My wife does!
She grew up in Michigan so she thinks of that as the normal way to grow palms.
Outside in pots right now are:
Bismarckia, Washingtonia, Chamaedorea (ernesti-augustii & C. geonomiformis). Her Phoenix roebellini is in the ground but will be dug up.
My Trachycarpus "takil" is in a partially buried pot but will come in for this winter at least.
My wife's little royal palm is spending the summer in a similar fashion: in a pot buried up to the rim, with mulch so no one suspects.
Not really palms, but her two sago "palms" are in the ground for the summer. Her traveller's "palm" is in a pot outside.
--Erik

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THose are some nice Chamedorea, I havnt seen any of them in the nurseries or stores up here... you start em from seed?? I forgot my sago, that hasnt done a thing in 3 years........... And my large Phoenix Roebellenii. They have a good 4 inches of trunk on em..... but were so rootbound when I got them, the roots were going INSIDE the plastic:S. It took me an hour to wrestle it out of that pot.

Ive read alot lately about people planting palms in ground then digging them up..... especialy date palms.. wouldnt this ruin the root stucture?

I got the Chamedorea by mail order from California, recently.
Here is what they look like on the beach:
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--Erik

Dude, I thought you had a giant turtle roaming the beach for a second. What is that? Does it look like a turtle to anyone else?

Bill

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It is a metal turtle that holds a candle in its belly, with holes to let light flicker out. It looks neat after sunset.
Good observation!
--Erik

Eric,
You do have a ton of animals Bro, so a giant turtle isn't that far off 😀 I asked my girlfriend a minute ago, I said "Quick quick what does that look like" she said a turtle. I bet it does look cool at night, now you have a story to tell people too.

I'm on those pictures, I was way to hurt yesterday to take pictures of anything 🙄 and the heat index today was over 100f so watering was more then enough activity for the day.

Bill

I agree, I didnt see it right off hand..... but when the turtle was mentioned... its just stood out LOL. Nice chickens BTW. Some very nice plants as well.

One of the clients i work for asked me to carry this 8 foot tall by tree outside today.... I didnt have time... aaaaaaaaaaaaaand it weighed around 200 pounds. Ill try to take some pics of what I have outside soon..... I still have to move a few outside, and move em around.

Question..... Chinese fan palms thrive in FULL sunn correct?

I bring all my potted palms outside in summer for the humidity and air, they seem to love it as thye grow really well.

Chinese fans take full sun for sure but make sure they are acclimated first, could take up to 2 weeks.

Bill

Ya i learned that the hard way last year... it fried most of the leaves. Not even just bleaching I mean FRIED em 😐 Got lots to do tomorrow i guess

My Chinese fan still doesn't like sun, even after a few weeks of morning sun only.

Love that pic, Erik!

canadianplant, I'm the Queen of destroying CIDP roots (by repotting--via tractor--a very heavy one myself).
It still lives, and loves full sun morning to nite.
But I agree with NOT planting it in the ground each year, only to dig it up in the Fall.
You could always dig a big hole, and sink the entire pot in the ground to make it look "planted".

All indoor plants should be outdoors in summer for some air (some in shade, some in sun).

Barb

Mines in a pot. I grew it from seed, and would be quite upset if I killed it. I had 2, but I had to leave one in calgary 🙁

Barb, and Eric too
This is what I'm going to use for all my stuff I'm planning on digging up and storing inside in the near future.

The company is called amaroo or something like that. They make the most amazing pots made out of some kind of hard resin. The pots are actually bolted together so they come apart, there also strong enough to pick up with a tractor with straps.

Hope this helps.

Bill