FREEZE DAMAGE DATA

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   Other misc. tropicals

   January 16, 2007 by epicure3

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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…

   

   Last reply by Kim, January 27, 2007
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   Palm Damage Report

   March 6 by DTS

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   Now that it’s early March, and the temperatures are starting to get warmer, I can finally document all the damage on the palms I protected that saw -5°F. 1. Needle Palm: Only thing that I saw wrong with it is the oldest frond dying off, which probably doesn’t even count as cold damage on the main plant. One of the suckers, who were a bit unprotected, had minor tip burn, and that’s it. (pic from 3-05) 2. Sago Palm: the Cycad had only been defoliated. I can’t tell if there is any other damage besides that, since the base is still fine and not mushy, and the growing point isnt rotten or anything. (pic from 3-5) 3. Sabal Louisiana: Definitely the wo…

   

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   Palm tree damage

   April 3, 2023 by PAPalmtrees

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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

   February 10, 2009 by epicure3

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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.

   

   Last reply by epicure3, February 12, 2009
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   Parajubaea

   January 17, 2007 by Patrick

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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

   

   Last reply by Jon T, January 12, 2013

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   Parajubaea cocoides

   January 18, 2007 by DoomsDave

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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

   December 15, 2013 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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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

   January 7, 2010 by Central Floridave

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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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    Pelagodoxa henryana vs. Joey altifrons

    October 14, 2010 by Okie

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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.

    

    Last reply by naraj, August 14, 2013
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    Pensacola Date Palm Disaster

    January 25, 2016 by Matthew92

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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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    Phoenicophorium borsigianum

    January 17, 2007 by cfkingfish

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    We were a few days without heat at our greenhouse after the visquine tore and blew off about a month ago. The greenhouse is located almost 10 miles inland with no urban or river warming effects. I have a few 2 gallon P. borsigianums, they recived slight burn at 43.5F with no canopy.

    

    Last reply by Missi, February 27, 2018

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    Phoenix Canariensis

    March 14, 2010 by Ampli

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    Twenty seedlings, about six months old, in a north facing veranda, have two low of -3.7°C (25.4 F), one of -2.9°C (26.8 F) and more subzero night. All un-damaged.

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 11

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    Phoenix loureiroi var. loureiroi

    January 28, 2009 by mnorell

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    Two small (8" tall) specimens under canopy. 2007/2008 winter, about 10 freezes, the lowest was 23.3F (15 hrs below freezing). 10%-15% leaf damage on both specimens. 2008/2009 winter, low so far after 8 freezes has been 24.1F (14.5 hrs below freezing). One specimen 20% damaged, other specimen no damage. This is a surprisingly tender Phoenix. None of my other Phoenix, whether exposed or under canopy, have shown one iota of damage (sylvestris, sylvestris robusta, acaulis, theophrastii, reclinata). Plants were purchased from J.D. Andersen as "Phoenix humilis" and provenance is unknown. Perhaps there are stronger forms from other provenances. This is also a very slow-growi…

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 11
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    Phoenix paludosa

    July 19, 2007 by tranhuudang

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    Fruit of Phoenix paludosa I will post it in habitat later.

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 11
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    Phoenix reclinata

    January 16, 2007 by tropicalb

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    22F...located next to unheated coldframe, near the bottom of a cold drain....no noticable damage:

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 11
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    Phoenix reclinata x roebelenii

    January 19, 2007 by iwan

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    ~3 year old seedling in 2g citrus pot in shade house. Slight dark splotches during the December 2006 on fronds partially exposed under shade cloth. Spots disappeared after a few days. Temp measured under shade cloth 24F. Three days in mid-20's. Jan 2007, low @18" two feet away was 15.8F. Multiple days with upper teens. Initially unprotected, except for shade cloth for several days. After reading mid-teens, I threw a light blanket over it. Minor dark splotches, same as Dec. 2006 freeze. No serious damage so far.

    

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    Phoenix roebelenii

    January 19, 2007 by iwan

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    Still working on the temp numbers, but 16 out of 18 days below freezing. Most days 12+ hours below freezing, rebounding to mid-40's. Official lows in Madera and Fresno in low 20's. Some frost every day, but nowhere near as heavy as normal 28-32F freezes. I measured mid-teens F at 18" in one part of my yard. OOPS... Forgot to bring these in. Back to Home Depot! In a ~30g tall terracotta pot next to house, some protection from eves and surrounding Canna. 10" pot size. This had been uncovered during the Dec 2006 freeze (~24F) with no damage and was unprotected the first couple of days of this freeze (recorded 24F nearby). I started throwing a heavy blanket…

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 11
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    Phoenix roebellinii var. reasoneri

    January 24, 2007 by DoomsDave

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    Had a fifteen-gallon specimen, planted in the shadow of the Big Mama Roystonea oleracea (next to it) 50% damage after four solid nights of 28-29 F. May well recover. No similar damage to similarly situated regular roebellinii. dave

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, January 28, 2007
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    Phoenix rupicola

    January 16, 2007 by Patrick

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    I let temps get down to just above 25 without giving protection- no visible immideate damage. Colder nights I gave protection in the form of a sheet & lamp. I still don't see any damage. Absolute low was 23

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 10
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    Phoenix sylvestris

    January 17, 2010 by AJQ

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    This one took 3 weeks of sub zero temps with at least 2 excursions to -4c/24.8v and 2 lower dips to -5c/23f. So far it is undamaged. Regards Andy.

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 11
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    Phoenix sylvestris/Phoenix canariensis damage in zone 8

    January 24, 2010 by moses

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    Hello, new to this forum and palm trees. Thanks for all the insightful posts! I'm located in Hattiesburg, MS (zone 8) and received severe burn on 2 Phoenix sylvestris(3 foot of trunk)and 1 Phoenix canariensis (2 foot of trunk) despite some limited protection. We had at least 3 nights of 15-16F weather during the recent snap. The only positive news is some green is still present on the emerging center buds. I was told to leave on all the dead foliage for added protection as there may be a chance of recovery when spring/summer arrives. Really hope so as they have done really well during the prior 2 winters. I tied up the dead foliage on the trees to help shield the cente…

    

    Last reply by Matthew92, November 24, 2017

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    Pinanga coronata

    January 16, 2007 by Don Little

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    coldest sensor read 29. no visible damage exept perhaps for some minor leaf spotting on 5 gal plant

    

    Last reply by mnorell, January 5, 2008
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    Pinanga javana

    January 22, 2007 by quaman58

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    This is (was?) a two year old, in the ground plant about 18" tall. The cold december temps with plenty of near- freezing nights battered it, but it continued to push a nice green spear. 26F seems to have put an end to that. Unlikely to survive IMO.

    

    Last reply by iwan, February 16, 2007
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    Pinanga phillippenensis

    January 16, 2007 by Don Little

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    5 gal plant under sensor that read 29 and no damage

    

    Last reply by sarasota alex, January 6, 2017

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    Pinanga speciosa

    January 15, 2007 by deezpalms

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    5 gal. size suffering after a few nights in the mid 30's. Down to one frond and not pretty!!

    

    Last reply by MattyB, January 16, 2007