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Thread palm & phoenix have frost damage

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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 didn't help one bit. I now know that I should have wrapped them all :rolleyes: It was our first time with tropical plants.

Anyway all the leaves were damaged & went crispy so we cut them down about 4"-5" above the soil but they look dead :(

Will they come back & is there anything we can do or is that it, they are gone?

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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 didn't help one bit. I now know that I should have wrapped them all :rolleyes: It was our first time with tropical plants.

Anyway all the leaves were damaged & went crispy so we cut them down about 4"-5" above the soil but they look dead :(

Will they come back & is there anything we can do or is that it, they are gone?

Some pics.

post-3349-1237819018_thumb.jpg

post-3349-1237819039_thumb.jpg

What's more important to me is the remnants of the Quercus suber in the pot...... :drool:

Seriously, I don't think there is much future for the palms....

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

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