I see people in zones they cant really grow trachies wrap them up with burlap and put christmas lights around them, then they often just let them stay there through the winter.

I am wondering if i could wrap up some more tropical palms for 2 months in the winter.

The palms in question is Majesty Palm, Latanias and Christmas palm.

1 minute ago, Palmfarmer said:

I see people in zones they cant really grow trachies wrap them up with burlap and put christmas lights around them, then they often just let them stay there through the winter.

I am wondering if i could wrap up some more tropical palms for 2 months in the winter.

The palms in question is Majesty Palm, Latanias and Christmas palm.

Since the more tropical palms like warm weather even in the winter, you can't use something that uses way too much heat, like c9 lights, considering Durango City is already a pretty mild climate, it seems. You have to use a palm that can survive long periods of cool temperatures if you are not gonna put any artificial heat, unless you have a mild winter.

But the question is will the palms live without light? I’ve wondered this for a while. Trachy seems to not be phased by 3 months of darkness. What would a king palm do for instance?

1 hour ago, Tropicdoc said:

But the question is will the palms live without light? I’ve wondered this for a while. Trachy seems to not be phased by 3 months of darkness. What would a king palm do for instance?

yeah something like that i am curious about as well. I dont think overall tempratures would be a problem in my case. 

Edited February 4, 20215 yr by Palmfarmer

I am also not sure about how the more tropical species would handle extended periods of being covered/wrapped, mainly due to lack of light.  The more cold hardy palm species' metabolisms are such that lack of light isn't as much of an issue, if at all, during chilly weather, when the palms aren't in active growth.  The tropical species, on the other hand, certainly slow down growth or even cease growth entirely during chilly weather, but they might not naturally go dormant and thus might still require more sunlight than they will get if covered for extended periods.  That is my best guess at least.