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Originally Posted by CountryBoy1981
Try a pindo palm, it has significantly more cold tolerance.
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Butia's are a dime a dozen down there. I'm not a big fan of the look and prefer the native sabal palmetto's for a reliable palm.
The CIDP is my favorite palm, and it is borderline down there. They are ticking time bombs because they can't take back-to-back defoliated seasons. There is one on the way to Southport on 87 that has been surviving for years, but was totally defoliated last year in Feb when I was down there. I'm not sure if it came back. Rule of thumb is the CIDP northern border is Charleston, SC.
I know I'll eventually lose the fight but I just want to try. I am looking to special order in a Cretan Date Palm because they are very similar to a CIDP but much tougher. They are very hard to find because they only grow in Greece and Turkey and are highly undesirable for landscaping due to being covered in spiny barbs. I just love the look.