Palm trees for Kentucky?

JLDonovan · #1 07-30-2007, 03:04 PM

I have heard of some palm trees that live as far north as Canada. I live in Kentucky (6a). Any ideas? information?

**missg** · #2 07-31-2007, 06:24 AM

This infor is from another site, this person live in Calhoun Ky Zone 6b.
She grow palms from seed, and the palms are
Mecican Fans and Washington fans palms. She over winter the plams
inside. There are other I'll try to look up.
I'm going to send you PM.
Gale

JLDonovan · #3 07-31-2007, 06:47 AM

Thank you for the information and for responding to my message.

txbeyer · #4 07-31-2007, 07:44 AM

The most cold hardy palm is Rhiphidophyllum histrix (Needle Palm) which barely gets a trunk and remains shrub like. Look that one up on Google using the botanical name. I have some recommended colder hardy palms listed at www.southeasttexasgardening.info/treercmd.htm but doubt any of these other than the Needle palm could survive a winter outdoors in Zone 6a. Put "cold hardy palms" into Google and I think you will find a lot of useful info. A link to one such site is on the web page above. Hope this helps you.

JLDonovan · #5 07-31-2007, 08:42 AM

I'll check out the webpage. I appreciate your help!

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