Albuquerque Washingtonia Filifera Progress

[ABQPalms]

I planted this Washingtonia filifera in March of this year here in Albuqueque, New Mexico. So far it's pushed out five new fronds and one more is about to open. Plus I haven't had any older fronds die off yet. I'm really happy with the results so far!

[JohnAndSancho]

Glad to see more palms in the home of Saul Goodman. 

[SailorBold]

Nice!  Really good growth actually.. Definitely survived transplant shock...

[ABQPalms]

5 hours ago, SailorBold said:

Nice!  Really good growth actually.. Definitely survived transplant shock...

Yes, I'm very pleased so far! It had 7 fronds when I planted it. Now it has 12 and one about to open up. 

[jwitt]

Enter the trunk fattening phase without a skip!  Nice job!

[ABQPalms]

1 hour ago, jwitt said:

Enter the trunk fattening phase without a skip!  Nice job!

Thank you! Yes it is already! 

[KPoff]

19 hours ago, ABQPalms said:

I planted this Washingtonia filifera in March of this year here in Albuqueque, New Mexico. So far it's pushed out five new fronds and one more is about to open. Plus I haven't had any older fronds die off yet. I'm really happy with the results so far!

@ABQPalms that is impressive growth! I thought mine was growing fast.

[ABQPalms]

10 minutes ago, KPoff said:

@ABQPalms that is impressive growth! I thought mine was growing fast.

Thanks! Yes, I'm really impressed with it so far! No transplant shock what so ever. 

[ABQPalms]

Here's a picture of my Washingtonia filifera today. I also put a collage together as comparison. 

[ABQPalms]

[jwitt]

AKA the "thickening".

Won't be long now, you'll need to move that car as to not hinder juniors' needs.

[ABQPalms]

18 minutes ago, jwitt said:

AKA the "thickening".

Won't be long now, you'll need to move that car as to not hinder juniors' needs.

The juniors are going to have to just walk around to the other side! Lol. But yeah it's going to just keep spreading out more and more. I'm going to eventually have to get rid of the Mulberry though, but for now I believe it will be providing it some protection.

[jwitt]

"Won't be long now, you'll need to move that car as to not hinder juniors' needs."

 

"Junior" in my sentence refers to the palm.  But yeah, I see you are on board, with his needs coming first!

Looks to be fattening as opposed to height gain at this stage.  Exactly what you want!

[SailorBold]

Very nice.. I love that these are being planted more.. great job!  What direction is it facing?  Always look forward to your updates and palm finds!

[ABQPalms]

5 hours ago, jwitt said:

"Won't be long now, you'll need to move that car as to not hinder juniors' needs."

 

"Junior" in my sentence refers to the palm.  But yeah, I see you are on board, with his needs coming first!

Looks to be fattening as opposed to height gain at this stage.  Exactly what you want!

Oh now I get it. Yes I am in such awe every time I look at it at how thick it's getting. 

[ABQPalms]

4 hours ago, SailorBold said:

Very nice.. I love that these are being planted more.. great job!  What direction is it facing?  Always look forward to your updates and palm finds!

Thank you! It is on the west side of the house. I took some great pictures this past weekend that I'll have to post on the other thread.  A couple of new finds here on the Westside and Rio Rancho. 

[palmaddict83]

I'm in DFW area, it seems we have 8b and you are 8a? Curious to see how these will hold up during Arctic blasts next winter. If they survive, I'd like to plant some here

[ABQPalms]

18 hours ago, palmaddict83 said:

I'm in DFW area, it seems we have 8b and you are 8a? Curious to see how these will hold up during Arctic blasts next winter. If they survive, I'd like to plant some here

We are 7b/8a with some parts of town as low as 7a, possibly 6b where there are some thriving filiferas. These have survived a 2011 event that pushed temps down to -7°f to -11°f. We have a dry desert climate too that seems to help with survival rates. Dallas has ice storms that don't really exist here. There are a number of palms in the DFW area that are doing great and there are quite a few threads on here that showcase them. 2021 was a rough one for you guys as temps plummeted to -2°f, but with determination and dedication you can have a beautiful specimen of your own.

[jwitt]

29 minutes ago, ABQPalms said:

We are 7b/8a with some parts of town as low as 7a, possibly 6b where there are some thriving filiferas. These have survived a 2011 event that pushed temps down to -7°f to -11°f. We have a dry desert climate too that seems to help with survival rates. Dallas has ice storms that don't really exist here. There are a number of palms in the DFW area that are doing great and there are quite a few threads on here that showcase them. 2021 was a rough one for you guys as temps plummeted to -2°f, but with determination and dedication you can have a beautiful specimen of your own.

You write eloquently. Although I disagree and will say 2021 did not have much ice, although that can be a major player. 

I say dfw cold lasts longer than here due to this.....or lack thereof, compared to ABQ.

[KPoff]

19 hours ago, palmaddict83 said:

I'm in DFW area, it seems we have 8b and you are 8a? Curious to see how these will hold up during Arctic blasts next winter. If they survive, I'd like to plant some here

@palmaddict83 from what I have seen in my experience living in west Texas zone 8A and visiting and hearing everyone’s experience with filifera in Dallas I think they actually do better in west Texas even with lower ultimate temperatures. My theory is that it’s due to dry winters here vs wet winters in Dallas. From what I can tell the survival rate of filifera out here in west Texas through 2021 is close to 100%.

[ABQPalms]

11 hours ago, jwitt said:

You write eloquently. Although I disagree and will say 2021 did not have much ice, although that can be a major player. 

I say dfw cold lasts longer than here due to this.....or lack thereof, compared to ABQ.

Thank you! Yes, you are most definitely correct about our solar radiation. Especially with us being at such a high elevation. I wasn't aware that there wasn't much ice, but I think they got more snow when comparing the two arctic blast. Dallas did get about 5 inches of snow during their February, 2021 cold snap. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe we receive .8 inch of snow during our cold snap in 2011. Both cities had three days in a row that stayed below 32°f. The sun definitely had a big effect here on letting everything thaw out quickly!

[jwitt]

@ABQPalms

What you say is correct, although the snow in parts of ABQ were more than DFW(snowhole/Rio Rancho)/, etc). 

Consecutive hours below freezing doubles(or more) what ABQ) sees, although ABQ is much colder.  DFW record is nearly 300 hours, whereas ABQ is about half that. 

[SailorBold]

21 hours ago, KPoff said:

@palmaddict83 from what I have seen in my experience living in west Texas zone 8A and visiting and hearing everyone’s experience with filifera in Dallas I think they actually do better in west Texas even with lower ultimate temperatures. My theory is that it’s due to dry winters here vs wet winters in Dallas. From what I can tell the survival rate of filifera out here in west Texas through 2021 is close to 100%.

Yeah same here.. Filifera..a true filifera and perhaps the depending hybrids will survive long term here in albuquerque... 

[KPoff]

4 hours ago, SailorBold said:

Yeah same here.. Filifera..a true filifera and perhaps the depending hybrids will survive long term here in albuquerque... 

@SailorBold I think elevation and solar radiation helps as well. Also without the humidity it heats up faster during the day.