Texas Palms

[Chester B]

1 hour ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

 

Understandable . The two little ones I’ve grown in the ground have now survived two freezes but they can only be protected for probably 4-5 more years till they get massive :v 

If mine looked half as good as these I would’ve protected it. 

[Fusca]

2 hours ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

Understandable . The two little ones I’ve grown in the ground have now survived two freezes but they can only be protected for probably 4-5 more years till they get massive

 

For what it's worth my bangalows had zero damage at 27°F wrapped in Christmas lights only for their first winter in the ground.  You should try some Archontophoenix cunninghamiana 'Inge Hoffman'.  Her mature palm defoliated at 18°F but survived.  Supposedly they grow slower than regular bangalows too so you can grow them longer protecting as needed.

[Robert Cade Ross]

7 minutes ago, Fusca said:

For what it's worth my bangalows had zero damage at 27°F wrapped in Christmas lights only for their first winter in the ground.  You should try some Archontophoenix cunninghamiana 'Inge Hoffman'.  Her mature palm defoliated at 18°F but survived.  Supposedly they grow slower than regular bangalows too so you can grow them longer protecting as needed.

Where can I get seeds ? 

[Fusca]

5 minutes ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

Where can I get seeds ? 

I grew some seeds from Patrick in CA.  His palm is grown from seed off Inge's palm.  Patrick's palm just started producing seeds this past year so he'll probably offer seeds again in several months.

[Robert Cade Ross]

Bellaire queen this afternoon doesn’t look terrible but the fronds are burned at least 50% of the way from what I can see…

[Xenon]

Winter is over in Houston and south Texas guys, I'm calling it now. Its time to get those plants in the ground !!! 

Looks to be a long streak of 80 degree days and nights in the 60s next week. That'll definitely wake everything up 😊

[Robert Cade Ross]

@Chester B did you protect the “hardy version of the queen you have in the ground “? 

[Fusca]

1 hour ago, Fusca said:

I grew some seeds from Patrick in CA.  His palm is grown from seed off Inge's palm.  Patrick's palm just started producing seeds this past year so he'll probably offer seeds again in several months.

Here's a triple in an old comm pot!  😆 Hoping they're as cold hardy as reported - jury is still out ...

[JeskiM]

1 hour ago, Xenon said:

Winter is over in Houston and south Texas guys, I'm calling it now. Its time to get those plants in the ground !!! 

Looks to be a long streak of 80 degree days and nights in the 60s next week. That'll definitely wake everything up 😊

I am mighty tempted to start planting too.  The first half of Feb. looks safe (no hard freeze) for CenTX and southward.  The majority of long-range guidance is pointing to a hot spring and first half of summer with the majority of cold air staying along northern tier states, and likely a hard and long second half of winter for them.

I may start with the largest 15 G palms I have, that are also pretty cold hard species just to get things rolling. Plus, I have other non-palmy plants that can easily take cold that I could start planting out.

Decisions, decisions.

-Matt

[ahosey01]

2 hours ago, Xenon said:

Winter is over in Houston and south Texas guys, I'm calling it now. Its time to get those plants in the ground !!! 

Looks to be a long streak of 80 degree days and nights in the 60s next week. That'll definitely wake everything up 😊

Started a couple days ago.

Some cool and weird shit going in the ground at my house in the next week or two.  Plus a coma tree for the birds.

[palmnut-fry]

Xenon

Posted 3 hours ago

Winter is over in Houston and south Texas guys, I'm calling it now. Its time

Famous last words b4 disaster? At the very least tempting a jinx!

[Xenon]

1 hour ago, palmnut-fry said:

Xenon

Posted 3 hours ago

Winter is over in Houston and south Texas guys, I'm calling it now. Its time

Famous last words b4 disaster? At the very least tempting a jinx!

I've planted in January and February for the past two winters for the thrill and fomo (haven't failed yet). One queen palm was planted early February 2023 and two more in late January 2024. Gotta squeeze out every drop of the growing season, every day counts!!! 🌴🤪

Dallas I'd probably wait until at least the second week of March 

 

[ahosey01]

34 minutes ago, Xenon said:

I've planted in January and February for the past two winters for the thrill and fomo (haven't failed yet). One queen palm was planted early February 2023 and two more in late January 2024. Gotta squeeze out every drop of the growing season, every day counts!!! 🌴🤪

Dallas I'd probably wait until at least the second week of March 

 

Just planted a Vachellia robusta.  Not a palm... but African scrubland stuff is cool.

[Robert Cade Ross]

lol now we must prepare for 4° F in February @Xenon

[Chester B]

8 hours ago, Robert Cade Ross said:

@Chester B did you protect the “hardy version of the queen you have in the ground “? 

Yes, it did the worst, I hope it isn't dead.  It was the smallest queen by a long shot,  Still strap leaf, but about 4 feet tall,  maybe more.  I have another one in the garage that I held off on planting just for this type of scenario.

And for the record I planted my first two palms on Feb 14 last year.