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I saw this little coconut at Home Depot today and couldn’t resist. I really hadn’t planned to plant another palm, but...

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Parrish, FL

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Wonderful!  What gorgeous palms!

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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9 minutes ago, jimmyt said:

I say go for it.   If you can pull it off!  It will look good.  Is is standard or dwarf.....?

Probably a green Malayan dwarf but who really knows. Generic Home Depot green variety...

Parrish, FL

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I will say the greens are definitely more cool and cold hardy. I had yellow varieties when I lived in Ruskin and they did not make it. Overall the climate here in Parrish is just like Ruskin so far. I really like the way the yellows look but they take a beating in the winters here. 

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Parrish, FL

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6 minutes ago, ruskinPalms said:

I will say the greens are definitely more cool and cold hardy. I had yellow varieties when I lived in Ruskin and they did not make it. Overall the climate here in Parrish is just like Ruskin so far. I really like the way the yellows look but they take a beating in the winters here. 

Hear, hear!

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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2 hours ago, ruskinPalms said:

I saw this little coconut at Home Depot today and couldn’t resist. I really hadn’t planned to plant another palm, but...

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You’re after me own heart!

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@ruskinPalmsif you aren’t careful you’re gonna have a garden like me own!

 

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Good pickup, @ruskinPalms!

I agree with you and @GottmitAlex that the Golden Malayans seem like a tough grow over here as well.  I have been considering a Fiji Dwarf since @Zeeth had some good experience with them and they are true dwarfs = easier to protect from wind. 

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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5 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

Good pickup, @ruskinPalms!

I agree with you and @GottmitAlex that the Golden Malayans seem like a tough grow over here as well.  I have been considering a Fiji Dwarf since @Zeeth had some good experience with them and they are true dwarfs = easier to protect from wind. 

Did we ever figure out if mine is golden or green?

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9 hours ago, ruskinPalms said:

I saw this little coconut at Home Depot today and couldn’t resist. I really hadn’t planned to plant another palm, but...

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Congrats on your latest purchase. Your garden looks fantastic!

6 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

Good pickup, @ruskinPalms!

I agree with you and @GottmitAlex that the Golden Malayans seem like a tough grow over here as well.  I have been considering a Fiji Dwarf since @Zeeth had some good experience with them and they are true dwarfs = easier to protect from wind. 

Where would you get a Fiji dwarf?

Westchase | 9b 10a  ◆  Nokomis | 10a  ◆  St. Petersburg | 10a 10b 

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2 hours ago, NickJames said:

Did we ever figure out if mine is golden or green?

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That there is a golden.

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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3 hours ago, RedRabbit said:

Where would you get a Fiji dwarf?

I'm thinking here: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/56003-chapman-field-fiji-dwarf-coconuts/

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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9 hours ago, GottmitAlex said:

That there is a golden.

Lovely. The one that’s less cold tolerant. LOL. 

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Always room for more palms.

Meg

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Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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12 hours ago, kinzyjr said:

I'm thinking here: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/56003-chapman-field-fiji-dwarf-coconuts/

Oh yeah, I remember Zeeth saying something about that before. It would be nice to get ahold of something other than a Malayan dwarf for my Sarasota property.

Westchase | 9b 10a  ◆  Nokomis | 10a  ◆  St. Petersburg | 10a 10b 

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