tropicalb 45 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 22F...15 gal palms out in the open. foliage absolutely fried: trunk area seems okay: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doubravsky 699 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Out in the front, no protection, down to 24. Shows major damage - not sure if it will make it. Planted 3/05 from a 24" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doubravsky 699 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 leaf damage closer view Edit 1/30- damage has increased some... most outer leaves are brown, although inner leaves still look ok... trunk and spear still not too bad. Fingers firmly crossed... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gtlevine 316 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Surprising what a couple of degrees makes, my Gigas all cruised through the cold of 27F. GAry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quaman58 1,991 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Dave, My Gigas is at the top of my hillside. It has a few brown spots, probably saw 28F temps. But it's not bad. But 40 feet downhill, my Caryota urens looks pretty rough. I probably bottomed out last night at 26F. Yuck. But the spear looks unaffected and I suspect it will be ok... Bret Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
epicure3 91 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 No damage to mine at 29 degree low Saturday morning. No frost Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,785 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Fifteen galloners, in 27 FF, for at least two nights. Some damage, about 50%. Covered tonight, praying for Kamehameha to move me to Hawaii . . . dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Little 15 Report post Posted January 16, 2007 Gigas saw 29 and had some burn but not major to newest leaf that had just opened at the beginning of december Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,785 Report post Posted January 28, 2007 Some not so good, like this one, exposed to three nights of 24.8 F (-4.4 C) and a fourth consecutive night at 27.8 F. No white frost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoomsDave 8,785 Report post Posted January 28, 2007 This one's much better. Under a tree, only four nights down to 28-29 F. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bayou Bob 2 Report post Posted February 11, 2007 :cool: Here right by the Bay, I had only 5-6 nights of 30-32 temps; one morning dipped to 29 in the back but the side was only 31. My older, bigger gigas, which was field-dug in San Diego County, had moderate but not life-threatening leaf burn , but an obtusa I grew from a 1gal. in the ground 10 feet away had no damage. These are not very cold-hardy plants, but considering how far north I am, they look pretty good. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doubravsky 699 Report post Posted April 2, 2007 Looks like my gigas, posts #2 and #3, is gonna make it. Lots of spear growth over the last few weeks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osideterry 84 Report post Posted September 28, 2007 The top photo is right after being exposed to nightly lows from 25-30F, several hours per night, for 5 nights. (Jan 07 freeze event) The bottom photo was taken 8 months later in September. The Wodyetia didn't make it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STEVE IN SO CAL 14 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 One plant 7' OA height 22f, multiple hours and nights below freezing 80% leaf burn Fully recovered Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STEVE IN SO CAL 14 Report post Posted January 28, 2008 Two plants, 15 gal 19f, many hours and nights below freezing 100% defoliated One plant died in Aug, the other still struggles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakypalmguy 310 Report post Posted January 6, 2009 27F and many hours and nights at or below freezing with many mornings with a short period of light frost. Tossed a frost cloth over it and the only real damage is where the cloth touched the foliage. Exposed foliage only had minor spotting. I won't cover it next year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinzyjr 3,843 Report post Posted March 18, 2020 Two specimens have been at Lake Wire since at least May of 2011, possibly earlier. At that time, they has short trunks. They currently have large trunks and are among the canopy growth in the garden surrounding the lake. From 2011 to 2020, they have survived an ultimate low of 26F and an advective freeze down to 28F in 2018. Google Maps Link - Lake Wire - Lakeland, FL 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
