This is nuts! But Cool! Northern Utah!

16 years ago

Check out this link! 70 pictures in all. They dont look too pretty but they survive. Orchiddude I dont think you want to look. LOL!

Here is a link that might be useful: Palms in Northern Utah

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chachacharlie
16 years ago
That is wild....that Trachycarpus Fortunei looks amazing even after 14F...that palm laughed at the cold...
josh_palm_crazy
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16 years ago
Yeah but some of those look horrible. I dont think its worth having those Pindos if they're just going to look like that. Its cool they come back but they'll never look right.
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alex_7b
16 years ago
I would be more impressed by a couple of healthy Needle Palms than I am with all those sickly palms dying a slow death.
islandbreeze
16 years ago
That gives me even more encouragement, seeing as Northern Utah is only a half zone warmer than I am.

That needle palm does look really rough though. However, I am shocked that 20 foot trachy is growing unprotected and has survived so long. If it hasn't died from the cold yet in 20 years, it's likely it isn't dying a slow death, but is surviving and is capable of tolerating those low temps. Those smaller trachys also seem to be thriving, and are bigger and fuller each year, despite defoliation.

I don't know what would've posessed someone to buy all of those big queen palms and big Mex. fan and try to overwinter them in zone 7. It seems like a waste of money.

The filifera are probably worth a shot. I'll probably try one at my house, hoping that the leaves will grow back every year if I protect it in the winter.

Thanks for the pics. That's what zone pushing is all about.
topher2006
16 years ago
Cool pic my hat's off to that windmill !
flattie
16 years ago
The dry, hot summers are all the difference, and the reason that trachy is surviving.
orchiddude
16 years ago
Thanks for the warning Josh....lol, your correct. :-)I cant stand those things.
zone_denial
16 years ago
Hello

I heard from the proprietor of The Rose Shop(fellow palm enthusiast) that they were going to start wrapping and protecting the large 20 yr old trachy - a la large Bulgarian trachies we've seen pics of - to bring it back to it's former self.

What amazes me is that it's made it this long without being on the south side of a house - my personal feeling of what is needed for long-term survival here sans protection of some form.

For anyone interested, I just started a tropicalesque forum for those of us "temperature challenged" folks in zone 6 - give or take. Any plant that adds something out of the ordinary is included: yuccas, palms, agave, aroids, broadleaf or flowering trees and shrubs ie aucuba or magnolia or rhodos, cacti and you name it.

http://members7.boardhost.com/Zone6Tropicals/

Best, Alan

Here is a link that might be useful: Zone 6 Tropicals

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