FREEZE DAMAGE DATA

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   Dypsis florencei

   January 19, 2007 by neoflora

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   I have 3 D. Florencia in my front yard. A couple of days at 34. They sailed right thru. One is flowering!

   

   Last reply by tikitiki, January 22, 2009
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   Marojejya darianii

   January 19, 2007 by neoflora

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   Marojeya darianii, 12 feet overall, a little wind damage only. 34, 2 nights.

   

   Last reply by Palmy, February 12, 2007
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   Jubaea x Butia

   June 3, 2007 by NCpalmqueen

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   I put a very small JxB in the ground in 2006. It had no characteristic leaves on it before winter hit. We had a low of 16. It was covered with a piece of plastic to keep it's head dry. In April one deformed spear grew out. No spear pulls. That's it. No other damage. Amazing! It's growing like a charm now.

   

   Last reply by Allen, February 8, 2019

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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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   Sabal xTexensis (Brazoria)

   March 3, 2010 by fdrc65

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   I have 2 of this palm, born from seeds some years ago, one in the ground is 3 leaves strap and had no problem after 2 nights at -9° C (15 F) and snow, it's under canopy of a chamerops (damaged to some leaves) Anothe one in a pot is badly damaged after -7° C (19° F) , expecially to the recent leaves, dried by the cold, maybe because the roots are more exposed in a pot?? Before: and after the cold spell: ciao

   

   Last reply by fdrc65, September 13, 2010
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   Chamaedorea Cataractum

   February 4, 2022 by DAVEinMB

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   Planted this in a protected spot in my 8b garden as an experiment. Well we just had back to back weekends of winter nonsense, freezing rain and 19° then snow and 19°. The first weekend my weather station wasn't working so I can't verify my yard actually saw 19° but the second weekend I can. Today will be 2 weeks since the initial event and here's how it looks. We hit 70 degrees yesterday and today.

   

   Last reply by Keys6505, January 21

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   Archontophoenix myolensis

   January 16, 2007 by MattyB

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   Archontophoenix myolensis, in ground 12" clear trunk, 6 foot overall. 24.1F, no frost, no overhead canopy 50% leaf burn (took 28F, no frost, night before w/ no damage)

   

   Last reply by falcon1988, February 6, 2009
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   Dypsis madagascarensis

   January 16, 2007 by DoomsDave

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   One day of 29 FF, 25% leaf damage. After two days, no worse, at least. dave

   

   Last reply by Xhoniwaters1, May 28, 2014
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    Latania lontaroides

    February 25, 2007 by spockvr6

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    Small palm in 7 gallon pot. 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 likely thus saw something in the lower 30's. This palm was in the open and not exposed to frost. Lower leaves very obviously "displeased". This is not a good 3/4 scale Bismarckia replacement

    

    Last reply by spockvr6, March 16, 2009
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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 Austinpalm, June 4, 2010
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    Arenga australasica

    January 17, 2007 by Palmy

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    Im blown away with this one. I thought this one wasnt cold hardy at all. 21F very little damage mostly a little tip leaf burn, uncovered.

    

    Last reply by KrisKupsch, March 12, 2012
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    realpalmtrees comparison chart

    December 19, 2020 by amh

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    A while back I came across this web page that gave zone ratings for palms and select cycads. I have done a search on palmtalk and have not found any reference to this page, so I thought I'd share. https://realpalmtrees.com/knowledge-base/world-plant-cold-hardiness-zones/comparison-charts-usda-zones-and-palm-trees/

    

    Last reply by amh, December 19, 2020

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    Dypsis saintlucei

    January 17, 2007 by Geoff

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    Have 6 of these seedling in various locations about the yard in San Fernando Valley... some totally unprotected, some well protected. Despite probably deaths of nearby Dypsis baroniis (two very healthy well established multiple trunked seedlings- one 2' tall, and one 6' tall overall), none of these 6 seedlings (tallest 2') was even damaged one bit... totally surprised me. Temps down to 27F for 5 hours plus

    

    Last reply by JD in the OC, February 22, 2007
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    Licuala elegans

    January 29, 2007 by ghar41

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    I bought these as one gallon plants in the spring of 2004 expecting to enjoy them for one summer. They have never gotten enough water, and I can't honestly say they have ever grown, but here they are...still. They are under shade cloth against a south east facing fence. Before this freeze event, I threw a tarp over the shade cloth. They looked like this in July. I'm going to start taking better care of them!

    

    Last reply by Palms1984, January 2, 2011
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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 Rafael, May 12, 2017

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    Dypsis saintelucei

    April 2, 2007 by Jim in Los Altos

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    I've aquired a nice 5 gal. D. saintlucei and I hoping someone out there has some good cold hardiness info on this one. Thanks in advance.

    

    Last reply by palmsOrl, January 24, 2022

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    Some are OK, some are dying!

    April 25, 2014 by Wendaddy

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    I recently moved into a house in the bay area, CA. There are about a dozen palms around the house. I have no experience with them. To my eyes, many are not doing well. I even found two dead trees, with trunk in the ground. I have pictures taken. I asked my neighbors and someone at Lowes garden department. They mentioned 2014 winter has been cold, so it can be due to freeze damage. The question I have is why these palms 100 feet from each other, but they look very different. Some are OK, some are dying! Palm (1) looks OK. Palm (3) is dying. So far, I had only put palm food in March. What else should I do to save them?

    

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    Cyphophoenix elegans

    January 18, 2007 by Geoff

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    OK, all I have is a dinky seedling with three leaves that's been in the ground a little over a year.. in full sun. And it took this summer's 120F day without any problems... and just the smallest hint of scorch from the 27F freeze a few nights ago. This plant has no overhead protection, and is living 2' from a 6 year old Dypsis baronii which was fried to the ground mercilessly by the freeze. Also near several Howea seedlings that were scorched badly. What a trooper!! Too bad it will 100 years before it makes a trunk at the rate it's growing.

    

    Last reply by Mauna Kea Cloudforest, March 9, 2014

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    Brahea brandeegii

    January 18, 2007 by DoomsDave

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    A number of specimens: Three in the ground, exposed to four days of about 27 F, all night, each about 2' (.66 m) tall, no damage. Four or five more, in pots, about the same size, three days of 24.8 F (-4 C) and one of 28 F (-1 C) no damage. dave

    

    Last reply by TexasColdHardyPalms, December 14, 2017
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    Caryota no

    January 18, 2007 by DoomsDave

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    1 gallon baby (hard-grown from Gary Wood's place) out in the unprotected cold for four nights of 28-29 F (-1 C) plus another whole night of about 31 F (-.5C) NO DAMAGE! Hmm. Maybe mis-Id'd? dave

    

    Last reply by kinzyjr, March 18, 2020
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    Nor cal frost report

    February 17, 2009 by NorCalWill

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    Santa Rosa, California... A few nights throughout the months of December, January, and February as low as 26 degrees with a few heavy frosts and ice in standing water... Butia capitata - fine Chamaerops humilis - fine Brahea armata - fine Sabal minor - fine Phoenix canariensis - fine Phoenix dactylifera - fine Livistonia mariae - fine Washingtonia filifera - fine Sabal bermudana - burnt beyond recognition (except the new spear)

    

    Last reply by NorCalWill, February 17, 2009
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    Cabadae look alike

    January 19, 2007 by neoflora

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    This is a palm I got from Mardy! D. cabadae look-alike. 3 days at 34 looks good.

    

    Last reply by paulgila, January 30, 2007
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    Sabal palmetto cold damage

    March 2, 2010 by Jono Miller

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    In the wake of the early 2010 winter, I'm looking for information and photographs of cold damaged cabbage palms. In particular, I'm interested in 1) the fate of palms that had been burdened with snow loads, 2) symptoms of cold damage in mature palms, and 3) symptoms of damage in seedling and juvenile palms. Photographs combined with location information and what is known about the tree (transplanted or grown in place) would be especially helpful. I may be retracing paths others have trod, but I'm trying to understand the original distribution of Sabal palmetto in the Southeast before they were extensively relocated. It seems obvious that mature Sabal palms can survive…

    

    Last reply by Allen, September 4, 2022

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    Kentiopsis pyriformis

    January 19, 2007 by MattyB

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    Kentiopsis pyriformis 5 gallon size plant, in a pot under a heavy tree canopy. 33F, no damage whatsoever.

    

    Last reply by BS Man about Palms, June 4, 2009

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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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