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About the palms, it's actually the opposite. Windmills palms are planted in front of a lot of businesses, public and private pools, houses, and even one in front of my school.checkout Pullen park in Raleigh next time you are around, oak trees, bamboo, lots of Windmills palms, some over 30 feet tall. Windmills are definitely part of the landscape and gaining even more popularity. We have lots of gardenias also, visit in the summer you will see all the beautiful white flowers, and the smell is absolutely amazing. As for sabal palmetto it is planted even in central nc. Dmv near my house has 3 (dead now though ), martial arts place in Knightdale has 2 large ones, all alive and unprotected, seen a house in North raleigh with 8 large ones, they are definitely here, but yeah not as common as windmills. Palms on the east coast are gaining popularity even in inland areas.
They must be more popular in Wake County. I've seen only a handful of palm trees grown here, and only two of significant height, one of which is in Duke Gardens.
They must be more popular in Wake County. I've seen only a handful of palm trees grown here, and only two of significant height, one of which is in Duke Gardens.
Well wake county has a larger population so of course lol. You been to pullen park before?
About the palms, it's actually the opposite. Windmills palms are planted in front of a lot of businesses, public and private pools, houses, and even one in front of my school.checkout Pullen park in Raleigh next time you are around, oak trees, bamboo, lots of Windmills palms, some over 30 feet tall. Windmills are definitely part of the landscape and gaining even more popularity. We have lots of gardenias also, visit in the summer you will see all the beautiful white flowers, and the smell is absolutely amazing. As for sabal palmetto it is planted even in central nc. Dmv near my house has 3 (dead now though ), martial arts place in Knightdale has 2 large ones, all alive and unprotected, seen a house in North raleigh with 8 large ones, they are definitely here, but yeah not as common as windmills. Palms on the east coast are gaining popularity even in inland areas.
As for citrus, there are people even in Winston Salem growing citrumelos I believe they are called. Perfectly hardy in North carolina, hybrid of trifoliate orange and grapefruit, tastes and looks like a lemon from what I read. Raleigh due to it being a zone 8a climate, can't grow as much wonderful subtropicals as the coast, the med., and california. But we definitely can grow a lot still.
glad to hear that about the palms, I know they are native to the carolinas. some pretty amazing stuff gardeners can grow in the middle of state with all that rainfall and mild winters, I really think north carolina is probably the furthest north I would classify as truly humid subtropical. huge differences in winter and snowfall averages just moving from north carolina to virginia, in sea temps as well further up north from the outer banks.
I am really impressed sometime driving through many places pretty far away from the coast and see beautiful palms inland , I have seen some fantastic palms and some hardy citrus really far inland from the south carolina and georgia coast. . this was from a guy on palmtalk who took a picture of a few decades old washingtonia . columbia is in the middle of the state and a good 2 hours from the coast , 7b/8a I believe, raleigh should have no problem growing some really nice varieties if people chose to plant them
look at the thread a few posts below, washingtonia grow like crazy in charleston . he grows citrus, rudy red grapefruits, satsumas, clementines, navels, variegated oranges, limes & lemons in charleston. some beautiful pictures of australian bloodlimes in that thread Washingtonia filibusta in West Columbia, SC - COLD HARDY PALMS - PalmTalk
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I said there was too much rainfall & too much in the summer...
), martial arts place in Knightdale has 2 large ones, all alive and unprotected, seen a house in North raleigh with 8 large ones, they are definitely here, but yeah not as common as windmills. Palms on the east coast are gaining popularity even in inland areas.
