Palms give yard tropical flavor
Palm trees conjure thoughts of a tropical paradise, and perhaps that's why they are popular with many area gardeners.
If you are considering planting one of the drought-tolerant palms, summer is the best time.
Select a sunny location, and dig a hole as deep as the root ball. Because palms are sold with minimal root systems, the tree will need to be propped in place until the roots can move into the soil. Water at planting and every two weeks after during the first summer but never allow a soggy situation. Palms are susceptible to rotting at the base if the soil does not dry out between watering.
Cold weather is the most challenging aspect of growing palm trees in this area, so select a variety accordingly.
Steven Siebert, a palm hobbyist, and Paul Cox , co-author of Texas Trees and former assistant superintendent of the San Antonio Botanical Garden, offer their choices for best palms for the area.
Texas sabal ( Sabal mexicana ), native to the Rio Grande Valley and south into Mexico, is the best adapted palm for use in the San Antonio area. It grows at a moderate rate to 40 feet tall and has bluish leaves. The Texas sabal is cold hardy to the lower teens. As far as we have observed, the species was not injured by cold in either of our past two winters.
The Texas sabal is an attractive palm tree once it emerges from its juvenile stage. It is not a palm tree that is used as much as its cold hardiness and mature form would merit. In the nursery, young trees are a mass of leaves with little or no trunk, which may explain its lack of popularity.
The best choice for a thin-trunked upright palm may be the California fan palm ( Washingtonia filifera ). It is native to Mexico, grows to 15 feet, thrives on alkaline soils and has attractive blue-green leaves. In Siebert's experience, it is drought tolerant and cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Fronds on trees in his landscape recovered quickly from freeze damage, he says.
The Sinaloa Hesper palm is especially sensitive to drainage. It does well in a bed of mixed cactus and other succulents.
The pindo palm ( Butia capitata ) is Cox's favorite selection. It is a hardy feather palm that grows to 15 feet tall. The blue-green fronds emerge from the trunk to form a graceful tree 10 feet in diameter. Pindo palm is a slow-growing tree that is hardy to 10 degrees. It does not have any sharp edges or spines associated with it, so it is especially desirable.
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The best choice for a thin-trunked upright palm may be the California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera). It grows relatively fast to 35 feet tall and is cold tolerant to the low teens. A common tall palm in the city, California fan palm is the tree with
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Introduction to Brahea Palms
As a group Braheas are not among the easier palms to transplant. Digging up and moving an adult palm without killing it is a very difficult job, though it can be done. For practical purposes, when planting a Brahea, be sure it is where you want it, as attempting to move it later will likely end its life.
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