FREEZE DAMAGE DATA
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Syagrus amara
by quaman58- 9 replies
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4 foot strap leaf in raised planter bed for 2 years. 27F--no damage. Was previously more sensitive and brown spotted during Winter. But this year finally started growing much more quickly. Just a more established plant, perhaps.
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Syagrus botryophora
by MattyB- 1 follower
- 18 replies
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Syagrus botryophora 15 gal size plant, no pinnate leaves yet, in ground, planted next to a dwarf banana, no direct overhead canopy. 24.1F, no frost, covered w/ a sheet. 5% leaf damage after a few days. After 5 days now 30% leaf burn is being observed.
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Syagrus coronata
by Geoff- 2 followers
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Have a tree I have had now in two different yards (was transplanted last year) 10' over all, with 1' clear trunk (did not transplant all that well)- finally re-established and growing new leaves.. totally unprotected during 27F cold snap (5 hours+ at this temp)... tips of all leaves burned significantly Oops... looked at palm next day and was hurt a lot worse than I thought.. all existing leaves dead... but still hopeful.
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Syagrus picrophylla
by Geoff- 2 replies
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HAve a seeling of this species in a raised planter box 3' tall and plant is about 6' tall over all, with lower half of plant below shade cloth, but leaves fully exposed to cold (27F for 5 hours +)... no damage
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Syagrus romanzoffiana 1 2 3 4
by iwan- 2 followers
- 138 replies
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Burning/spotting/yellowing up to 20-40% on trees in ground 15g to 20' size. Similar damage to 15g potted trees with blanket around trunk. 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. No overhead canopy.
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Syagrus sancona
by Jim in Los Altos- 1 follower
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Mine is trunking and 14 feet tall overall. 26.5F minimum and there's only minor damage to the oldest leaf. Rest of palm looks great. Several days have now passed and my S. sancona has considerably more brown spotting showing up. Half of its fronds are freckled with 1/4'' brown spots. It will be a couple of years before those leaves are replaced.
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Syagrus schizophylla
by Dypsisdean- 11 replies
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Damage at 29 degrees
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Syagrus schizophylla X romanzoffiana
by Jim in Los Altos- 1 follower
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20 gallon plant, 4' tall overall, pinnate leaves, planted last summer in full sun. 26.5 minimum and many upper 20s nights. No damage to speak of.
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Syagrus vermicularis
by cfkingfish- 1 reply
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Two 3 gallon plants in the ground burned badly after 29 and 31 with a bucket over them. This is a nice plant, I hope it recovers.
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Syagrus X Jubaea
by Gallop- 6 replies
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I have 2 Syagrus X Juebae growing in ground for 2yrs. Both had gone pinnate this past summer. They survived last winter w/ overhead protection. In the low 20s for many days. They pulled through OK. This year no overhead protection and saw low 23F or so with heavy frost. Within a few weeks they went into rapid decline 1 plant spear pulled the other doesn't look to healthy it might make it ,we'll see. I'm coming to the conclusion these won't make it here in Pensacola Fl. it's to bad they are such a neat palm, they look quite different at an early age than the rest of my hybrids. On the other hand both my JXS took the last 2 winters like a champ.
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SyagrusXmataforme
by Gaston in Argentina- 3 replies
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Just for report that small SyagrusX mataforme (S. vagans X S. coronata) F2 yet with entire long leaves, growing exposed didnt passed my winter with minnima of -6º C. on july 9th 207.- Something possitive for the specie that another ones planted a bit more protected defoliated in the expossed leaves but are still alive and recovering quickly now.- So, the limit range must be close to the minus 6º C.- , too resistent considerating the origing of this rare palm.- Another thing, as many hybrids, this specie is considerably fast growing when planted in the ground and not problem with the droughtness.-
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Sylvester’s fully recovered
by Chris J- 0 replies
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Hello, I’m sorry for the late reply. The hydrogen peroxide and copper fungicide treatment did work. This past February 2025 my palms suffered freeze damage from the snow that we received. There was a little green left so there was hope for survival. After using the hydrogen peroxide and copper fungicide treatment I started seeing a difference in 6 weeks! It took about 6 months before they were completely green. Remember if there is a little green left there is hope for survival. The pictures I posted are from this past October 2025. Thank you everyone for your advice along the way!
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Tahina spectabilis
by cfkingfish- 8 replies
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3 gallon plant in very open area of my backyard was covered with a bucket during this cold event, with 29 and 31 lows. It came out looking a little less happy than going in, but still looks pretty darn good!
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Terminalia catappa
by Than- 2 replies
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On Friday my Terminalia Catappa was fine. Last night temperature dropped to like 8-9 C (46-47 F). Saturday was windy, with northern wind. Maximum temperature reached 14 C (57 F). I have seen Terminalias in central Rajasthan where night temperatures in winter go lower than 45 F; they drop their leaves but in spring they produce new ones. Mine though looks like it's burnt. Do you think it's gone? Should I put it indoors tonight? Wind has stopped but temperatures will fall to 45 F tonight. It's in a pot. The soil is dry. The pot is inside a larger pot (the green one) with some rocks between the two pots to stop the tree from falling over from the wind.
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Thrinax morissii
by Jimbean- 6 replies
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Does anyone have one of these that have experienced freezing temperatures? I am thinking about planting some in N. Brevard.
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Thrinax radiata
by Jim in Los Altos- 14 replies
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My Very Slow Growing T. radiata in the ground from a one gallon three years ago and barely half a foot tall did well in this freeze with some minor spotting. Minimum was 26.5F with several upper 20s nights as well.
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Trachycarpus Bulgaria
by Philly J- 2 replies
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Please remove if this Trachy species is actually another one already listed and this is not the official name. Prepping for zone 3b in two years. The cost of protection and electricity will be worth it to have the only palm surviving (God Willing!) in the ground in Saskatchewan.
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Trachycarpus fortunei
by Chipdoo- 17 replies
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Zone 7a, LI, NY. Endured 25-30 degree temps with no damage at all. Then seen about 14 degree temps with strong winds for about 2-3 days (felt like it was zero with wind chill). Entire plant turned light green and thinned out. No burn signs. Covered it with plastic and added x-mas lights afterwards. Very cold temps followed 15-20 degrees for a month? Uncovered about 4 weeks ago and dark green color is coming back and looking real healthy. Also have a potted Fortunei which I left in the garage during all this cold. Tips began to turn brown. Pot seems like it was frozen. I moved it indoors. Center spear began to turn yellow/white. After about 2 weeks indoors, be…
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Trachycarpus geminisectus
by Vinc- 1 follower
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No damage after -13 °C (8.6 °F) and persistent frost during 4 days. Plant 30 cm tall, devided leaves.
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Trachycarpus latisectus
by Geoff- 30 replies
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Have three of these planted around the yard. Two along the east side of the house where sun hit first... also some Brugmansias overhead. No damage on the 27F night of the big freeze... but 6" seedling in lawn totally unprotected is basically killed... 8 days later, and this 'killed' seedling still has green in newest leaf... think it might make it. http://davesgarden.com/journal/j/si/114377/
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Trachycarpus manipur
by kristof p- 2 replies
- 3k views
T. manipur , juvenile plant. two weeks with moderate freezes and heavy frost between -4°C/25°F and -6°C/21°F and one night with -8.5°C/17°F and days of only 0°C/4°C (32°F/39°F)... moderate leaf damage on most leaves...
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Trachycarpus martianus
by Patrick- 1 follower
- 13 replies
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23 degrees, some leaf damage on a young plant. Minor browning. No protection. 10 days after original post most of the leaves are turning brown. Damage is showing much more. Plant will probably live
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Trachycarpus nana
by Geoff- 7 replies
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OK... so this is a dinky seedling still with 'strap leaves' though most recent leaf starting to show a bit of 'faness' to it. fully exposed in open area to 27F for 5 hours plus no frost. Plant killed. Yikes! Second plant, in a raised planter, right next to a seedling Archontophoenix purpurea that was killed outright, shows burn on all its leaves... but will be OK.
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Trachycarpus oreophilus
by kristof p- 6 replies
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Trachycarpus oreophilus, small seedling (2nd winter). two weeks with moderate freezes and heavy frost between -4°C/25°F and -6°C/21°F and one night with -8.5°C/17°F and days of only 0°C/4°C (32°F/39°F)... to my surprise i see no damage at all!
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Trachycarpus princeps
by RyManUtah- 2 replies
- 831 views
18F low and 15 hours below freezing. Minor cosmetic damage to outmost frond, where it was touching the wind box I put over it. Seedling in ground.
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