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Palms that came back from -5F in southern New Mexico.
http://youtu.be/CCaICH_ZpLw
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-Aaron-
Posted : 22/11/2011 11:13 pm
Thanks for posting the video. I'm surprised that they made it and even that people would plant Washingtonia robusta there. What zone is it there 8?
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Posted : 22/11/2011 11:36 pm
Great video Aaron.
And that needle palm was totally undamaged!
Barb
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Posted : 23/11/2011 12:31 pm
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Thanks for posting the video. I'm surprised that they made it and even that people would plant Washingtonia robusta there. What zone is it there 8?
It is zone 8-8b until last year. 😐
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 23/11/2011 2:35 pm
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Great video Aaron.
And that needle palm was totally undamaged!Barb
Kind of makes me want to try another needle palm or two. 😉
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 23/11/2011 2:36 pm
This guy is top notch. You got to like it when he says W.filifera is cold hardy to -5f and survived up to -20f 😯 . I`m sure that would be a short duration at that temp. Now all I have to do is get mine that big. Thanks for sharing this video Aaron.
John
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Posted : 23/11/2011 2:38 pm
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This guy is top notch. You got to like it when he says W.filifera is cold hardy to -5f and survived up to -20f 😯 . I`m sure that would be a short duration at that temp. Now all I have to do is get mine that big. Thanks for sharing this video Aaron.
John
I had to laugh a bit when He said that. I think the -20F was very brief that same year in Roswell NM a few filiferas survived, but only in the southwest could I belive it. 😯
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Here's to all the global warming pushers, may your winters be -30 below and four feet of snow in your driveway. Because I want you happy.
-Aaron-
Posted : 23/11/2011 2:44 pm
Agreed!
That needle is a FANTASTIC example of just how tough they are. They really can take temps of -15F without batting an eye... If it is a quick freeze... And dry... I think they bottom out at around -20C here in the east, for damage at least. And even then a new planting will have spear pull (in most cases).
Anyway, it is really fascinating to see just how much cold these palms can take in ideal conditions!
Posted : 23/11/2011 7:08 pm
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Paul, do you have some needles?
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Posted : 23/11/2011 8:42 pm
Needle palms seem to be hard to find, even on Ebay of any real size.
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Posted : 23/11/2011 10:50 pm
I do have 2 needles, one has been planted out for a few years now (3 winters), the other is still in a pot. The one planted out has some damage each winter AND it is protected in a palm house. It seems OK until temps in the house approach -18C (0f), when leaf damage begins. I previously had one planted out, and it survived the winters with just frost cloth warpping, but the spear would pull, and the thing shrank 3 years in a row before perishing the 4th!
Needle palm after exposure to -25C in the east, young plant, first winter (main stem died, it came back from suckers):
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Paul
Posted : 24/11/2011 7:22 am
