Ugly, but informative: the palm torture trays. The seedling right front was grown from a seed extracted from a dried medjool date. This is notable because these trays were left out uncovered during our recent excursion to 15°F (-9.4°C), so its survival was a bit unexpected. In the back there's a sabal, allegedly miamiensis, but the seeds didn't look quite right (was sabal, just not large enough to be that species). Sabal causiarum (not pictured) also did well. On the left here is a row of Trithrinax campestris, all of which suffered zero damage, attesting to that species' cold tolerance. Also not pictured: assorted Brahea seedlings, which seem to have fared okay, albeit with a few losses. Alas, the Nannorrhops did not seem to like the combo of cold and wet (it rained the day before temperatures tanked), but we'll see if any come back.
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Scientists Discover How New Caledonia Birthed Over 40 Unique Palm Species
The unique palm flora of New Caledonia contains over 40 species found nowhere else on Earth. However, the complex geological history of the island and lack of detailed phylogenetic studies have left major questions around how this diversity arose. A new multi-year study led by Victor Pérez-Calle recently published in Annals of Botany has constructed the most comprehensive phylogenetic tree of New…
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It’s three in the morning but who cares let’s do this >:D
🗻 [if you were in a Zelda game, what would you be doing? Aside from being the hero or princess] tbh, I think I’d be a traveler selling wares, it just seems so calming and fun lol
🕹️ [ what was the first Zelda game you ever played ] I think it was either breath of the wild, or a link to the past, I can’t remember because I know one of them was the second and I played them so close together, though I think it was a link to the past :)
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Serenoa repens
saw palmetto
Telegraph Creek preserve, Lee county, Florida
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21 and 29?
21. a number that weirds you out? 4. There is no center. You cannot break it into smaller components. (2 does not count. 1 is a unit and 2 is a unit. 2 units is not special.) 4 is weird and I shan't bother trying to explain my feelings.
29. preferred pasta noodle? Mini shells! :D they are Good Shape and Pretty. I love the feeling of them in my mouth, and sometimes extra cheese gets stuck in them. Bigger noodles cannot fit in your mouth. Mini shells can fit entirely in your mouth, and multiple at once!!
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Ok versatile plant lady do you know much about palms?
best for cold weather?
Depends how cold you're talking, and how much humidity/annual rainfall you see. But in Texas, the following are pretty reliable. Hardiness data is for mature palms, immature plants should be assumed to be less hardy in general. Most suffer leaf damage/defoliation when exposed to their limit.
Most Sabal species (known collectively as palmettos) - mexicana, minor, palmetto, plus hybrids like brazoriensis and 'Birmingham'. Significant differences in size and appearance, but all hardy through at least zone 8a, and some (mostly the smaller kinds) all the way down to 6b.
Serenoa repens (saw palmetto) - fairly reliable through zone 8, iffy below that.
Trachycarpus fortunei (windmill palm), solid to 7b in most cases. Most trachycarpus species are very cold hardy by palm standards, but some can be heat sensitive, especially when young.
Washingtonia filifera (California fan palm). Washingtonias in cultivation are mostly hybrids between robusta (not reliably cold hardy past 9a) and filifera (some strains cold hardy all the way to 6b, though 7b is more typical), so nursery-grown plants are a crapshoot as to which parent they'll take after. If you can find someone selling pure filifera or only propagating from proven cold hardy plants, that's your best bet.
Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island date palm) is usually listed as only hardy to zone 9, but quite a few of them do okay here in 8b, and they had decent survival after the 2021 winter storm.
Butia capitata (pindo palm) - solid in 8b, and quite a few survived 2021 in the Austin area. Probably best in a protected site, however.
Chamaerops humilis (Mediterranean fan palm) - 8, spiny. Seem to be very hit or miss unless you have a protected spot for them.
Rhapidophyllum hystrix (needle palm) - very hardy (allegedly to 6a when established), but also covered in long, needle-like spines. Probably best in part to full shade in hotter areas, and might struggle in dry climates.
Nannorrhops ritchiana (Mazari palm) - this one is not very common, but I think it's well worth a try if you can find it, especially if you're in a less humid area. Reportedly hardy to 6b when mature. I'm currently growing some from seed, and they're a very nice blue color, though there is also a green form.
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