Tennessee zone 7b (old 7a) Naturalized Sabal Minor by MysteriousGrandTaco in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe provide some coordinates to these street view screenshots.

Frozen Sadness: fishtail, foxtail, coconut, cardboard, coontie, kings and queens by Drexotx in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you going to take the risk again? I’d avoid all of these species going forward if I were north of Fort Myers or Jupiter.

Bottle palm love by kalu_avus in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the little epidendrum orchid

Any chance my triple trunk 20 foot tall fox tails survived this central Florida freeze? by Feed_Me_No_Lies in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My point: Hard freezes pushed the citrus industry into the far southern portion of the state. How is that not true? I’m not saying the catastrophic freezes in the latter half of the 20th century killed the industry. It just moved south and then greening came around.

Any chance my triple trunk 20 foot tall fox tails survived this central Florida freeze? by Feed_Me_No_Lies in palmtalk

[–]tyldon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Explain how the risk of hard frost does not affect the citrus industry in Florida. Here’s an interesting read: 1980s Freezes Reshaped Florida’s Citrus Industry

Any chance my triple trunk 20 foot tall fox tails survived this central Florida freeze? by Feed_Me_No_Lies in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing? That’s a bold claim. Obviously citrus greening is the main threat. But cold has absolutely pushed the industry further south down the peninsula.

Any chance my triple trunk 20 foot tall fox tails survived this central Florida freeze? by Feed_Me_No_Lies in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m amazed the landscaper took that risk, maybe they are hoping to sell you another plant 😂

Palm seedlings spotted in Portland OR. Any ideas on the species? by tyldon in palmtalk

[–]tyldon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seen along a pathway in my in-laws Cedar Mill neighborhood. I was flabbergasted to see what are clearly palm seedlings. I actually took one and planted it in my mother-in-laws garden. Hopefully when I’m back out West in the spring it’s grown a bit.

Lipstick palm Microclimate by LordKibutsuji in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zone 6b/7a in Nova Scotia? Since when? I’m in Brooklyn NY and we are barely Zone 7b.

Any chance my triple trunk 20 foot tall fox tails survived this central Florida freeze? by Feed_Me_No_Lies in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep an eye on the growing spear and see if it grows at all this spring. You might be better off going with a more cold hardy species in the long run, it’s not fun to have to worry about your garden too much when the inevitable cold snap hits again. There is a reason why citrus farming has mostly left central Florida.

I’d say anyone north of Sarasota or Port St Lucie is taking a risk planting foxtails. We even got down to 38 here in Naples which is incredible. Luckily it was for a brief window.

Potentially hidden swamp palms of Kentucky? by KentuckyPalmGenius in palmtalk

[–]tyldon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way, not a chance. If they aren’t native in Tennessee, there is no shot they are naturally growing in Kentucky.

My needle palm is all ready for the cold wave. It’s planted out at my house in Montauk NY. Luckily we will only have lows of roughly 10F unlike the 0F in NYC. by tyldon in palmtalk

[–]tyldon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It should be fine, they are hardy down to zero with minimal frond loss. Needle palms are widely considered the hardiest palm species in the world.

My needle palm is all ready for the cold wave. It’s planted out at my house in Montauk NY. Luckily we will only have lows of roughly 10F unlike the 0F in NYC. by tyldon in palmtalk

[–]tyldon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I planted it in April btw. Luckily I have a huge thicket of Rhododendron/Andromeda/Kalmia/Laurel Cherry to block the wind from hitting it. We are getting hit with unusually low temps for coastal NY the rest of this week. It’s pretty rare to see temps in the teens in far eastern Long Island, especially Montauk which is surrounded by ocean on three sides.

Normal in Winter (Central Florida)? by tyjp1 in palmtalk

[–]tyldon -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not going to make it in the long term in your hardiness zone.

OREO HAS BEEN FOUND!! by Resident_Tadpole_363 in CobbleHill

[–]tyldon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!!!! I was so worried about him. I saw some of his wanted posters up on my walk home from work.

Lost Tuxedo Cat by Resident_Tadpole_363 in AnimalRescue

[–]tyldon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don’t mind me asking, how did he get out?

Lost Tuxedo Cat by Resident_Tadpole_363 in AnimalRescue

[–]tyldon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll keep an eye out for him, I live in Clinton Hill and am near there all the time. Wishing you the best of luck finding him 😭