<Li> Needle Palm (Rhapidophyllum hystrix)--This clustering and usually trunkless palm is native to the subtropical southeastern United States, from central Florida to Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Alabama in the United States . It is considered hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 6b and is cultivated along the West Coast of the USA from California to Seattle and along the East Coast from Florida to southern Massachusetts . They have proven hardy in the Tennessee valley region and up into the lower Ohio Valley . During the winter, it can tolerate temperatures as low as − 23 ° C (− 10 ° F) for short time periods . The needle palm is very slow - growing and rarely reaches heights of over 1 m (3 ft 3 in). There are documented specimens that have been growing in White County, Tennessee, since the early part of the 1960s, as well as United States National Arboretum in the Asia Valley section, in Washington D.C., that are at 3 m (9.8 ft) in height . A Needle Palm has been growing since 2003 in the St. Louis suburb of Alton, Illinois . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops richtiana)--This palm, native to the dry, mountainous terrains of northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and surrounding regions, is also thought to be extremely cold hardy (perhaps to about − 20 ° C or − 4 ° F), though also requiring hot summers and dry soils . However, due to its limited availability in cultivation, not much is known about this palm . Mazari Palm is not easy to grow, perfect drainage and full sun are required for this palm to survive . This palm will not tolerate wet freezes . </Li> <Li> Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) - These palms are native to the southeastern United States, most commonly along the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plains, but also as far inland as southern Arkansas, this bushy palm is hardy to about − 15 ° C (5 ° F). This bushy palm grows in abundance within wetlands and subtropical grasslands of central and northern Florida . Extract from Saw Palmetto is often used to treat problems with the prostate . </Li> <Li> Sabal palms (palmettos; 13 species)--These palms are native to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean . The Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal palmetto), the state tree of both Florida and South Carolina, is very common on the southeast coast of the United States . The species is considered hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 8, and may survive short periods of temperatures as low as − 14 ° C (7 ° F). The Dwarf Palmetto (S. minor) is the hardiest species in the genus . The cultivar' McCurtain' is considered the hardiest, to USDA zone 6b, like the needle palm . It can tolerate short periods of temperatures as low as − 22 ° C (− 8 ° F). Sabal minor, a dwarf palmetto that it forms a subterranean trunk, is the most cold hardy, able to take short periods with near − 18 ° C (0 ° F) temperatures . The Mexican Palmetto (Sabal mexicana) is a close relative of the Cabbage Palmetto, native to southern Texas and northern Mexico . </Li> <Li> Washingtonia palms (Washingtonia filifera, W. robusta)--These palms are native to southern California and northwest Mexico, growing as high as 30 m (98 ft) in their native habitat . California Washingtonia (W. filifera) is hardy to − 12 ° C (10 ° F); it prefers a dry Mediterranean climate, though it still grows in areas with humid subtropical climates like Brisbane, Sydney, Houston, and New Orleans . It is sometimes grown in containers, or planted as short - term specimens in areas where it is not quite hardy . Mexican Washingtonia (W. robusta) is somewhat less hardy, native to northern Mexico (Baja California Peninsula). It has a more robust trunk and stiffer leaves than W. filifera, and is hardy to − 10 ° C (14 ° F). </Li> <Li> Beaked Yucca (Yucca rostrate) - The Beaked Yucca is native to Texas and is one of the most cold hardy palms in northern America . It can withstand temperatures as low as - 20 ° F. Additionally the beaked yucca is drought resistant and fire resistant, making it one of the strongest palm variants . </Li> <Li> Livistona australis--It is native to southeastern Australia . </Li> <Li> Rhapis excelsa--It is native to China and it is hardy to about − 7 ° C (19 ° F). </Li> </Ul> <Li> Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops richtiana)--This palm, native to the dry, mountainous terrains of northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and surrounding regions, is also thought to be extremely cold hardy (perhaps to about − 20 ° C or − 4 ° F), though also requiring hot summers and dry soils . However, due to its limited availability in cultivation, not much is known about this palm . Mazari Palm is not easy to grow, perfect drainage and full sun are required for this palm to survive . This palm will not tolerate wet freezes . </Li> <Li> Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) - These palms are native to the southeastern United States, most commonly along the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plains, but also as far inland as southern Arkansas, this bushy palm is hardy to about − 15 ° C (5 ° F). This bushy palm grows in abundance within wetlands and subtropical grasslands of central and northern Florida . Extract from Saw Palmetto is often used to treat problems with the prostate . </Li>

Palm trees that can live in cold climates