FREEZE DAMAGE DATA
Share Your Experiences of Palm Hardiness
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Medemia argun
by basilios- 1 reply
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Small seedling, about 6 months old, growing in pot filled with dry mixture of soil and sand, couldn't stand our cool/cold winter and succumbed after a cold spell during which the lowest temperature stayed above freezing (around 35F) but there were several days of persistent cold temperatures, above freezing but below 42F. Definitely wanted a warm weather rebound but unfortunately at that time of the year it wouldn't find any.
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My bottle is officially dead
by JungleGina- 3 replies
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My bottle palm is officially dead. It took 3 people to lift it into my truck in 2007 when I dug it from the yard of a friend who had no idea what it was and didn't want it. I happily offered it a new home. All was going well for a while. But the freezes of the last 3 winters have been slow death for this poor palm. And tonite we're forecast for 39 degrees and tomorrow for 38. Of course it's obviously too late already. March 2010 March 2011 I thought it might recover... Feb 2012 Sorry buddy
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lost all of its fronds in the storm The caudex is intact as is its 4 ft stem. It is still firm and shows no softening. Is there hope for recovery.???
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My Palms in snow
by Juni Perez- 1 follower
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I usually leave my potted palm trees out in the yard until mid-December, bring them in to an enclosed porch (temps go down to the mid teens F at lowest), then bring them back out to the yard between late March/early April. These are shots from before bringing them in this past weekend. The lowest temps we've seen this past month was 10°F in my yard last Thursday. T. wagnerianus: Butia capitata: T. fortunei: NOTE: These are links to the pictures direct from Facebook. Some companies block them. They all showed slight leaf damage, but are fine. I worry more about letting all that snow seep into the pots when it melts though. The only in-ground pal…
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Nannorrhops arabica (Silver)
by TexasColdHardyPalms- 6 replies
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To start off with I am very disappointed with this silver variant of Nannorrhops. 1G and 3G specimens burned with frost and 27-28 degrees and I even lost a few, while the smaller 1G green Ritcieana. look great. I will leave larger ones outside to test next winter which should be larger 5G's by that time. I don't know how these naturalize in the mountains of Afghanistan if they can't handle high 20's and frost. From what I see our normal winter would 100% completely kill 3G's and smaller. These are not even Zone 9B when small.
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Nannorrhops ritchieana (Mazari)
by buffy- 0 replies
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Ultimate low between 8F and 10F. 50% burn. Some spear pull on stems. Stems returned. 15 months later.
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Need Help Houston Freeze Please!
by palmpalm01- 0 replies
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All- I am victim of the Houston Freeze. I currently have Med fans almost perfect condition. Just to note. I fertilized my palms and saturated the ground with Clearys 3306 systemati and super thrive. I sprayed throats with pump sprayer of clearys. Going to spray copper or hydrogen Peroxide this weekend I hit every palm with 5gallon of water and super thrive. Here is what is remaining of Medjools and Sylvesters. Looks dismal. I don't plan on removing fronds until I see green. Do I need to take out the very top? When I spray with Hyrogen Peroxide can you provide instructions for how much Hydrogen Peroxide per gallon of water. …
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Needle Palm Surviving Indiana
by Quasarecho- 0 replies
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Fingers crossed, my Needle Palm seems mostly unscathed (as well as a couple of Southern Magnolias). We had a Christmas weekend blizzard/winter storm in the Great Lakes region. Temps down to about 9 below F. I wrapped the magnolias in a teepee of sheets and burlap. The Needle is near the house and has been in the ground for the past 1 1/2 years. I did pile about a foot of oak leaves around the Palm and threw a rug over it for the 3 coldest days. Windchills were down to about 40 - 50 below zero F. So far all looks good. Back into the 60s a week after the storm. Maybe their leaves will tell a different story in the spring. I've got McCurtain seedlings ready to…
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Neoveitchia storckii
by cfkingfish- 3 replies
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15 gallon size (baseball size base, 7-8 ft OA), mildly protected area and covered, 40-50% defoliation after 29 and 31. Looks like it will pull through.
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Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum
by Rusty on Pine Is.- 0 replies
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N. vanhoutteanum , same area and conditions as the Vershaffeltia, less than 3 ft OA and 5 leaves....minor discoloration on 3 leaves...planted very late last season.
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I’m new to this so please bare with me. I have 2 queen palms (one that’s 12 ft tall & the other that’s 7 ft) that have been planted in our house early this summer. The palms are being heavily watered & heavy mulching already added. Antitranspirant Spray added & Christmas lights added around the trunks as well. I’ve ordered frost wraps but my order is delayed & won’t arrive until tomorrow. I live in Jacksonville, FL & tonight it will be 35 degrees but with gale force winds will cause a wind chill in the teens (very unusual climate for here) & tomorrow it will be a low of 27. Local stores & palm nurseries are out of stock of frost covers & …
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Nor cal frost report
by NorCalWill- 4 replies
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Santa Rosa, California... A few nights throughout the months of December, January, and February as low as 26 degrees with a few heavy frosts and ice in standing water... Butia capitata - fine Chamaerops humilis - fine Brahea armata - fine Sabal minor - fine Phoenix canariensis - fine Phoenix dactylifera - fine Livistonia mariae - fine Washingtonia filifera - fine Sabal bermudana - burnt beyond recognition (except the new spear)
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Normanbya normanbyi
by D. Morrowii- 1 reply
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Normanbya normanbyi in the ground about 10 months from a 2 gal. pot. Its between a fence and a boat but otherwise unprotected. The temps went below 50F around 9:30 pm on the Dec. 23rd and didn't get back to 50F until 11:30 am on the 26th. Temps went below 35F on around 5:30 am on the 24th and stayed there until 8:30 am. It never got above 46 on the 24th and again went below 35F at 3:00 am on the 25th and stayed below that until 9:30 am. Ultimate low on the morning of the 24th was 34F and ultimate low on the morning of the 25th was 31.8. No frost but we did have some sleet on Christmas morning. The palm is about 4.5 to 5 feet tall and showed very little damage as of now 1 …
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Northwest Louisiana Snovid-21
by John Derek- 0 replies
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Pictures from an all time low of 0.5F in Sarepta Louisiana. I wrapped them up with blankets and a tarp/trash bags. The small Sabals I covered with 3 gallon pots and a 10 lbs weight. They have obvious sign of burn. So far all center spears are good. Thanks for all the good advice to keep it dry on the front end. I believe that was the difference for survival in what is called a 100 year storm.
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Nypa fruticans
by steve 9atx- 2 replies
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Is anyone out there growing Nypa in a marginal climate? I have heard they will take light frost, die back, and come back from the trunk (especially if actually in water). is this true? Any help most appreciated. Steve
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Orania palindan
by cfkingfish- 0 replies
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Two plants: 3 gallon showed 50% damage after being covered with a trashcan after 29 and 31. 15 gallon (7 ft OA, softball sized base) in a little more protected location shows about 20% leafburn from uncovered leaves. The old leaves on this palm get brittle and break rather than drop, it is very interesting.
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Other misc. tropicals
by epicure3- 17 replies
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After 29F. No frost. schefflera. No damage to large specimens. Each 10 feet tall by 8 feet wide. anthuriums, diffenbachia, song of india, birds nest anthuriums, agalonema, neoreglia (bromeliad), crotons. All under schefflera. All undamaged. spathodea. Undamaged in full exposure. 7 feet tall fully leafed out. Plumeria. 1 defoliated but appears undamaged. Fully exposed. 1 under hibiscus canopy undamaged and fully leafed out. dracaena marginata. Fully exposed. Undamaged. Clusia Rosea. Covered in frost cloth. No freeze damage (under banana and majesty canopy), but accelerated yellowing of large leaves. Ti plants. Some freeze burn on one plant, fully expo…
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Palm tree damage
by PaPalmTree- 1 follower
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my Majesty got frost damage 😞 70222435020__37A474A3-EE4F-4541-B9E9-890551148D29.MOV 70222457000__BA444648-0F1E-4340-A424-B22DC1C9E65B.MOV
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Pandanus Utilis
by epicure3- 5 replies
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I am going to check out a Pandanus Utilis today and was wondering who here any experience in SoCal growing this cool plant.
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Parajubaea
by Patrick- 39 replies
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I'm interested to know how these have done, especially you guys out in the central valley. How have you fared with these, Dick Douglas? I know you've gotten pretty cold, too
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Parajubaea cocoides
by DoomsDave- 13 replies
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Two in the ground, about 3 feet tall, going pinnate, four solid nights of rowdy 28-29 FF (-1 C) no damage, so far, even as Kentiopsis scorched . . . . dave
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parajubaea sunkha
by Mauna Kea Cloudforest- 3 followers
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5 days of freezing temps, one day all the way to 26.6F, several leaves on a 15 gallon double got 30% burn damage. This specimen was 10 feet away from a copernicia alba that was untouched by the cold. This palm isn't very hardy as a seedling. The reports that this palm is hardy to 20F cannot be right. People are probably protecting their palms through their freezes. My p. cocoides seedlings have fared much better.
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Pelagodoxa henryana
by Central Floridave- 13 replies
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I've read no one has been brave enough to test out how low this palm can go. So, I kept a potted one out under oak. It saw consecutive mornings of near freezing temps. 35F one morning. No frost. I wasn't brave enough to let it sit out when I knew it was going near 32. But, mine survived 35F with no visible damage. Its about 3 years old in a pot. Its currently in the house so its protected now.
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Just wanted to share some interesting data from my nursery. I had a 15g Pelagodoxa henryana 5' -6' tall in my shade house, right next to two Joey altifrons. The Pelagodoxa henryana died (along with 15 1gs) but my Joey palms survived. I don't understand this as I thought the Joeys would be lost as well. They survived a low of 29F and probably 10+ days of cold weather. I'm really shocked by this.
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Pensacola Date Palm Disaster
by Matthew92- 9 replies
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The college I go to in Pensacola had a formal planting of date palms in front of the main auditorium building. They were planted in 2002 as smaller trees maybe 10 feet tall with only several feet of trunk. They eventually got to about 25-30 feet tall. However, the 2013-2014 winter took a major toll: there was around 17 degrees, an entire day basically below freezing, multiple mid to low 20's, and a coating of freezing rain during which it went to 20 degrees. Almost total defoliation. One of the palms (11 total) actually died while the others barely hung on. Next winter, although not as hard, wasn't much better, getting around 20 degrees. The canopies were still not fully …
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