palmtree

Thanks kevin!
I overwinter my coconut palm indoors by a bright south facing window and reduce watering. I also watch out for pests since that can be a problem from time to time. Mine goes in in Late october and back out in Mid April. They dont like anything lower than 40F, and they LOVE the heat and humidity. They are very tropical palms but seem to at least hang on during the winter months indoors. If you get too cold for a coconut palm, a majesty palm might give you a similar effect, but those are nothing like a coconut palm! Cocos are my favorite palms!

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Patty in Wisc

Very impressive Alex!!! I will have to post pics of my palms someday. I have a 7-8ft (from soil) Canary Island date palm, a large fan palm & some small -pygmy date, cabbage (or sable), & a small sago....all in pots.
I also hve a loquat tree in a pot. I grew it from seed in 06 & it is now about 7 -8 ft. I grafted Big Jim variety on it 1 1/2 yrs ago & it is starting to flower... at least, it has a clump of small furry balls that Iassume will be blossoms, so I'm very excited. I keep them all in pots & they come in my sunroom for winter. They go semi dormant & don't need xtra lighting.

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palmtree

Thanks patty! It sounds like you have a really nice collection of tropicals! I hope to see some pics of them soon!!

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Patty in Wisc

OK, will be soon. My yard looks like a jungle! Not as nice as yours, but tropical looking which is nice for here.

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ShearMe

I just got time to read all your comments, and I must say, you need to get yourself a dog to keep those animals away!

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Kevin

Thanks! What temps and humidity do you have in your house? It sounds like you don't have it in a grow room. If 40F (4C) is the minimum, I should be fine. Maybe I'll give one a try.

Where do you live?

palmtree

Thanks everyone!
Patty, Any tropical themed yard outside of the tropics/subtropics, is pretty nice to me! Im sure you have some beautiful plants since the pics I see of your plants are always nice!!
Zac, I do have a dog, but she wouldn't harm anyone! There arent really too many animal problems here so hopefully they wont be back!
Kevin, I live in New York City. I dont have a grow room for any of my plants yet, but Im working on it! The summers here are warm and humid for long periods of time and the coconut palm loves it, but the winters are far from a coconut palms comfort zone! They dont seem to give too many problems for me indoors. How are your summers??

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Kevin

Our summers are hot and humid (usually), but not as bad as out east (like you). I'm not really concerned about it outside, it's just inside for the winter. I didn't think they could handle cold, but maybe now I will give it a try. My low temps in my grow room get down to 10C (50F), and I thought that might be too cold for it. I also need to find a place to put it!

palmtree

I think you should wait until early June to buy it because then you can take it outside in a full sun spot and not worry about all the problems it can get indoors. I got mine of ebay from a seller in Miami Beach, Florida, but Im not sure if they sell to canada. Where ever you buy it, try to get one that is already rooted because it usually takes about 2 months of 80s for roots to get strong. I think it should do okay in your summers and as long as you keep it warm during the winter, it should be really happy. Give it as much light as you can though! They are slow growers during cooler weather, but are fast when temps are about 80F. They are just really cool palms to try, especially out of the tropics!
Good luck!

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