Kathryn Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Grown from seed and planted in the ground in spring 2005 Damaged in hurricane Gustav in 2008 - lost leaves on all but the north side Experienced snow in December 2008 with a low temperature of 32ºF warming up later in the day - no damage from this cold other than the bent leaves due to the weight Click Here to Join the IPS Today! Click Here to Renew Your IPS Membership! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Severe freeze in January 2010 2010------high °F---low °F---high °C---low °C Jan 1--------53--------43--------12---------6.1 Jan 2--------49--------38--------9.4--------3.3 Jan 3--------45--------36--------7.2--------2.2 Jan 4--------42--------31--------5.6---------0.6 Jan 5--------43--------29--------6.1---------1.7 Jan 6--------46--------30--------7.8---------1.1 Jan 7--------60--------33--------16---------0.6 Jan 8--------34--------28--------1.1---------2.2 Jan 9--------37--------23--------2.8---------5.0 Jan 10-------40--------23--------4.4--------5.0 Jan 11-------50--------21--------10---------6.1 Jan 12-------52--------32--------11---------0.0 This was the first palm to begin showing damage Figured it was dead, Craig carefully removed all the leaves and it was just a spiny telephone pole, surprised to see green emerging around June 2010 Picture today - August 2010 Click Here to Join the IPS Today! Click Here to Renew Your IPS Membership! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Seriously cool news... Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time. "The great workman of nature is time." , "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience." -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon- I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Excellent ! Now if you don't see a string of consecutive days of cold like last winter, the crown should completely recover by next summer. Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Shortly after I took pictures in August 2010, the leaves started turning brown and no new ones emerged. The plam is dead. Click Here to Join the IPS Today! Click Here to Renew Your IPS Membership! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Man about Palms Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time. "The great workman of nature is time." , "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience." -George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon- I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbrown_III Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I had a lot of r ots with palms killed about a dozen of them including a A. aculeata that I collected in Mato Grosso du Sul--- They expired before the cold this winter. I dont know if it was the long wet spring we had or what . The crown was burned like Kathryns tree starting pushin again then in October the crown collapsed. It happened to a number of mature Trachycarpus and a Chuniophoenix that had about 2 foot of trunk. Best regards Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloetom Posted April 2, 2011 Report Share Posted April 2, 2011 I'm so sorry to see this news ! I have looked at, and cheered this palm on so many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMac Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 We have seen palms look like they are going to recover only to die later-especially after the hard freeze in Tallahassee when the temperature dropped to 6 degrees F on January 21st, 1985. Some Butias and Phoenix that appeared like they would come back in late spring and early summer had new growth that looked like it died from the base due to fungal decay.I wonder if fungicide drenches may have helped to save them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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