About Coldpalm

Coldpalm.nl is an initiative of father and son Jan and Troy Doedens. In the mid nineties the island of Mainau is visited in the middle of winter. On this botanical island in Lake Constance, various palm trees grow in the snow! This spectacle creates a new hobby, because seeds are sold from the palm trees growing there, and the first seeds are bought. A few months later the seeds pop-up and the hobby germinates. Over the years the interest in palms grew and the collection expanded. In 2009 it was decided that the hobby needed to become a business. A location was found where the palms and exotic plants could be displayed, and where new seedlings could be cultivated. To increase our plant knowledge Troy decided in 2013 to start the Horticulture - Applied plant research program at the HAS university of applied sciences, which was successfully completed in 2017.  Meanwhile, more than 3600m2 of greenhouse space is in use for the cultivation of a large assortment of palms and exotic plants. Besides our greenhouse we have outside fields were palms are grown on a total area of about 10.000m2.


In addition to growing and selling palm trees and many other exotic plants, we are also engaged in research and breeding of palm trees. For this purpose, trips are regularly scheduled to tropical destinations. To share the knowledge we gain we write articles in a scientific context.

Jan and Troy Doedens, Marojejy, Madagascar 

Jan Doedens, next to a Strongylodon craveniae, Montage d'ambre, Madagascar

Troy Doedens, next to Phoenix canariensis, La Gomera

Troy Doedens, next to Corypha umbraculifera, Hawaii

Troy Doedens, Lemurophoenix halleuxii, Hawaii

Troy Doedens, next to Phoenix dactylifera, Oman