FREEZE DAMAGE DATA
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Brahea Bella
by Meangreen94z- 0 replies
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Brahea Bella at John Fairey Garden burned but all recovered from 5 days straight below freezing and an ultimate low of 6*F.
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SEED
by Bill Austin- 0 replies
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Calyptrocalyx elegans var.boxlak .50, hydriastele flabulata .50, .75, areca catechu alba, dypsis marojejyi $3.00, cyphosperma tanga $2.50, licuala fordiama .50 , licuala mannii .50, iguanura multifida .50, iguanura polymorha .50, $20 min. order pm with ADDRESS I will be adding to this list of seed later on.
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2021 - Sylvester freeze damage. Help!!
by Aaron71- 3 replies
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Help!! I have 3 majestic Sylvester’s in the back yard that got hard hit during the Texas Big Freeze this year. Two have recovered well but one is suffering badly. No real new top growth and some weird white stuff has oozed out of the bark (see photos) Any idea what this is and if the tree can be saved? i left the dead canopy leaves on all 3 during the summer to provide some shade to the plants below, but now Fall has begun I have just started to crop them back. Thanks Aaron
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Sago Palm Damage - HELP
by Mrtommy03- 1 reply
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Hello, I have 2 sagos in my backyard (about 10 years old). I am in north Texas, and if you didn't hear, we had what I refer to as "snowpocolypse" a few months back. I tried to cover my sagos as best I could, but it was sub zero temps for multiple days in a row... Not fun. Anyways, all of the fans turned brown and I thought they died. Then came late spring and early summer, and tons of Pups sprouted out near the base... But nothing on top. I have since harvested 4 or 5 of the Pups, and they are doing great. But here we are in mid July, still no new fronds coming out the top, but still more and more Pups are sprouting. Question: Will it ever spawn new fron…
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Windmill spear brown
by James Robert- 1 reply
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Live here in Greenville SC, Had several cold days this past winter. Three of my windmill palms (3' to 4' tall) have some damage. There are a few different stage spears that turned brown. Some party open, some almost all the way open but are turning brown. This is my first exsperence with this. What is the procedure to help, or are they done.
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Freeze Damaged Galveston Bismarckia
by westbay- 0 replies
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I've saved this great specimen twice over the last 15 years. In fact after Hurricane Ike and the freeze that winter, I joined the Palm Society to get recommendations for treatment. February 14-17 We had 18 degrees for at least 24-30 hours. The unfolded spear is green below the freeze damage. I treated it after the freeze with copper fungicide and have been watering it weekly. What do you think my chances are & any suggestions?
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Trachycarpus Bulgaria
by Philly J- 2 replies
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Please remove if this Trachy species is actually another one already listed and this is not the official name. Prepping for zone 3b in two years. The cost of protection and electricity will be worth it to have the only palm surviving (God Willing!) in the ground in Saskatchewan.
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Bad news related to my Sabal Palmetto: Today, about 2 months after the Texas freeze, palmageddon, I noticed some tiny flies around palm's crown. I spread old fronds stems wider and pulled on the spear harder... and here it happened: I pulled the spear. The spear was light brown in the middle and white soft at the bottom. I poured copper Python 27 solution with a little of neem oil and insecticide inside. The palm was healthy and thriving before the freeze... I don't know how much hope I should have. S.
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Recommendations for freeze damage
by Jenasmith- 1 reply
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I’m looking for thoughts and recommendations on my palms. I have 7 California fan palms (I think that’s what they are!). I’m in TEXAS (Fort Hood area) and the freeze in February was sad. The fronds all immediately went pale brown when we thawed (some fronds had snapped from the snow/ice weight) and I was advised to just wait 4-6 weeks before trimming any away. I trimmed many dead fronds away 2 weeks ago and have noticed the black fungus/mold problem starting. I began testing to see if the spears would pull and sure enough they have and the poor things have terrible rot down at least 2 feet into the heart. I just treated for the first time using H202 (3% solution) and spra…
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Cold damaged palm care
by smatofu- 1 reply
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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! …
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We live in Katy Texas and experienced a hard freeze a few weeks ago. I just trimmed off the dead/brown palms - all center pieces still enter but brown. The largest palm’s entire middle section is dry, brittle, and falling off. All have a lot of debris around the boots. What should I do?! New to palms. Thanks!
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Need Help Houston Freeze Please!
by palmpalm01- 0 replies
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All- I am victim of the Houston Freeze. I currently have Med fans almost perfect condition. Just to note. I fertilized my palms and saturated the ground with Clearys 3306 systemati and super thrive. I sprayed throats with pump sprayer of clearys. Going to spray copper or hydrogen Peroxide this weekend I hit every palm with 5gallon of water and super thrive. Here is what is remaining of Medjools and Sylvesters. Looks dismal. I don't plan on removing fronds until I see green. Do I need to take out the very top? When I spray with Hyrogen Peroxide can you provide instructions for how much Hydrogen Peroxide per gallon of water. …
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Sabal guatemalensis
by Fusca- 1 reply
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6' overall height and in ground 3½ years. Unprotected with some live oak canopy. One week after consecutive nights of 9°F and 16°F with ice and snow and nearly 110 consecutive hours below freezing. 50% of foliage damaged and newest spear is currently opening (since Friday) so definitely will survive.
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Northwest Louisiana Snovid-21
by John Derek- 0 replies
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Pictures from an all time low of 0.5F in Sarepta Louisiana. I wrapped them up with blankets and a tarp/trash bags. The small Sabals I covered with 3 gallon pots and a 10 lbs weight. They have obvious sign of burn. So far all center spears are good. Thanks for all the good advice to keep it dry on the front end. I believe that was the difference for survival in what is called a 100 year storm.
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2021 Freeze Damage - Texas and the Southern US 1 2 3 4
by JJPalmer- 6 followers
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Given the duration and severity of the recent and ongoing historical freeze in the Southern United States, particularly Texas, it will be important to document the damage along with what happens to survive. In the future, archiving the damage will provide good insight into what future events may bring.
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archontophoenix c Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
by ExperimentalGrower- 1 follower
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Vallejo, CA, (USDA Zone 9b/Sunset Zone 17) Advective freeze last night, with frost. Dew point hovered just below actual temperatures during the coldest hours. Humidity was considerably high for an event like this in Northern California. Generally during similar cold events humidity levels out in my area are consistently quite low. ~70% damage on horizontally exposed leaves. This is a juvenile 5 multiple clump planted last July 4th, 2020 so a pretty dense set of leaves packed into a small area, which coincidentally results in some leaves being exposed and damaged, and others protected and damage free. This clump is under wide open sky near a west facing wooden fence, less …
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Areca ipot dead at 36 degrees
by John of Ponce- 2 replies
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I wanted to let other palm owners know how very cold sensitive Areca ipots are. They were doing well and healthy until the temp fell. Wow do they hate cold weather. Them and Areca macrocalx didn't just get burned they died out right. Most of my other 107 species of palms did well. I'm experimenting with palm species that will grow in my new coastal location in central Florida. I'm about a half mile from the beach on a barrier island. My area just of south of Daytona is listed as zone 9B. Yet I see other plants that make me think the island that I'm on as opposed to the mainland must be 10 a. As a barometer, I have been aggressively trying to grow as many species…
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Sabinaria magnifica making it just fine down to 35 degrees
by John of Ponce- 1 reply
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I wanted to post a photo of my Sabinaria magnifica Palm that survived despite not being protected and being in an open area of my yard when the temperature dropped to 35 degrees . Its the baby palm in the bottom right of the photo.
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Hydriastele beguinii "Obi Island" surviving 35° unprotected
by John of Ponce- 1 reply
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I wanted to post a photo of my 3-year-old Hydriastele beguinii ‘ Obi Island Palm that survived despite not being protected and being in an open area of my yard when the temperature dropped to 35 degrees .
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Mauritia flexuosa surviving 35° temperatures unprotected
by John of Ponce- 0 replies
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I wanted to post a photo of my 3-year-old or Mauritia flexuosa that survived despite not being protected and being in an open area of my yard when the temperature dropped to 35 degrees Fahrenheit when I was out of town
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young Mauritia flexuosa making it thru 35 degree
by John of Ponce- 0 replies
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I wanted to post a photo of my 3-year-old or Mauritia flexuosa that survived despite not being protected and being in an open area of my yard when the temperature dropped to 35 degrees Fahrenheit when I was out of town
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comparing the cold hardiness of Areca catechu vs Areca macrocalx
by John of Ponce- 6 replies
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I'd like to report an interesting finding. For the last couple of years I have been growing a variety of palms on my patio and pots. I have grown to love the ultra Rich Green that you see in the Areca class of palms. Recently over Christmas when I was out of town the temperature on my patio got down to 35°. My triple-headed Areca catechu was pretty severely burnt while my double-headed Areca macrocalx located right beside my catechu was killed dead outright. John
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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/
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Trachycarpus princeps
by RyManUtah- 1 follower
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18F low and 15 hours below freezing. Minor cosmetic damage to outmost frond, where it was touching the wind box I put over it. Seedling in ground.
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first freeze in years
by Gonzer- 1 reply
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5 miles from coast in Oceanside CA, three gauges registering 34.2° F, 30.9°, and 30.7° around my perimeter.
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