freakypalmguy 488 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 26F and many hours and nights at or below freezing with many mornings with short periods of light frost. Slight damage on old greenhouse fronds. Newest fronds no damage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brahea Axel 281 Report post Posted December 18, 2013 Here's a report on the Dec 2013 freeze. Strong radiational freeze, my garden is on a hillside, lower garden got nailed pretty hard by cold drainage and wind protection. 5 nights below freezing for 9 hours or less per night, worst night was 26.6F, see data and graphs below for details. Not a trace of damage, specimen full exposed. Note that a potted parajubaea sunkha 2 feet away got significant frost damage (probably not hardened off.) Dec 4/5: 57.4F high, below 32F at 11.17PM steady decline to 26.6F at 7:30AM with a dewpoint of 16F. above freezing 8:47AM Dec 5/6: 57.4F high, below 32F at 11:30PM steady decline to 29.8F from 4:30AM to 7AM, above freezing 8:30AM Dec 6/7: 55.9F high, 50F overnight with 1 inch of rain Dec 7/8: 53.1F high, below 32F at 11:30PM, steady decline to 28.6F, above freezing by 8:45AM Dec 8/9: 55.9F high, below 32F at 11:30PM, steady decline to 28.6F, above freezing by 5:30AM Dec 9/10, 60.8F high, below 32F at 6:30AM, down to 30.9F above freezing by 8:00AM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakypalmguy 488 Report post Posted December 19, 2013 Low of 25F, many freezing nights, many mornings of frost, no damage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Austinpalm 237 Report post Posted January 8, 2018 Nearly trunking (8 feet to top of frond) pumos and rosei withstood approximately 24 hrs below freezing with an ultimate low of 20F with very minimal damage to frond tips. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites