Spring 2025 have you planted anything?

[PaPalmTrees]

Spring is just around the corner and i am curious have any of you guys planted anything yet? I haven't planted anything yet because the ground is still a bit too cold but any of you guys that live down South have you planted anything yet?

[idontknowhatnametuse]

I will be transplanting some Chamaedorea tepejilote next week

[Chester B]

I started planting mid Feb last year.  It's definitely warm enough right now.  Nothing planted yet but I did pick up a rototiller this weekend to help prepare new garden beds.

Lowes and HD have all their patio furniture back, fruit trees are in the garden center as well as vegetable starts.  Very close now.

[Allen]

Newly planted palms are much more likely to spear pull and die due to their slow growth.  If you are prepared to protect them plant away or if temps are certain safe for the palm you are planting.  Rot is the primary killer 

[PaPalmTrees]

Today I brought out my Meyer lemon tree and my 2 sabal minors and my live oak seedling I will probably have to bring them in a couple more nights but otherwise they will be fine

[PaPalmTrees]

2 minutes ago, Allen said:

Newly planted palms are much more likely to spear pull and die due to their slow growth.  If you are prepared to protect them plant away or if temps are certain safe for the palm you are planting.  Rot is the primary killer 

very true that's why i won't be planting any palms probably until march

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

2 hours ago, PaPalmTrees said:

Spring is just around the corner and i am curious have any of you guys planted anything yet? I haven't planted anything yet because the ground is still a bit too cold but any of you guys that live down South have you planted anything yet?

No plans really yet. I've got a few mail orders I may make soon enough.  As for palms, I'm pretty much out of prime real estate and now I'm just watching them grow. 

[PalmatierMeg]

After the recent polar vortex cold spell (37/38F), the coldest in 7 years, the weather warmed up as we head into February so we planted the following

Syagrus kellyana - planting a boodle of these strap-leafed darlings I grew from seeds of my original offspring.

Coccothrinax spp - also from seeds I germinated

Butia paraguayensis - from a trade with a PTer in TX

Chrysalidocarpus decaryi

Plumeria cuttings

 

Future plantings: Chrysalidocarpus lutescens 'Thai Dwarf', Sabal yapa, Sabal rosei, more Plumeria

 

I generally don't plant anything from Nov. thru Jan. The polar vortex wreaked havoc with my tropical palms, i.e., coconuts which are yellowing and bronzing from temps in the 30s. Even foxtails look bronzy and sickly. Glad I gave up on them.

[MIKE82397]

Not yet but I've got the windmills and butias uncovered from a 7 week nap and all my potted palms are getting some nice rays on the back deck with the exception of several because the nighttime lows are just a little to cool right now. But I have a major planting project soon

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

2 hours ago, MIKE82397 said:

Not yet but I've got the windmills and butias uncovered from a 7 week nap and all my potted palms are getting some nice rays on the back deck with the exception of several because the nighttime lows are just a little to cool right now. But I have a major planting project soon

Love that last pic. That will look great soon enough. Do you protect the butia?

[PaPalmTrees]

20 minutes ago, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

Love that last pic. That will look great soon enough. Do you protect the butia?

Yeah I was wondering that also Valdese NC is Borderline zone 7b 8a

[KPoff]

I’ll probably wait until mid March here in West Texas. It’s not common but we have had a late cold snap in early March before. Here you know you’re safe for sure when the mesquite trees start budding out. Supposed to be in the 80s here this weekend though so everything I will be planting is sitting in pots out back.

[PaPalmTrees]

Here are some of the tropicals I will be planting this spring, The first picture is 2 purple heart plants that I got cuttings from Oak Island NC Off a really big plant, The second Picture is 2 Tradescantia Nanouk  Cuttings i got  off from one of my plants in the ground, The third picture is a Musa Basjoo That I got at a local plant nursery a couple of years ago, and The 4th picture is Dwarf cavendish banana That I divided off a big one that I used to own but it died. I Will we buy more tropicals and plants soon

[NC-Key-Bar]

One excited to put this L nitida in ground. I ordered 2 from Florida last spring.  I put the weaker of the 2 in ground, and it’s done decent through winter. I have a more ideal spot for this one. 

[PaPalmTrees]

8 minutes ago, NC-Key-Bar said:

One excited to put this L nitida in ground. I ordered 2 from Florida last spring.  I put the weaker of the 2 in ground, and it’s done decent through winter. I have a more ideal spot for this one. 

It's so beautiful

[Swolte]

Butia Eriospatha and Brahea Dulcis. The latter was fuller but apparently deer thought it was fun to rip off almost all leaves but the spear. 

[PaPalmTrees]

27 minutes ago, Swolte said:

Butia Eriospatha and Brahea Dulcis. The latter was fuller but apparently deer thought it was fun to rip off almost all leaves but the spear. 

Sad to see hopefully they recover good

[PaPalmTrees]

I also have this pink China elephant ear that I divided from one of my clumps in the ground I will be planting it this spring.

[JeskiM]

I am repotting numerous plants, but holding off on putting anything in the ground till at least mid-month ... looks like another strong cold front around then may be in the cards. Don't feel like taking that risk.

-Matt

[Fusca]

This past weekend I planted my avocado 'Joey' and some rescue palms.  The only damage that the avocado had was from the winds (above freezing) just prior to me moving it into the garage.  😔  It's already budding new leaves to replace the ones that got blown off.

Phoenix sylvestris 

Caryota mitis 

Caryota obtusa (yes, there's actually a growing palm there!)

[MIKE82397]

On 1/30/2025 at 7:33 PM, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

Love that last pic. That will look great soon enough. Do you protect the butia?

Yea they get closed in with a foam board structure lights and a floodlight on thermocube. Probably a little overkill but not taking chances. Should get a few years out of these boxes before outgrowing them

[PaPalmTrees]

6 hours ago, Fusca said:

This past weekend I planted my avocado 'Joey' and some rescue palms.  The only damage that the avocado had was from the winds (above freezing) just prior to me moving it into the garage.  😔  It's already budding new leaves to replace the ones that got blown off.

Phoenix sylvestris 

Caryota mitis 

Caryota obtusa (yes, there's actually a growing palm there!)

They look good!!

[Steve in Florida]

February is a great time of year for landscape site prep. in North Central Florida.

[SeanK]

Up my way, we have a week of low 70s. Very nice, but expecting cooler weather next week. We wait until March 1st.

[Banana Belt]

Last Month I planted 150 feet of Tall Telephone Peas, 350 feet of French Schallots, 40 feet of Italian softneck garlic and 1 Chamaedorea elagans.  Palms ordered are Howea forsteriana, Livistona decipiens and a Ravenea rivularis to be planted in early Spring Late March.  There is a 10 foot tall Butia capitata down the street whose owner has in past offered to sell, but our ground is too wet to mobilize the transplant until Spring.  So lots of plans are in the work.

[Swolte]

Sabal Rosei and Sabal Minor sourced from famous botanical garden in Georgia. Thanks to @Sabal King!

[PaPalmTrees]

1 hour ago, Swolte said:

Sabal Rosei and Sabal Minor sourced from famous botanical garden in Georgia. Thanks to @Sabal King!

They look really good 

[Sabal King]

12 hours ago, Swolte said:

Sabal Rosei and Sabal Minor sourced from famous botanical garden in Georgia. Thanks to @Sabal King!

Love it!!!! Great work.

[Las Palmas Norte]

I planted a tape measure.

 

Winter just got started here. 😁

[Fusca]

15 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

I planted a tape measure.

 

Winter just got started here. 😁

LOL!

[PaPalmTrees]

39 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

I planted a tape measure.

 

Winter just got started here. 😁

💀💀🤣🤣

[amh]

It's still too early for me to plant most palms, but I will likely plant a few blue Sabal uresanas at the end of the month. For now I am concentrating on cold hardy plants, so I planted 2 mulberries and 2 nut pines this week. I also up-potted 28 Corylus americanas and 10 Eriobotrya japonicas.

On 1/30/2025 at 10:35 AM, PaPalmTrees said:

Today I brought out my Meyer lemon tree and my 2 sabal minors and my live oak seedling I will probably have to bring them in a couple more nights but otherwise they will be fine

If you get a chance, try growing escarpment live oak, Quercus fusiformis, they tend to be more cold hardy.

On 2/2/2025 at 2:55 PM, Swolte said:

Butia Eriospatha and Brahea Dulcis. The latter was fuller but apparently deer thought it was fun to rip off almost all leaves but the spear. 

I had a buck attack 2 Sabal uresanas, but so far they have spared my braheas.

[PaPalmTrees]

44 minutes ago, amh said:

If you get a chance, try growing escarpment live oak, Quercus fusiformis, they tend to be more cold hardy.

On 2/2/2025 at 3:55 PM, Swolte said:

If I could get some I would love to grow them

[amh]

24 minutes ago, PaPalmTrees said:

If I could get some I would love to grow them

I tried to collect some this year from my biggest tree for dissemination, but none of the acorns were viable. I had the same issue with other species as well this year.

[PaPalmTrees]

4 minutes ago, amh said:

I tried to collect some this year from my biggest tree for dissemination, but none of the acorns were viable. I had the same issue with other species as well this year.

interesting, I wonder why 🤔

[amh]

5 minutes ago, PaPalmTrees said:

interesting, I wonder why 🤔

Heat and drought, the last five years have not been fun. Some of the previous years produced no acorns at all.

[Palmerr]

2 minutes ago, amh said:

Heat and drought, the last five years have not been fun. Some of the previous years produced no acorns at all.

I have a few acorns that are in the greenhouse right now undergoing cold stratification i also have paw paw seeds ima sprout this spring. Man i just bought a Pygmy date it was 30$ but it was huge!!! Huge! the box was 3 and half feet tall! Makes the greenhouse look less see through lol

[amh]

9 minutes ago, Palmerr said:

I have a few acorns that are in the greenhouse right now undergoing cold stratification i also have paw paw seeds ima sprout this spring. Man i just bought a Pygmy date it was 30$ but it was huge!!! Huge! the box was 3 and half feet tall! Makes the greenhouse look less see through lol

Good. I haven't started any pawpaws recently, did you source the seeds locally? The big plants always look cool in a greenhouse, good luck on the phoenix. 

[PaPalmTrees]

10 hours ago, Palmerr said:

I have a few acorns that are in the greenhouse right now undergoing cold stratification i also have paw paw seeds ima sprout this spring. Man i just bought a Pygmy date it was 30$ but it was huge!!! Huge! the box was 3 and half feet tall! Makes the greenhouse look less see through lol

My grandmas boyfriend Give me some paw paw seeds and somehow I lost them hopefully I can find them lol. Next time you're home can you send a picture of that greenhouse I wanna see it

[Palmerr]

On 2/6/2025 at 8:43 AM, PaPalmTrees said:

My grandmas boyfriend Give me some paw paw seeds and somehow I lost them hopefully I can find them lol. Next time you're home can you send a picture of that greenhouse I wanna see it

Well the greenhouse it at the school its a small wooden structure greenhouse (I also dont have my phone nor my iPad, i have a PC camera though LOL)