This South Florida native loves hurricanes...

[Zeeth]

Wow Keith. Dictyosperma album is renowned as quite cold sensitive, at least as much as Cocos nucifera from what I gather. That palm must have been in an incredible microclimate to survive unscathed not only the absolute lows of 2010, but the prolonged chill as well.

It was actually in the worst microclimate in our yard, right in the middle of the north facing front yard with very little overhead canopy. It was the rubrum cultivar though, so maybe that one's a little hardier.

[Kostas]

Wow,26F Keith and it remained undamaged? That's more than awesome news as that is my record low! I have one doing well the past 2 years in my Pyrgos garden and really hope it does well long term! Looking forward to see it grow big and start trunking soon!!!

[palmsOrl]

Wow Keith. Dictyosperma album is renowned as quite cold sensitive, at least as much as Cocos nucifera from what I gather. That palm must have been in an incredible microclimate to survive unscathed not only the absolute lows of 2010, but the prolonged chill as well.

Definitely cold sensitive but not like Cocos. Cocos wouldn't survive my Nor. Cal. winter for a minute but I have a small Dictosperma in my front yard that, although spotted, is generally healthy. We had a rough early December and a mild rest of winter and it even pushed a spear during the cool season. It's a fun experiment to see if it grows much this summer and pushes through another long cool season next winter.

This is total news to me since all these years I have been under the impression that a straight up 10b+ palm. Most palms from the islands of the Indian Ocean (except Madagascar) are quite cold sensitive. This bodes well since I just put one in the ground and I now have high hopes.