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Brian M

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Assumed after 25 degrees this winter, my ptychosperma elegans would be a goner since I only wrapped it and didn't give it any supplemental heat. Even though it looked like crap I decided to leave it in the ground to see what it did for another year. Out cutting the grass today and to my surprise it's starting to push out new fronds. Obviously there's no long term potential here but still fun to see little baby fronds emerging :D

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Jacksonville Beach, FL

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That is a brave choice for Jacksonville Beach but I have been surprised by what I saw in St. Augustine. 

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11 minutes ago, palmsOrl said:

That is a brave choice for Jacksonville Beach but I have been surprised by what I saw in St. Augustine. 

I paid $25 for a triple 7 gal last year so I couldn't pass it up.

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Jacksonville Beach, FL

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That's great for an Elegans, though I've also had better-than-expected luck with other Ptychosperma.  I had a 3' tall Macarthurii triple survive 4 hours of 24-26F, one trunk 100% defoliated and protected the other two from the frost.  All three are pushing new fronds now.  A 2' tall P. Schefferi a few feet away did great, with minimal damage.  Another small Macarthurii in the backyard was a bit more protected from frost and sailed through with almost no damage.  The only clump that died was a 1' tall triple in the front yard, but it was tiny and with zero frost protection.  I haven't tried Elegans, I'll have to pick up one the next time I see them!

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