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Big Potted Windmills Endure Winter


tjwalters

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These guys (and/or gals) are out year-'round with few ill effects in Z7A at the Villages of Waugh Chapel in Gambrills, MD. I was pretty amazed when I noticed them in the dead of winter still sitting on the patio of the cigar shop next to Caribou Coffee. They're in a little sheltered area, which I'm sure helps a bit, but it gets cold here and I'm surprised they do so well. I think the general consensus is that potted plants are more exposed and therefore less hardy than those planted in the ground, but these seem to defy that reasoning. Any thoughts on what might be helping these through the winter?

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Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a
hardiestpalms.com

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That's beautiful, Tjwalters. I'm wondering if it's the dark colored pots surrounded by all the brickwork and pavers?

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There are several mature Wodyetia bifurcata in my neighborhood--that helps determine my zone, right? :blink:

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I'm glad they're doing OK. I bring my potted stuff in if it drops below 28º.

Los Niños y Los Borrachos siempre dicen la verdad.

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If you have cold hardy potted palms in large containers that will not split from freezing then leave them outside! Windmills in zone 7 will be safe through almost anything that winter can dish out with the exception of rare freak severe freezes

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If you have cold hardy potted palms in large containers that will not split from freezing then leave them outside! Windmills in zone 7 will be safe through almost anything that winter can dish out with the exception of rare freak severe freezes

I've lost plenty of in-ground windmills due to cold here in z7. Some had a fair amount of trunk, too.

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a
hardiestpalms.com

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Sorry to hear of your losses Tom. What winter protection techniques have you tried? Here is technique that has been used in Washington D.C. (zone 7b) http://www.ehow.com/how_7656688_winterize-palm-trees-washington-dc.html I understand that Bowie, MD is in 7a and you may have harsher winters on occasion than DC. I have seen Windmills in the north Georgia mountains and in Tennessee in zones 7a and b that never were given any protection that have recieved only minor injury-but obviously not every one in zone 7 faces the same conditions-thanks for letting me know that they can be tender in zone 7, as my assumptions were based on my limited observations and reading reports of successes.

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Sorry to hear of your losses Tom. What winter protection techniques have you tried? Here is technique that has been used in Washington D.C. (zone 7b) http://www.ehow.com/how_7656688_winterize-palm-trees-washington-dc.html I understand that Bowie, MD is in 7a and you may have harsher winters on occasion than DC. I have seen Windmills in the north Georgia mountains and in Tennessee in zones 7a and b that never were given any protection that have recieved only minor injury-but obviously not every one in zone 7 faces the same conditions-thanks for letting me know that they can be tender in zone 7, as my assumptions were based on my limited observations and reading reports of successes.

Protection? :floor:

Sorry. :) I gave up on protection quite a few years ago - too much trouble. I think I'm looking for that one individual that exhibits exceptional hardiness. Or maybe I'm just lazy. I have a few T. fortunei 'Naini Tal' windmills in the ground that seem to be doing quite well, but the lowest temperature I've seen in the last few years is only 6°F. We'll see how they do long term. I'm also starting some T. takil palms that will be ready to plant in a year or two. Meanwhile, my needles and dwarf palmettos are doing great without protection, and flower and set seed every year.

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a
hardiestpalms.com

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