Hardy North Texas Palms

Tips & Techniques:

They need good drainage - so prep the bed with expanded shale if you have clay soil.

Stop watering after Thanksgiving - Start again March 1st

Water the roots, not the plant

Wrap and protect from cold the first two winters.

Regular water in the hot summer increases growth

Fertilize lightly with Sustane March, June and September.

Keep 3" of mulch around the root zone (as you should with all plants...)

Provide a good micro-climate.  Yes, these are hardy, but planting up against a wall, near a home, or away from low spots will help it stay a bit warmer when those cold months come calling.

Most folks have longed for a tropical paradise

in their N. Texas yards.  But those icy winters,

however few and far between, seem to kill our palms tree just when they start getting big.

Meet Tony Cerbone, widely known as the "Johnny Appleseed" of Palm trees in the DFW area.  If you've seen any palms growing in the Dallas area - he just might have planted them.

What's his secret for success?  He knows what palms do great here.  So we've put together a list of palms that service the winter, resist insects and diseases and are extremely low maintenance.

Check out the chart below and find one that is right for you.  If you have questions visit our forums page and ask away!

Trachycarpus fortunei

Chinese Windmill

Green, fan palm 30' x 10'

Washingtonia filifera

Light Green fan palm

40' x 18'  very spiny

Butia capitata

Jelly or Pindo Palm 15' x 10'

Rhapidiophyllum histrix

Growth Rate

Trunk Size & Spacing

1' trunk dia.

6' spacing

4' from wall

Excellent

Tree

Form

4' trunk dia.

20' Spacing

10' from wall

Small

Tree

Form

2' trunk dia.

18' Spacing

9' Spread

green fan palm.  40' x 18'

Tree

Form

Accent

3' trunk dia

20' spacing

10' from wall

Very Good

2' trunk dia.

10' spacing

5' from wall

Winter Hardiness

3' from wall

Check Forum

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