Is growing b. alfredii in 9b risky

[dimitriskedikogloy]

Im thinking of attempting to grow quite a few b. alfrediis at my summer place that is located only a few meters from the sea.Its a clear 9b region but i think i can create a 10a microclimate here is the garden i want to grow them and here are some picture of some info about the place. What do you guys think? Also i have monitored the past two winters and the lowest temp we got was a minus 1 c

[Josue Diaz]

Compare your temps with those of Fresno, CA. They grow in Fresno, which has comparable winter temps, but is much hotter in summer. During cold winters, they will often begin to spot - especially on older leaves. 

[dimitriskedikogloy]

1 minute ago, Josue Diaz said:

Compare your temps with those of Fresno, CA. They grow in Fresno, which has comparable winter temps, but is much hotter in summer. During cold winters, they will often begin to spot - especially on older leaves. 

Oh yeah winters look almost identical I think it might also do better in the summer here since I’m assuming it suffers from summer heat in fresno 

[PalmBossTampa]

GO FOR IT ! 

[BayAndroid]

I was in a solid 9b, mine went through some pretty long cold winters and it did fine. They might not look perfect in those exceptionally cold long winters, but they will look good in the summer! 

[Than]

4 hours ago, dimitriskedikogloy said:

Oh yeah winters look almost identical I think it might also do better in the summer here since I’m assuming it suffers from summer heat in fresno 

Perhaps you will get more frost than Fresno, but being so close to the sea I think you'll be fine. I am also planning to plant one in my 9b area which is quite cold for 9b and far from the sea.

[Josue Diaz]

They actually love the heat, so it might be a bit slow if you don't get heat. Alfredii wants heat and water. 

[Than]

27 minutes ago, Josue Diaz said:

They actually love the heat, so it might be a bit slow if you don't get heat. Alfredii wants heat and water. 

He's gonna get loads of heat from May to October.

[sonoranfans]

On 12/26/2025 at 8:29 AM, dimitriskedikogloy said:

Oh yeah winters look almost identical I think it might also do better in the summer here since I’m assuming it suffers from summer heat in fresno 

Not sure how alfredii fares in the salt air close to the sea.  I haven't seen any reports of alfredii that close to salt water and natural habitat is far from the sea.  Many palms do not like salt air.  Perhaps you will be the first to try.  I would pm @kinzyjr to see if he has any data on salt air compatibility.  Living that close to the sea I would want to check that for your planned plantings.

[mlovecan]

Good point. It's said to be moderately salt tolerant but can get a bit beat up by wind.