Search found 6 matches

by donrheinheimer
Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:07 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Your hottest tempratures on record
Replies: 11
Views: 8091

Hottest temp here ever was 106F. Usually it is only above 100F maybe 8-10 days. It's quite humid though.
by donrheinheimer
Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:31 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Spring finally here
Replies: 2
Views: 2799

Spring finally here

It's about time, though we've had a very mild winter here in St. Louis - A zone 7b to be exact which is very unusual for us. I know we have the ability for more extreme lows than the PNW, I find it is MUCH warmer here for 75% of the year, perfect for growing Native Southeast US palms. How did everyo...
by donrheinheimer
Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:21 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: What are your three most favorite palms?
Replies: 13
Views: 10142

Chamerops humilis
Trachycarpus fortunei
Sabal palmetto
by donrheinheimer
Sat Mar 18, 2006 1:20 pm
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Spring palm report from St. Louis, MO
Replies: 10
Views: 6383

Hey absolutely i will be here often. maybe too often....hopefully i wont get on anyone else's nerves. I like this forum better than my old forum i used on gardenweb. Everyone was very negative over there and just wanted to dissuade you from doing anything daring, this forum seems to actually be to H...
by donrheinheimer
Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:39 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Spring palm report from St. Louis, MO
Replies: 10
Views: 6383

Spring palm report from St. Louis, MO

Hello everyone, I'm new to this particular forum, but i would like to share some of my experiences over the past years and also see how everyone else fared in comparable zones. I am in St. Louis, which by the 2003 USDA Map is a zone 7 but realistically it's been a 6b for a while and only the city li...
by donrheinheimer
Sat May 28, 2005 1:30 am
Forum: Cold Hardy Palms
Topic: Growing Cold Hardy Palms
Replies: 30
Views: 30426

hardy palms in St. Louis

I've been growing palms for a couple years here (indoors) and i'm wondering which palms would do best outside here. I plan on protecting them, but i'm unsure of which palms would handle the hot and humid summers and the cold and dry winters. Currently i have a 4 foot phoenix roebelini ( in a pot ), ...