One of my aunts had my brothers come dig up this palm she has had in her front yard. It's been there for as long as I can remember. So... they brought it home and planted it. Now I need to know what to do to help it "take". Palm Trunk ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) Palm - New Growth ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) Palm Leaf ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) Palm ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden ) My thought was to cut off the big leaves so the plant wouldn't waste it's energy trying to save them and would instead "concentrate" on it's roots. But is the wrong time to do that here (zone 9a)? We usually don't get our first freeze late November or mid-December. And... does anyone know what type of Palm it is? Thanks in advance for any advice/answers/suggestions!
I did trim off the majority of the leaves and it's alive. Hopefully by Spring it will start to look better.
You may want to cover the palm in fleece cherylad depending on your area, uncover on nice sunny days.. http://www.gardening-naturally.com/acatalog/Frost_Protection_for_Plants.html Some palms don't do too well at certain temps below freezing. Trachicarpus Fortunei is one that does great...I have one big one and three babies.
Our lows have been between the mid30s to mid40s with highs ranging from 70 to 80F. And it was growing nearby for years and years and never got covered. But if we do get a hard freeze, I probably should cover it since it's probably still going through the shock of being transplanted.
I don't know the name of it, but I should have it on the tip of my tongue, as my boss has them in their yard. If it's the same palm, they can get up to twenty feet tall and fronds over ten feet long; along with nasty thorny petioles that make it very difficult to prune. I personally would never use it for that reason.
Bliss... I'm not certain that is the case with this one. It has been in my aunt's yard for probably 20+ years and that's the biggest it's gotten. But you're right about it being a little treacherous pruning the leaves... almost as bad as Sega Palms.
Yes Purple, I have compared them. But honestly, they all look the same to me. Maybe once it settles in and starts to grow again, it will show some distinct characteristics?
Not that I'm familiar with all palms, but they usually have a single growth tip, where each leaf emerges from the stem of the previous. A Cycad, from what I've seen, grows all of its' leaves from a central point, which gets gradually taller. They can make those cones in the center, but may not have time this far north before it gets cold, I don't see those cones on Cycads around here, where all of the fronds are usually killed by cold and grow back in the spring. I don't think any palms do that, so might be a clue also, can't tell from your pics. http://www.google.com/search?q=cycad&hl ... 60&bih=634
Watching the Cycads come to life around here recently... reminded of this discussion. What's this plant been up to?
Looking rather sad. I do see some new green shoots in the very center... so there's still hope for it.
I think z8 is the edge of hardiness for these things, Cycad or palm, so understandable it might be struggling. Also occurred to me to wonder if it's the thing they call coontie? Zamia.
