Palm trees in pa

[PAPalmtrees]

hello everyone, I stop at this house in Pennsylvania, they have many exotic plants, yuccas, palms, bananas, cacti and evergreens.

[PalmatierMeg]

In PA? That’s impressive. Very exotic-looking setup around that pool. Does the homeowner protect those Trachycarpus over winter? How?

[PAPalmtrees]

9 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

In PA? That’s impressive. Very exotic-looking setup around that pool. Does the homeowner protect those Trachycarpus over winter? How?

all of them get protection except the needle palms.

[Allen]

2 hours ago, PaPalmTree said:

all of them get protection except the needle palms.

Looks like the needles needed it this year.  Nice find and photos

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Found in the Zone-Pushers: Gardening Beyond Your Zone Facebook group - a massive trachy south of Pittsburgh that has supposedly been in ground for 10 years.

[SeanK]

On 6/14/2023 at 7:15 AM, PalmatierMeg said:

In PA? That’s impressive. Very exotic-looking setup around that pool. Does the homeowner protect those Trachycarpus over winter? How?

Those must get completely boxed + lights or heat tape.

[DreaminAboutPalms]

53 minutes ago, SeanK said:

Those must get completely boxed + lights or heat tape.

You are correct

[PAPalmtrees]

6 hours ago, SeanK said:

Those must get completely boxed + lights or heat tape.

 

7 hours ago, SeanK said:

Those must get completely boxed + lights or heat tape.

They do get boxed in in the winter which in my opinion in our area is A bit extreme for protection Because most winters in this area we don't go below zeros most years were in the low teens to  low single digits If I were him I would protect the palms how @Allen does But he can do whatever he wants I guess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25w4dg2EznY

[SeanK]

12 hours ago, PAPalmtrees said:

 

They do get boxed in in the winter which in my opinion in our area is A bit extreme for protection Because most winters in this area we don't go below zeros most years were in the low teens to  low single digits If I were him I would protect the palms how @Allen does But he can do whatever he wants I guess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25w4dg2EznY

The ends justify the means. Those Trachies look great.

From what I've seen here in Atlanta over two decades, all T.fortunei are 100% cold-hardy at 10°F. But at 5°F, there is approx. 50% damage and 10% fatality. 

[PAPalmtrees]

hey everyone here are some update pictures of these palms I was there a couple months ago ( Note this was after a bad winter so they don't look too good but they don't look bad)