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quaman58 Grand Master

quaman58

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Have (3) 1 gal. plants; 2 in ground. 26F may have been fatal. Leaves are very dark. Anyone with established ones that can chime in?

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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doubravsky Mentor

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I've had one in the ground 2 1/2 years, still very small. it is near the house, and gets some bamboo canopy. 24 in the coldest parts of the yard, maybe a little warmer...

no damage.

Dave

 

Riverside, CA Z 9b

1700 ft. elevation

approx 40 miles inland

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Geoff Mentor

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2' tall plant in midst of some Chamaedoreas against wall where temperature guage measured 27F for about 5 hours... plant looks like it's toast, but there is some green still left in the spike.  Bummer.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Hmm.

Foot-tall babies in five-gallon pots,under trees, where nearby exposed areas hit 24.8 F for three nights, and 27 F for one more right after, no damage.  Exposed specimens, some browning, but not as bad as feared.

dave

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STEVE IN SO CAL Mentor

STEVE IN SO CAL

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Eight plants, large 1 gal size

22f, multiple hours and nights below freezing...some canopy from CIDP.

70% defoliated

1 dead, 7 fully recovered

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

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surferjr Experienced

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My 20 plants in the ground and 100's in buckets have gone down to 22 degress in the last few years and have not missed a beat?  What ground cover are you all using? Are you mulching? Also what fertilzers are you using? is it natural?  Should be spraying seaweed on the leafs for protection for the winter months...Mulch creates heat too!

Mine seem to opening new leafs in the 50 degrees high days with high 30's nights.  Grows slow in the summers?? Go figure! ???

Surferjr1234 :)

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mppalms Proficient

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I have a bunch of seedlings.  While I got down to 28 deg. F last Jan, none of them were fully exposed to the sky and suffered no damage.  That said, their growth really slowed down this winter when the temps shifted from 60/45 deg. F down to barely 50 deg. F during the day and high-30s to high-40s F at night.  I'd say they grow fastest in spring and fall in the SF bay area.

I'm very encouraged to hear these comments on hardiness.  Since they're not much more than 20-ft. palms even after many years(right?), I'm planning to keep them well-protected close to the house.  So, perhaps I can keep them alive long-term.

Jason

Menlo Park, CA  (U.S.A.) hillside

Min. temp Jan 2007:  28.1 deg. F (-2.2 deg. C)

Min. temp winter 2008: 34.7 deg. F (1.5 deg. C)

USDA Zone 10A since 2000

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