Nathan wrote:RogerBacardy wrote:I know Weymouth a bit, fabulous sea front and loads of exotics dotted about. Also a great pub for the oldies called the Boot which does a fun quiz night
Anyway, if you're in Weymouth your climate should be quite good, winter lows probably not much below zero. I'd wager that you could leave a mature washy outside unprotected and it will survive winters and grow to become a huge palm.
Yes & no. Depends where in Weymouth really...
They did have a couple of
Washingtonia planted in Greenhill Gardens on Weymouth seafront but they died after the last few cold winters, they do still have Butia's & Phoenix canariensis there though. Sandsfoot Gardens which is more sheltered near Portland Harbour has a few decent sized
Washingtonia & these have survived the recent winters...
Nathan at least two of the Washingtonias on the seafront were the ones that were moved from the roundabout near B&Q just before the Winter of 2011. This was probably the main reason for their demise.
There are 4 washingtonias planted at Sandsfoot Gardens, one in particular is growing like the clappers. When I was down there a few weeks ago they all looked a little windswept, but had no frost damage at all. I will take some photos when I am next down there in the next few weeks.
However, overall I totally agree that you have to have the right micro-climate in Weymouth (or anywhere in the UK) for a
Washingtonia to survive unprotected
