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Bismarckia Freeze Damage Galveston, Texas


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My 10+ year old Bismarckia was damaged by two days of freezing weather early this winter. I think it will be Ok, but wanted other opinions. Should I trim more fronds?

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I've seen worse than this live.  My opinion, it will grow out of it.

Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone (2012): 9b | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (1985, 1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a | 30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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In two years there will be no signs of any damage, it will grow out. As soon as temperatures rise, a good palm special fertilizer would be helpful.

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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  • 1 year later...

How this palm looking today really hoping it made it like the rest of the Bizzies in Galveston

T J 

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Here's an update almost 4 and 1/2 months later.

The tree put up what was left of a leaf, has a new limb and spear. All that has come back very slowly. I've treated it repeatedly with copper fungicide. It appears that the North side of the trunk froze about 2inches deep and that area is soft. The rest of the trunk is hard.

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Very impressive that it is still alive. It just may make it if we can get an average or warmer winter this year.

Clay

South Padre Island, Zone 10a

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On 10/12/2021 at 10:05 AM, Austinpalm said:

Very impressive that it is still alive. It just may make it if we can get an average or warmer winter this year.

This didn’t age well lol 

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