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Cold tolerance of palms in florida


sonoranfans

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I came across this interesting article on the history of cold fronts in florida. Advective and radiational events with temps are discussed and also data on survivability and mortality of quite a few palms species. Its a good article for those trying to understand some of these species. I did note that a coconut in clearwater survived the '89 freeze event of 19F! Of course many aspects of a cold event can impact survival like duration of cold, frost etc.

http://www.ramcort.com/ms/freeze/CentralFLFreezes.html

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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That's a lot of good data!

Corpus Christi, TX, near salt water, zone 9b/10a! Except when it isn't and everything gets nuked.

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Ah...yes the David Witt observations....stumbled onto this several years ago and it provided a good reference point for zone pushing. Looks like a better web page. The old one had a severe pop-up problem. Thanks

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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Great info! I've been reading his website (this is the same guy, right?), and found such wonderful knowledge for newbies like me.

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There are several mature Wodyetia bifurcata in my neighborhood--that helps determine my zone, right? :blink:

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With the prevailing winds from west to east, could Clearwater Beach really drop to 19ºF? It's not like it's 5 miles inland.

Los Niños y Los Borrachos siempre dicen la verdad.

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With the prevailing winds from west to east, could Clearwater Beach really drop to 19ºF? It's not like it's 5 miles inland.

the prevailing winds arent always west to east. Not sure what happened in 1989, but if the temps that are referred to were local it must have been coming out of the north. When the wind comes out of the N/NE, water has little effect, especially if there is a good velocity.

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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