Hi all!

I've been curious to see how the various landscape palms are looking north (and west) of Lake Okeechobee a few days after this latest freeze/near freeze February 20-22 cold wave in Florida. Any post event photos would be of interest to fellow members of this Forum.

Thanks to all!

Paul

Paul, Here is the damage I received from 2 nites of 29f and 4 nites of frost. 100% damage: C.obtusa, A.pinnata and R.farinifera, 80-90% damage: L.benthamii, R.rivularis,R.regia and C.mitis. Minor damage is seen on the following: P.theo,L.muelleri,D.lutchens,A.cunninghamiana,W.bifurcata,P.rupicola and A.aculeata. My 3 V.merrillii 6'+ growing under palm canopy show no damage and no damage is seen on C.nucifera (not even yellowing) also growing under palm canopy. Other damage seen in my area B.nobilis (green form) 100% damaged, D.decaryi 80% damaged,P. roebelenii out in the open 50-80% damaged. Scott

R.rivularis after removing lower frozen leaves.

Good evening, I wanted to share what happened to my small palms and hopefuly they will recover if not then start all over

and I can't wait for that freeze pruf to come to market sounds very promisg.

Heres my Beccariophoenix madagascariensis 2 years in Ground

Archotophenix Maxima less then a year

Archtotophoenix Myolensis

Archtophoenix Alexander

Archotophoenix tuckerii

Dypsis leptocheilos

untouch group

Hyophorbe verschaffeltii

smaller one

Veitchia Arecina

Matt-

I think those will all grow out of that damage.

But, it just goes to show how nasty things can get when frost is involved, even if the temps arent all that cold. I think you bottomed at 35F or so? Thats still 10b! Frost can really do a number.

Larry,

it sure does. If we didn't get that frost pretty much everything would do ok a few cold spots here and there and I bottom right at 36.5 so pretty close to 35 by a 1/2 degree who's counting

at those temps with frost it doesn't really matter.

I'm new to Palm Talk and need some help on how to save my christmas palms. Like many in Florida I had a bad freeze for 2 nights and now my palms are very brown. They new palms in the center of the tree are even brown and very dry. There is even mold built up in the center. Can I save them and if so how? Any help would be great.

Keith

fungicide first. I would then put some hydrogen peroxide in the center where the new spear is coming out. Tug on the new spear ( not too hard) if it comes out I would get right on the H2O2. Best of luck, does not sound good but it may pull through.