FREEZE DAMAGE DATA
Share Your Experiences of Palm Hardiness
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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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Greenville SC Freeze Damage
by James Robert- 1 follower
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As many may know, In December 2022 we had a cold front came through. Dropped down to 7 degrees. I have several small pindo palms, medateranian palms, and windmill palms about 3'-4' tall in the ground. Almost all of the fronds on all the trees turned completely brow. There is a few spears that were coming out before the freeze that are brown as well. The weather now is starting to break. It is possible to get another day or to below freezing. I'm not sure what to do at this point. Do I cut all fronds off. Pull brown spears. Or should I wait a few more weeks. I'm afraid to ask this question, Are they all just dead. Thanks .
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Pritchardia thurstonii
by Zeeth- 0 replies
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Multiple potted specimens, about 9 inches tall, low of 31.5˚, no frost: The ones in with full sun after about 8 am (so no sun during the morning frost) have minimal leaf damage but spear browning and turning soft, but still actively growing (suggesting that it's alive). The ones in all day shade have about 80% browning of the leaves with spear browning as well. A P. pacifica seedling in the location with full sun after 8 am shows extensive leaf damage, so I'd say that P. thurstonii seems a bit hardier.
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Chamaerops humilis
by BeyondTheGarden- 1 reply
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I don't see a thread for Chamaerops so here's my contribution. Green form, around 15 gal size, in ground, subject to 7 days where it only got above freezing once for a few hours (during the PNW Arctic Outbreak around Christmas of 2021 through New Years. Ultimate low of 16f. Zero apparent damage, and that was a month ago. I have a smaller one in the ground, around 1 gallon size, very small. It was covered with an upside down tote box and no heat. Also no apparent damage. I don't know what the limits of this palm are but I honestly expected some kind of damage to show. I'm impressed.
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Nannorrhops ritchieana (Mazari)
by buffy- 0 replies
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Ultimate low between 8F and 10F. 50% burn. Some spear pull on stems. Stems returned. 15 months later.
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Macrozamia Communis
by TexasColdHardyPalms- 0 replies
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20f completely defoloated under evergreen canopy 22f under butia canopy 25% burn Zero wind -calm. Last year these survived 14 unprotected but completely defoliated.
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Bad Freeze in Florida - Royal Palms In Bad Shape
by Tiffany8282- 2 replies
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I really need help! I am having a hard time finding a professional in the area that knows what to do with my royal palms. We had them planted one year ago, they are about 20’ tall. I pulled the dead lose pieces off the crownshaft today and Splitting, moldy and narrowing. Any ideas? We fertilized them two months ago after the freeze.
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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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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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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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Livistona lorophylla
by Austinpalm- 1 reply
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5 - 10 gallon sized plant under oak canopy withstood approximately 24 hrs below freezing with an ultimate low of 20F with very minimal damage.
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Pritchardia arecina
by Zeeth- 0 replies
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Potted specimen, about 2 feet tall. 28˚, no frost: No damage.
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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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First winter with palm trees. Most of the damage is already done on my Sylvester since there shouldn’t be anymore freezing nights. The shorter tree had it worse than the taller tree, but just about all of the fronds are burned on my Sylvesters but some fronds are almost completely burned with a tiny bit green at the bottom of each frond and some are only burned half way down the frond. And the baby fronds in the middle are still green so they’re not dead. But how should I go about treating this in spring. Should I cut off everything except for the meristem or only cut the lower fronds? And should I spray fungicide or is there no need to.
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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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Dypsis dacaryi / help soft trunk
by Jupiter1- 0 replies
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I have a nice triangle with about a foot or less of clean trunk just put it in the ground about 4 months ago. Noticed over the Last week or so the trunks becoming soft. We have had a good amount of rain but other then that I cant think of a change. Ideas? Is it doomed? I'd love to keep it but shopping for a replacement isnt the worst thing in the world. some pics to come
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I will start posting in this in winter of 2023-2024
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I’m new to this so please bare with me. I have 2 queen palms (one that’s 12 ft tall & the other that’s 7 ft) that have been planted in our house early this summer. The palms are being heavily watered & heavy mulching already added. Antitranspirant Spray added & Christmas lights added around the trunks as well. I’ve ordered frost wraps but my order is delayed & won’t arrive until tomorrow. I live in Jacksonville, FL & tonight it will be 35 degrees but with gale force winds will cause a wind chill in the teens (very unusual climate for here) & tomorrow it will be a low of 27. Local stores & palm nurseries are out of stock of frost covers & …
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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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Butia eriospatha
by BeyondTheGarden- 2 replies
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Well it's late spring now so I think it's safe to say no latent damage. Palm is roughly 3' tall, less than a foot of trunk. Put in the ground last summer. A week of sub-freezing temps (only got above 32 for 3 hours in a seven day period). Ultimate low 16f. The only protection it had, was that I piled snow around the growth point on the coldest night (16f). ZERO DAMAGE, even to the fronds that were not insulated in snow, fully exposed, not even overhead cover. A couple months later we had 3 or 4 nights in a row that got down into the low twenties and even one night down to 17f. This time no snow and again ZERO DAMAGE. This species seem…
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California current cold spell
by Phoenikakias- 0 replies
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Keep us please apprised about cold hardiness of your tender palms in the affected areas. Such cold spell is extremely rare and perhaps once in a life time opportunity comes up for some serious hardiness test in the warm temperate/subtropical climate.
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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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Disappointed in my mules
by Nicole Milner- 6 replies
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I wanted so much for my mules to make it through the texas freeze but they look like there is no hope. A lot of money spent for 1 month of enjoyment. The green that is new growth has a lot of yellowing. I wish there was someone local that I could pay to guide me. So disappointed.
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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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Any hope?
by LI_Pets- 2 replies
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In Florida a few weeks ago we had low temps. I see new growth, how might I proceed to save this palm?