I luv all those palms growing in Las Cruces and El Paso too
The following palms are thriving in Las Cruces ...
California Fan Palm (Washingtonia Filifera) ....cold hardy to 10 degrees it is native to SW and is the dominant palm in NM
Mexican Fan Palm (Washingtonia Robusta) a close cousin it is taller and more slender but less cold hardy to approx 15 degrees ...quite a few growing in LC and some really tall ones in EP
Texas Fan Palm (Sabal Mexicana) native to south Texas ...it's the palm you most see in Austin and San Antonio ...there are a few in the LC /EP area
it is hardy to 10 degrees but prefers more humid conditions
Canary Island Date Palm (Phoenix Canariensis) a really beautiful big palm , there are a some in LC and very large old ones in EP, surprisingly hardy to 12 degrees (even saw one in the T or C area)
Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera) Las Cruces has some nice large ones , also El Paso too, however more seen in southern AZ
Mediterranean Fan Palm (Chamaerops Humilis) very hardy to 5 degrees , there are a number of them in the LC area. This palm is perfect for Socorro and ABQ (Roswell too)
Jelly Palm (Capita Butia) native to the mountains in southern Brazil it can handle temps as low as 8 degrees, I've seen a couple in LC (you see alot of these in southern Georgia /northern Florida)
Windmill Fan Palm (Trachycarpus Fortunei) this one is great in ABQ This palm is so hardy it's amazing. It is grown literally around the world ..you name it England ...Scotland ...Ireland ....Bulgaria ...Canada (west coast) ..Japan ...Norway (coast) ....Switzerland ....even Hungary were they have survived -5 degrees ...you could even try one in a sheltered area in Santa Fe !!
Those all currently grow in NM ...here are other hardy palms that can you also try ....
Needle Palm (Rhapidophylum) native to SE ...very hardy to possibly -10 degrees ...but better suited to more humid conditions
Mazari Palm (Nannorrhops Ritchiana) native to Afghanistan it is super hardy ....possibly -15 degrees ...it thrives in very dry winters and hot summers (perfect for NM)
Windamere Palm (Trachycarpus Latisetus) native to Himalayas in Sikkim, it is extremely hardy and is very tall and slender (but rare)
Bolivian Coconut Palm (Parajubaea Sunkha) ....not a true coconut palm but looks like one .... you can even buy it on Ebay ...aparently quite hardy it is native to the Andes Mountains in Bolivia (definitely worth trying in southern NM or EP)
Chilean Wine Palm (Jubaea Chilensis) very good looking palm , even better looking than a date palm. Native to Chilean Andes it is hardy to 10 degrees and it is huge, it grows to 80 ft , the down side: slow growing and doesn't do well in temps over 100 degrees (in NM it would be good in Silver City and highest areas in ABQ east of Tramway)
Plenty of choices for palm lovers in NM ....all these palms can be grown in zone 8 areas and most in zone 7 too
In New Mexico that means ...
Las Cruces ....zone 8b
Deming ..........zone 8a
Alamogordo ....zone 8a
Carlsbad ........zone 8a
Hobbs ...........zone 8a
T or C ..........zone 8a
Lordsburg ......zone 8a
Columbus ......zone 8b
Santa Teresa ...zone 8b
Jal..................zone 8a
Tularosa ........zone 8a
La Luz ...........zone 8a
Whites City ....zone 8b
Hatch ...........zone 8a
Glenwood ......zone 8a
Eunice ..........zone 8a
Albuquerque ...zone 7b/8a
Silver City ......zone 7b
Carrizozo .......zone 7b
Roswell .........zone 7b
Artesia .........zone 7b
Lovington .....zone 7b
Socorro ........zone 7b
Clovis ...........zone 7a
Portales ........zone 7a
Logan ...........zone 7a
Santa Rosa ....zone 7a
Belen ............zone 7a
Los Lunas .......zone 7a
Shiprock ........zone 7a
Farmington .....zone 6b/7a