Palm Hardiness in Roswell NM?

[gdumea]

Hi all,

I know about various palms around Roswell, the Taco Bell Washingtonia hybrid that looks to unfortunately now be dead, and the W Albuquerque St Washingtonia Filifera, but does anyone know how reliably these palms grow here? I bought some Washingtonia Fayetteville seedlings that hopefully can live without protection. I saw about 6 palms driving around 300 E Albuquerque in front of this guy's yard, Google Street view reveals that they've been around since at least 2007. What luck do you all think I'll have with Washies here?

[jwitt]

Plant em early spring(Valentine's day) well sited(protected from N/NE wind) w/thermal mass.  Baby them for 3 years and turn off any watering from late October til growth resumes in spring.  Pray for no more 2011's!

Kind of why I was surprised with the taco bell palm- totally exposed.  I also saw a Mexicana survive 2011 out by the country club.  Did not know about the palms you found on Albuquerque st. 

I would do it if I lived there.  Spent quite a bit of time there in the 1980's/90's.  Towards 2000, meds and robusta were being planted. 

Stick with filifera, and those Fayetteville palms. Seed or start as strap leaves. 

 

[NMPalmjunky]

Roswell has a much more similar climate to Lubbock and Midland than to Albuquerque or Las Cruces. I’ve seen a few small palms in Lubbock, but Filiferas are much more common just a little further south towards Midland/Odessa. I think Roswell is between the two in latitude. Roswell is higher in elevation than both, but the solar radiation is also higher so that could be a wash. I would love to see more palms in Roswell. Good luck!