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DoomsDave

By DoomsDave
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DoomsDave Grand Master

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A number of specimens:

Three in the ground, exposed to four days of about 27 F, all  night, each about 2' (.66 m) tall, no damage.

Four or five more, in pots, about the same size, three days of 24.8 F (-4 C) and one of 28 F (-1 C) no damage.

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Cycadcenter Experienced

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8' clear trunk in ground in Fallbrook

5 nights sub 25 degrees

No damage

Now living the life in Childers, Queensland.

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freakypalmguy Grand Master

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25F and many hours and nights at or below freezing. 2 feet tall. No damage

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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TexasColdHardyPalms Grand Master

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Trunking specimen in a 48" container 100% defoliated but no spear pull at 13F and 36 hours below freezing. Now has 5 new leaves. 

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