Outdoor palm seedlings in Toronto Canada

zoneimpaired Toronto, ON(Zone 6b) Mar 31, 2008

Four Winters ago I was in the South of France for Christmas. Duting the visit I collected some palm seed in Montpellier. A couple of months later I started the seed and it came up like grass... some of the seedlings I stuck in my garden and now as the snow melts away 3 Winters later I see that they are still alive. They have not grown very much, within a few weeks they will be shaded by other plants. Are palm seedlings much hardier than the mature trees? We do get plenty of -30C weather. I don't know what that is in Farenheit, but I know that -40 is the same for both. Robb.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Mar 31, 2008

No, the seedlings wouldn't be hardier than the full grown plants, if anything young plants are usually more easily damaged by frost & cold. Do you know what kind of palm it was? There are a couple that are hardier, and if you've got them in a somewhat protected location they might survive.

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vanillaman San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica(Zone 12b) Apr 04, 2008

Wow, Palm Trees in Toronto! Guess that's why it's called "The Banana Belt" lol!

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zoneimpaired Toronto, ON(Zone 6b) Apr 05, 2008

My Toronto garden can look quite tropical. Robb.