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Rhopalostylis sapida


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After 29F no frost.

10 feet tall with about 1/2 foot of trunk. No damage seen.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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About 29 FF:

No trunk.  

Full canopy.  

So far, no damage, after two nights of nasty cold.

dave

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Too bad I can't grow R. sapida down here.  They don't make enough cold tolerant crownshaft palms.

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Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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Potted 7 gal's moved just into garage entrance with no added heat.  Outside low 24F, maybe one or two degrees higher in their protected position, virtually no damage.  Minor tip burn and virtually  no spotting.  A Keeper to be planted soon!

 San Francisco Bay Area, California

Zone 10a

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(Ray, Tampa @ Jan. 16 2007,07:25)

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Too bad I can't grow R. sapida down here.  They don't make enough cold tolerant crownshaft palms.

Maybe. But I'm glad I didn't have an adonidia planted.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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Probably got into the mid twenties ( a guess here on this number- 23.4 deg. F in the open was the low)with no protection up against the house. There was a ficus Benamanica (?) growing on the neighbors side of the house so it's a pretty good area- the houses are like 10 feet apart so it's a bit of a microclimate.

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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Larger (non trunking) plant on hillside, no damage at 27F. Smaller 5 gal size in front: 26F, no frost, moderate leaf burn.

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Update:

Three sappies, one a little baby (under 12" tall) another about three feet tall, and a third about 6 feet tall (no trunk yet)

Four days of 28-29 F, no damage.

dave

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One 6 footer and two 1 footers in the ground under very large Deodar cedar. 26.5F minimum. No damage at all.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

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These things are amazing.

They are out in the full blistering Guada-La Habra sun all summer, followed by a hellacious four nights of 28-29, F, and not a scratch!  

Compared to the R. baueri, they're much hardier.  The opposite of what I'd been (foolishly) led to believe.

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Even this baby came through fine.

(12" long shoe, 30 cm)

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Artsy-fartsy closeup of the big one:

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Dave, my one is the same size as the one in your Sneaker shot.

Last year it has taken down to 27.5f to 25f without any damage.

It will be interesting to see how it has survived 24f this time around.

Regards Andy.

Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

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Up date.

My Rhopies have taken -4.4 to -4.8 oC,  so 23 degrees F ish.

50% leaf burn on the one planted, 90% leaf burn for the two in pots. Spears on all three look OK for now.

Regards Andy.

Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

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I'll add my 2 cents that both mine came through ok. The small 1 gal. was in the ground at the coldest part of the yard. Pretty impressive..

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Three plants, 4' to 8' OA height

22f, multiple hours and nights below freezing

50% defoliated

Fully recovered

If global warming means I can grow Cocos Nucifera, then bring it on....

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I have just one little Rhopalostylis sapida var. Oceana,

no trunk three leaves,

it tooks with no damage 26 F (-3 C) with little protection.

bye

Federico

Federico

Ravenna , Italy

USDA 8a\b

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A belated update. The one in the ground fried as did one in a pot, the second one in the pot got 50% defoliation but has now fully recoverd. I guess 23F/-5C is the limit.

Regards Andy.

Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

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Updated to say that I have now got 3 which took 3 weeks of sub zero temps with at least 2 excursions to -4c/24.8v and 2 lower dips to -5c/23f. One is planted and has a pop up fleece cover, the other 2 are still in pots, the smaller of the 2 is my orininal one. This has grown steadily over the years without any further damage. Both the potted ones are understory to the Acacia. None of them have any damage at all.

Regards Andy,

Bangor, Norin Iron Zone 9a Min temp normally around -3 Degrees C, rarely -6C. Only 2 x -2.0C so far, verging on 9b this year. No snow or Frost this Winter. Several just subzero's this year, lets hope it stays this way. Normally around 5C to 10C + in winter, with lots of wind & rain. Summers usually better, 20C to 25 C occasionally 25C to 28C, also quite humid being a coastal town

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Updated to say that I have now got 3 which took 3 weeks of sub zero temps with at least 2 excursions to -4c/24.8v and 2 lower dips to -5c/23f. One is planted and has a pop up fleece cover, the other 2 are still in pots, the smaller of the 2 is my orininal one. This has grown steadily over the years without any further damage. Both the potted ones are understory to the Acacia. None of them have any damage at all.

Regards Andy,

What s the size of the potted?

I will receive one 80 cm, should i put it on the ground ?

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