used the box/green house method with Christmas lights and thermocube for a Pygmy date Palm. I’m in zone 7a Nashville TN. I’ve been successful with several washy, windmill, and dwarf palmettos but just planted a Pygmy date Palm in April of this year. It’s growing like crazy but scared it won’t survive the winter covered. Any thoughts or suggestions? also is anyone else in my area growing palms? Very rare to see any tropicals around here even though our climate really isn’t that harsh with a little TLC.
-
Pygmy Date Palm in Myrtle Beach
by Pee Dee Palms- 2 followers
- 25 replies
- 1.2k views
Welp, I had to do it, this will be fun... Update pics soon...
-
Pygmy date palm seed hardiness?
by NC_Palms- 7 replies
- 210 views
this might be a stupid question but a few years ago i collected a ton of pygmy date seeds and threw them in my car and totally forget about them until recently. Its been a few years so they've been through a few winters in my car, but nothing below 18F. Is there a chance these could still be viable after this? or should I just toss them?
-
Q: Best Sources For Mail Order Cold Hardy Palms (USA)
by Collectorpalms- 2 followers
- 17 replies
- 1.3k views
It changes through the years, but I am curious who has Zone 8b cold hardy palms and has: 1) most professional website 2) best selection of healthy plants 3) best price and shipping for medium size palms. 4) Hybrid Palms. 5) best customer service. 6) unrelated but are there scammers out there now. ......PM me of you prefer. THANKS
-
Queen after first winter in Virginia 1 2 3 4
by SEVA- 1 follower
- 132 replies
- 13.1k views
January 10
-
Queen Arikury Mix?
by P. Hightower- 2 followers
- 4 replies
- 922 views
Greeting! New to the site so hope this is the right place... I'm looking for palms to start adding privacy and came across this palm at a local nursery. The owner was a bit vague on the specs and name so I was hoping somebody might have some insight. Ever heard of a Queen Arikury Mix? Quoted as cold hardy. Looks great. Super wide and deep green. Can't find anything close on the web aside from a Parrot Palm but the palm in question is not small in statue by any means. Cheers!
-
- 2 followers
- 10 replies
- 572 views
We had a low of 22-23 on Christmas night, the fronds went 100% exposed while the bud and down was protected. Out of the three, only one seems to be having minor damage. The backyard Queen is so far showing what could be cold damage on the very top of the fronds, not the leaf tips, but jut the top of the fronds in general. It looks strange to me and has just started appearing a couple of days ago. I got some pics this morning, but the lighting was not great, so i will try to get more tomorrow morning and post them. This Queen put on the most robust growth this summer, having put out at least 5-6 new fronds, also fattening up quite a bit as well. I also noticed the Li…
-
Queen Palm Cold Hardiness
by ahosey01- 1 reply
- 348 views
Is it true that there really are variations in queen palm cold hardiness (i.e. 'litoralis') or are they all pretty much the same?
-
Queen palm frond suddenly falls over. Why?
by Palm and Pool- 5 replies
- 406 views
My Queen palm's newest front went from straight up to straight down. Any ideas? This has happened before, but then it was soon after a freeze, one of the first new fronds to emerge. This time the palm has sent up several new fronds but suddenly the new one snaps in half and hangs down. We had a bad freeze 15F eight months ago, so I wouldn't think that the cause. We had a cool spring and a brutal hot summer and drought, so those are the conditions. I water it every day, sometimes twice. Sometimes I let the water run on it for an hour or so, maybe once every 10 days or so. I hope I am doing something wrong so I can stop! I would appreciate any …
-
Queen palm fronds drooping
by Tony Taylor- 0 replies
- 201 views
First timer here. I have a mature queen palm that over the last couple of years the new fronds come out, look good for a few weeks, and then droop all the way down. I live in south Louisiana and a number of years ago we had a pretty significant freeze, although I don't remember it dipping below 25 degrees. Seems the problem has been since the freeze although this may be coincidental? Any suggestions? Thanks!
-
Who's Online (See full list)
- Billeb
- Silas_Sancona
- David B
- Xenon
- BayAndroid
- Ray in Sacramento
- Stefanus
- Hilo Jason
- comic097
- tim_brissy_13
-
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events found -
Popular Topics This Week
-
.thumb.png.04b3487b96ff29c55b8a8994b91f62b2.png)