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Queen Palm - Cold Hardy Palm Trees

(Syagrus romanzoffiana)

Cold Hardy to 20 degrees (lower depending on the age and growth of the cold hardy palm tree), the Queen palm can grow up to 30 feet tall in Northern CA. This palm has a smooth straight gray trunk ringed with evenly spaced leaf scars and topped with a large canopy of feathery fronds. The fronds are dark green and have double rows of leaflets. This palm is noted for its spectacular clusters of flowers and fruits. The flower clusters burst from large pods during the summer. In early winter, the green fruit clusters appear. The spherical-shaped fruit eventually turns bright orange, hanging in clusters up to six feet in length. In each fruit there is a single hard seed with three spots. By far the most popular palm in Northern Cal.

Available sizes in 15 gal, 20 gal, 25 gal, 18” box 24” box, 30” box and 36” box. Also Available in multi trunks, doubles and triples in 24” boxes, 36” boxes and 42” boxes.

Mediterranean Fan Palms - Cold Hardy Palm Trees

(Chamaerops humilis)

Mediterranean Fan palm trees are cold hardy from 5 to 15 degrees (lower depending on the age and growth of the cold hardy palm trees) Mediterranean Fan palm trees can grow to 10 feet tall in Northern CA. Med-fans are as versatile as beautiful. With the leaves trimmed up to clear the trunk it makes a beautiful specimen plant - a natural sculpture to grace your patio or entryway. Also a very nice potted plant.

Available in the following sizes
5 gal
24” box
30” box
And field grown specimen trees
Pigmy Date Palm



  
Canary Island Date Palms - Cold Hardy Palm Trees

(Phoenix canariensis)

Canary Island Date Palm trees are Cold Hardy to the upper teens (lower depending on the age and growth of the cold hardy palm trees). Canary Island Date Palm trees are massive and imposing and the center of attention wherever they are planted. The following is detailed information on the cold hardy Canary Island Date Palm trees.
Canary Island Date palms (Phoenix xanariensis) are native to the Canary Islands which are located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of northeast Africa. Cold hardy Canary Island Date palms are popular landscape items in near warm climates around the world.
Canary Island Date palm tree has been utilized as a theme generating focal point in landscapes worldwide for decades. Its majesty and substantial presence make the Canary Island Date Palm a powerful choice where you a looking to bring natural maturity to a site. Utilized in rows or as a freestanding centerpiece, there really aren't many locations on site where you cannot use Canary Island Date palm tree successfully. Probably the best adjective that one could use to describe Canariensis is Stunning. These trees can grow up to 50” at a rate of roughly six inches a year.

We carry this palm in all sizes from 18” small to 24 feet tall. Call for more info on these palms. 925-628-0594 we will be happy to provide you with more information.

If you like the look of the Canary Palm however are not so excited as to how big they can get, take a look at the Pindo Palm. The Pindo is very similar however in Northern Californian only gets about 12-15 feet tall, Also the Pindo is a very cold hardy.
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Sago Palms

(Cycad revolute)

Living fossils

Did you know Sago Palms have survived over 200 million years? They were widespread during the Mesozoic era, some 65 million years ago when the dinosaurs were one of the dominant life forms. Unlike the dinosaurs Sago palms never became extinct. The plants sex is determined by the cones, which are either pollen bearing males or seed bearing females. Judging from fossils found it appears Sago Palms have changed very little in the last 100 million years which is why the Sago Palm is often called living fossils.

Certainly, any family of plants that has lasted this long on earth has a special aura to it. Sago palms have become very popular landscape plants over the past 15 years. Many people have come to appreciate their primitive and exotic beauty.

While various species of Cycads can be found throughout the world, the subtropical Sago Palms are native to the Far East and cold hardy Sago Palms have been used as a choice container and landscape plant for centuries. The growth habit of Cycas revoluta displays an upright trunk with a diameter from 1" to 12" depending on age, topped with stiff feather-like leaves growing in a circular pattern. Rather than continuously adding foliage, Sagos produce a periodic "flush" of new leaves, called a "break". Eventually, offsets begin to grow at the base of the Sagos, and occasionally in the crown. The addition of offsets provides a source of new plants and many possibilities for developing an unique specimen.

Sago Palm Care

Regardless of age or size, Sago palms (Cycas revoluta) are one of the easiest plants to grow, indoors or out, by beginner or expert. This subtropical adapts to a wide range of temperatures from 15 to 110 degrees F (-11 to 42 degrees C), accepts full sun or bright interior light, thrives with attention, and tolerates neglect. In addition, Cycads are extremely long-lived. A 220 year old specimen of Encephalartos, a relative of Cycas revoluta, is on display at the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew England; the restoration of the famous Palm House required it to be temporarily transplanted to a holding area for more than a year; the move was successful and is an example of the durability of these ancient "living fossils".

Sago Palms Leaves
On Sago Palms, new leaves emerge all at once in a circular pattern, and are very tender until they begin to harden several weeks later. Do not disturb or repot the plant during this process and allow the plant to receive good overhead light; low light will produce long leaves, while bright light will produce shorter leaves. If light is coming from a window, give the plant a 1/4 turn each day until the new leaves harden, otherwise they may lean toward the light source. Do not allow the plant to become excessively dry when new leaves are developing, otherwise new foliage may wither and die or become yellow and stunted. If you do not place an indoor sago in enough light when it gets new leaves, they will stretch toward what little light there is.
For Sago Palms temperature range is from 15 to 110 degrees F (-11 to 42 C). Temperatures in the high teens may frost-damage Sago leaves which may turn yellow or brown. Remove these to reduce stress on the plant and encourage new leaves in the spring.
Light: Sago Palms grow in full sun, but adapt to outdoor shade or an indoor area which receives bright light or a few hours of morning or afternoon sun. Sago Palms Rate of growth is extremely slow.
   
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