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Which is more hardy?

11 years ago

Which palm is the most hardy (cold hardiness, heat tolerance, and low humidity tolerance) out of the King palm and Majesty palm?
Just rather curious. I tend to see more Majesty's outside then kings. Maybe because they are one of the most commonly sold palm? I always see them for sale.

Unfortunately most of the Majesty's took a huge hit this year, however, the pygmy dates next to some of them are untouched which i find a little odd. The duration of frost this year was much longer than usual. Some are alright, others idk. Havn't checked on them in a while, hopefully they will recover.
Its been very warm over here in the west. Like high 70f's/low 80f's. So that should have triggered growth.

- US_Marine

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tropicalzone7
11 years ago
I think Majesty palms are probably a little bit more hardy than King Palms, but both seem to be hardy into the upper 20s without damage. I've never grown king palms, but majesty palms have always been surprisingly cold hardy for me.
-Alex
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