FREEZE DAMAGE DATA

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   A Lift After The Big FL Freeze!

   January 16, 2010 by Paul The Palm Doctor!

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   I don't know if this idea has already been offered, (and if it has forgive me!) but I thought of something oh-so-basic today, while watering my browning tropical plants. If we need a bit of an emotional "lift" after two whole weeks of mind-numbing, and seemingly relentless cold in the Gulf South, try the following: 1. buy a brand new palm at your favourite palm source, that was greenhoused, and therefore is a vibrant green! You will "focus" on the planting, establishment, and growth...and this palm will be a harbinger of what the other not-so-pretty cold damaged palms will look like (a bit later in the year!) 2. Buy a trio of pretty foliaged or flowering plants t…

   

   Last reply by Explorer, January 4, 2014

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   Florida Freeze of Jan. 2010

   January 14, 2010 by palmsOrl

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   Here in Maitland (northern suberb of Orlando) we had 8 nights below 32 F during the recent extended freeze event. Of these, 6 nights were in the 20s (28,28,27,26,25,29). Here are some photos of the damage my palms have received, taken today (sorry about the less than optimal lighting). Roystonea borinqueana, almost 100% defoliated. I expect it to come back just fine.

   

   Last reply by kinzyjr, June 13, 2018

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   Orania palindan

   January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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   Two plants: 3 gallon showed 50% damage after being covered with a trashcan after 29 and 31. 15 gallon (7 ft OA, softball sized base) in a little more protected location shows about 20% leafburn from uncovered leaves. The old leaves on this palm get brittle and break rather than drop, it is very interesting.

   

   Last reply by cfkingfish, January 14, 2010
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   Tahina spectabilis

   January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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   3 gallon plant in very open area of my backyard was covered with a bucket during this cold event, with 29 and 31 lows. It came out looking a little less happy than going in, but still looks pretty darn good!

   

   Last reply by kirkhutch, November 21, 2016

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   Astrocaryum alatum

   January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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   People call this plant ultratropical, but mine under Loquat canopy has no damage from 29 and 31 and was unprotected in my backyard the entire time. Looks great, might plant more!

   

   Last reply by aloetom, April 8, 2011
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   Syagrus vermicularis

   January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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   Two 3 gallon plants in the ground burned badly after 29 and 31 with a bucket over them. This is a nice plant, I hope it recovers.

   

   Last reply by quaman58, January 18, 2010
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   Hyophorbe lagenicaulis x verschaffeltii (F1)

   January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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   Under partial canopy of my Bismarck, 5-6 ft OA (about a 7 gallon size) about 20% burn to exposed horizontal leaves after 29 and 31. Definitely a fast growing keeper!

   

   Last reply by cfkingfish, January 14, 2010
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   Licuala triphylla

   January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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   True L. triphylla (only 3 inches tall!) was unprotected but showed no damage next to Heliconias that melted somewhat. I assume it hit 31-32? All were in a warmer location, however.

   

   Last reply by cfkingfish, January 14, 2010
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    Raphia farinifera

    January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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    This plant is often considered ultra tropical with its Calamoid friend Pigafetta et al. I planted this in late 2008 in a low, poorly drained area in full sun. Every leaf that emerged since it was planted is damage free, and was completely uncovered during this cold spell (29 and 31 ultimate lows)

    

    Last reply by cfkingfish, January 14, 2010
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    Raphia sudanica

    January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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    Covered, about 5 gallon size (4ft OA) in very cold spot in backyard. 20% defoliation after 29 and 31, not a fan of frost but looks OK.

    

    Last reply by cfkingfish, January 14, 2010
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    Neoveitchia storckii

    January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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    15 gallon size (baseball size base, 7-8 ft OA), mildly protected area and covered, 40-50% defoliation after 29 and 31. Looks like it will pull through.

    

    Last reply by naraj, August 14, 2013
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    Copernicia fallaensis

    January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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    15-20% damage to older fronds, about a 45 gallon plant, 6 ft OA. Saw 29 and 31 successively. I put a blanket over the top but it fell off the second night.

    

    Last reply by cfkingfish, January 14, 2010
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    Roystonea altissima

    January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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    15-20 gallon size, 10 feet tall, 50+ percent defoliation after covered by my motorcycle cover at 29 and 31. It is in a very low part of the yard.

    

    Last reply by cfkingfish, January 14, 2010
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    Roystonea violacea

    January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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    2 feet of trunk, 10-12 feet OA. About 30% leaf burn, unprotected after 29 and 31F and other various low temps near freezing. Looks better than my R. regias.

    

    Last reply by BeaumontTropics, January 21, 2010
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    Itaya amicorum

    January 14, 2010 by cfkingfish

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    has desiccated leaf segments (about 10% of leaf material), but overall looks very good. This is after 29 and 31F under Bismarck canopy and a blanket just dropped on it. It is about a 5 gallon size.

    

    Last reply by KrisKupsch, March 12, 2012
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    Archontophoenix cunninghamiana

    January 12, 2010 by Rafael

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    This one faced three back to back nights with -1,8ºC, -2,6ºC and -3,8ºC, this one with not light frost. This in December. These recent days, one isolated and frosty night at -3,6ºC. In the middle one night at -0,5ºC. Then, some strong frost in two nights. Light frost in another two nights. However, this palm is located in the south side of the yard, in a place almost non atacked by frost. And is a big sized palm. As you see, not yet totaly burned. I am expecting the recovering, after February

    

    Last reply by Rafael, August 14, 2016

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    Allagoptera leucocalyx

    January 11, 2010 by mnorell

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    Small pinnate specimen (1gal size), planted mid-2009, exposed position. Looked fine through a few light/moderate frosts & freezes as low as 28.6F. Began to show moderate-to-major foliar damage with two back-to-back freezes to 25.9F. The big freeze of 2010 (64 hours continuously below freezing, lows of 23, 18.4, 19.7, 19.8) has completely toasted exposed foliage. I have it mulched to the spear and expect it to recover from below this point. This one is not as leaf-hardy as I had hoped, it seems no hardier from that perspective than A. arenaria.

    

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    Dictyocaryum lamarckianum

    January 10, 2010 by BobSDCA

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    Given the freezing temperatures on the east coast and south U.S., I thought I should update some information on the January 2007 cold in California! I had grown this seedling Dictyocaryum for two years, it had four leaves and was a very slow grow, but put out a new leaf each year! It was declining with the cold we had before the freeze, but the temperature of 29.5F in the yard for 3 hours really finished it off. It died within a month after the freeze. This isn't the best microclimate for the palm - another part of the yard received 31F for about an hour, but the area where the Dictyocaryum was growing had a 50% canopy cover that provided good light for the palm. W…

    

    Last reply by Pedro 65, May 5, 2013
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    Serenoa Repens (silver) cold damage...

    January 9, 2010 by JayW

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    I have some growing out in the field, after yesterdays 19.6* low, they were covered in frost, and today, I noticed they are very spotty... I'm hoping they will be ok? This was taken at around 8:30 am on 1-7-10

    

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    Pelagodoxa henryana

    January 7, 2010 by Central Floridave

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    I've read no one has been brave enough to test out how low this palm can go. So, I kept a potted one out under oak. It saw consecutive mornings of near freezing temps. 35F one morning. No frost. I wasn't brave enough to let it sit out when I knew it was going near 32. But, mine survived 35F with no visible damage. Its about 3 years old in a pot. Its currently in the house so its protected now.

    

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    Elaeis guineensis (African Oil Palm)

    October 8, 2009 by Walt

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    In January of 2009 I had three back-to-back nights with low temperatures that read: 27, 23.5, and 27F. My small African oil palm was totally defoliated. This palm, without a doubt, is the best palm I'm currently growing that comes back so well and fast from a total defoliation. Further, this palm doesn't exhibit the typical stunting of fronds as so many other species do (first 1-3 fronds, until they finally return to normal size).

    

    Last reply by Zeeth, January 27, 2018
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    Sabal causiarum

    June 29, 2009 by plamfrong

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    Here's a Sabal causiarum from the same Seattle garden as the heavily damaged Brahea edulis. It was planted as a small plant in the early 90's. It has never had really heavy damage, (this is the worst I've seen it) and benefits somewhat from being surrounded by pavement and rock. As for the ID, well we can only hope the owner got it right. It doesn't look right for a lot of the better known hardy Sabal species, though. Here again is the weather for that neighborhood during our big freeze. The coldest night was about 16 degrees but it was below freezing for a long time and snowed almost two feet. Magnolia Weather Station History

    

    Last reply by Meangreen94z, December 9, 2021

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    Areca Triandra

    May 4, 2009 by BigFrond

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    Planted a from a pot of five canes over two years ago. I'm now down to one, the largest one. I think it will slowly wither away.

    

    Last reply by BigFrond, May 4, 2009
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    Thread palm & phoenix have frost damage

    March 23, 2009 by reggieroo

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    I have been trying to get myself together a nice little collection of palms & Tropical plants so we can have a tropical garden paradise in our garden here in England. Last year we bought a few phoenix palms & a thread palm to start us off, neutered them all summer & they grew really well ready for planting this year. Our plan was to buy some more this year in time for us start landscaping our garden & get them all planted & enjoy this summer. We don't have a greenhouse & wasn't sure how hardy these plants were until the hard frost hit & ruined the lot, we had moved them in round a part of the garden by the house away from the wind but it did…

    

    Last reply by John Case, March 23, 2009
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    Archontophoenix cunninghamiana after the freeze

    March 18, 2009 by Walt

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    Last January I had three back to back nights/mornings when temperatures dropped into the 20s F, with my worst night dropping to 23.5 degrees in the open yard. Under tree canopy my lowest low was 28 degrees. As such, about 80 percent of my crown shaft palms were devastated, except for some, for some reason, that were located on two particular areas of my property. For some reason these palms had very little cold/frost damage. But to my point, the A. cunninghamiana palm below was totally defoiliated from the three nights of freezing temperatures. Last year I made a posting asking when I could expect my A. cunninghamina and alexandrae species palms to start producing seed…

    

    Last reply by enigma99, December 15, 2009