Do any palm trees grow in New York, Chicago, and Boston?

There are no naturally occurring palm trees in New York, which shares a climate, more or less, with Boston and Chicago, so I feel safe to say that the local environment doesn’t support most palm trees in those places, although it’s my understanding that there are some cold tolerant varieties. read more

There are many palm trees you can grow in NYC. They will be palms that you get in the plant stores, sold as indoor plants, or houseplants. You can try, parlor palm (Chamaedorea elegans,) bamboo palms (Chamaedorea erumpens or seifrizii), areca palm (Dypsis lutescens), kentia palm (Howea fosteriana), fishtail palm ( Caryota mitis), lady palm (Rhapis excelsa). read more

New York state is too cold to grow palm trees. New York has a a humid continental climate influenced by Atlantic Ocean. The average July temperatures range from 79°F to 84°F (26°C to 28°C). The average January temperatures range from 28°F to 38°F (-2°C to 3°C). Annual amount of snow ranges from 29-110 in (74-279 cm) depending on the region. read more