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"For me, they get the same amount (I don't really water them as they are all drought tolerant). They do both speed up with additional water in the summer. \n\t \n\tWhere, in my experience, the biggest difference may lie is in the type of cold resistance. During the '21 Freeze I had both protected (no external heat sources) and it got down to 3 degrees here as an extreme and we also had several days of subzero temps in a row. Both plants were kept dry by the protection (frost blankets, etc...). The Nitida came out almost unscathed whereas the Robusta had severe damage (but no spear pull). The next winter of '22 was a very wet cold one with abysmal weather predictions (predicting a low of 25F but then it hits 15F!). Anyway, both palms went through 15F unprotected with rain the days before and after. I have to say the Nitida did not do well and even had a spear pull. I was not sure whether it would make it (it did come back well as it is dealing with record heat now, ugh...). The Robusta suffered but did not show spear pull and even kept some green leaves. So yeah, at least in my yard, the Robusta is better able to handle the wet cold but the Nitida may be better for cold in general. \n\t \n\t~ S\n \n"
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