Zone 10 Palms in the Orlando Area Mega Thread

[Merlyn]

1 hour ago, RiverCityRichard said:

For real. I can’t imagine how much they paid for those. I’d wager that area is mid-z9b. If they get a chance to establish before that next 10 year freeze, they may just exist there looking haggard for most of the year. But I am curious how the Ptychosperma will do. Seeing more planted around and didn’t notice any casualties from that 2022 cold snap.

Given how many there are, I'd have to guess $50k or more?  I really don't know how much a 10+ foot cocos goes for these days, installed.  I'm interested in the Ptychosperma Elegans too, reports have them surviving into the upper 20s in kinzyjr's spreadsheet.  I am going to try them out here and see what happens.  Schefferi and Macarthurii haven't been total failures here, and grew back from the roots on two smaller 3-4' tall clumps.  I need to get back in touch with the PTers who had some Elegans available!

[pj_orlando_z9b]

Cleaned up the coconut today removing lots of boots and fruit. Clear trunk now about 9 feet. On to winter we go. 😬

[kinzyjr]

On 3/28/2019 at 5:17 PM, Jimbean said:

What about pond apple, (Annona glabra) ?

I would assume they could grow them there for some period of time between nasty freezes.  We have some CFPACS members in the Sanford/Orlando/Kissimmee areas that grow them. They are also grown at Hollis Gardens in Lakeland:

The city maintains a fruit tree digital tour here:

https://lakelandflorida.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=ceb70c93127c47239300fa348fc2536b#

 

[FlaPalmLover]

Large coconut palms in Winter Garden, Florida. Sorry if these were posted already.

[Spikeinthetriangle]

Royals and Ravenea on Lake Dora visible from the canal tour. Apologies for picture quality. Best I could do from the boat.

Lots of successful zone pushing along the Harris Chain lakes…for now. Hoping for a few more years without catastrophic cold 🤞

It’s been a somewhat miserable and protracted winter for much of central Florida. Especially north of Orlando. Heat loving palms/ plants have certainly languished, but many marginal tropicals still looking quite good in this area 

[FlaPalmLover]

On 2/24/2025 at 1:21 PM, Spikeinthetriangle said:

Royals and Ravenea on Lake Dora visible from the canal tour. Apologies for picture quality. Best I could do from the boat.

Lots of successful zone pushing along the Harris Chain lakes…for now. Hoping for a few more years without catastrophic cold 🤞

It’s been a somewhat miserable and protracted winter for much of central Florida. Especially north of Orlando. Heat loving palms/ plants have certainly languished, but many marginal tropicals still looking quite good in this area 

With climate change being what it is, I don’t see there being much of a problem zone pushing many tropical palms in that area anytime soon. 

[kinzyjr]

The Smashburger restaurant didn't make it, but the coconuts have.  They are a little over-trimmed, but the fronds probably looked a little ratty due to the long duration of below normal weather this winter.

The IDRIVE coconut looks surprisingly ratty given the ultimate low of 38F in this area, but the duration took a bit of a toll.

The more cool-tolerant Wodyetia bifurcata, Adonidia merrillii, and Hyophorbe lagenicaulis species in the area look pretty good since they tolerate low temperatures without frost a little better than coconut palms.

 

 

[MrTropical]

On 9/30/2024 at 10:07 AM, Spikeinthetriangle said:

Royal on Lake Woodward in Eustis. Wish I could provide a better photograph, as it’s barely perceptible in this street view image from a couple years ago. Palm is currently looking fantastic. Very robust and healthy. There’s also a large Ficus Lutea nearby that can be seen from 441, and a nicely developing Ceiba that’s a bit trickier to spot. Anyone familiar with this Palm? I know that’s it’s been there since at least 2018, when I relocated to the area.

July 2023:



Link to Google Street View: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aZ5ZbHwfRg9mn4A86

[letstalkpalms]

Windermere area. Coconuts foxtails and I believe Christmas!

[FlaPalmLover]

So some heartless maniac removed all of the massive royal palms that were right off of I4 in Sanford. It appears they are building something new there. Can't believe they just gutted them all. Sad.

[Eric in Orlando]

Nothing lasts or gets saved in Central Florida; historic buildings, houses, forests, animals or landscapes. Its all about $$$ and concrete. Nothing else.

 

[ck_in_fla]

On 6/20/2025 at 12:09 AM, FlaPalmLover said:

So some heartless maniac removed all of the massive royal palms that were right off of I4 in Sanford. It appears they are building something new there. Can't believe they just gutted them all. Sad.

Damn...

[Rubberboots]

What a dumbass...I take donations🤦🏽

[Bkue]

I’m a couple years in from small pots and no wood. No damage so far. Areca’s, bottle,  and adonidias have damage every year but survive. 
 

 

[idontknowhatnametuse]

On 4/30/2019 at 4:10 PM, Eric in Orlando said:

 Bactris gasipaes at Leu Gardens.  Planted June 1994.

Any update on these ones?

[Eric in Orlando]

Still alive and healthy!