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The beetles seem to show a preference for Sabals but they have attacked my needle palms and Livistona. I’m not sure if they are in San Antonio though. I thought they were more relegated to the more humid and wetter areas along the gulf coast.

What are the environmental factors? The ones around here haven’t produced seeds after 2021.

Without the 30-40mph winds, that species typically does alright. Polar cyclone = defoliation + possible spear pull and death.

These are very old filifera normally and the damage I believe is caused by the combination of the palms being trimmed by folks using spike boots for many decades and moisture and humidity getting into those wounds and rotting the trunk.

This is the issue with vague terms like cold-hardy. Hardy to what temperature what percent of the time under what conditions? If it was a typical radiational freeze down to 24F, Beccariophoenix alfredii would probably have a lot less damage. Add in 40mph winds the first night and several frost events after that and we got different results. A lot of the Becarriophoenix alfredii here are bronzed from the combination of wind, cold and frost. Mine was in an area where the other plants in the yard cut the wind speed down to 13 MPH and had minor burn. Beccariophoenix fenestralis is growing, but it was completely defoliated from the same event. This event will undoubtedly produce tons of observations for the Cold Hardiness Observation Master Data. That said, I'd rather have less observations and more palms. Hope that the palm(s) in question recover, but be wary of terms like cold-hardy that don't offer many specifics. The record lows along the I-4 corridor generally range from 15F-20F. That holds true inland the entire way down to Immokalee. Those temperatures can kill a lot of palms considered cold-hardy.

Im surprised to see the dypsis decaryi in such bad shape. I thought it was a solid zone 9 palm.

They're not very cold hardy before they get some size on them. You didn't say how big your palm is or when it was planted. First winter in the ground usually requires some protection from a freeze. My alfredii juvenile (not yet fully pinnate) planted in 2025 had zero damage at 27°F in a radiational freeze covered with a tee shirt.

If it makes you feel any better, I think with Sabal it’s usually an honest mistake when you get an incorrectly identified plant. I’ve had seedlings turn out to be different from what I purchased as from very reliable sources. Add to all of it that there was, and still is, a bit of confusion within the genus and names that aren’t accepted are still sometimes used (eg S blackburniana, S bahamensis). By the way I agree with the above. Looks typical of S minor.

Forgot to mention but I haven't seen it at all on sabal palms, almost always washingtonia

Long time stalker first time poster, hopefully im not breaking any forum rules. Noticed about 50% of the palms here in San Antonio Texas have scarred looking trunks like the pictures ive attached. Cant find a solid answer about whats going on and how to prevent it. It doesn't quite look like trunk rot but i might be mistaken. We have pretty clay heavy soil here so could wet feet be the issue? Seems to be mostly a problem with washingtonia filifera (probably more than 50% of them) but ive seen it a lot on robusta and occasionally on date palms (although there aren't many date palms here to sample). thank you!

The lowest temperature recorded in Bridgeport, CT , over the last 20 years was -6°F (-21°C), set on February 14, 2016. so this palm has suvived a -6F wth no external heat as its been in the grouns since 2009

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we are plannng on opening up Sabal palmetto Bridgeport WED April 8th,2026 after the cold weather passes; what a winter 2025-2025 In early 2026, Bridgeport, CT, experienced significant cold, with a low of 2°F recorded on February 8, accompanied by record-setting cold high temperatures of 17°F and dangerous wind chills. A cold weather protocol was also activated in January 2026. Temperatures in March 2026 are ranging from the mid-20s to mid-40s°F. Key 2026 Temperature Details (Bridgeport, CT): February 8, 2026: A low of 2°F was recorded, which was 23 degrees colder than the normal low for that date, according to CT Insider. Record Cold: On Feb. 8, 2026, the high only reached 17°F, setting a new record for the coldest high temperature, breaking the previous record from 1994, CT Insider. Wind Chills: Wind chills were dangerous, falling to between -10°F and -20°F on Feb. 8, 2026. The palm has seen colder temperatures The lowest temperature recorded in Bridgeport, CT , over the last 20 years was -6°F (-21°C), set on February 14, 2016.

Another fragrant Dendrobium in bloom in the garden. This one is Dendrobium jonesii variation magnificum. Not quite all of the 9 flower stalks have there flowers in full bloom, but it is loaded with flowers.

Yes that’s problem, time to maintain them. If i wasnt working in the job I have I would have a lot more free time, while the boss makes the money of me, my business doesn’t grow. One day I shall retire hopefully and not have to work for the man so to speak. I love going into my greenhouse in the hot days and watering it’s so refreshing in the cool greenhouse. Richard

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So nobody told my palm tree it was supposed to be cold.... Despite it being the coldest year it experienced and the multitude of snow / ice events. It came out completely fine. I did protect it with a frost cloth & c9 lights but I'm questing if it even needed that. It also hasn't spear pulled which is a first. - Picture Below is from february (thankfully no more snow here ), Also you can see the sad Cycas Revoluta in the top right, It's also growing nicely e

Welp I kinda wanted to put either my 3g Sabal Mexicana or a small banana here. We've had about 3" of rain this week and honestly everything (ignore the weeds) looked ok until I hit the clay about 8" down. I dug another 7 or 8 inches and the water goes nowhere. I know it'll be a different story in summer when it's 95° and not raining, and this part of the yard slopes into a firebreak ditch that's also full of water and there's still big chunks of the yard with standing water. Anyway what goes in this hole? Tbh I'm thinking a catfish at this point. Praise jeebus the front yard isn't this bad.

They seem to be a lot less cold Hardy than what people say there's a post on palmtalk about it https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/41583-promising-news-for-beccariophoenix-alfredii-cold-tolerance/

A March Monsoon Tease between historical heat gets you ..A few bows.. Have to have sharp eyes to see the faint, secondary atop the primary in clear skies.. Partial " Sunset Bow " Full Sunset Bow.. ...And the rarest Rainbow of all, here in the desert esp. ..A morning bow. ..Something much more commonly seen in places that experience morning showers far more frequently than we do, like HI, PR, FL., and the Tropics, ...or more temperate places like Tasmania in the southern hemisphere.

I was told these palms were cold hardy. Mine froze after a few hours at 30 degrees. Anyone else experience this?

These are ancient specimens at Breaker's in PB