Outdoor palm trees in Berlin and the surrounding area?
I am looking for hobby gardeners in Berlin or the surrounding area who have experience planting hardy palms such as the hemp palm, dwarf palm, dwarf palmetto palm, honey palm or needle palm.
Here is my little report if anyone is interested :))
My most successful planting attempts were two Chamaerops humilis, planted in front of the south side of a house wall since mid-2019. Neighboring houses and dense ivy hedges likely favor the microclimate here. They are protected with fleece at temperatures below approximately -8°C or more than four days of continuous frost. That's 0-10 days each winter in which they are "wrapped up." So far, there has been no leaf loss during the winter, and the roof of the house protects them from rain.
The first years they grew very slowly, at least in the upper parts of the plant
14.09.2021
First bloom 10.05.2022
Green, unripe fruits on August 14, 2022
Flowering from May 2023, with almost ripe fruits
Ready-to-harvest dwarf palm dates in December 2023. The flesh is edible and surprisingly close to the taste of real dates. The seeds are viable, but unfortunately, I don't have time to grow seedlings at the moment.
I would be very happy to see your pictures of planted palm trees or other exotic plants, especially from the capital region!
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This is a clear indication of climate change. But it's just that. Because a few years ago it was not yet possible to expose us hemp palms in the garden
I believe in climate change. What I notice most is that the trees and shrubs become green much earlier in spring than 50 years ago. And stay green longer in autumn. You can also see it on spring flowers, snow bells, crocus, Easter flowers. Also on agricultural fruits. The germs and corn harvests are much earlier.
But that a hemp palm survived for 4 years, is not yet a proof of it. This may have been 4 mild winters.
But I remembered that about 10 years ago someone offered seeds of hemp palms from their own harvest on ebay. He lived in Bremen, and his hemp palms were about 10 years old.
Hemp palms, by the way, are slightly less sensitive to frost than my grow palms in the pictures;)
The fruits of hemp palms are not edible
I have a tip for you where you are guaranteed to feel good.
Take a look https://www.tropengarten.de After. Click on links and go to Exoten and Garden. This is a forum of hobby gardeners who are particularly concerned with the culture of exotics in the open country.
I've been working for many years with not very hardy plants. I haven't tried with palm trees yet, because it can be a bit colder with me in the Vogtland than in Berlin and me winter protection is too expensive.
I am mainly interested in subtropical foliage and coniferous oils. Mei Whole Pride is currently a 4 m tall and 5 m wide wool marrow that survived this winter even without protection. In addition, I have a rather large amalgam, which also blossoms regularly. In addition, I also planted rosemary, New Zealand goose blooming shrub, tree heather, fire tree, Araucaria, Eucalypthus, various hoists and a lot more differently in the garden.
The disadvantage is that these plants survive some winters without damage, but then take damage at an extreme frost and no longer recover.