palm cities.

[Conifers]

What R.Sapida needs to succeed in the U.K is:
... An extreme low temp in the coldest month of no less than -3°c ( direct frost ) -5°c under evergreen tree canopy. ...

Even Scilly has recorded -7°C (in the mid 1980s), so I'd suspect it is going to be a long shot.

[billdango]

its got to worth a try as the whole purpose of this forum is to give it a go.
thats the whole point of growing exotics in the uk.
here in the uk we have one of the most difficult and unreliable climates on this planet,so if we can grow palms etc it will inspire others to do the same and don,t forget that most of you forum members have done a great job allready?
so keep pushing those boundries,thats what its all about.
billdango.

[Rod]

What R.Sapida needs to succeed in the U.K is:
... An extreme low temp in the coldest month of no less than -3°c ( direct frost ) -5°c under evergreen tree canopy. ...

Even Scilly has recorded -7°C (in the mid 1980s), so I'd suspect it is going to be a long shot.

Portsmouth has a record low of only -6°c

[Rod]

Just like to share these images here of Rhopalostylis sapida in Natural habitat in the South Island of New Zealand.

[billdango]

Wonderfull palms? but i do beleive that they have some large specimens growing outside on tresco.
I saw these in 1984 when on holiday in the scillies.
billdango.

[Nathan]

There were mature & fruiting Rhopalostylis sapida on Tresco (as well as mature Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) but these were all killed from the -7C of 1987...

However many self sown seedlings survived, so there are now several Rhopalostylis which have a couple of feet of trunk once again on Tresco...

My last R. sapida was killed last winter (though it was only about 12 inches tall), but a small A. cunninghamiana survived but was badly burnt & more surprisingly a tiny Hedyscepe canterburyana survived with virtually no damage & it had no protection other than canopy cover from other plants...

[Conifers]

However many self sown seedlings survived,

Those will be well worth breeding from, they should be a hardier selection

[Rod]

Butia capitata in their native environment in Uruguay South America