Cold Hardy Palm Trees

Even if you don’t live in the warm climate there are a lot of Cold Hardy Palm Trees that can grow in your area. Most people don’t realize that palm trees can grow not only in Florida but also in other 40 states.

We used to see palm trees only in the warm climate and you’ll be surprised to find out that some of the palms can withstand a deep winter freeze in subzero temperatures. Here are most popular cold hardy palms.

Some of the cold hardy palms can grow in places like Texas (Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio), California, Florida and much further north.

	Cabbage Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Sabal palmetto* The Cabbage Palm is native to North America. The Cabbage Palm is a cold hardy palm that can tolerate drought as well as cold down to 10F when mature. This palm grows at the average rate and is perfect for 8a-11.
	California Fan Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Washingtonia filifera* The California Fan Palm is native to North America This palm tree can tolerate drought as well as cold down to 15-20F when mature. This moderate growing palm is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 8a-11.
	Chinese Fan Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Livistona chinensis* The Chinese Fan Palm is native to China and southern Japan. The Chinese Fan Palm is a cold hardy palm that can tolerate drought as well as cold down to 10F when mature. This moderate growing palm is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 8a-11.
	European Fan Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Chamaerops humilis* The European Fan Palm is also known as Mediterranean Palm. This slow growing palm is native to Mediterranean region of Europe. The European Fan Palm is a cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 10F. It is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 8b-11.
	Mexican Fan Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Washingtonia robusta* The Mexican Fan Palm is native to desert regions of Mexico. The Mexican Fan Palm is cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 15F when mature enough. This moderate growing palm is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 8b-11.
	Needle Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Rhapidophyllum hystrix* The Needle Palm is native to the southeastern United States. The Needle Palm is extremely cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to -5F when mature enough. This slow growing palm is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 5b-11.
	Pindo Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Butia capitata* The Pindo Palm is also known as Jelly Palm. The Pindo Palm is native to savannahs of South America. The Pindo Palm is hardy palm that can tolerate down to 10F. Temperatures below 5 degrees will cause damage. This very slow growing palm is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 8a-11.
	Sago Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Cycas revoluta* Cycads are known to be among the oldest plants on earth, unchanged for millions of years, originating in East Africa. The Sago Palm is cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 15F. It’s a slow growing palm that is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 8a-11.
	Saw Palmetto Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Serenoa repens* The Saw Palmetto Palm is also known as Sabal Palm. It is native to Florida and grows all over southeastern United States. The Saw Palmetto Palm is a very cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 0F. This slow growing palm is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 7a-11.
	Windmill Palm Tree Scientific Name: *Trachycarpus fortune* The Windmill Palm is native to central and eastern China. The Windmill Palm is a very cold hardy palm that can tolerate cold down to 5F. This slow growing palm is perfect for landscape in USDA zones 7b-11.

If you don’t live in the warm climate and still want to have beautiful palm trees in you backyard you would love this book “Betrock’s Cold Hardy Palms.”It has comprehensive profiles for 82 palm species capable of growing in climates colder than USDA Hardiness Zone 10, including 286 color photographs.