canary island date palm in seattle
and is anyone else growing any other pinnate palms besides jubaea, butia or muel? maybe a quueen or some thing else off the wall that no one else has tryed yet?
The following thread was started by aron on May 09, 2008 at 9:16 pm PST
I grow Phoenix c. here in the Southern Gulf Island approx. 100 miles north of Seattle.
The above followup was added by Joe, Salt Spring Island on May 09, 2008 at 10:20 pm PST.
there is a nursery off of the fraser highway in aldergrove that has 15ft plus tall queen palms.... rather crazy but they are selling them
The above followup was added by lou on May 10, 2008 at 6:26 am PST.
I have a potted Phoenix that seems to be doing ok. It spent the winter outside on the south side of the house and kept on the dry side. Some new growth has started already.
The above followup was added by Neil on May 10, 2008 at 7:29 am PST.
I have one phoenix in the ground for almost 9 years.
And I have one of the most rarest palms not in the ground yet, it's a Jubeae x butia x queen. Two year old seedling was $150.00.
The above followup was added by Roger on May 10, 2008 at 4:02 pm PST.
They grow well here.There's a couple on every street here in Stockport(Nr Manchester,England). Will make a great sight in 10-15 years!
Phoenix have matured and fruit successfully certainly on the South Coast and that's further north than a lot of you guys!
Have you a picture of your Jubutiagrus?
The above followup was added by paul m murray on May 11, 2008 at 7:00 am PST.
I think Nigel has one also and it might be slightly bigger than my seeding. This summer I will post a picture of mine, if you remind me. LOL! The leaves are really long and lighter shade of green than most palms, but maybe that from lack of sun.
The above followup was added by Roger on May 11, 2008 at 4:17 pm PST.
I've just traveled to New Zealand. And to my surprise I saw mature phoenix palms in Christchurch and at the waterfront of Akaroa, a Christchurch suburb.
The weather in Christchurch is quite cold in the winter with frequent frost and snow. Comparing the high and low for 12 months between Christchurch and Portland is very similar.
So i guess mature Phoenix palm can survive the winter of PNW ;just it hasn't caught our attention yet.
The above followup was added by ANthony on June 15, 2008 at 5:25 pm PST.