COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Another new Cincinnati Sabal Minor "Mc Curtain"
by donofriojim1- 5 replies
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I planted a new sabal minor "mc curtain" in my Cincinnati zone 6b yard. I received this from and acquaintance in Wichita, Ks whos aid that this plant survived their brutal winter freeze in an un heated greenhouse in a pot! Hopefully it will be happy in my yard. Sabal minor " Mc Curtain" doesn't seem to have issues here.
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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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Another PNW goner
by NWpalms@206- 2 followers
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What was once maybe the largest Palmetto in the PNW, sadly after the winter of 21 began declining, and today I see the crown is gone and possibly trunk cut to try and save. Too bad after making to such a size. This is in West Seattle.
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Another Sabal pic
by Sabal_Louisiana- 1 follower
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Also on the LSU campus near Tiger stadium. There were some over 20 feet tall nearby before but they got removed for road improvements and these are the few that are left. These are not Sabal palmetto but the arboreal form of Sabal minor.
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Anti Freeze
by NC_Palms- 12 replies
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Apparently they an antifreeze for plants that can increase hardiness by a few degrees. Does anyone use this and does this work? I can only imagine the palms I could grow with this. https://www.planetnatural.com/product/freezepruf-frost-protector/
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Anti-transpirants
by Swolte- 1 follower
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Has anyone tried these to help overwinter palms? I happened to read about them on an information sheet from Nurseries Carolina. They say it helps zone-pushed plants with overwintering. Once you spray anti-transpirants like 'Cloud Cover' or 'Wilt Pruf', it prevents plants from drying out when they are frozen since the coating will prevent excess moisture loss. Thoughts?
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Any Chance for My Robustas?
by WacoPalm- 2 followers
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The deep freeze in central Texas from mid-January did a number on my Washingtonia Robustas. They have about 3 years in the ground, about 5 years old total, 3-4' trunks. I protected with frost cloth and C9s, which usually works, but we lost power for nearly 8 hours while temps were in the low teens. Initially they seemed to be alright and were pushing new green growth when the temps rose. I was keeping a watch for fungal growth, saw no signs and so did not treat the trees. I just returned from a ten day trip out of town to find mold and fungus in the heart of one of the trees. I gave a tug and got a spear pull. There is still some green in the heart area. I have sprayed p…
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Any chance of survival for my Trachycarpus Fortunei?
by Estlander- 8 replies
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Planted this Trachy in January this year. Otherwise looks good, but lately the spears have heen turning brown. The growing point smells very musty as well. No spear pulls yet. They’re still tightly in there. I hand water it (no sprinklers) and never get the growing point wet with tap water. About a month ago, when i first saw dried out spots on an emerging spear, I sprayed it with copper fungicide, but looking at it yesterday it has gotten worse with two newest emerging spears looking pretty bad. I soaked the growing point with copper fungicide yesterday. Considering that this is FL zone 9A with plenty of rain, heat and humid weather still left until…
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Any Hope in Saving This Palm?
by Alex High- 6 replies
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Hello everyone, I was in Columbia, South Carolina today and there was a massive 40 foot tall T. fortunei with a lot of volunteers underneath. I attempted to yank one out, but I didn’t pull the roots out! Is there any way of caring for this young palm so that it can grow back its roots? Thank you! PalmsUSA
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Any hope?
by ahosey01- 14 replies
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Long story, but this Rhapis excelsa was planted in a terrible spot in the yard. Then, I dug it up and put it in a pot. Then it needed to be moved, so my wife placed it in a super low light part of the house. Then we forgot to water it for too long. About a month ago, we put it back outside and started to water it. It’s not getting any worse - but certainly looks ratty. I’m wondering if it’s worth planting in my lawn - it’s on the east facing side of the house and gets great sun until 11 or 12, and gets a lot of water and has good soil. Here is the sad palm: And here is the lawn: Thoughts?
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My family and I enjoyed a great trip to Orlando in October, and I couldn't make it home without a few seeds. This time it wasn't my fault though. While all of my kids spend a fair amount of time gardening with me, my six year old is the only one who has started filling her pockets with seeds when we are out and about. While at Discovery Cove she found a seed buried in the sand that already had a big tap root growing. I brought it home an planted it for her, but I have no idea what it is. I didn't see where she got it, so I don't know what plants were nearby. All I know is that it was dark brown, roundish, and very close to ping-pong ball size. I know it is still very smal…
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Any info on S minor from Barton Creek Greenbelt?
by WestCoastGal- 2 replies
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We just purchased a Sabal minor that looks to me much like the one listed as "Barton Creek Greenbelt" in Bob Harms' comparison study of Sabals from the Texas region (the Barton Creek Greenbelt lies south of Austin): http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/DigFlora/Waller/costapalmate.html I'll post photos of our Sabal later today, but in the meantime I'm curious if anyone has this palm. I'd like more info on it, particularly anything on it's inflorescence and inflorescence height. From what I've been reading the S minor's inflorescence extends above the fronds. The 5 that are on our palm (2 in flower, 3 spent but still with seed) however do not. This is our first sabal so in …
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Any Livistona Chinensis in PNW?
by Paradise Found- 19 replies
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I've been thinking of planting one soon. and like to know if anyone else has any experience with them in the PNW? Good or Bad results.
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Any Mature jubaea or hybrids in PNW? 1 2 3 4
by NWpalms@206- 2 followers
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The current weather just has me wondering… are there many, or any mature jubaea or mule or hybrid palms in the northern Oregon/western Washington area that are gonna make it to true adulthood or long term? I mean the various butia and jubaea hybrids, and jubaea mostly. I know the trachycarpus hybrids do. Would Love to see some pics of the biggest baddest hybrids/jubaea in the PNW. Protected or not just wondering can these things really live to maturity, Even jubaea?
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Any Nurseries that sell cold hardy palms Dfw, La, Ms, Ar??
by Hellbilly33- 2 followers
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I live In north Arkansas, and would like to drive to Dallas 6.5hrs or Texarkana, Shreveport, or Ms somewhere to a nursery that sells palms like sabal minors, of different varieties or needle palms in 3 gal or bigger. Lowes and Home Depot around here will sell windmill palms but I’ve never seen any other cold hardy varieties. I’m wiling to drive to Dallas 6.5hrs maybe Houston 8hrs, but would like to know if there is a really great nursery in one of these towns that really has a nice selection. I’ve brought some back on vacation from gulf shores Alabama and go to Florida a lot but usually have car packed with family stuff so no room for bigger palms, or a handful of them i…
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Any palms for 7a?
by Jotoqi- 22 replies
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I am in zone 7a and i’m wondering if there’s any hardy palms?
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Any sabal domingensis x palmetto?
by EastCanadaTropicals- 2 followers
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Sabal domingensis has a similar native range to carusiaum so I expect a few hybrids.
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Hi, new member here. I just received these Canary Island date palm seeds from treeseeds.com. I wonder how long I should keep them indoors and when to plant outside. Also, what soil would be good for them? I appreciate the help!
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I have four Sabal minor 'Arkansas' seeds that are refusing to germinate. I got five seeds from ebay of Sabal minor 'Arkansas' and one germinated using the baggy method. After a while of the other not germinating I then put the four remaining into a pot on my deck. Nothing. So now I want to give it one last try, I may use my hearing mat but most of the times I do not get good results with it. I am assuming it is because I have it on all the time instead of having it on during the day and off at night. Has anyone ever gotten any seeds that refused to germinate to germinate? The seeds are still hard and do not float.
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any Zone 6 palms i can grow?
by dmaliotimon@gmail.com- 8 replies
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Hi! im new on here and i just wanted to know if there are cold hardy palms for zone 6a michigan.
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So back in February I was all excited and ready to start planting things for the spring, and I purchased a "Jubaea Butia hybrid" from e-bay on impulse. Actually the listing was for "Yubaea/Jubaea Palms (part Butea)" I was a little hesitant on the ID of the plants for sale from the included photos, but I was one of the first people to bid on these and got a 10 gallon size (hybrid?) palm in the mail. I guess I wasn't too worried about the exact parentage of this plant, since I paid less for it (including shipping) than I would buying a 5 gallon size straight Butia from a local big box store. I don't think the seller realized how much it was going to be to ship a plant …
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Anybody scarify seeds?
by pennerchris@gmail.com- 1 follower
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Hey all, I've grown a ton of trachys and filiferas from seed, and have never had good success with the former... Seems impossible to use the baggy method without fungus taking over sooner or later. Has anyone tried to scarify the seeds of either of the aforementioned palms? I have no problem germinating the filifera seed, but I'd just like to speed up the process. Good, pure filifera seed always takes 1 month+ for me.
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Anybody selling improved Butia eriospatha seeds?
by Aussiegrower- 1 reply
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Anybody selling (or would be kind enough to give away) some Butia eriospatha seeds? I am willing to pay for postage & seeds, I live in Australia. I am most concerned about getting good fruit from the tree, I don't want to be disappointed when it finally fruits! So I was hoping to get seeds from a tree which has sweet, tasty, non-fibrous fruit - if there's been some selective breeding that would ideal! It would also be great if the mother tree is prolific fruiter. Thanks!
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Anyone cutting down palms yet
by NBTX11- 3 followers
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I’ve given up on one of my Robusta and have hired a guy to come cut it down. Will cost me $275. It’s a goner, no amount of waiting is gonna bring it back. The other tall one I will wait until June. It’s not doing anything yet, but hasn’t totally collapsed yet either, so I’ll be a little more patient. Anyone else started cutting down large palms.
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Anyone else have a Butia shaped like this one?
by WestCoastGal- 5 replies
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I don't see many butias in my area, not as popular of a palm tree I guess although it grows well here, but I have seen a number of photos of butias online. We have a second butia in our yard and it looks nothing like this one. Is anyone growing one that is similarly shaped (blue/gray with narrower trunk and very compact, short petiole, but thick leaflet strictor fronds)? It's flowering now (hard to see but visible in top third of second photo) and I doubt we'll be able to even get to it's flowers/fruit this go around as it is wedged in there pretty tightly. It's clearly different from everything else I've seen so I'm wondering what type Butia is. I've heard of …