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Cold Hardy Palms
Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia robusta)
Dec 04 2011 11:55 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Mexican Fan Palms, Washingtonia robusta Hardiness: Zone 9 (20°F), Zone 8b (15°F) with leaf damage. Description: A easy-to-grow palm where it is hardy, growing even faster than the California fan palm. Occasionally grown in Zones 8a and 7 with defolia...
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Californian Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera)
Dec 04 2011 11:54 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Californian Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera Hardiness: Zone 8b (15°F), Zone 8a (10°F) with careful siting. Description: A massive palm with a thick trunk and heavy crown, growing quickly to 40 feet in the Southeast. Origin: California, Arizona and B...
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Mediterranean Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis)
Dec 04 2011 11:51 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Mediterranean Fan Palm, Chamaerops humilis Hardiness: Reliably hardy in Zone 8 (10°F); marginally hardy to 5°F in Zone 7b if given some protection. Description: A clustering fan palm with stiff leaves and spiny leaf stems. Grows to five or six feet t...
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Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)
Dec 04 2011 11:48 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Saw Palmetto, Serenoa repens Hardiness: Zone 8 (10°F) with damage occurring at 10°F to 15°F. Should be tried more in Zone 7b. Description: Shrubby palm to 5 to 10 feet, occasionally forming a trunk. Typical plants have green leaves, but blue, silver...
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Pindo Palm/Jelly Palm (Butia capitata)
Dec 04 2011 11:47 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Pindo Palm/Jelly Palm, Butia capitata Hardiness: Zone 8 (10°F) with some damage occurring at about 15°F. Needs protection in Zone 7b when temperatures drop below 15°F. Description: Lovely palm tree with silvery-green feathery fronds, a stout trunk. B...
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Palmetto (Sabal palmetto)
Dec 04 2011 11:44 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Palmetto, Sabal palmetto A common Southeastern palm tree maturing at 40 feet or more, and the symbol of the Sea Island landscape. Mature specimens are often planted "hurricane cut" with leaves and most roots removed, actually ensuring better r...
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Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)
Dec 04 2011 11:35 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Windmill Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei Hardiness: Zone 7b (5°F) and in Zone 7a (0°F) with protection. Unhappy in Zone 9 and hotter in the Southeast. Description: An fast and easy-to-grow palm tree reaching 20 feet or so in the Southeast. The slender tr...
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Birmingham Palmetto (Sabal sp. Birmingham)
Dec 04 2011 11:35 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Birmingham Palmetto (Sabal sp. Birmingham) Hardiness: To around 0°F. An established plant in Oklahoma survived subzero temperatures in 1996. It may turn out to be the world's most cold-hardy trunking palm. Description: Grows as a large shrub and...
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Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor)
Dec 04 2011 11:31 PM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Dwarf Palmetto, Sabal minor Hardiness: To -5°F, with leaf damage beginning at around 5°F. Description: A shrub-sized palm with bluish leaves, growing four to six feet tall and wide. Use as a specimen or tall groundcover. The seed attract birds. As wi...
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Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix)
Nov 24 2011 03:06 AM | John S in Cold Hardy Palms
Hardiness: Zone 6b or slightly colder when established, making it the world's hardiest palm. Needs excellent siting for long-term survival in Zone 6. Description: A clumping palm with medium-green leaves, growing slowly to eight to 10 feet tall an...
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