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Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 12, 2025, 7:25 pm 25 years ago I planted this windmill palm as a 1 gallon potted palm. It came from Monrovia (Azusa,California) for $9.99 at Bates Nursery in Nashville. I planted it at a friends mother house in his memory. He was born in Cocoa Beach, FL and always loved palms. She passed a few years ago herself and not sure if the palm is still there. Property was sold (horse farm) and the property is gated and locked. These were the last views I saw of it.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Nick z7b Md on December 13, 2025, 12:13 pm, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" Rob I grew one the same size from Monrovia from a 7 gal pot.I planted it around 2000 and it lived about 10 years. It croaked after 2 consecutive years of de foiliation.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Fred SC on December 13, 2025, 5:47 pm, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" Rob, beautiful ! Something to be proud of!

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 13, 2025, 10:44 pm, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ꜰʀᴇᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴇᴀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ꜱᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍꜱʙᴜʀɢ, ᴋʏ. ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ ʙᴏᴏɴᴇ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜰᴏʀᴇꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ꜰᴏʀᴋ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ, ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋ, ꜱᴏ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴀʟʟ ᴘᴀʟᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴢᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟ. ɢʀᴀᴄɪᴀꜱ ᴀᴍɪɢᴏ. ********************************************* ꜰʀᴇᴅ, ɪ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴍʏ ᴍᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ ʜᴇʀᴇ. ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴏᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ᴅɪꜱᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɴᴏ ꜱɴᴀɪʟ ᴍᴀɪʟ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ. ᴇᴍᴀɪʟ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ. *********************************************

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 13, 2025, 11:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" Nick, Gary Hollars always said multiple consecutive defoliation can kill Trachycarpus. I think provenance is key in finding something suitable and was surprised Monrovia out of California would be worth it but it's been said the famous Alabama Sabal sp.birmingham was a California provenance. Amazing when you planted yours about the same time I did. The photo of that palm in snow is about the size I have of one now. Using mulch, 300 minis, 2 wrappings of frost cloth and a tarp over for snow/ice/cold rain events and my fingers crossed, My weather today Hi 51* tomorrows HI 21* Low tonight 15* tomorrow night 11*

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Fred SC on December 14, 2025, 7:25 am, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" Rob, I will send you an Email later. We are s glad you are back. We all missed you. You are the glue holding this board and keeping it going with your knowledge of hardy palms. We are praying for you, still.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by JimHardy on December 14, 2025, 8:55 am, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" I recall pics of that one before ...gorgeous palm!

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 14, 2025, 3:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" Thanks Jim, I was surprised it grew very fast and lived, very surprised.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 14, 2025, 4:01 pm, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" Thank you Fred and I certainly feel the same way about you and all the rest here. I pray for everyone here and I hope Ms Dorothy is still improving. You have been through so much Fred. Appalachian tough. Thank you friend.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Keith N. IL on December 14, 2025, 11:42 pm, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" That’s a beauty! Look at that nice crown of leaves.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by AJ Mid TN on December 15, 2025, 12:42 pm, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" That was a nice palm for sure

I hope it’s still there… Posted by Tom in PA on December 15, 2025, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" That’s a beautiful palm and big.

Re: I hope it’s still there… Posted by Rob N TN on December 16, 2025, 1:00 am, in reply to "I hope it’s still there…" Thanks Tom, thats been a decade ago. but back then It was exciting (warm decade)

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 16, 2025, 1:05 am, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" Thanks AJ, 15 years ago. I think we need S.palmetto up here Buy any interesting plants in Miami?

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 16, 2025, 1:10 am, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" Thanks my friend - Enjoy this Christmas

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Barry Senatobia MS on December 16, 2025, 10:06 pm, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" Big one Rob. I like it.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 17, 2025, 11:23 am, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" A spike hits every 10 years or so and BAM but this palm was raised in a warm decade evidently. I cant find it on google overhead mapping. I guess it died or was removed. Thanks.

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Jason Western PA on December 18, 2025, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Tallest palm I ever grew" Nice one!

Re: Tallest palm I ever grew Posted by Rob N TN on December 21, 2025, 9:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Tallest palm I ever grew" Thanks Jason, and around the size of your monster palm. Hope winter hasn't been too uncomfortable for your hacienda. I've already hit 10* and hope it doesn't get worse in the coming months. We're in a mild mode now and looking at low 70s on Christmas Day. Hoping you get some of this friend.

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