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nice Trachycarpus fortunei growing in the SE Arizona desert

Eric in Orlando

By Eric in Orlando
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Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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I am in Sierra Vista, AZ at my sister's house. This area is zone 8b. There are some nice Windmill Palms growing here. I'm suprised with the dryness, poor soil and heat that Trachycarpus fortunei looks good. There is a nice Phoenix canariensis and Washingtonia filifera in the first photo.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

paulgila Grand Master

paulgila

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those trachys look just about as good as they do anywhere.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

Xenon Grand Master

Xenon

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Nice pics :)

-Jonathan

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Mark_NoVA

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Boy, that is surprising. Nice-looking palms!

zone 7a (Avg. max low temp 0 to 5 F, -18 to -15 C), hot humid summers

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High___44___49___58___69___78___85___89___87___81___70___59___48

Low____24___26___33___42___52___61___66___65___58___45___36___28

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iamjv Mentor

iamjv

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Eric, Sierra Vista has a unique climate where it is always cooler than Tucson. In the summers, there is usually a good amount of rainfall in the area when the monsoon season kicks in around late June. Winters can bring short but severe cold spells. The palms that do the best there are W. Filifera, Cham. Humilis, Butia Capitata and Phx Canariensis, along with the trachy's. W. robusta is widely planted and get burned every winter but come back quickly. Phoenix dactylifera have made it for extended periods of time but don't seem to be a truly long term palm there. On my last couple of visits, I noticed some Brahea Armata now being planted and doing fairly well. Jv

Jv in San Antonio Texas / Zone 8/extremes past 29 yrs: 117F (47.2C) / 8F (-13.3C)

velutina Community Regular

velutina

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They don't grow like that here!

Adam 

 

Eric in Orlando Grand Master

Eric in Orlando

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Eric, Sierra Vista has a unique climate where it is always cooler than Tucson. In the summers, there is usually a good amount of rainfall in the area when the monsoon season kicks in around late June. Winters can bring short but severe cold spells. The palms that do the best there are W. Filifera, Cham. Humilis, Butia Capitata and Phx Canariensis, along with the trachy's. W. robusta is widely planted and get burned every winter but come back quickly. Phoenix dactylifera have made it for extended periods of time but don't seem to be a truly long term palm there. On my last couple of visits, I noticed some Brahea Armata now being planted and doing fairly well. Jv

Its definitely cooler there as the elevaton is higher than Tucson. They must have had a milder winter this year as the 2 big W. robusta in my sisters yard had very little burn.

I saw a few young P. dactylifera but no mature specimens. Also a few young B. armata.

I did see a Phoenix reclinata hybrid, looked like it was crossed with P. dactyilifera. It was a big bushy clump about 10ft tall and had cold damage. I took a photo so will post it when I get home.

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

iamjv Mentor

iamjv

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Look forward to your pics Eric.... Jv

Jv in San Antonio Texas / Zone 8/extremes past 29 yrs: 117F (47.2C) / 8F (-13.3C)

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Xerarch Grand Master

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those trachys look just about as good as they do anywhere.

Which isn't saying much :floor:

Corpus Christi, TX, near salt water, zone 9b/10a! Except when it isn't and everything gets nuked.

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