FREEZE DAMAGE DATA

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   Zone 8b Woes

   June 24, 2015 by Matthew92

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   Hey! new to the site and not really sure where to begin: finally decided to just make a general post about cold hardiness with palms in NW FL zone 8b. My botanical interests started when I fell in love with the lush northern canopy trees living in Illinois. Moving back to Northern Florida (where I had lived as a child) though, my interest in growing palm trees just took off. After moving back in 2007, I have had a long list of palm and tropical plant endeavor's with many of which never pulled through brutal zone 8b winters. Here's some detailed experience I've had with some "hot" species that are attempted to be grown here frequently. Chinese Fan Palm: F…

   

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   Cold Weather Damage?

   May 30, 2015 by petey

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   We have had an unusually cold and windy Winter. This palm has decided to send its new shoots in this manner. They are not spears, all five are partially open, showing the ribbing. Growth is very slow. What do think is going on?

   

   Last reply by petey, July 4, 2015
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   Copernicia ekmanii

   February 27, 2015 by rick

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   Forgot to bring in this 1 gal Copernicia ekmanii during our quick cold snap last week. My house had a low of 35F for about 4 hours. The next day the outer leaves looked fried but the center spear and newest leaf were green. Tonight, one week later, the spear and leaf pulled. Treating it with hydrogen peroxide.

   

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   Chamaedorea nubium

   February 26, 2015 by Alicehunter2000

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   Anybody got any info on these? Got to be pretty cold hardy considering the altitudes they grow. Maybe another Chamaedorea for 9a/8b climates?

   

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   Trachycarpus geminisectus

   January 11, 2015 by Vinc

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   No damage after -13 °C (8.6 °F) and persistent frost during 4 days. Plant 30 cm tall, devided leaves.

   

   Last reply by Toddmin, July 22, 2020

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   First freeze of the year...southern Kansas, zone 7A

   November 3, 2014 by jfrye01@live.com

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   Friday night/Saturday morning was our first freeze of the year, didn't really have time to protect everything like I had originally planned. These were hourly temperatures: 8:00-32F 9:00-31F 10:00-29F 11:00-29F 12:00-27F 1:00-25F 2:00-23F 3:00-21F 4:00-20F 5:00-20F 6:00-20F 7:00-21F 8:00-31F 9:00-36F 4' Butia odorata (in the middle of the yard): no damage 2' Chamaerops humilis (in the middle of the yard): no damage 3' Washingtonia robusta (in corner of two brick walls): no damage 2' washingtonia robusta (in the middle of the yard): 1-1.5" of leaflet tips burned 1' Washingtonia "filibusta" (in the middle of the yard): no damage 4' Trachycarpus fortunei…

   

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   Freeze Damage in S.Central Texas

   July 31, 2014 by petey

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   I don't know that this will prove of value to anyone, but here's the info: Winter 2013--Veitchia Merrillii, anyway Christmas Palm---potted that year from seed. in plastic 16 oz cups, 2 leaves. Put in an enclosure, 3 X 6', with a single layer plastic tarp, and a clamp-on 75W bulb, this arrangement under a 22' high overhang. Temp dropped to 19 deg for about two hours---no damage. This was the coldest of quite a few below freezing nights. July 2014, these are in larger pots now, and have 6 leaves. On the other front---Pigmy date, in 3 gal pot, no cover, four trees in pot, pretty large leaf array. This sitting under a 20' overhang, in a shallow entryway--two trees …

   

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   Chamaedorea microspadix

   May 1, 2014 by blake_tx

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   Multiple canes up to 1 ft of trunk, in a styrofoam beer chest.14f only 10% leaf burn.

   

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    Brahea nitida

    May 1, 2014 by blake_tx

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    5 gallon with 1 ft of trunk. 14f defoliated, spear pulled. Survived. coming back strong!

    

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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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    Sabal mexicana

    March 31, 2014 by jfrye01@live.com

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    My 6' tall Sabal mexicana saw 25F in a pot for 6-8 hours, no damage. My 4' butia showed moderate leaf burn in same conditions, 5' Trachycarpus fortunei no damage.

    

    Last reply by blake_tx, May 1, 2014
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    AAA Florida General Palm Hardiness Data

    January 13, 2014 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    This was found posted on a website and summarizes a lot of cold hardiness data. Reposting this here for general availability. reprinted from "The Palmateer" Dec., 1999 My main purpose in tackling this particular subject is to demonstrate to palm growers (the hobbyist & the commercial grower alike) the vast array of palms that can be grown with a little effort in central Florida. However it is necessary to preface a subject this "all encompassing" with a few of the obvious disclaimers, the first being micro-climates : lakes and other waterways to the north or north west of our gardens, tall plants that can provide windbreaks and large oak trees or other eve…

    

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    livistona rigida

    January 12, 2014 by gyuseppe

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    is fairly resistant to frost have resisted - 3 degrees Celsius, no burn of leaves

    

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    livistona mariae

    January 12, 2014 by gyuseppe

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    is fairly resistant to frost have resisted - 3 degrees Celsius, no burn of leaves

    

    Last reply by gyuseppe, January 12, 2014
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    Chamaedorea radicalis (arborescent form)

    December 26, 2013 by ghar41

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    Handled the following temperatures without damage

    

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    Trachycarpus sp. "nova"

    December 25, 2013 by Ovar

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    Hi, I have a question for you, on this species of Trachycarpus. A bought this species in spring 2012. This palm, grow very fast. The fastest than all my Trachycarpus. But I do not know how it is resistant to frost? Whence comes this species of Trachycarpus? I post photos later .

    

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    parajubaea sunkha

    December 15, 2013 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    5 days of freezing temps, one day all the way to 26.6F, several leaves on a 15 gallon double got 30% burn damage. This specimen was 10 feet away from a copernicia alba that was untouched by the cold. This palm isn't very hardy as a seedling. The reports that this palm is hardy to 20F cannot be right. People are probably protecting their palms through their freezes. My p. cocoides seedlings have fared much better.

    

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    Dypsis prestoniana

    December 14, 2013 by Rafael

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    Three divided leaves seedling, planted 2 years ago, below arch. cunninghamiana canopy, 32F low, high 30's for a week, all leaves showing burn damage. No damage on royal palm and dypsis decarii. This palm seems to be touchy at seedling stage. I will enhance the protection.

    

    Last reply by James B, December 30, 2020
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    Dypsis lastelliana Highland Form

    December 14, 2013 by Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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    Dypsis lastelliana highland form dried up except for new leaf and spear. Cold exposure: 31F, two nights for 4 hour freezes in my upper garden, with several more days close to freezing. It was barely cold enough to burn the tip of banana leaves 2 feet away, and a Cordyline fruticosa right next to the lastelliana was untouched, most of the bananas are still green. There was even overhead canopy. This thing is a wimp, needs an 11a climate somewhere along the coast in Southern California.

    

    Last reply by joe_OC, December 22, 2013
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    Cyrtostachys renda x elegans

    December 9, 2013 by Dorian

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    A hybrid version of renda going around, that seems to have a bit more cold hardiness. Not quite the same bright red as renda, but still very striking, and would be a great addition if it lived here in coastal SoCal. Sacrificed a seedling outside over the past few months to provide some data. Good news: it was perfectly happy under 55F, unlike renda. It was actually happy all the way down to about 46-47F. Once it hit 41-44F, it promptly snuffed it over the span of two nights. A slightly larger one might have done better.

    

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    thanksgiving freeze in Louisiana

    November 28, 2013 by Tropicdoc

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    weatherbug waetherstation about a mile away read 31 as low. I placed a digital acurite suction cup type on the ground in the middle of the lawn. It read 27 as the low. Frost all over the lawns and roofs. So far, my insulation for the palms looks like it worked. Jubaeopsis no damage, Dypsis lutescens no damage. Unprotected Alocasia looks like wilted lettuce. Suprisingly, Hass avocado looks fine.

    

    Last reply by Tropicdoc, December 2, 2013
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    Veitchia joannis

    February 3, 2013 by Kostas

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    Its surprising there arent many cold hardiness reports on this so beautiful species. I decided to try it anyway after reading a post of Eric(Erin in Orlando) mentioning 2 mature V. joannis surviving -3C. Anyway,here is my report: 1m tall Veitchia joannis planted last summer,in a good microclimate and relatively close to a retaining wall(retaining 3meters of soil on the other side of it),experienced multiple hail events and a low of around -1C to -1,5C at the coldest part of the night, just before sunrise,with just slight leaf edge damage of 1-2mm Its already 2 weeks from the last cold and temperatures have been very high all this time,even allowing growth on Bism…

    

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    Lepidorrhachis mooreana

    January 29, 2013 by quaman58

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    I have several of these in ground ranging from 5 to 15 gallon size. Two of the smaller ones are near the coldest part of the yard, which saw at least 2 nights of 29F temps. They look really good. It's no surprise that they prefer cool temps, but my guess is that they will handle cold perhaps as low as 26F or 27F before showing damage. The largest one I have was also undamaged during the 2007 event which was even worse than this one.

    

    Last reply by Tassie_Troy1971, January 31, 2013
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    Dypsis Black stem - "true"

    January 27, 2013 by trioderob

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    after 3 nights of near freezing temps 32F- 35F with clear nights and very low R.H. major damage noted. palm is burned approx 40 % on all fronds. some top fronds expeosed to lowest temps burned 90% - but palm survived. this is a 4 foot tall specimen planted last winter.

    

    Last reply by trioderob, February 5, 2013
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    Pritchardia maideniana

    January 3, 2013 by MattyB

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    Information for P. maideniana can be found under it's old name: Pritchardia affinis. Here: http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=3185

    

    Last reply by MattyB, January 3, 2013