FREEZE DAMAGE DATA
Share Your Experiences of Palm Hardiness
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Veitchia arecina
by epicure3- 21 replies
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Low of 29 on Sat AM. No frost Inventory includes: 2 triples about 14 feet tall with about 10 feet of trunk. Each has about 8 fronds. 1 has freeze damage on one frond of the largest stem. The smaller stems show no damage. The other triple shows not damage as of yet. 1 single about 8 feet tall with about 5 feet of trunk shows no damage due to being protected with heat. 1 other triple with stems of equal size are about 10 feet tall with about 6-7 feet of trunk. No damage visible yet.
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Becarriophoenix "windows"
by quaman58- 2 followers
- 13 replies
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Took 26F and had 3 or 4 leaves burn moderately, but the rest were untouched. 6 ft. plant, 3 years in the ground.
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Acoelorraphe wrightii
by Patrick- 18 replies
- 9.1k views
No damage on a young plant, unprotected at 23 degrees
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Phoenix rupicola
by Patrick- 8 replies
- 3.8k views
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
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Trachycarpus martianus
by Patrick- 1 follower
- 12 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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Del Mar Coconut
by STEVE IN SO CAL- 7 replies
- 3.3k views
Hoping Steve in San Diego will give us an update...
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Chambeyronia macrocarpa
by doubravsky- 31 replies
- 10.3k views
24 - near the house, some canopy... looking pretty damaged
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Caryota urens
by doubravsky- 14 replies
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Coldest part of the yard, probably below 24.. theyellowing was pre-existing thanks to Santa ana winds.. no visible damage on one..
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Howea forsteriana
by doubravsky- 22 replies
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two - one under some canopy, the other no protection. Neither showed damage at 24.
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Caryota gigas
by tropicalb- 16 replies
- 8.1k views
22F...15 gal palms out in the open. foliage absolutely fried: trunk area seems okay:
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Brahea armata
by tropicalb- 1 follower
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22F....15 gal and small 5 gal plants left in the open showed very little foliage damage...fronds had just a slight curl to them.
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Ptychosperma elegans
by doubravsky- 13 replies
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amazingly, doesn't look bad after 24
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Phoenix reclinata
by tropicalb- 1 follower
- 15 replies
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22F...located next to unheated coldframe, near the bottom of a cold drain....no noticable damage:
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Livistona chinensis
by tropicalb- 17 replies
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22F..15 gal potted palms located at the top of a cold drain... somewhat sheltered. Hardly any noticeable damage:
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Dypsis Baronii
by doubravsky- 22 replies
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This was interesting. I have several- all from 5 gallon this year or last. One that was out in the colder area with no protection is toast....
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Dypsis onilahensis
by doubravsky- 16 replies
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this is just a baby, no protection, right near the Baronii that is 3x its size and got damaged... 24 degrees
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Butia capitata
by tropicalb- 21 replies
- 25k views
22F...large mature specimen in the ground located at the bottom of a major cold drain. absolutely NO damage:
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Dypsis sp. 'Orange Crush'
by Gtlevine- 30 replies
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One of my Dypsis Orange Crush is right out in the open and got a good look at the 27F zone on Saturday night. I was quite surprised that it had no damage or cold effects. Gary
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Ficus Dammaropsis
by Gtlevine- 11 replies
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My Ficus Dammaropsis was in the 27F zone of my property. most of the leaves had some degree of burning on them. The woody part of the trunk did not experience any damage. Gary
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Hyophorbe indica
by epicure3- 4 replies
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29 degrees-no damage visible (yet) no frost 33 degrees- Nothing as well. no frost Keeping in mind that damage can show up well into the future, I was surprised to see no damage at all to an exposed champagne palm. It has about 5-5.5' of trunk and carries 5-6 fronds. It is (or was) flowering.
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Archontophoenix purpurea
by doubravsky- 14 replies
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24 degrees... two specimens in different areas of the yard. Both from 5 gallon pots 3/05. The more exposed one - severe browning on all leaves. The other - some spotting, some brown tips. Definitely seems more tender than cunninghamia Edit 1/30/07.. both appear dead. Way more tender than cunninghamia.
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Chamaedorea plumosa
by elHoagie- 9 replies
- 5.5k views
30F (night one) - no damage 27F (night two) - no damage
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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana 1 2
by elHoagie- 62 replies
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30F (night one) - no damage 27F (night two) - no damage to three of them, one with a few brown spots on the leaves. All 4 specimens have some trunk, but are not mature.
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Bismarkia nobilis 1 2 3
by Dypsisdean- 2 followers
- 88 replies
- 31.7k views
Does anyone have info to share on this one? I am very curious.
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Pinanga speciosa
by deezpalms- 1 reply
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5 gal. size suffering after a few nights in the mid 30's. Down to one frond and not pretty!!