My bottle is officially dead

[JungleGina 176]

My bottle palm is officially dead. It took 3 people to lift it into my truck in 2007 when I dug it from the yard of a friend who had no idea what it was and didn't want it. I happily offered it a new home.

All was going well for a while. But the freezes of the last 3 winters have been slow death for this poor palm. And tonite we're forecast for 39 degrees and tomorrow for 38. Of course it's obviously too late already.

March 2010

March 2011 I thought it might recover...

Feb 2012

Sorry buddy

[Patricia-CR 37]

Sorry about that. A search for a nice replacement begins!

[paulgila 206]

it looks like you have alot of canopy & that helps,but maybe you can find a "warmer spot" in your garden.

i have a hard time with hyophorbes,too. so far i have 2 that are doing ok,1 is in the corner of a south facing,painted blue wall,the other

is in the south corner of the house under the eaves.

[CodyORB 242]

On 2/11/2012 at 5:04 PM, JungleGina said:

My bottle palm is officially dead. It took 3 people to lift it into my truck in 2007 when I dug it from the yard of a friend who had no idea what it was and didn't want it. I happily offered it a new home.

 

 

All was going well for a while. But the freezes of the last 3 winters have been slow death for this poor palm. And tonite we're forecast for 39 degrees and tomorrow for 38. Of course it's obviously too late already.

 

March 2010

 

March 2011 I thought it might recover...

 

Feb 2012

Sorry buddy

Sorry for your loss. Where was the palm before it got transplanted?