Washingtonia in Kansas

[DreaminAboutPalms]

Am in the "Zone-Pushers: Gardening Beyond Your Zone" Facebook group and just stumbled upon this. Apparently planted in 2016 at 3 feet tall.

If you go to his page, he has more info on protection as well as pictures. Looks like he's also growing a lot more than just Washingtonia too. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16HzgVX6XM/

 

[N8ALLRIGHT]

That thing is a beast!

Gives me goals to shoot for 

I'd like to see what he does for the winter.

 

[JohnAndSancho]

That's a pretty serious beard, too. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

I wonder how long he's been contenting with that beast. He's done a fine job as caretaker.

[ryjohn]

Man that is a beautiful filifera.  Clearly they get a ton of summer heat up that way just north of Oklahoma, and the soil is great.  So many garden hobbiests go wrong by not clearing the drip lines of their plants of weeds and turf grasses.  Growth can be 10x faster if you just do this along with providing full sun and no tree root competition. 

[NC-Key-Bar]

Respect! I would be lying if said I wasn’t totally jealous. 

[Hu Palmeras]

That's a big beast. What a beast.

[jwitt]

Well done with a palm species that has only been in cultivation a bit over a century, less than half of it's lifespan. 

Not only surviving, but thriving, in a colder, not desert climate!

Many myths, mistruths, and even unknowns with this species. 

[SailorBold]

Love seeing this..  also.. looks extremely similar to the TorC filiferas...

[ryjohn]

14 hours ago, jwitt said:

Not only surviving, but thriving, in a colder, not desert climate!

Many myths, mistruths, and even unknowns with this species. 

W. filifera does very well here in Louisiana as well where it is not supposed to handle the rain and humidity.  Someone mentioned Truth or Consequences appearance of the one above and mine are seed grown from that source as well.

Brahea armata unfortunately appears succeptible to nematodes here like Trachycarpus.