Has anyone had experience with cold hardy palms in zone 6?
Henry Z6(OH Zone 6b)
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Henry Z6(OH Zone 6b)
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Has anyone tried the Primocane Blackberries in Zones 5 or 6?
Comments (1)Prime Jim and Prime Jan will both be hardy in your area (the crowns, not necessairly the cane) and they do fruit on primocanes, the first year canes. However, the yields on these are fairly low, without tipping treatments. Oregon State University has been doing a lot of research lately on tipping treatments for these two varietes, and found that tipping (removing the top 0.5" or so of the cane) the primocanes when they reach 1m, then tipping the laterals when they reach 1m resulted in quite good (18,000 lbs/acre) yield. However, I don't think your growing season is long enough to do this, as they didn't start ripening until late September/early October. I don't think it would hurt to get a few plants (Prime Jan is a bit better) and see how they do for you. Their flavor isn't quite as good as other blackberry cultivars from the UA program, but it's not as bad as Chester, IMO....See MoreWill these uncommon hardy tropical edibles cold-hardy to zone 7A?
Comments (18)Given that I'm in a climate zone where these things do well, I'm probably not the best person to give advice. But I can endorse the idea of Chilean guava in a pot. Mine was permanently outdoors of course, but it flowered and fruited fine for several years before I was able to plant it in the garden. The flowering is late enough that it won't be troubled by being indoors etc until the frosts have passed, and it doesn't require a long season to fruit. I don't know what level of frost it will tolerate - certainly some, but the places it grows best are cool and windy, so not frosty. There is also at least one feijoa variety that can be grown and fruited in a pot (the self-fertile Unique), but it is probably still too big to be moved inside, unlike the Chilean guava which is small. I don't have the space for kiwifruit or the climate for pomegranate (not hot enough in summer), so I can't help with those....See MoreHi, was wondering if anyone in Zone 5 or lower has ever had fruit?
Comments (5)The most cold-hardy variety is the Darjeeling Banana (Musa sikkimensis). You know, one idea would be to design a greenhouse with modular panels that could easily be put up to enclose the banana plant every winter....See MoreHas anyone tried these supposedly hardy Japanese Maples in Zone 3?
Comments (25)I agree with other comments that the zone rating on a plant is a guideline. Don't be afraid to experiment! We live in Zone 1b in Yukon Canada, but sometimes can make a warmer zone plant work like with this Amur maple. It was touch and go for the first few years, but the sheltered site and a recycled rubber mat for insulation around its base helped. It is now well established and gets only a bit of winterkill each year. And we love the beautiful crimson leaves in the fall. Definitely worth the experiment!...See MoreDave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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