COLD HARDY PALMS
Selecting and growing palms for colder climates.
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Wilt Stop on Queen Palm? 1 2 3 4
by Dartolution- 2 followers
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As winter approaches I am preparing for the few nights we get where temps dip below the 30F mark for extended periods. In an effort to preserve the queen palm I bought back this late summer, I doubled potted it (still in the nursery pot) into a large ceramic frost proof pot. Then placed a heating coil (the kind you get for pipes) around the base, and backfilled with pebbles, wrapping the heat coil around the pot, then leaving around 6 ft to extend and wrap around the trunk if needed. So far we've had temps down to 28 very briefly, with no observable damage to the queen palm. However, temps are supposed to dip down to 20F for a few nights this upco…
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San Antonio River Walk after 2021 freeze 1 2
by mulungu- 3 followers
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I debated whether or not to start this thread... those of us in Texas and other U.S. states hit by the severe winter freeze last month have certainly seen more than enough dead and damaged palms. But I have always been curious how large public plantings of palms and other subtropical/tropical plants respond to these historic freezes, and there is often little photo documentation. For example, I wonder what it looked like at Disney World in Orlando, Florida after the 1989 freeze. https://allears.net/2017/06/26/when-a-hard-freeze-hit-walt-disney-world-in-1989-cast-members-turned-to-faux-plants-along-jungle-cruise/ Although absurd, in my mind's eye I some…
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New Mature Additions to Our Yard
by WestCoastGal- 35 replies
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Wanted to share the latest additions to our yard which were installed on Friday a.m. before the temps rocketed upwards during this extremely hot spell we are having. Hopefully the maturity of the palms will carry them through fine. Historically our inland valley which has some marine influence has temps anywhere from low 20sF to around 113F (a few years ago). We were in the mid 20s last winter overnight for about 12 hours when the winds ceased. Despite a current 9b designation we are trying to plant for Zone 9a for the most part. Our nights generally cool off to the 50s-60s during the summer, although it was in the low 80s around 10pm last night. The x…
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Butia planting in zone 8
by Kai- 1 follower
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I came across a nice sized Butia capitata (I think). There was no name tag and the gardencentres personel had no idea. But for only 25 euro's, I didn't think twice and took it home. I put it in the ground in my garden and it looks great. After the first day in the ground and it has even grown a bit... I know I will have to do something about cold protection coming winter, but for now temperatures seem to be perfect for some good rooting and acclimatizing. Hopefully summer lasts some good months to come. The more time it gets before winter gets here, the better its chances are. My garden is in Amsterdam which appears to have a bit of a microclimate, so I might do ev…
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Best Cycad for wet 8A 1 2 3 4
by ZPalms- 3 followers
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I’ve been wanting a cycad but I’m unsure what would perform the best through frost and full sun. I was thinking of cycas revoluta as it’s widely accessible but is their anything hardier or noticeable?
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Less common Sabals in the Pacific NW? 1 2
by MarkbVet- 46 replies
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Hey everyone, I'm curious if anyone has tried growing some of the less commonly-discussed Sabals in the northwest... e.g. Sabal Rosei, S. bermudana, S. mexicana, Sabal 'brazoriensis' or brazoria, etc. Feel free to chime in if you're also growing S. palmetto, S. birmingham, or any other trunking Sabal. How about Sabal "Oregon" from Desertscape nursery, possibly a hybrid of birmingham with another palm, supposedly cold hardy and faster growing than usual birmingham. Hit me with your best wisdom & experience!!
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Sabal sp. 'Birmingham' in Knoxville, TN
by Bigfish- 1 follower
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Back in 2006, as part of the Southeast Palm Society Hometown Grant, I planted a couple of Sabal sp. 'Birmingham' palms in Knoxville on the UT campus. Thought I'd show the progression of one of them here, and how it is doing today. Planted on June 29, 2006 as about a five gallon palm: Here's a 2010 picture of the palm, starting to form a trunk: Fast-forward another four years to February of 2014, right after the Polar Vortex. This was after a low of -1F and a few other single digit lows, as well as several times where the temperature didn't rise above freezing for several days. As many of you know, cold damage doesn't show up sometimes fo…
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Livistona Nitida in zone 8? 1 2
by Swolte- 4 followers
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I have been reading up on these forums about folks trying Livistona Nitida in zone 8. I was wondering if there were any updates, especially after last winter!
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Windmill palm damage after winterization
by Tropical6b- 11 replies
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Hello fellow palm experts, After winterizing my windmill palm, it had suffered extensive damage to all of its fronds. But it is still alive. Up to today it has produced 4 new fronds. My question is where do I go from here. Can I remove all the dead fronds? I would like a thick diameter trunk and read somewhere that one should not remove fronds until they hang below 90 degrees. That this will grow a nice thick trunk, is it true? Attached below is what the palm looked like after the winter. Thank you, Joe
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Trachycarpus Fortunei spear partially pulled!
by GeorgiaPalms- 1 follower
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Hello everyone, I am new to the forum. I have been growing palms on and off for a good portion of my life, and have recently moved into a new home where I have planted a few palms in the yard. Among them are Sabal Minor, Rhapidophyllum Hystrix and also Trachycarpus Fortunei. I live in the northern Atlanta suburbs and there are many fine examples of Trachycarpus that thrive in our area. We are zone 7b according to the 1990 USDA zone map, the 2010 map places my location right on the border of 7b and 8a. I purchased a distressed T. Fortunei from a local garden center back in April and immediately planted it into the yard. It was in very sad shape with many yellow frond…
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Windmills in the Bronx 1 2
by bronxboynyc71- 1 follower
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Hey all, new to this site & just acquired a green thumb. My name is Robert, and I live in the Bronx, NY. looking to learn all I can about cold hardy palms. Just recently planted 3 windmill palms in my yard. They where purchased from chillypalms. My hardiness zone is 7b. Kinda in a microclimate!! I guess? Advice & criticism is welcome. Good luck to all
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Single-Trunked Rhapidophyllum hystrix pictures 1 2
by Bigfish- 1 follower
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So in another thread, some were wondering what a single-trunked Needle Palm would look like. There are many, many examples out there. Some people call this form a "Bull Needle," but that is usually referring to a large, single-trunked male with large leaves and a rather sparse crown. I have seen single-trunked female Needle Palms also. Often times single-trunked Needles can be observed in habitat. It's not clear why some have no pups. It's possible that some Needles in landscapes have their suckers pruned on a regular basis, but that would be some dedicated maintenance. It would be nice to find a seed source of needle Palms where they produced only single-trunk…
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Palms That Are Hardy To Oregon 1 2 3
by PlantDad- 3 followers
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I have lived in Oregon my whole life and have had a profound interest in growing palms and other exotic plants my whole life. I have been curious about what I can grow here. Oregon has many different climates. I live in Keizer, Oregon, which is a cool Mediterranean climate. It is classified as zone 8b but I have never seen it get below 18 degrees. People grow Trachycarpus fortunei and there are some very large specimens around town. I am currently growing Butia capitata in a pot. In the neighboring city of Salem, Oregon I see tons of Trachycarpus fortunei and up in the hills of South Salem there are some very large specimens of Butia capitata growing in the ground with n…
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Newly added Sabal Uresana.. 1 2
by SailorBold- 2 followers
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So excited! I finally picked up a Sabal Uresana from North Texas Cold Hardy palms. This has been on my wish list for some time.. and I had an area saved for a large sabal that has been sitting bare for a number of years now. The spot where i planted it was a toss up between a Mexicana and Uresana..as Mexicana seems to do well here... It will be interesting to see how well it will tolerate our dry winters. It seems all of the reports on cold damage and hardiness come from humid areas around the country... the one thing that interests me is it is native to an area that is fairly close to NM..so perhaps at least some of its growing conditions will be similar. Its…
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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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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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Washingtonian Filifera in Idaho 1 2
by IdahoPalmGuy- 1 follower
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(Butia x Jubaea) x Syagrus
by smithgn- 1 follower
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Hey everyone, I thought we should start a thread about this specific hybrid. It's a Butia x Jubaea parent hybrid, crossed again with a Syagrus Romanzoffiana. It's most likely a tad less hardy than the Butia x Jubaea hybrid, but then again, we really don't know. I visited my palm friend Gayland Penny, whom I bought the hybrid from, and he told me to go ahead and put it in ground. So I thought, what the heck? Zoomed out a little bit to show that it's in an okay microclimate with the fence and the brick wall 2-3 feet away. I may have planted it too close, but we'll see. I plan on protecting it the first winter it's in ground. After that, it'…
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Unusual Places you Believe palm trees could grow 1 2
by Palmfarmer- 5 followers
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as title describes. I start with my list of what places i believe could work and you guys continue listing of a location/s and give your opinion. Here are mine: Faroe Islands, Falkland Islands and Sable Island, Canada.
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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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Lytocaryum Hoehnei 1 2 3 4
by Laaz- 4 followers
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The second inground Lyto has sent up a flower stalk. Still nothing from the potted ones even though they are about the same size. This is the one that took 16F & had spear pull.
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My 6 year coconut tree in Houston
by Coconut Jared- 1 follower
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There are not many people keeping coconut trees in Houston, so I would like to share mine. I bought 6 coconut trees in the summer of 2018. They were just sprouted coconuts back then. I live in Pearland Texas, inside Houston city limits. Of the 6 coconut trees, 2 live today. The 4 that died were in pots. 1 of the living ones is in a pot and is still quite small. But I will focus on the one that is in the ground. The attached pictures were taken this year during the freeze that got into the mid teens. The tree actually took 12 hours of 28-32 degree weather before I could get to it. After that it was wrapped up as you can see with a 1500 watt infrared heater pointed…
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Bridgeport Sabal Palmetto CT Notable Trees 1 2
by Mr.SamuraiSword- 6 followers
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I was on youtube yesterday night and found possibly the most northern semi longterm Sabal Palmetto on the east coast. The video referenced CT notable trees so I went to the site and found out more about the palm. I am still dumbfounded. It sprouted from seed in 2005 and was planted in its current location in 2009. It is still alive considering the video was made this fall. I am absolutely dumfounded at how this palm is still alive and doing well at that. it doesn't look like it even gets any protection during the winter when I looked at old streetviews. Here is the CT notable trees information about the palm. there is also a Windmill palm on the site. http…
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The life of my Phoenix Theophrasti 1 2
by Swolte- 2 followers
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Planning to chronicle the life of my Phoenix Theophrasti in this thread for those who are interested. I received this specimen from TCHP two years ago (fall of 2018, if I am not mistaken...) when it was about 21" long and had a small trunk of 1.75 inches. I am guessing its the green variant but TCHP can probably tell me more about about the origin of the seed batch. Frankly, I was not impressed with how it handled the first winter. I pulled a spear pull and it lost most of its leaves in a fairly mild winter (I don't think we even went lower than 25F that year). I basically left it for dead (no watering or any sort of care) and would have removed it had I not fo…
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Queen Palm Planting 1 2
by Dartolution- 2 followers
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So today I picked up about an 8ft queen palm (syagrus romanzoffiana) from HD for about $50. She's just barely fitting in my house as is. I am in 8a, and while I know this isn't the best cold hardy palm, I wanted to give one a try my very hot south facing back yard mostly because they are fast growers and look beautifully tropical. I plan on leaving it in the nursery pot this fall and winter and planting in early spring after frost. If she's going to have any chance of making it long term its going to be planted in my back yard. It being south facing, very hot in the summer and warms first and quickly in winter with no trees around to shade it …
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