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VA Jeff

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I am back in Virginia for a few more years.  Here are some unusual palms that I have grown for many years that are now in my new yard.  My soil is mostly sandy with some loam, and fairly moist for sandy soil.

Inground I have chamaedorea microspadix, jubaea, parajubaea sunkha, mule, serenoa, and needle palms.  I have a lot of other hybrids in pots and unusual species for this far north.  I've had many of them for 20 years, but mostly in pots.  I didn't even need to protect most of them this last winter, since it didn't drop below 23 F, which is unheard of for here.  I will probably plant some chamaedorea radicalis soon.  

The Jubaea was sold to me as a hybrid, which it is not.  It is over 10 years old and about 7 feet wide.  The sunkha is about 6.5 feet tall.  The mule is around 9 or so feet tall.

 

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21 hours ago, Jtee said:

How long has the mule been in ground?

I put them in the ground a month ago, but I haven't protected them for the last two years.   I've had all the ones shown for so many years, I know I'll have to protect them at some point.

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Let us know how that parajubaea sunkha does. When you say back in Virginia, where were the palms growing before you put them in the ground?

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9 hours ago, Collectorpalms said:

Let us know how that parajubaea sunkha does. When you say back in Virginia, where were the palms growing before you put them in the ground?

The mule I raised for 18 years, mostly in the largest trash can I could find for a pot.  The Jubaea, i've had for roughly 6 years, but it had some size to it when I bought it.  Also raised in a trash can.  They were raised in SE Virginia for all but 2.5 years, and the remainder in Western N Carolina.  Always right on the border of zones 7 and 8.  If I think the weather might hit 19 F, I protect the mule.  The sunkha is slightly more cold sensitive at this stage.  Jubaea gets the mildest leaf damage around 10 F.

 

I realize that someday I could get hit with a devastating cold like the Texas blitzkrieg this year.  If I do, I'll go through major efforts to protect them.

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If anyone would like a tour before I protect my palms for the winter, let me know.  I have an interview back south this month.  Not sure these palms will be here next year.  I also have a lot of rare palms in pots.  For scale, the parajubaea sunkha is probably 7 feet tall now.  The mule palm is more full as well.  I have lots of other palms, but these 3 are my current showcases.  I have a lot of hybrid palms coming along that might soon overshadow them.

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On 4/17/2021 at 12:47 AM, Collectorpalms said:

Let us know how that parajubaea sunkha does. When you say back in Virginia, where were the palms growing before you put them in the ground?

One of the sunkhas I have had for roughly 4 years.  It was maybe 2-3 years old at the time.  The smaller sunkha not shown, is younger.  Fast growth, mainly during the spring, but still overall fast.  I am on a brackish marsh with locally high humidity levels for this area.  Borderline zone 8/7.  I also grew it near Charlotte, NC for 2 winters.  Outdoors to upper teens in a container unprotected.  Very little damage.

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42 minutes ago, VA Jeff said:

If anyone would like a tour before I protect my palms for the winter, let me know.  I have an interview back south this month.  Not sure these palms will be here next year.  I also have a lot of rare palms in pots.  For scale, the parajubaea sunkha is probably 7 feet tall now.  The mule palm is more full as well.  I have lots of other palms, but these 3 are my current showcases.  I have a lot of hybrid palms coming along that might soon overshadow them.

If you ever find yourself lacking room and want to sell any send me a PM :D

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22 minutes ago, DAVEinMB said:

If you ever find yourself lacking room and want to sell any send me a PM :D

At some point, I will move back further south.  The tough part is where I grew up vs where my wife grew up.  She likes snow.  I hope to keep my palms.  As a consolation, I might be forced to accept Tennessee or North Carolina as a compromise.  I think I'd like the people of Tennessee, but the winters, Brrrr.

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On 12/10/2021 at 1:01 AM, VA Jeff said:

At some point, I will move back further south.  The tough part is where I grew up vs where my wife grew up.  She likes snow.  I hope to keep my palms.  As a consolation, I might be forced to accept Tennessee or North Carolina as a compromise.  I think I'd like the people of Tennessee, but the winters, Brrrr.

Are you in Lexington , SC for the foreseeable future? Just noticed your sig. we aren’t far from each other. 

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