NorCalKing 294 Report post Posted July 13, 2016 On July 11, 2016 at 11:40:31 AM, Opal92 said: This inspires me. If you can do this way up there, then I shouldn't be that afraid to try a more tropical palm like a queen or something that's only about 1 zone less cold hardy than me. So much possibility when you're willing to care for them like that. I think the difference is queens can easily top 40ft lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew92 1,152 Report post Posted July 13, 2016 3 hours ago, NorCalKing said: I think the difference is queens can easily top 40ft lol I have some ideas (; Of course there are many others that are at an easier height. The thing is, in my opinion, the queen is a classic palm that screams the tropics (especially compared to a mundane sabal filled zone 8 landscape). If I were to choose a really tropical looking palm (being large enough to make a statement), the queen would be the best because of it's cold hardiness (say compared to a royal, coconut, majesty palm etc..). For my zone 8b winters, it usually gets no more than 5 degrees colder than what a mature queen can take, so I think something like a mounted heat light or two could keep it going enough to not completely die. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimhardy 664 Report post Posted July 14, 2016 Yeah,if you could keep the growth point warm it would at least be able to recover (if needed)nicely in your long warm season. One issue I dealt with this spring is the dead trunks of these palms which can be a pain to remove even though the ones I "let go" were small. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
