Northern Palms

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Here's a photo album of palm trees growing in the Seattle area, I guess it kinda goes with the recent mild weather. Some are pretty large and I believe they grow year-round without protection.



http://www.pbase.com/alon/palm_trees_in_seattle&page=1



This website seems finicky, often pages don't work.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

pic from Seattle, 2nd one is in Kirkland

 

[MMeier]

WOW!!! Who woulda' thought?

 

[Elite1]

Vaughn, I'm a Landscape Contractor, down here in So. Calif. , Of course you have that variety... they are Washingtonia Palms ! To tell you the truth that variety is one of the least desirable in Calif. , they grow super fast though.

I wonder if you are able to grow Phoenix Canariensis (Canary palms) up there, if so, they are worth big money. I recently planted a big job with Phoenix Dactylifera palms which are California date palms... had them pulled right out of the date farms in the Indio/palm springs area.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Heh. . . I don't know my palms, but you wouldn't typically expect to see them in the NW. After doing some checking I guess the Washingtonias grow as far north as Vancouver BC area & that's about it. I don't know how much cold they can take, but Seattle has never recorded a temperature below zero. I doubt there would be any Canary or Phoenix Dactylfera palms around here though.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Elite1 after a little more "research" here's some of what grows in Western Washington



Cordyline australis

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus wagnerianus

Butia capitata



Those names are greek to me, but I did find California Date Palms can be grown here in a few places "if you know what you're doing. "

 

[Elite1]

Elite1 after a little more "research" here's some of what grows in Western Washington



Cordyline australis

Trachycarpus fortunei

Trachycarpus wagnerianus

Butia capitata



Those names are greek to me, but I did find California Date Palms can be grown here in a few places "if you know what you're doing. "

upon re-examination, I believe your pics are

Trachycarpus fortunei , they look very similar to the washingtonia, but the trunk is a little different. Now I am reading more about the different palms in your area. I guess the Canariensis & the dactylifera have a tough time up there, even though they thrive in Las Vegas where it gets about the same temps in the winter... but the moist cold is harder on them in a freeze than a dry cold. I guess there are quite a few Canariensis thriving along the Oregon coast but in Washington most freeze even if they do fine for 10 or 15 years, one bad winter zaps them!

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

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