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Any Advice For An Old Man (Coccothrinax crinita)

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Friday at 02:01 PM4 days

I just scored a fantastic deal on a bucket list palm for me. I got an Old Man Palm, Coccothrinax crinita, with 2 ft of hairy trunk for $72 !! So now I have to keep it alive. I am looking for advise on how to successfully grow this in zone 9a in a pot. North Florida Gulf Coast Panhandle region. Super hot and muggy now and got it in full all day sun. But winter is right around the corner and I know it might spend 3 months in my garage in Dec/Jan/Feb. Thanks!

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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Sunday at 07:21 AM2 days

A lot of palm for a good price, bargain of the week!

Just treat it like any other palm in a container, if you’re worried about winter when it starts to get around 6 degrees celcius in the mornings, start to bring it indoors in the afternoon. A few days indoors in bright light area will be fine, then outside again for the day then back inside each night. Cocothrinax are pretty tough palms. Or just leave it out on a veranda all winter in a c protected spot. But in and out all winter will be the order of the day. Try not too water or fertilise your palm in the cooler months, warm feet like is in winter, it’s all about soil temperature.

Iam currently doing this with a cacao tree so far so good!