Z8a Atlanta

[SeanK]

Quick Background; Dec 2022 we saw 6°F. Last two winters we bottomed out in the 17°F to 18°F range. The USDA published the new map that has the city at around 12°F for a minimum. 

A house near me replaced some palms in 2023. Here are some low-qual photos. These are covered with frost cloth over the winter. P.sylvestris, B.odorata, and C.humilis.

 

[Las Palmas Norte]

Nice view of some palms from inside the prison. 😁

[Ben G.]

On 8/30/2025 at 9:12 AM, SeanK said:

Quick Background; Dec 2022 we saw 6°F. Last two winters we bottomed out in the 17°F to 18°F range. The USDA published the new map that has the city at around 12°F for a minimum. 

A house near me replaced some palms in 2023. Here are some low-qual photos. These are covered with frost cloth over the winter. P.sylvestris, B.odorata, and C.humilis.

 

The Phoenix is a bold choice, but I would think that the butia and chamaerops will be solid choices for Atlanta.

Thanks for sharing.

[RJ]

44 minutes ago, Ben G. said:

The Phoenix is a bold choice, but I would think that the butia and chamaerops will be solid choices for Atlanta.

Thanks for sharing.

Agree that Phoenix is on borrowed time.... The other two should do okay. 

[palmofmyhand]

very impressive to see in Atlanta area. I hope that Sylvestris lives long, there’s a big one on in someone’s backyard on Hereford Farm Rd in Evans, GA zone 8B that completely browned this past winter and is now thriving once again. Pretty awful pictures but this is it I think its like at least 15 feet tall. They don’t cover it at all, I wonder how big it was when they planted it though. Someone else up the road further has 4 sylvestris that are only probably 3 or 4 feet tall that also completely browned in the winter with no protection and bounced back also. You can barely see the two of them in that last picture. I think the ones I attempted to grow were too small with the 3 gallon pot size.