4/29/2023 0 Comments Punakea palms![]() My zone goes back and forth zone 8B to 9A every winter.this last winter was a 9A and 2018/2019 was decent as well then Feb 2019 hit with a weeks worth of snow. All I do is a very mild mulch 2" in winter. I have a variety of EE and they all come back. ![]() I consider those as splurges - all the plants/trees that form the backbone of my garden are hardy to my zone.īlack elephant ears come back for me even after 0F. Every year black elephant ears and Rex begonias come back for me, and I do have a lime tree, tasmanian tree fern and a few zone 9 palms that I have never protected. ![]() I have not had any problems with zone 9 plants so far. 4 years back we recorded 18F and almost 3 days in a row below freezing, so it's not too hard to protect small or medium palms for that rare occurrence. Most winters are quite mild, I think we haven't gone below 25F in 3 years but once in a while you old man winter will kick your teeth in. Experience the sights and tastes of a working coconut farm, take home fresh, handmade coconut products from a truly authentic experience. We promote natural farming and coconut information through daily tours of our operations. Where I live we are classified zone 8B, with some inner city areas at 9A. Specialties: Punakea Palms is a family operated coconut farm on the foothills of the West Maui mountains. So that 5F change makes all the difference. They get more than double the rainfall we do but their coldest three months have average lows around 43F where we are at 37F. CIDP's grow down along the southern Oregon coast so we're just outside the limit.
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