Palm Trees Are Moving North

[sur4z]

Interesting article

https://earther.com/palm-trees-could-soon-call-the-northeast-home-1823926626

 

 

[Rickybobby]

Great article makes sense 

[chad2468emr]

Interesting! Zone pushers rejoice!

[Stevetoad]

I'm pretty sure there are already needle palms and sabal minor in D.C. 

[Eric in Orlando]

There is a big mature Needle Palm in the National Arboretum. It was planted in 1968 so it has been there for 50 years. 

[Estlander]

Palm Trees Are Moving North

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Good. Can't wait for the day we can grow tropical looking green crown shaft palms like King Palms or Royals in the upper Gulf Coast. :)

[Palmsbro]

I would like to see Sabal palmetto in MI and NY.

I would enjoy *healthy coconut palms in Pinellas County, FL.

*All of the ones I have seen have brown and yellow fronds on them.

[Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)]

Here's a set of photos of the hardiest palms species in North America, Rhapidiophyllym hysterix, the Needle Palm.  Its growing in Smithton Illinois (part of the St Louis, MO metropolitan area) which is a USDA zone 6b climate.  It was planted in March of 2007 from a 5 gallon pot.  It has never been protected and this is its 2nd most challenging winter with weeks of subfreezing temps and a low of of -6.  It survived a low of between -10 and -15 a few years back, but it was covered in heavy snow.  It recovered fully from that event too. This year there hasn't been much snow at all, just cold.  So I think its fair to say, some palms have already moved north and survive, even if they get beat up a little.

[ChicagoPalma]

Windmill palm on my end!

[Las Palmas Norte]

Be cautious of what you wish for, not that "wishes" alone amount to anything.

[edbrown_III]

I w ish  someone could wr ite  an article about plants without it sounding like a 1950' s    science fiction movie where they are moving to take over the world

 

[Leelanau Palms]

On 3/29/2018 at 6:14 PM, Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax) said:

Here's a set of photos of the hardiest palms species in North America, Rhapidiophyllym hysterix, the Needle Palm.  Its growing in Smithton Illinois (part of the St Louis, MO metropolitan area) which is a USDA zone 6b climate.  It was planted in March of 2007 from a 5 gallon pot.  It has never been protected and this is its 2nd most challenging winter with weeks of subfreezing temps and a low of of -6.  It survived a low of between -10 and -15 a few years back, but it was covered in heavy snow.  It recovered fully from that event too. This year there hasn't been much snow at all, just cold.  So I think its fair to say, some palms have already moved north and survive, even if they get beat up a little.

Does anyone have any updates on this palm (especially pictures)?