TonyDFW 732 Report post Posted March 9 (edited) Dallas freeze update. Trunk collapse and such. 3 weeks after 3F and 7 days below freezing. I haven’t noticed any new growth on any of my palms that I’ve used a black grease pen to mark up. Trimming my chamaerhops Humilis I noticed a big difference between the green form and the nearby cerifera form. The green form had trunk collapse on several trunks. The spears were still intact and you couldn’t pull them out but the trunk was wobbly and floppy. The nearby cerifera was defoliated but green spears were present. Last big freeze it got down to 11F and the cerifera didn’t defóliate. The green form had trunk collapse at that time too on one of the side trunks.. The main trunk was intact in 2011. Growers in zone 8 need to demand nurseries to sell the more hardy c. Humilis cerifera. It makes a huge difference in our climate we need to protect our investment with the appropriate palms. For long term enjoyment. no green spears on collapsed trunks Edited March 9 by TonyDFW 7 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swolte 445 Report post Posted March 9 I cannot 'like' this but thanks for posting these updates. Hope some of these gems will pull through. Good to know about the cerifera being able to go down to these single digits temps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyt 544 Report post Posted March 9 @TonyDFW my 2 green Chamaerops were unprotected and saw a low of -2 F with sub-freezing temps for a week too. Both had central spear pull but the crown and trunk remains green and solid( so far). Maybe we need to switch out to the “cerifera” variety for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chester B 1,425 Report post Posted March 9 I don't think I'd be smiling Tony. I'd be more like your cat - thoroughly unimpressed. I've seen pictures from the last time you had a lot of damage, so I hope more of your palms start coming around. The only upside is, is that if you have to remove some palms there is a lot of "opportunity" there. Best of luck 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinzyjr 3,834 Report post Posted March 9 Thank you for sharing your experiences, though painful they may be @TonyDFW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimhardy 250 Report post Posted March 10 Yeah....I was gonna say...your a good man to be smiling in the carnage of that garden. I think if it doesn't smell like a cabbage factory maybe theres some hope? Q. In that last Filifera pic(4th pic from the bottom), whats going on with the trunk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fusca 1,899 Report post Posted March 10 2 minutes ago, Jimhardy said: Q. In that last Filifera pic(4th pic from the bottom), whats going on with the trunk? I've noticed that exact same cold damage (on left of Tony's palm higher up) on many different Washingtonia trunks here in SA as well. It looks like someone took a blow torch to the trunk. Lower trunk damage on right side might be from prior freeze events? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyDFW 732 Report post Posted March 10 10 years ago we reached 11F and four days below freezing. Compare the differences to this years damage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TonyDFW 732 Report post Posted March 10 Images from 10years ago and such 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimhardy 250 Report post Posted March 10 I don't answer questions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James W 4 Report post Posted March 13 I love your bamboo, what kind is it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites