Palm trees - tips for care and wintering

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Frost hardy palms are the exception, so you need enough space to bring the palms inside in winter.

The German gardener always wants more exotic plants. The palm is one of the plants that is at the top of the wish list. However, if you have no way of bringing palm trees inside in winter, you should keep your hands off it.

There are also frost hardy palm trees, but even here it is not said that they can overwinter outdoors. Palm trees in the greenhouse or conservatory, on the other hand, can survive the cold season just fine and are then brought outside onto the terrace on warm summer days.

Blue Palm and Dragon Tree
Two palm trees that are particularly popular are the blue palm and the dragon tree. Blue palms have bluish to silver-grey leaves. But you only get this if the plant gets a lot of sun. Likewise, the dragon tree, which is originally found on the Canary Islands and Cape Verde, needs a lot of sunlight. It can't be warm enough in summer (but never forget to water it), in winter the palm trees prefer a temperature between 8 and 15 degrees.