FREEZE DAMAGE DATA

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   Chamaedorea plumosa

   January 15, 2007 by elHoagie

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   30F (night one) - no damage 27F (night two) - no damage

   

   Last reply by Austinpalm, June 11, 2018
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   chamaedorea radicalis

   September 17, 2010 by Moris

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   some experience with this beautiful little palm?

   

   Last reply by Chris Wilson, January 18, 2022

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   Chamaedorea radicalis (arborescent form)

   December 26, 2013 by ghar41

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   Handled the following temperatures without damage

   

   Last reply by Sandy Loam, June 11, 2018

   • Cold Hardy

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   Chamaedorea seifrizii x radicalis

   August 1, 2007 by iwan

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   15G, burned severely 23.6F under shade cloth Feb/March 2006, but recovered. Was brought in after the first (advective) night of the freeze ~22-23F. Similar damage as 2006, but as the temps warmed up it started losing "trunks". I was holding out hope with the radicalis genes, but it seems to see damage similar to potted seifrizii. Toast now.

   

   Last reply by iwan, August 1, 2007

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   Chamaedorea stolonifera

   January 29, 2007 by ghar41

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   I planted this out as a 6" plant in 2005. It is located against a southeast facing fence, under a shade cloth. I threw a tarp over the shade cloth before this event. No damage. I am really impressed with this species. It has maintained a wonderful color.

   

   Last reply by Dave-Vero, April 5, 2011
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   Chamaedorea tepejilote

   January 20, 2007 by Don Little

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   5' plant in ground is next to sensor that read 29 on saturday night. No major damage, upper 1/3 of newest leaf which opened up early December is a little crispy and some minor spotting on rest of frond. Oldest fronds seem for the most part untouched. Plant is on north facing wall with slight overhang on roof but is surround by Ferns and other plants. Leaves however are openly exposed to air

   

   Last reply by avb, June 25, 2007
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   Chamaedorea varieties

   January 16, 2007 by epicure3

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   after 29F no frost. tepijilote. No damage after being completely exposed. 6 feet tall with about 3.5 feet of trunk. Single. glaucifiola. No damage. All under canopy. costericana. No damage. All under canopy. metallica. No damage. All under canopy. benziei. No damage. Under canopy.

   

   Last reply by nitsua0895, December 11, 2016

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   Chamaerops humilis

   February 3, 2022 by BeyondTheGarden

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   I don't see a thread for Chamaerops so here's my contribution. Green form, around 15 gal size, in ground, subject to 7 days where it only got above freezing once for a few hours (during the PNW Arctic Outbreak around Christmas of 2021 through New Years. Ultimate low of 16f. Zero apparent damage, and that was a month ago. I have a smaller one in the ground, around 1 gallon size, very small. It was covered with an upside down tote box and no heat. Also no apparent damage. I don't know what the limits of this palm are but I honestly expected some kind of damage to show. I'm impressed.

   

   Last reply by ShadyDan, May 13, 2022

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    Chamaerops Humilis, 15 degree hard freeze.

    February 12 by Ed Askew

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    So far, we have had a colder than normal winter in South Mississippi. We saw 15 degrees F in early January. I know it's not over. I have over 100 sabal palms, both S. Louisiana and S. Palmetto. 8 of the S. Palmettos are over 20 feet tall. The larger sabals have gone dormant, and there is a bit of a singe on the tips of the fronds, not unusual. The rest are totally unfazed. I have 3 Chamaerops; the largest is about 6 feet tall. They all have some freeze damage. The lower fronds are all brown and about 1/3 of the upper fronds have some browning. These palms saw 9 degrees F one winter and were totally defoliated, but usually they will hang on to their fronds down t…

    

    Last reply by Ed Askew, February 12
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    Chambeyronia macrocarpa

    January 16, 2007 by doubravsky

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    24 - near the house, some canopy... looking pretty damaged

    

    Last reply by Zeeth, January 27, 2018

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    Chuniophoenix species

    January 17, 2007 by Geoff

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    Have both C nana and C hainensis in yard, against house (though still ext cold there- 27F). Neither even the least bit touched- C nana is flowering. Just 6" away a Chamaedorea metallica completely killed, and Dypsis albofarinosa seeding fried a bit. Nearby C oblongatas and C hooperianas torched pretty badly and Basselinia gracilis killed outright.

    

    Last reply by Kailua_Krish, December 25, 2010
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    Clinostigma savoryanum

    January 16, 2007 by Kim

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    Stretched specimen, planted spring?summer? 2006. Newest leaf is shorter, so in-ground height now about 4 ft. No direct canopy, but in the shadow of a 30-ft strelitzia nicolai, morning sun, afternoon shade. Lowest low 31, dry. Oldest leaf, which was already fading, looks dryer. Newest leaf (yes, only two!) appears unchanged.

    

    Last reply by avb, June 25, 2007
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    Coccothrinax 'miraguama'

    January 29, 2017 by Phoenikakias

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    Quotation marks used because there is a possibility that it is actually a miraguama hybrid.

    

    Last reply by Phoenikakias, January 29, 2017
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    Coccothrinax alta

    February 25, 2007 by spockvr6

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    Small in ground palm which stands about 24" high. The "official" air temperature on my weather station (at about 4-5 ft above ground ) was 34F. But, due to the still air, I measured 29F at ground level. This palm was in the open and not exposed to frost. Certer portions of skyward facing leaf surfaces on several leaves were damaged.

    

    Last reply by Palmə häl′ik, March 17, 2009
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    Coccothrinax argentata

    January 28, 2007 by Jimbean

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    juvenile, about 6"; under a canopy of sables. Two hours at 26F. damage to the leaf tips.

    

    Last reply by Zeeth, January 19, 2018

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    Coccothrinax crinita

    January 29, 2017 by Phoenikakias

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    Two consecutive nights with freezing temps and one day with snow. In detail on 1/9/17 from 0:00 am until 9:00 am constantly below zero with below -1 C from 5:30 am to 8:15 am and absolute min. of - 1.8 C from 6:20 am to 6:45 am. Max temperature same day 5.8 C at 1:10 pm. On 1/10/17 constant subzero from 0:00 am to 3:30 am with an absolute min of -0.5 C around midnight. Asolute max. on same day 7.1 pm at 10:06 pm, but snow remained on leaves from dawn to late afternoon. During cold spell dew point was always remaining below actual temperature. Plant is newly bought from a greenhouse and recently outplanted consequently, and was protected overhead during the cold spell. I…

    

    Last reply by TexasColdHardyPalms, July 30, 2017

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    Coccothrinax fragrans

    January 16, 2007 by MattyB

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    Coccothrinax fragrans, 18" of fiber covered trunk, 5 foot overall. 24.1F, no frost, partial overhead canopy within a few feet above by A. myolensis 10% leaf burn, only the leaves that stick out beyond the canopy line were burnt.

    

    Last reply by avb, June 25, 2007
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    Coccothrinax readii

    January 20, 2007 by aztropic

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    I had 2 nights at 25F,covered with a sheet.All but 1 center leaf was fried.Borassus flabellifer to the right is 80% fried.Hope both will recover. aztropic Mesa,Arizona

    

    Last reply by surgeon83, August 5, 2008

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    COCONUT PALMSSS!

    February 22, 2010 by floridasun

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    Hi everyone i am new to palmtalk and wanted to know what other areas coconut palms looked, here in palm bay, brevard fl, alot in downtown melbourne look green but still damaged and here in inland palm bay they look very brown except the very centers and stems and on beachside and meritt island almost all are green and look great.

    

    Last reply by floridasun, February 25, 2010
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    Cocos nucifera

    February 18, 2007 by ruskinPalms

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    32.2F for ultimate low with temps below 33F for 2 hours. No wind, sheet thrown over palms, dewpoint about 30F, no overhead canopy. Frost on rooftops, cartops and grass in lower lying and exposed areas, no frost on palms observed. Minimal damage so far. Some yellowing spotting from extended 3 to 4 week cool period with lows in 40s and one other event to 36F air temp similar to this one prior to this event.

    

    Last reply by CodyORB, July 9, 2020

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    Cocos nucifera

    October 21, 2008 by Walt

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    The coconut palm in the below photos was the first one I discovered when I moved to Highlands County, Florida, in 1997 (and inland county situated equal distance from the Atlantic Ocean to its east and and Gulf of Mexico to its west). I've been tracking its growth ever since then. The palm is located approximately 10 miles NE of the small town of Lake Placid, Florida (I live 2 miles east of town). But on the morning of January 5, 2001, I experienced the coldest freeze (radiational) in the 11 years living here. That morning my low temperature bottomed out at 22 degrees F (-5.5 C) with heavy frost in the open yard. Archbold Biological Station, 9 miles to my south, rec…

    

    Last reply by kinzyjr, December 10, 2016

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    Cocos nucifera cold damage, Florida

    February 12, 2011 by philinsydney

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    Last reply by Dave-Vero, February 18, 2011

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    Cocothrinax dussiana

    January 16, 2007 by DoomsDave

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    One terrible night of 29 FF, MAJOR damage, large specimen, 3" caliper, about 4 feet tall, heartbroken. Sheltered bitty baby three feet away, no damage. dave

    

    Last reply by DoomsDave, June 13, 2007

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    Cold damage in North Brevard

    March 2, 2010 by Jimbean

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    I have different accounts to exactly how cold it got here. It seems that the temperature dropped to around 23F to 24F in Port St. John. I am sure GSN could add to this if he wishes to. Note: this cold damage is very unusual for the area; Port St. John is roughly the equivalent to either Sarasota or Ruskin for those of you on the west coast of Florida. Pseudophoenix sargentii: Ravenea rivularis: Ficus aurea (defoliated): Ficus benjamina (defoliated):

    

    Last reply by floridasun, March 5, 2010
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    Cold damaged palm care

    March 26, 2021 by smatofu

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    Hi, How to take care of a cold damaged dormant palm (no spear pull, no growth, no green spear). Questions to advance forum members. 1. Water the palm or not? 2. Cover the top when raining or not? 3. Cover the palm at night with a blanket to make it warm and potentially to promote growth? 4. Fertilize? 5. Use copper, hydrogen peroxide, or both? For the beginners: - if you cover then use something breathable, like a paper bag. Never plastic because you may cook your palm, - if you fertilize, don't fertilize too much and too close to the trunk. Thank you in advance! …

    

    Last reply by smatofu, March 26, 2021