Palms in Iceland

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May 31, 20233 yr

Hello all,

It looks like I may have the opportunity to go to Iceland this summer, which I am super excited about. Despite its very high latitude, it's surprisingly mild due to the Gulf Stream, and as such I know a few palms have been planted in Reykjavík. I have been doing a lot of research trying to locate these to visit and film for my YouTube channel, Palm Planet, and I think I have found 3 so far. The first palms I found in an article from 2019, and it says they were planted on Sunnuvegur street, so I will try to find them. Unfortunately the streetview for Reykjavík has not been updated since 2013, so the palms are not visible there. If anyone has any specific details on the palms I would love to know.

https://grapevine.is/news/2019/08/14/palm-trees-planted-in-reykjavik-reykjavik-officially-tropical/

Secondly, there is an experimental garden called the ALDIN Biodome Research Garden, and they have planted a number of hardy palm species which they wrapped this past winter and they survived! Sadly their Trachycarpus wagnerianus was stolen, but thankfully the others seem to still be there and doing well. I believe I have found the location of the garden plot but again the streetview has not been updated since 2013.

https://www.icelandreview.com/news/garden-thieves-undermine-research-project-in-ellidaardalur/

Additionally, I found this article from 2019 about these two palms that were going to be planted in big heated enclosures as part of a new development, but I was under the impression that they have not been installed yet. I would love to see an update on these. The streetview and satellite image of the area show the old industrial buildings and does not show the development, but again they have not been updated.

Palm Trees Planted in Laugardalur - Iceland Monitor