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Old 10-19-2011, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl View Post
Thanks, Chuck!
According to this, the Queen Palm is slightly more cold tolerant (to 18 degrees) than the Sylvester( to 23 degrees). I didn't know that. We have a Sylvester and I love it. Does wrapping the trunks with twinkle lights help any?
We also have a Sylvester with a double curving trunk. It's my favourite tree. We had it planted in December 2010 and it was fine through last winter. The landscaper told us no worries, they recommend Sylvester Palms for North Carolina.

We normally use landscapers since we don't know what we're doing. As an experiment, we bought a cheapie Queen Palm, 5 feet, from Walmart and planted it in Dec 2010. It's doing amazing. Experimenting is fun. I'm also very pleased with my knock-out rose bushes.
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