Dallas Washingtonia volunteers - one growing season

[DreaminAboutPalms]

North Dallas. Dec 2022 vs. Today. Located in parking lot next to chipotle off belt line road near tollway north. 

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Bigger one was cut to ground after freeze last winter and grew back completely 

[scarecrow]

@DreaminAboutPalms How tall was the Washingtonia before it was cut to the ground? Did it have a clearly defined trunk? 

[L.A.M.]

You mean Dallas had a handful of Washingtonia palms that survived February 2021 AND December 2022? Wow! Which kind of Washingtonia are the few survivors?

[DreaminAboutPalms]

On 10/23/2023 at 10:23 PM, L.A.M. said:

You mean Dallas had a handful of Washingtonia palms that survived February 2021 AND December 2022? Wow! Which kind of Washingtonia are the few survivors?

These palms are post 2021, but there are a good amount of mature washingtonias that survived both freezes 

[L.A.M.]

On 11/4/2023 at 8:02 AM, DreaminAboutPalms said:

These palms are post 2021, but there are a good amount of mature washingtonias that survived both freezes 

Were they California, Mexican or hybrid?

[DreaminAboutPalms]

1 hour ago, L.A.M. said:

Were they California, Mexican or hybrid?

Hybrid mostly. Pure filiferas are rare 

[L.A.M.]

1 hour ago, DreaminAboutPalms said:

Hybrid mostly. Pure filiferas are rare 

That's good! California fan palms are somewhat more cold-hardy than Mexican fan palms, but CFPs also need a hot climate to thrive that MFPs don't necessarily have to have. I'd imagine a hybrid would combine both strengths.