FREEZE DAMAGE DATA

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   Verschaffeltia splendida

   January 17, 2010 by Rusty on Pine Is.

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   Verschaffeltia splendida , bronzing on all but one leaf, and that single one is off color.......grown under canopy, so no frost although had spotty areas in the open, lowest here abt 34.5 during the 7-10 day event. I would guess that this is less acute injury and is more chronic damage, largely precursed by the prolonged below 40 temps.

   

   Last reply by naraj, August 14, 2013
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   Wallichia densiflora

   January 17, 2007 by DoomsDave

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   Three plants, all in five gallon pots, under ficus trees, nearby exposed area saw three days of night-long 24.8 F, and another day of 28.7 F, no damage so far. Canopy counts . . . .

   

   Last reply by gyuseppe, January 16
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   Wallichia disticha

   January 17, 2007 by Geoff

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   No damage to this plant 6' tall over all to temps 27F for 5 hours +. Note that Syagrus schizophylla, which touches this plant, about the same height, was badly damaged by freeze.

   

   Last reply by gyuseppe, January 16

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   Washingtonia filifera

   January 18, 2007 by iwan

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   No damage noted on trunking specimens. 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.

   

   Last reply by UK_Palms, January 17

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   Washingtonia robusta (and hybrids)

   January 18, 2007 by iwan

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   Severe burning on most trees 2-10'. Damage to 30'+ trees in Fresno. 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.

   

   Last reply by gyuseppe, January 11

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   What's going to happen to my queen palm.

   April 15, 2010 by sfooz

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   Hello everyone, I'm new to this site and was looking to get some help. Firstly, I'm 21 years old and I have loved palms ever since I can remember. I just recently moved outside of Houston Texas from new orleans(regretfully the northern side). So I decided to get my first palm tree ever andI have been obsessed with it ever since. It is a queen palm and I bought it at home depot with about 7 or 8 feet tall leaves. I planted it in early July and it grew to about 11feet(guess). I know that's late to plant it but it seemed fine. However of course I planted it just in time for the coldest damn winter ever, I think we even saw some teens at night. Anyways I boug…

   

   Last reply by _Keith, June 14, 2013
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   when a frond grows part way out and then stalls...

   October 9, 2018 by Sandy Loam

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   I have a pseudophoenix sargentii that was badly damaged during this past January 2018 freeze, here in Gainesville, Florida, USA. We had two bad freezes this January, back to back. The spear will not pull out. The post-freeze frond grew part way out in roughly March, yet it simply stalled and only made it about five or six inches out of the bud area. This palm has not grown since then. Is it dead? Should I continue to wait while it just sits there stunted? The partial frond is perfectly green. Realistically, nobody should be growing pseudophoenix sargentii north of Orlando, but I decided to do so anyway. I was aware of the risks when I took on this e…

   

   Last reply by kinzyjr, October 15, 2018

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   Which plants have surprised you with their resilience?

   January 13 by Than

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   Do you have any plants (palms or not) that have surprised you with their resilience to the cold so far this winter? Any plants that you accidentally left outside unprotected maybe, or perhaps you just decided they will be left on their own this winter and yet they've made it just fine? For me it's Albizia moluccana. I have some tiny seedlings, no more than an inch tall, which have been left outside. Despite their age and the fact that they are tropical trees from the equator, they look fine and even keep growing. True, they haven't seen anything lower than 3 C (37 F), but it's still a surprise for me. A new cold wave has just started here and it will last for few d…

   

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    Who would have guessed

    January 31, 2010 by Don

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    : Top of Page : Custom Date Range's Tabular Data 2010 Temp. (°F) Dew Point (°F) Humidity (%) Sea Level Pressure (in) Visibility (mi) Wind (mph) Gust Speed (mph) Precip (in) January high avg low high avg low high avg low high avg low high avg low high avg high sum 1 52 48 38 48 38 28 88 71 52 30.29 - 30.03 - - - 14 4 14 0.94 2 49 40 33 31 27 20 68 58 48 30.32 - 30.20 - - - 13 4 13 0.94 3 46 35 29 22 20 17 66 55 38 30.26 - 30.14 - - - 10 3 10 0.94 4 45 34 28 22 17 14 66 51 41 30.29 - 30.14 - - - 13 2 …

    

    Last reply by Alicehunter2000, February 1, 2010
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    Windmill spear brown

    May 8, 2021 by James Robert

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    Live here in Greenville SC, Had several cold days this past winter. Three of my windmill palms (3' to 4' tall) have some damage. There are a few different stage spears that turned brown. Some party open, some almost all the way open but are turning brown. This is my first exsperence with this. What is the procedure to help, or are they done.

    

    Last reply by PalmatierMeg, May 9, 2021
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    Winter 2025 Polar Vortex - Palm Damage Tally So Far

    February 12 by Chester B

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    It's been 3 weeks since the cold event and we've had periods of high rainfall and a week in the 80s. Even today I had new damage appear since we had heavy rain yesterday and today. All of my palms have been planted between Feb 2024 and June 2024, with a few outliers. So none of my palms were truly established. The coldest night was 19F and temps were below freezing 13-14 hours total. 35 palms in ground 17 remain undamaged as of today 18 damaged with 2 spear pulls and 2 confirmed kills Undamaged list 2 small Trachycarpus fortunei 4 small Chamadorea radicalis 4 Rhapidophyllum hystrix 1 Serenoa repens "silver" 2 …

    

    Last reply by JLM, May 27

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    Wodyetia bifurcata

    January 15, 2007 by PALM MOD

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    Damage began: 30 degrees Severe damage/death: 27-28 degees Ultimate damage after experiencing 21 F.

    

    Last reply by RedRabbit, January 27, 2018

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    young Mauritia flexuosa making it thru 35 degree

    January 16, 2021 by John of Ponce

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    I wanted to post a photo of my 3-year-old or Mauritia flexuosa that survived despite not being protected and being in an open area of my yard when the temperature dropped to 35 degrees Fahrenheit when I was out of town

    

    Last reply by John of Ponce, January 16, 2021

    • mauritia flexuosa cold tolerance

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    Zone 8b Woes

    June 24, 2015 by Matthew92

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    Hey! new to the site and not really sure where to begin: finally decided to just make a general post about cold hardiness with palms in NW FL zone 8b. My botanical interests started when I fell in love with the lush northern canopy trees living in Illinois. Moving back to Northern Florida (where I had lived as a child) though, my interest in growing palm trees just took off. After moving back in 2007, I have had a long list of palm and tropical plant endeavor's with many of which never pulled through brutal zone 8b winters. Here's some detailed experience I've had with some "hot" species that are attempted to be grown here frequently. Chinese Fan Palm: F…

    

    Last reply by Matthew92, November 1, 2017

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