Blue palms in zone 8

[TonyDFW]

Here are some blue cold hardy palms that I have grown as seedlings in Dallas, TX zone 8b. 

Brahea armata 

Brahea moorei

C. Humilis. “ cerifera”

Edited September 25, 2019 by TonyDFW

[TonyDFW]

The last blue palm in the final image is Sabal uresana. It is to the left of the Brahea armata 

[Darold Petty]

Hi Tony, nice to see you posting again !

[kinzyjr]

Love seeing your garden @TonyDFW!  First time I saw it was probably 10 or more years ago on the Amazing Gardens website.

[NickRB223]

Incredible!

[Silas_Sancona]

Gotta love anything blue, Great selection Tony.  That C. humilis ' Cerifera'  though Like the Bamboo as a backdrop as well. 

[Swolte]

Wow, very impressive! What type of bamboo is that?
:)

[TonyDFW]

Phyllostachys viridis “ Robert Young” it is a Japanese timber bamboo. 

[Fusca]

Tony, did you grow that Brahea armata from seed as well?  If so how long did it take to get it to that size?  Looking great!

[Trent]

Great looking collection of blue palms! Can't wait for my 3 Sabal Uresana to put on some size and to get a big Brahea Armata in ground in the spring!

[jimmyt]

Who said you can't have an Oasis in the middle of Dallas, TX.   Great job, Tony.   Inspirational for all of us!

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

Really surprised no Bizzie ? Awesome palms regardless tho 

[TonyDFW]

The large Brahea I grew from a seedling and it has been there 18 years 

it’s too cold for bizzies. 

[TonyDFW]

You can seed my large Blue Brahea in this image for comparison. All the palms have been grown as seedlings. 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

53 minutes ago, TonyDFW said:

it’s too cold for bizzies. 

Your right my bad i forget how much colder Dallas is compared to Houston area. I thought @TexasColdHardyPalmsgrew bizzies for that area tho ? 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

I have bismarckia that will live 100% in houston and San Antonio. I grow them in DFW but they are only slightly hardier than a queen so they wont make it here longterm. 

[OC2Texaspalmlvr]

3 minutes ago, TexasColdHardyPalms said:

I have bismarckia that will live 100% in houston and San Antonio. I grow them in DFW but they are only slightly hardier than a queen so they wont make it here longterm. 

 Definitely good to know 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

Brahea decumbens and mazaris also do amazingly well. Mazari have proven to be reliable to upper single digits without issue.  

[knikfar]

On 9/24/2019 at 8:46 PM, TonyDFW said:

How long did it take for these to grow from seedlings to this size? 

 

[Meangreen94z]

Nice. The slightly lower humidity of Dallas must be enough, that Brahea Armata looks more robust than those along the gulf coast.

Edited September 29, 2019 by Meangreen94z

[Meangreen94z]

On 9/27/2019 at 2:05 PM, knikfar said:

 

He mentioned 18 years above^

[Matt N- Dallas]

Awesome examples of palms that thrive in Dallas!  

[Bigfish]

No Silver Saw Palmetto, @TonyDFW?  Everything looks great!