Paurotis, with and without cold damage

[Sabal_Louisiana]

First pic was taken Jan 2021. 3 years after being burned by the 2018 freeze (mid-teens). in Baton Rouge.

Second pic of same plant taken at the end of March 2021 after February freeze event.

Third pic is some at City Park in New Orleans, taken May 2021.

[Collectorpalms]

6 minutes ago, Sabal_Louisiana said:

First pic was taken Jan 2021. 3 years after being burned by the 2018 freeze (mid-teens). in Baton Rouge.

Second pic of same plant taken at the end of March 2021 after February freeze event.

Third pic is some at City Park in New Orleans, taken May 2021.

I believe the first palm is Rhapis humilis. 

[Sabal_Louisiana]

Hmm. It was identified as Acoelorrhaphe wrightii in this garden but you are probably right. Pretty sure about the last one though. Thanks for commenting.

[Collectorpalms]

1 hour ago, Sabal_Louisiana said:

Hmm. It was identified as Acoelorrhaphe wrightii in this garden but you are probably right. Pretty sure about the last one though. Thanks for commenting.

Yeah, you don’t see them often. Mine are coming back from the freeze pretty fast. I have a better appreciation for them. It will take my Mediterranean 2 decades to get to 6 ft after being killed to the ground, but Everglades palm can do it in three or 4 years. My regular lady palm are coming back, but they are slow. 

Edited May 22, 2021 by Collectorpalms

[aegean]

2 hours ago, Collectorpalms said:

Yeah, you don’t see them often. Mine are coming back from the freeze pretty fast. I have a better appreciation for them. It will take my Mediterranean 2 decades to get to 6 ft after being killed to the ground, but Everglades palm can do it in three or 4 years. My regular lady palm are coming back, but they are slow. 

So far I haven't tried the Everglades palm here, but I am thinking about to do so.

What about leaf hardiness (our long term minimum here is about 13 Fahrenheit) and growth speed from seed (not sure if if I can get a bigger plant) ?

What about your Washingtonia tilting project ?

 

[Keys6505]

Here's mine 10 days after 15 degrees (it completely defoliated) and then again today.  It rebounded very fast and was my first palm to push new growth after the freeze.  No clue why they're so under used here (Houston).

[PalmatierMeg]

2 hours ago, Keys6505 said:

Here's mine 10 days after 15 degrees (it completely defoliated) and then again today.  It rebounded very fast and was my first palm to push new growth after the freeze.  No clue why they're so under used here (Houston).

Looks great. They should be planted more. I love their trunk architecture with the leaf bases

 

[Xenon]

3 hours ago, Keys6505 said:

 No clue why they're so under used here (Houston).

I agree, they should be used more. But the trunks once they get off the ground are less bud hardy than queen palms and maybe even pygmy dates. Death around 20F. I saw many trunks die in 2018 in inner Houston (which largely escaped early freezes from the last decade) when it hit 18-19F.

Edited May 22, 2021 by Xenon

[Sabal_Louisiana]

6 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Looks great. They should be planted more. I love their trunk architecture with the leaf bases

 

When it comes to palms, or whatever, most people don't think outside the box and just buy what they see at the local nursery or at Lowe's. Out of sight out of mind.

[DylanF]

These are so hard to find in nurseries in the NOLA area. I had to get mine from a nursery in St. Pete FL. Looking forward to getting it in the ground.