Scandinavian/North European Palms

[Mandos]

The definite forum-thread of zone-pushers trying their luck with palms in Scandinavia and Northern Europe in general. 

Kicking of this thread I'll share this climate-screenshot of my south-scandinavian hometown of Karlskrona (USDA Zone 8b/9a). Compiled and verified by myself after countless hours of scrolling through climate data! 

At the moment, i'm only growing Trachycarpus fortunei palms. Would love to grow other species in the future. I am very tempted with trying CIDP...

Any other suggestions?

 

[ChrisA]

Greetings and welcome to PalmTalk!  I think CIDP would be tough given the consistent chill in the winter with high humidity. With protection I think you could enjoy several years. The data you posted makes me nervous just because the records in those data only go back to 2010.  I know it’s not quite as close to the coast, but Ronneby has records going back to 1948 and has recorded MUCH colder temperatures than the chart would suggest for Karlskrona.  I’d love to know how your Trachycarpus are doing as I think they are an excellent choice for your location and other than maybe needing protection from any salty or vicious winds, would excel in your climate MOST of the time. Your winters may be dark and often cloudy, but there is nothing better than a Swedish summer, especially when it’s sunny!

 

There are a few others from Scandinavia that post here and have shared some very valuable data and experiences from Sweden and Norway. Please include some photos of your Trachys, I’m sure we would all like to see them.

Med vanliga hälsningar,

Chris Anderson