I'm looking for a palm type tree that will survive through the winter
in zone 6. I live in NJ just on the south edge of zone 6, zone 7 is
right near us.

"Fred" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a palm type tree that will survive through the winter
in zone 6. I live in NJ just on the south edge of zone 6, zone 7 is
right near us.

There's a Chinese Fan Palm (Livistonia chinensis) growing in the Brooklyn
Botanical Gardens. It's been there for many years and somehow it has
survived. Sabal Palms (Sabal palmetto) grow in North Carolina. You might
have a chance at those. Many of the Chamerops species are grown for
interiorscape use. And last but not least, There are Bottle Palms (Hyophorbe
lagenicaulis) growing in the AirLink train station by Newark Airport.

Good luck.

I checked the zones for all these plants, livintonia is for zone 9-11.
I wanted something that can be grown outside.

"Fred" wrote in message
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I checked the zones for all these plants, livintonia is for zone 9-11.
I wanted something that can be grown outside.

I think your only hope is plastic/silk.

"Fred" wrote in message
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I checked the zones for all these plants, livintonia is for zone 9-11.
I wanted something that can be grown outside.

Fred - the Livistonia in the BBG is outside. The Sabals in North Carolina
are outside.

"Fred" wrote in message
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I'm looking for a palm type tree that will survive through the winter
in zone 6. I live in NJ just on the south edge of zone 6, zone 7 is
right near us.

A 5 second search on Google turned up this:

http://www.hardiestpalms.com/

Not so difficult, no?

pam - gardengal

"Ricky" wrote in message
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"Fred" wrote in
There's a Chinese Fan Palm (Livistonia chinensis) growing in the Brooklyn
Botanical Gardens. It's been there for many years and somehow it has
survived. Sabal Palms (Sabal palmetto) grow in North Carolina. You might
have a chance at those.

I googled hardy palms at Brooklyn Botanical gardens, because this species
(livistonia chinensis) just struck me as wrong (ie, it dies in north
florida). The only hardy outdoor palm I can find listed for BBG is
Rhapidophylum hystrix - the needle palm native to southeast US. There are
apparently 10 specimens of this living at BBG outdoors.
Other potential palms for very protected sites in zone 6-7 might be the
windmill palm and the palmetto.

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"Ricky" wrote in message
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"Fred" wrote in
There's a Chinese Fan Palm (Livistonia chinensis) growing in the
Brooklyn
Botanical Gardens. It's been there for many years and somehow it has
survived. Sabal Palms (Sabal palmetto) grow in North Carolina. You might
have a chance at those.

I googled hardy palms at Brooklyn Botanical gardens, because this species
(livistonia chinensis) just struck me as wrong (ie, it dies in north
florida). The only hardy outdoor palm I can find listed for BBG is
Rhapidophylum hystrix - the needle palm native to southeast US. There are
apparently 10 specimens of this living at BBG outdoors.
Other potential palms for very protected sites in zone 6-7 might be the
windmill palm and the palmetto.

I've been to the BBG four times now and each time I make it a point to show
people the Chinese Fan Palm. Google doesn't know everything.

I'm looking for a palm type tree that will survive through the winter
in zone 6. I live in NJ just on the south edge of zone 6

There is a gentleman in Colorado Springs, CO that grows palms that are cold
hardy. His website has a lot of information on this as well as links to other
places where this palms have been grown successfully.
http://hometown.aol.com/fitzroya/myh...e/cooking.html
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