Our last few winters have been pretty mild. I remember 3 or 4 years ago, we had quite a few nights where the temps dipped into the 20's, and a few nights were the temps were in the teens. Some of the palms in our neighborhoods (near Sumter) were damaged severely. You might be able to avoid that problem if your plantings are in a microclimate, but I think you'd be taking a chance. I think I read about a new palm called a Mule palm, a hybrid that looks like a Queen but is more hardy. If I were planting palms, I'd take a look at different varieties than the Queens. The other thing I don't like about the Queens, is they grow very quickly, and very tall. In no time at all you'll be paying someone to come in every year and trim them for you, because you won't be able to do it yourself.
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