New Syagrus coronata

[Josue Diaz]

I got this overgrown 1 gallon last fall from Kevin in Lake Elsinore. Finally found a spot for it in the ground here. It's in the parking strip so I hope it can handle the reflected heat from the street and sidewalk well. 

[DoomsDave]

That looks like a nice spot for it. They’re nowhere near the size of queen palms so it shouldn’t overwhelm the space, though the crown might get in the way till trunk forms.

 

S coronata might be a bit tender where you are so the reflected heat might be good in the winter.

[Josue Diaz]

9 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

That looks like a nice spot for it. They’re nowhere near the size of queen palms so it shouldn’t overwhelm the space, though the crown might get in the way till trunk forms.

 

S coronata might be a bit tender where you are so the reflected heat might be good in the winter.

It is at the end of the front walkway. Now, instead of seeing my neighbor's house on my way out the door, I'll be looking at this palm  I like my neighbor, and they have a great looking front garden, but I'd prefer to not have a direct view of their front porch/door. 

 

I've read that actually - the part of them being a bit sensitive to frost. I left it outdoors over winter and the older fronds spotted. Hoping to get as much growth out of it as possible with plenty of water and fertilizer this summer. 

[Chris Chance]

I had one planted out that defoliated and died in my garden. Seemed to like the heat in the summer though but definitely frost sensitive. 

[Josue Diaz]

18 minutes ago, Chris Chance said:

I had one planted out that defoliated and died in my garden. Seemed to like the heat in the summer though but definitely frost sensitive. 

Differences in micro-climates are so pronounced in CA. Moreno Valley is less than 20 miles from Corona, where there's a cocos that seemingly grows with little to no care. 

[NOT A TA]

That Corona Coco has grown in a very very small unique micro climate (like 10 sq. ft.) that changes, where conditions overnight during what we would expect to be the coldest hours of the day are temporary better than even any other spot in a front yard of a house on the same side of that same street. Funny thing is, I signed up on this forum to offer an explanation as to how that Cocos has survived but never went back to the thread and posted.

[Ben in Norcal]

Syagrus coronata does fine here in NorCal, far north of Josue.  Lower friends will spot up a touch in winter, but not particularly frost sensitive like, say, a Foxtail.  I think Josue has been managing to get one of the latter through, so S. coronata should be a lot easier.

[Chris Chance]

8 hours ago, Josue Diaz said:

Differences in micro-climates are so pronounced in CA. Moreno Valley is less than 20 miles from Corona, where there's a cocos that seemingly grows with little to no care. 

I agree that microclimates differ so much. I think the Corona coconut is luck in my opinion and once it passes the roof it probably wont look so good but we'll see. My area is a valley at a higher altitude so cold settles on calm nights. I had my coronata out in the open in a corner of the yard and I think it was a mixture of frost damage and fungus that did it in. I have others in my greenhouse but didn't want to plant them yet but I might try them again. They definitely do great here in the summer but so do many other frost tender palms. Definitely tougher than foxtail!