Interesting story, Damir. Do you know if the seedlings were covered with snow during the winter? If not, then you should try to get one!! 😆

P. theophrastii "Golkoy" would definitely be one of the hardiest. Apparently you can eat the fruit, but it is not very plentiful or sweet.

also here some great shots of theo palm. also one hot chick at the beach 8)

http://forum.palmi.bg/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=142

Very nice palms. 😀

What ones you talkin about? 😀 lol

Damir, I suggest you get some theophratsii seeds and give em a try....

barb, dates are very easy to germinate. in less than a month,you'll have plenty od dacty palms.
cameron,last year there was some snow,so it must been covered with it. i had one theophrastii about 3 years old, but i send it away to one friend to our coast.
canadianplant, maybe i'll try with golkoy phoenix,but i think that there is no much chance that i have it with trunk, with some passive protection,like i have my trachy palms (just cover it with some box in very low temps, when it drops below -10C). maybe with the heating in winter... but... cidp is much nicer to me.

THis is the way I see it.

CIDP, no matter the strain will not be hardier then 8B. You can get away with them in colder zones (maybe in 7a), with some protection, quite like the area they are planted , in regards to the palms in question here. Once they get so big, the wont have the ground, snow and wall to protect it, and it will more then likely decline (unless climate change picks up, never know 😀 ).

SInce your rated zone 7a, the theophratsii (rated zone 7), would have a much, much better chance of surviving then the CIDP, and still get the same look (keep in mind, if your zone is correct, and the hardiness of the P Theophratsii is correct, you shouldnt have any problem for the most part). THen again, why not try both? LOL

barb, dates are very easy to germinate. in less than a month,you'll have plenty od dacty palms

You're not kidding, damir! 😯

The Deglet Noor seedlings are so fast, already 3 inches tall after a few weeks.

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As to variability between my slower to grow "Medjools", this photo is great comparing the two trees:

http://www.datepalm.com/dacdiff.html

I love Phoenix trees!!!! 😛

Great comparison shots, Barb!

Damir, is your area being affected by the cold snap? If the Phoenix survive THIS, then you should definitely make sure to dig one up for yourself 😆

Great comparison shots, Barb!

Damir, is your area being affected by the cold snap? If the Phoenix survive THIS, then you should definitely make sure to dig one up for yourself 😆

yes, but not much as other parts of europe like ukraine -33 C,bulgaria,serbia southern parts about -30,bosnia -30,poland... even turkey is under snow and cold. but it can be ugly. i've seen that in monday here might be -20!! 🙄
i doubt that this dates will survive this... and it could been alive if the owner let me dig it up when i was there few days ago, and asked for it. 👿

could been alive if the owner let me dig it up when i was there few days ago, and asked for it. icon_evil.gif

I'd go back and cover it up with at least a couple of boxes.