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Update on my palms and cycads


RaleighNC

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In April 2019 I posted photos of some of my plants.  After two growing seasons many of them have grown a lot.  I have tried to take the update photos from the same perspective, but often this was not possible.  I will post a few at a time.

Trachycarpus nanus April 2019

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Nov 2020

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Cycas revoluta x taitungensis (April 1019)

 

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Nov 2020

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Trachycarpus nova (April 2019)

 

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Nov 2020

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Trachycarpus "Nainital" April 2019

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Nov 2020

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Sabal palmetto (April 2019) - one of two plants that were of similar size

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Nov 2020 - this photo shows both individuals of S. palmetto

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Cycas revoluta x debaoensis (April 2019)

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Nov 2020

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@RaleighNC Good stuff!  Thank you for sharing!

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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, mloiaco said:

Have any of your cycads defoliated in the winter? What do you do (if anything) to protect them?

Yes, they defoliate in cold winters, particularly C. debaoensis and its hybrids. I usually try to cover them on particularly cold nights, but I was out of town all last winter and they were unprotected the entire time. Fortunately is was a very mild winter. 

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Some more....

Macrozamia communis (April 2019)

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Nov 2020

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A row of Chamaerops humilis (April 2018)

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Nov 2020.

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Other Trachycarpus nova and Sabal palmetto "Mocksville." April 2019. They are planted together to hedge my bets.  I expect a cold winter to eventually kill the nova, and by then maybe the palmetto will begin putting on some size. 

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November 2020

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Trachycarpus nainital (April 2019) in a mostly shady spot.

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November 2020

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Cycas panzhihuaensis x guizhouensis  (April 2019)

 

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Trachycarpus takil (April 2019)

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Nov 2020

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2 hours ago, DAVEinMB said:

@RaleighNC beautiful collection Bill! Where did you source your cycads? 

Wherever I could find them, but mostly PlantDelights, NTCHP, Livingcycads.com,  Tom Broome and various sellers on Ebay.   

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A couple more:

Cycas guizhouensis (April 2019). For the cycads, it isn't a fair comparison.  Many, like this one, were pretty beat up from winter in April, 2019. Now, after a super mild winter and then a full growing season they are obviously going to look much better.

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Nov. 2020 

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Butia odorata (April, 2019).  Two planted to hedge my bets.

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November, 2020. 

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1 hour ago, RaleighNC said:

Wherever I could find them, but mostly PlantDelights, NTCHP, Livingcycads.com,  Tom Broome and various sellers on Ebay.   

Right on man, thanks a bunch!

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Looking really nice, everything appears to be growing very well for you.

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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Nice collection! :greenthumb: 

Hesperia,Southern CA (High Desert area). Zone 8b

Elevation; about 3600 ft.

Lowest temp. I can expect each year 19/20*f lowest since I've been growing palms *13(2007) Hottest temp. Each year *106

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On 11/6/2020 at 3:01 AM, RaleighNC said:

In April 2019 I posted photos of some of my plants.  After two growing seasons many of them have grown a lot.  I have tried to take the update photos from the same perspective, but often this was not possible.  I will post a few at a time.

Trachycarpus nanus April 2019

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Nov 2020

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Cycas revoluta x taitungensis (April 1019)

 

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Nov 2020

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Looking good! Where did you get a nanus?

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2 hours ago, PlantDad said:

Looking good! Where did you get a nanus?

That one was a one-off opportunity from someone who had one to sell. I have a couple of others that I obtained from other sources. One came from ebay seller palm_flora, but it seems they have not been active recently.  Another came from forestfarm.com.  It took a while of searching to find them. 

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I'm in Raleigh to! I have three Trachy Novas and I've been told they're cold hardy here. The seller, North Texas Cold Hardy Palms, told me I don't even have to protect them. That being said, since this will be their first winter in the ground, I plan to protect them on nights when the temps fall below 25 degrees. But I certainly hope you aren't right about a harsh winter killing them at some point. 

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18 hours ago, knikfar said:

I'm in Raleigh to! I have three Trachy Novas and I've been told they're cold hardy here. The seller, North Texas Cold Hardy Palms, told me I don't even have to protect them. That being said, since this will be their first winter in the ground, I plan to protect them on nights when the temps fall below 25 degrees. But I certainly hope you aren't right about a harsh winter killing them at some point. 

I am probably wrong. I recall searching online for information on this a few years ago, and some reports seemed to consider it a little less cold hardy than T. fortunei.  

I should have been more nuanced when explaining why I planted them together. I knew the palmetto would take a long time to start gaining some size, so I planted the Nova next to it because it would fill in much more quickly.  If the Nova survives, then great, but if it does not, then no problem.  

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