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Cold hardy substitutes


Kailua_Krish

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So we all have those tropical palms we've seen and had to have, but sadly they won't survive your freezes. What do you use instead? Here are some of mine:

Coconut- Mule palm

Royal- Queen palm

Cocothrinax/Thrinax- Chamaerops/Trachycarpus

What others can you think of?

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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For my area, in order to get a more tropical look we have to use plants like Musa basjoo, Yucca thompsonsiana x rostrata, Yucca rostrata, Cannas, ginger, castor oil plant, Aucuba, etc.

Cincinnati, Ohio USA & Mindo, Ecuador

 

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more cocoid hybrids: butjubaea, butia x parajubaea, and yes even syagrus x jubaea is a gorgeous tropical looking palm. all should be good to 8b and substitute for cocos or royals... I like these for my yard without needing their cold hardiness...

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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Sabal causiarum for Borassus?

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Butia for some of the interesting Ravenea?

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Somebody needs to throw a big B.alfredii in full frost conditions, cuz I know seedlings can't take it, so those aren't as cold hardy as the hype leads everyone to believe....

I lost many, many lil uns a few years back...

- Ray.

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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I wish they were tho, the coco look is there yakno...

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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Sabal causiarum for Borassus?

yes, causiarum, the grandest sabal of them all! A magnificent palm in any zone... probably good to zone 8a

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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They have a Causiarum in the Atlanta botanical garden, don't they?

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Somebody needs to throw a big B.alfredii in full frost conditions, cuz I know seedlings can't take it, so those aren't as cold hardy as the hype leads everyone to believe....

I lost many, many lil uns a few years back...

- Ray.

Ray,

I think 2010 did them in eh? If only they had made it past a few winters before they got that one. My alfredii(3) are doing great, one was out in the open and completely defoliated with 2 hard frosts in 2010. It came back nicely, sits at 5'+ overall today.. But alfredii are needing more data to understand their cold hardiness. the best coconut substitue Ive seen is butia x parajubaea cocoides... a very tropical looking palm.

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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YesSir.

The way I see it B.alfrediis a z10 palm.

If it can't take frost from the get go, its not "cold hardy".

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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My alfrediis do well but are under heavy canopy.

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Right. But the real test is to put em out in the open. Unprotected, yaknow. Theres plenty of palms that will make it under canopy.

Brandon, FL

27.95°N 82.28°W (Elev. 62 ft)

Zone9 w/ canopy

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YesSir.

The way I see it B.alfrediis a z10 palm.

If it can't take frost from the get go, its not "cold hardy".

then take sabal domingensis off the list, cant take frost as a strapper... Come to think of it that would take a whole bunch of palms off the zone 9b list.

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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Same for many of the colder zones. Protection from tress and buildings is key.

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Just got a Sabal uresana from the SFPS sale at Montgomery. Good replacement for a bizmarkia? I've heard of them doing well up in Augusta and such!

-Krishna

-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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Krishna, what size S uresana did you get? I wonder if anyone has any larger plants for sale? I've saw a couple 15gals available a couple years back.

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5 gallon from Faith Bishock, she may have larger sizes though, i didnt ask. There was a larger one from another seller but it didn't have the blue coloring and looked suspiciously like another sabal species.

-Krishna

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-Krishna

Kailua, Oahu HI. Near the beach but dry!

Still have a garden in Zone 9a Inland North Central Florida (Ocala)

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