Cold Hardy Palms?? - General Tiki

D dcman Member Upstate New York Joined: Apr 25, 2009 Posts: 116	D dcman Posted posted on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 4:58 AM While not really a palm tree but still a tropical plant, hardy banana trees last well in my neck of the woods. I have to cut it down to the base in the fall and it grows back in the spring as long as I cover it with plastic (they are susceptible to rot) and insulate them with a good pile of leaves or other material. I've had mine live through short bouts of -20 degrees farenheit if I've cared for them in this way. They grow again in the spring, a little taller each year, my 2 year old tree gets topped out at 5-6 feet for the stalk with some leaves reaching up as high as maybe 8 feet. I bought mine on ebay, sorry I don't have a shipper in mind. dcman

While not really a palm tree but still a tropical plant, hardy banana trees last well in my neck of the woods. I have to cut it down to the base in the fall and it grows back in the spring as long as I cover it with plastic (they are susceptible to rot) and insulate them with a good pile of leaves or other material. I've had mine live through short bouts of -20 degrees farenheit if I've cared for them in this way.

They grow again in the spring, a little taller each year, my 2 year old tree gets topped out at 5-6 feet for the stalk with some leaves reaching up as high as maybe 8 feet. I bought mine on ebay, sorry I don't have a shipper in mind.

dcman

Post #614919 by dcman on Tue, Nov 22, 2011 4:58 AM