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Had the pleasure of meeting Steve, and buying a few plants. Great guy with Killer deals! Don’t miss out!

One thing lost in this discussion about tropical palms and foliage in cold events is the amount of heat in the particular climate. Notwithstanding this February 2026 cold event, the average February temperature at PBIA was 64.82 degrees Fahrenheit for this admittedly cold event. Of course, the Koppen/Trewartha classification for tropical is an average temperature during the entire year of not less than 64.4°F. This is the PBIA weather underground site for the month of February: https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/us/fl/west-palm-beach/KPBI/date/2026-2 The average temperatures for the months of January 2026 and December 2025 were 67.01°F and 71°.84°F, respectively on the weather underground site for PBIA. The average temperature in the month of December 1989 at PBIA on the weather underground site during that cataclysmic event was 57° 48. F. The following months in January and February 1990 averaged 66.37°F and 70.04°F, respectively. It warmed up quickly after the devastating 1989 event. https://www.wunderground.com/history/monthly/us/fl/west-palm-beach/KPBI/date/1989-12 The closest and most reliable weather underground station in Palm Beach is Device One-KFLPALMB 251. During February 2026, it registered an average temperature of 67.8 F. with an ultimate low of 38°.3 F for the month of February 2026. https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KFLPALMB251/table/2026-02-28/2026-02-28/monthly

I planted mine (one gallon) a couple years ago here in Northern CA and it’s in a particularly wet area of my front yard in partial shade. Soil is neutral to slightly acid. It’s done well. A slow grower especially up here but nonetheless a healthy happy palm.

These palms were given to me but I've forgotten the name, hoping someone can help ID. Southwest Florida. The tips along the edge of each frond tend to stay connected making a nice curve. About 5 years in the ground.

Anecdotally, I would say that this event was the worst I have seen since 1989 mainly due to the wind. The temperatures were bad enough to cause some damage but the wind took it to a whole other level. It was blowing 20-30mph while only at 25-30 degrees. A bad combination for sure. Also, the “protection” of living by the water did nothing as did being in Central Florida. Our lows were not much different than North Florida - 25ish vs 23ish. Pretty much everything with exposure is brown except for Queens, most Phoenix and of course Sabals.

I bought this house in Central Portugal and this Phoenix was already in it. My opinion it is a Phoenix Dactlylifera because of its more grayish color of leaves, can someone tell me if I'm right or is it a other Phoenix ?

Very large 15 gal female Cycas Revoluta (Sago) $20 Come and get it🙏

Just added very large 15 gal. Cycas Thouarsii $300

Please check the website as I have just added the Palm Report which lists all the palm and cycad species available from seven growers. Many are very uncommon except at our palm sales. See: www.southfloridapalmsociety.org/palm-sale See you there! Dave Lord

I sent you a message Ed.

Why my photos doesn' t appear?

You won't have any trouble with a borhidiana,no matter how you plant it! The purebred and it's hybrids are some of the hardiest of the Coccothrinax species. While the purebred is slower growing, both literally grow like weeds, slow but steady, even in the harsh conditions of the Arizona desert. First pic is a purebred, second pic is a hybrid. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

I have ( had) three different pots with Chamaedorea sp growing in them for many years. I planted some in the ground last year and now I am planting the others also in the ground, were they grew and will grow a lot better. Unfortunately I lost the tags ( bad plastic, they aren' t readable anymore) I slightly remember Chamaedorea glaucifolia, but I am not sure if all them were the same. 1)First this one that I planted in the ground a year ago: 20260228_111412.heic 20260228_111753.heic 20260228_111751.heic 20260228_111837.heic 20260228_111924.heic 20260228_111925.heic 20260228_112006.heic 20260228_112025.heic 20260228_112058.heic

You are absolutely right my mind was wandering somewhere else LOL. Nonetheless I think I want a much lower branching plant. It just look better and fit the space better in my opinion. I am torn between trying to cut it back vs leaving it alone. If I do cut it back I might end up with two plants, or I may end up with none if the bottom rots out and the top doesn't root.

That’s awesome Stacy! Right after I moved to this house in 1997 someone walking by noticed all the palms I was planting from our old house . He said he had some “prickly” type palms on the side of his house that he was gonna cut down but if I wanted them I could take them . They had about 2’ of trunk , two together. I literally had to get on my butt and dig as the slope was so steep . Lost a lot of the roots but managed to get them home . They didn’t even flinch , started growing almost immediately. Those will make someone happy in their new home. Harry Here they are now , greeting me as I come through my gate on the side of our house. I think of that day , 29 years ago , digging them up and dragging them UPHILL to my little Toyota pick up. When they get tall , no “prickly “ , it’s all overhead! Harry

‘These do very well here Dypsis/Chrysalidiocarpus Lanceolata. Have you had any that clump?

This certainly was a "unique" event. The focus for the killing freeze of long-term tropicals seems to run along the coast from about Cape Canaveral to somewhat north of Jupiter and including the metro of Orlando. The corridor between the coast and just west of 95 where people zone-pushed successfully for years is pretty devastated here in the PSL area. Out west of 95 the tropical stuff dropped off dramatically before the freeze so that area shouldn't have been so affected. I don't have first-hand knowledge of the effects of the freeze north of Ft Pierce so I am making an educated guess about the northern extent. The barrier islands around here have significant damage, but most of the palms look to recover eventually. Port St Lucie proper looks like a war zone. Many of the people who planted these tropicals put them in, and then never properly cared for them. I worry there will be dead vegetation standing for years. It is way to early to say, but my early bet is that 80% of coconuts and Adonidias are toast other those on the barrier islands. Royals are already putting out new fronds but will take a while to rebound. The looming question is whether this cycle is in the early innings or not. The Feb. 1-3 event was not our only trip into the low 30s and mid-20s this year. We had three other events into the low-mid 30s this year, as many as the past 6-8 years combined at my place. To make matters worse for us personally, we've dealt with a constant stream of visitors from up north, who wanted to escape their own horrendous winter. So they have witnessed this carnage first hand and have been constantly giving us unwanted sympathy. I came upon my sis -in-law walking around the yard documenting the carnage to her phone to be disseminated to the rest of the family! All I really want to do is deal with the mess, but to be polite, I have to sit outside with them while they soak up the sun and look at the disaster in our back yard. Even when I take them to the barrier islands the damage is everywhere, you just can't escape it. I have one more group coming in March, the husband just called and in a grave voice asked how the yard looks. I said "it looks dead". My wife and I agree, no visitors next year or maybe ever! Right now my plan is to wait and watch, keeping the palms watered and eventually apply a light fertilization. Some of the Adonidias are defying death right now, even pushing out new, albeit heavily damaged fronds, but I'm not optimistic about a total recovery. My Wodyetias now look like they will pull through, but no guarantee. Ironically, my wife pressured me into cutting down the only palm we inherited when we bought the house, a Syagrus that would have been the one palm that would have survived unscathed. She wanted it removed when she became fixated about the danger in a hurricane because she read that they fall on houses. There are seedlings everywhere in my yard from that tree that I took out 5 years ago. I intend to relocate those seedlings and let them develop as may to fill in for the dead palms. When she realizes what they are, I will tell her that she can chop them down to her hearts content when they become a danger. I hope younger people will continue to zone push. I will enjoy watching the progress. My plan is to create a new landscape on the cheap, resilient to drought, wind and cold. Then there are all the diseases...

You should plant it.

It's good to be aware of how much light it was getting where it was. If it was in full sun then you can continue that but if it is less you want it probably in some shade. I was advised this species doesn't like too much light and that seems to have held up in my greenhouse specimens.

Ok thank you. I am in the severe to 100% category for everything that I expected except L. Morrisii. It was somewhat protected from the wind and received little damage although my sea grape right next to it was 100%. I do see some sprouting from the sea grape base so I believe that it will recover just fine. Even my Roebeleniis are starting to show some latent damage. I’m surprised to read that your coconut is pushing new growth. Mine are not showing any signs of growth and I assume that they are done. I believe that they are Jamaican Talls. Coconuts-100% P. Sargentii-Severe Pembana-Severe T. Radiata-Severe T. Radiata volunteers-Minor L. Morrisii-No apparent damage L. Morrisii volunteers-No apparent damage C. Hospita-Moderate Roebeliniis-Minor C. Oliviformis-Severe All ground bromeliads-Severe to 100%

Sounds like you got the right plan. Besides if your im south florida you will have plenty of that alkaline soil.

Beautiful palm. I hope it's younger than 40 years.

Big rains fell in GA on Thursday and should have pushed south into FL on Friday. Did they make it to I10? To I4?