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"I know it may be different in certain climates but for me in zone 8b California for what it's worth I'd have to say Washingtonia Robusta's are more hardier. I haven't fully tested a Nitida as mines only been in the ground a few years so this is just my opinion as i dont think anyone is growing Livistona Nitida here. There could be a couple lowkey people from palmtalk growing them but ive never seen one.\n \n\n\n\t  A few years back in 2007 we got down to 12-13f &amp; probably a little lower in Apple Valley ( city just northeast of me). Close to 100% of the Robusta's survived. There's several hundred planted here &amp; all of the old timer ones made it. I had a 5 gallon I planted out in 2005 &amp; it survived.\n \n\n\n\tI'm not sure if Nitida could survive my constant freezes, snow, average lows every winter of 22f  with occasional dips below 20f every few years. We generally go below 32f 40+ days during winter here. \n \n\n\n\tPicture of my Robusta i planted in 2005 taken last July 2021,  I no longer live here.\n \n\n\n\t\n \n"
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