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Wow. I'm much more impressed at the cacti growing like a weed in that pic. Cacti can handle cold, but that garden must have excellent drainage in order for them to thrive like that. Could be a sandy soil mix. Another thing is cacti usually wilt before winter to prepare for colder temps, but precip in the colder months is usually detrimental and often times ends up killing the plant. I've been to Chicago many times during winter and I remember plenty of 30-40 degree days where it would rain a pretty solid amount.
Those grow naturally in several spots all over IL, and yes, they grow in areas with sandy soil. Its always surprising to be hiking through the IL prairies, then stumble upon fields of prickly pear cacti.
^this, extremely over-rated offering zero benefit and dangerous to climb and retrieve cocoanuts which it turns out they don't even have and the cops will arrest you for no good reason and slander you by saying you're drunk in public.
Uhhh, what?!
Sounds like youre completely ignorant about palm trees and have attempted to retrieve coconuts from non-coconut-bearing palms, and got busted while doing so, and now you have a personal vendetta against all varieties of palms. Am I right or am I right?
I used to live there myself. Ive seen a few small palms in peoples' yards that survived. I have no idea what they were, so dont ask. hahaha They were maybe 3-4' tall, had a few "branches" coming off of them, and big, wide fronds. In fact, a business next door to mine had two of them out front. They would cover them up on the super cold nights, but on average winter nights, even with snow, they were good. Dont forget that Chicago is a Zone 4-5, and there are several palms that survive Zone 5 winters.
With that being said, Ive seen the same types of palms up in Flag. Ill have to grab a pic of one next time Im up there, I think theyre the same type.
Doesn't sound like a palm to me. No palm would have a chance in Chicago (zone 5) or anywhere else below zone 7 unless extensively protected.
I've encountered them on hikes in Orange and Ulster counties. Prickly pear can be found hroughout the eastern US.
Ok, thanks.
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