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Feather Palms - Cold Hardy
We had a tremendous growing season in 2009 and a number of our feather palms are now ready for the market. Click the name for pictures of date palms or other feather palms.
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Leonard with a row of queen palms, Syagrus romanzoffiana. Toddy or Silver Date Palm
Phoenix sylvestris
This is my current favorite palm. We installed one at our home and it put on at least 4 sets of fronds the first growing season. The silver date palm looks much like a Canary Island date but on a smaller scale - much more appropriate for most home landscapes. A mature Sylvestris will have up to 100 fronds in its canopy. Leaf color is blue-green, thus the Silver Date name.
Originating in India, this date palm is hardy to zone 8B. It's a slow grower that will reach a mature height of 40'. It has a solitary trunk and I think it looks great planted by itself. We placed ours in front of a large brick wall with only low-growing plantings below it. Watch out for the spines on the petiole. Betrock says there are not irritants on this palm, but when pricked with one of the spines, you may blister at the site.
Field Grown - Balled and Burlapped
Queen Palm or Cocus Plumosa
Syagrus romanziffiana
Cocus Plumosa is the most commonly used feather palm in Southern Texas. It has solitary trunks and long, arching leaves.
A fast grower, it is not unusual for a Queen Palm to grow 2 to 2-1/2 feet a year. Used as a specimen, it is especially attractive planted in groups of three. Originally from Southern Brazil and Argentina, this palm is hardy to zone 9B. According to Betrock's Cold Hardy Palms, it is damaged but recovers from 24 degrees temperatures. After the frigid temperatures in 2010, the Queens look great!
Our have nice heavy trunks.
Field Grown - Balled & Burlapped
Senegal Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata
One of the most hardy in the date family, a Senegal Date is cold tolerant to zone 9. It readily cross-polinates with other dates, so gathered seed may not be true to the mother plant.
This date is a clustering variety. Its typical height is 25-30 feet and makes a striking tropical additon to a landscape. The trunk is slender and covered with fiber matting or old leaf stems as a young plant. With age, the trunk is ringed with leaf scars. Left unpruned, a single plant can consist of up to 20 stems. Senegal Dates look best with the trunks trimmed up so all the trunks are visible. Give this palm plenty of room for its natural spread.
Field Grown - Balled & Burlapped
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebellinii
Phoenix roebellinii is an extrememly popular small palm. Often used as an understory plant, in flowerbeds or in containers, this palm is cold hardy to zone 10A. Single trunked in nature, you often find Pygmy Date Palms growing in groups.
Phoenix sylvestris
This is my current favorite palm. We installed one at our home and it put on at least 4 sets of fronds the first growing season. The silver date palm looks much like a Canary Island date but on a smaller scale - much more appropriate for most home landscapes. A mature Sylvestris will have up to 100 fronds in its canopy. Leaf color is blue-green, thus the Silver Date name.
Originating in India, this date palm is hardy to zone 8B. It's a slow grower that will reach a mature height of 40'. It has a solitary trunk and I think it looks great planted by itself. We placed ours in front of a large brick wall with only low-growing plantings below it. Watch out for the spines on the petiole. Betrock says there are not irritants on this palm, but when pricked with one of the spines, you may blister at the site.
Field Grown - Balled and Burlapped
Queen Palm or Cocus Plumosa
Syagrus romanziffiana
Cocus Plumosa is the most commonly used feather palm in Southern Texas. It has solitary trunks and long, arching leaves.
A fast grower, it is not unusual for a Queen Palm to grow 2 to 2-1/2 feet a year. Used as a specimen, it is especially attractive planted in groups of three. Originally from Southern Brazil and Argentina, this palm is hardy to zone 9B. According to Betrock's Cold Hardy Palms, it is damaged but recovers from 24 degrees temperatures. After the frigid temperatures in 2010, the Queens look great!
Our have nice heavy trunks.
Field Grown - Balled & Burlapped
Senegal Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata
One of the most hardy in the date family, a Senegal Date is cold tolerant to zone 9. It readily cross-polinates with other dates, so gathered seed may not be true to the mother plant.
This date is a clustering variety. Its typical height is 25-30 feet and makes a striking tropical additon to a landscape. The trunk is slender and covered with fiber matting or old leaf stems as a young plant. With age, the trunk is ringed with leaf scars. Left unpruned, a single plant can consist of up to 20 stems. Senegal Dates look best with the trunks trimmed up so all the trunks are visible. Give this palm plenty of room for its natural spread.
Field Grown - Balled & Burlapped
Pygmy Date Palm
Phoenix roebellinii
Phoenix roebellinii is an extrememly popular small palm. Often used as an understory plant, in flowerbeds or in containers, this palm is cold hardy to zone 10A. Single trunked in nature, you often find Pygmy Date Palms growing in groups.
Field Grown - Balled & Burlapped , doubles and triples
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
The Canary Island Date Palm is the largest of the date family. Growing to about 40' in height, the trunk is very thick - up to three feet in diameter. A mature Canary Date has a distinctive diamond leaf scar pattern. Give this species ample room to grow.
Hardy to zone 8B, the Canary Date is very adaptable to both poor soils and dry conditions. Be sure to plant it in a well-drained spot.
Field Grown Balled & Burlapped
True (or Edible) Date Palm
Phoenix dactuylifera
A True Date Palm is native to the deserts in North Africa. This date variety is becoming more widely used in landscaping. It is highly adaptable but is said not to fruit well in tropical or humid environments. It often has suckers at the base which are typically removed to retain its single trunk.
Hardy to zone 8B, this palm is a slow grower that will reach a height of 70'.
Field Grown - Balled & Burlapped
Canary Island Date Palm
Phoenix canariensis
The Canary Island Date Palm is the largest of the date family. Growing to about 40' in height, the trunk is very thick - up to three feet in diameter. A mature Canary Date has a distinctive diamond leaf scar pattern. Give this species ample room to grow.
Hardy to zone 8B, the Canary Date is very adaptable to both poor soils and dry conditions. Be sure to plant it in a well-drained spot.
Field Grown Balled & Burlapped
True (or Edible) Date Palm
Phoenix dactuylifera
A True Date Palm is native to the deserts in North Africa. This date variety is becoming more widely used in landscaping. It is highly adaptable but is said not to fruit well in tropical or humid environments. It often has suckers at the base which are typically removed to retain its single trunk.
Hardy to zone 8B, this palm is a slow grower that will reach a height of 70'.
Field Grown - Balled & Burlapped
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