FREEZE DAMAGE DATA

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   Thrinax radiata

   January 26, 2007 by Jim in Los Altos

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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.

   

   Last reply by basilios, March 22, 2012
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   Sabal mauritiiformis

   January 16, 2007 by Kathy

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   24F low, no frost, 15 gal sized planted away from house and wrapped in blanket with box over top, virtually no damage. 3 nights below 28F. No true overhead protection, planted in shade of fence. Edit: Minor discoloration showing now to part of outer fronds, still bright green interior fronds. Looks like a box covering at 24F was enough. (no heat source was given). Maybe 15% damage.

   

   Last reply by osideterry, January 29, 2008
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   2022-December Freeze (SC zone 8A)

   January 31, 2023 by Turtlesteve

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   December 2022. We had 5 nights in a row at or below lows of 20F. The worst night (2nd night) we hit 12F with a high of 33 the following day and a low of 15F the next night. It was also extremely windy the night before it hit 12F so there was little mercy or benefit to having favorable microclimates. I still don’t know what will survive in many cases so will update as things progress: Unprotected plants: Butia Odorata: 7 large palms (one trunking and the rest near trunking size). One large palm completely defoliated, two with spear damage, the rest look perfect. The one that defoliated is still alive. About 15 smaller Butia (3 gallon to 15 gallon size…

   

   Last reply by SeanK, December 28, 2023

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   Brahea Clara

   January 28, 2008 by STEVE IN SO CAL

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   One plant, 8' OA height 22f, multiple hours and nights below freezing No damage

   

   Last reply by TexasColdHardyPalms, December 14, 2017

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   Caryota "himalaya"

   January 17, 2007 by tank

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   Any observations?

   

   Last reply by Kostas, March 2, 2016

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   2018 Freeze - South Carolina

   July 10, 2018 by Turtlesteve

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   Now that it's July I wanted to report in on losses and survivors in the January 2018 freeze. I had 5-6 consecutive nights below 20F, with absolute lows of 14F and 13F. Highs in the low-mid 30's. All plants fully exposed, no canopy unless noted. Ground froze to at least 2-3" in many areas of the yard. Most of the results are somewhat expected, I did not protect anything as the severity of the freeze caught me off guard (it was forecast for low-mid 20's here). Palms in the ground: Butia odorata (mature) Silver form, 50% defoliated. (5-7 gal) - Smaller silver Butia 50-100% defoliated but survived without aid. Many seedlings were killed. Butia sp. (5 ga…

   

   Last reply by RJ, November 14, 2018

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   Advice for Dypsis decaryi in 9a

   February 18, 2022 by Almisa

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   Well - here’s my précious Triangle palm -I rescued her 2 years ago - she survived last year’s 14 freeze temps here in St Augustine while tucked against the east side of the house during a construction project. She is now placed in a lovely but lonely location in the open on the south end of the house near the pool. Our last frost day was 2 weekends ago. Fronds have evolved to this deep bronze over the past week. I applied copper fungicide to the spear area but that’s it. Any suggestions?

   

   Last reply by kinzyjr, June 17, 2022

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   Pritchardia affinis

   January 18, 2007 by epicure3

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   Another one I forgot to add. Ok.... Sun AM: 29F. No frost Mon AM: 34F. No frost Tues AM: 29F. No frost. Wed AM: 34F. No Frost Thurs AM: 35F. No frost Mottled coloring to one frond. Otherwise, looks ok for now.

   

   Last reply by MattyB, January 3, 2013
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    Beccariophoenix (no windows)

    January 15, 2007 by doubravsky

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    15 gal... planted spring '06. Covered with a sheet... no damage at 24 degrees. This palm is turning out to be truly hardy!

    

    Last reply by Gallop, February 15, 2010
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    Rhapis multifida

    May 8, 2007 by mppalms

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    2-ft. 5g Rhapis multifida (multiple stems, > 10) upslope from a measurement station recording 28.1 deg F on a hillside in Menlo Park (CA). Exposed to sky. No damage. I've heard that these palms can take sub-20 deg. F.

    

    Last reply by mnorell, December 5, 2018

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    Trachycarpus martianus

    January 16, 2007 by Patrick

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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

    

    Last reply by Tropicdoc, January 16, 2017
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    Pygmy date palm

    February 5, 2016 by Blake johnson

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    I live in southern Georgia (zone 8b) and have my first Pygmy date palm that is fairly large. This winter of 2015 had a light maybe 1hr of snowing with temps getting to exactly 32 degrees. My Pygmy date palm was covered with about 3 old bed sheets and rapped in Christmas lights but still got severely burned during the cold. The fronds are now solid brown but the newest ones nearest to the spear still have some green. Will my palm survive?

    

    Last reply by Hammer, February 13, 2016

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    Dypsis carlsmithii

    March 9, 2009 by Dave-Vero

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    Our January 22 freeze didn't affect a small Dypsis carlsmithii (about four feet tall, with no trunk yet). It's at the edge of shade from a laurel oak and in a bed with other palms and cycads about the same height. Palms in the yard, with full exposure to the sky, that suffered no damage include Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, A. tuckeri, Carpentaria, Coccothrinax barbadensis, Dypsis decaryi, Thrinax radiata, and Dypsis "fine leaf". One of two Satakentia liukiuensis (about 6 feet tall) suffered a great deal of leaf browning. Neighbors' Dypsis lutescens suffered considerable leaf browning. The temperature, under a clear sky with a slight breeze, fell to freezing abo…

    

    Last reply by Xhoniwaters1, January 18, 2015

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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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    Northern California freeze damage data

    January 22 by Than

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    Floridians have theirs, South Cal have theirs (aka Palmpedia), time for those of us who live in North California (or in similar climates across the globe, like the northern Mediterranean coast) to make a freeze damage record. I guess most of this region belongs to the zones 9a to 10a with rainy winters. It would be useful to see how different species react to the freezes we get. So, if you have had frosts/freezes in your garden, please let us know how your plants have fared. Palms or not. Later I will combine everything in a spreadsheet. Please write temperatures, species of plants and observed damage. Personally, I cannot contribute anything yet as our winter h…

    

    Last reply by Than, March 19

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    Syagrus sancona

    January 16, 2007 by Jim in Los Altos

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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.

    

    Last reply by dalmatiansoap, December 31, 2013

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    Pritchardtia hillebrandtii

    January 16, 2007 by DoomsDave

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    Two (going on three) nights of at least down to 29 FF. Major almost-trunking specimen, ten feet tall+ overall. A foot across the base. 50%+ leaf damage. Cry. Sob. No woman. No hermaphrodite . . . dave

    

    Last reply by Zeeth, January 27, 2018
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    First Post-Winter Fatalities

    March 28, 2010 by palmsOrl

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    After this amazingly persistent winter (record cold in-fact), I have to-date lost only 3 palms. The first photo is what is left of my Cocos nucifera "Pacific Tall", brought back from Hawaii in 2005 as one of those bagged Cocos seedlings sold in gift shops. It was planted in too much shade and has never been a very strong grower, it has given up the ghost to fungus recently.

    

    Last reply by palmsOrl, April 8, 2010
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    FREEZE PRUF

    February 22, 2010 by gsytch

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    I was looking online and came across this application protection. Has anyone tried it? It states to apply above 50F when anticipated freezes occur, preferably a few days ahead or 6-8 hours if need be. Curious, because it seems if it did work to some degree it may help those slightly marginal plams and plants get through. Greg

    

    Last reply by Regionalpalms, February 27, 2010
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    Sabal minor

    March 16, 2009 by osideterry

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    Since no one has posted temps for this palm, I thought I'd show my brother's palms growing in Kansas City, MO (Zone 6a). Temps: His low this winter was -3F but he had 13 days in single digits which is when all the damage happens. Protection: Palms were buried in mulch. On coldest events heavy plastic was thrown over them. No lights or external heating.

    

    Last reply by Allen, January 18

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    Phoenix Canariensis

    March 14, 2010 by Ampli

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    Twenty seedlings, about six months old, in a north facing veranda, have two low of -3.7°C (25.4 F), one of -2.9°C (26.8 F) and more subzero night. All un-damaged.

    

    Last reply by Andriy75, January 8, 2013

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    Areca catechu

    February 3, 2010 by bubba

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    Two weeks after cold:

    

    Last reply by Palmaceae, May 8, 2016

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    Pseudophoenix sargentii

    February 16, 2007 by iwan

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    No comments on this yet. I know at least a few of you in SoCal have this.

    

    Last reply by Matthew92, May 28, 2018

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    Trachycarpus wagnerianus

    January 6, 2009 by freakypalmguy

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    27F and many hours and nights at or below freezing with many mornings with short periods of light frost. Obviously no damage, just figured I would put it here for any newbies. This one should take mid teens no problem.

    

    Last reply by Texeltropics, November 5, 2011
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    Ficus Dammaropsis

    January 15, 2007 by Gtlevine

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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

    

    Last reply by JEFF IN MODESTO, March 4, 2015