Queen palms in Greensboro

[RJ]

On 2/9/2022 at 5:54 AM, Collectorpalms said:

One of my Cham Radicalis that survived 4F and flowered previously is damaged from ice gale force winds and 21F, one limb is hanging down boke. The relative recent lack of canopy I suspect is the cause. The Washingtonias, Pines, and Eucalyptus above it died last spring from the cold. I am seeing a lot of damage that I am not use to due to the TX apocalypses.

Even seeing damage on my flushed cycads. It going to be rough going forward for awhile. Tempted to dig some things up and move them this spring.

Pines died? Not native ones I suspect ? 

[Blueman]

On 8/31/2020 at 6:30 PM, PalmatierMeg said:

To my knowledge no crownshafted palm can survive in NC

 

Putting aside Chamaedorea, few of which have the pronounced crownshafts that come to mind when that word is used, I agree.  I'm in 10A southern FL (Collier county) and there are precious few crownshafts that can survive our occasional frosts & freezes (high 20's and 1/4" ice on foliage).  Roystonea regia is one of them, provided they're large enough and have an established root system. 

As a 40 year FL resident, 10B seems to be within a few miles of a large body of water, from the center of the state south, and 10B is the minimum for the vast majority of palms in FL.  For me, frost damages & kills before low temps do.  The 1/31/22 arctic front browned my big established royals to varying degrees, but all will rebound.  I've lost younger and recently-planted royals in past cold events.  

Although local nurseries here sell coconuts, foxtails, & Adonidia, all were killed in the cluster of 2009-2012 freezes.   As always happens, people continue to plant them, and they take a serious beating during big cold fronts, like 2 weeks ago (which was low 30's here).  The survivors will perish the next time we go below 30.  

[Blueman]

On 8/31/2020 at 6:30 PM, PalmatierMeg said:

To my knowledge no crownshafted palm can survive in NC

 

Putting aside Chamaedorea, few of which have the pronounced crownshafts that come to mind when that word is used, I agree.  I'm in 10A southern FL (Collier county) and there are precious few crownshafts that can survive our occasional frosts & freezes (high 20's and 1/4" ice on foliage).  Roystonea regia is one of them, provided they're large enough and have an established root system. 

As a 40 year FL resident, 10B seems to be within a few miles of a large body of water, from the center of the state south, and 10B is the minimum for the vast majority of palms in FL.  For me, frost damages & kills before low temps do.  The 1/31/22 arctic front browned my big established royals to varying degrees, but all will rebound.  I've lost younger and recently-planted royals in past cold events.  

Although local nurseries here sell coconuts, foxtails, & Adonidia, all were killed in the cluster of 2009-2012 freezes.   As always happens, people continue to plant them, and they take a serious beating during big cold fronts, like 2 weeks ago (which was low 30's here).  The survivors will perish the next time we go below 30.  

[Palmy Pal]

I have a fairly decent sized queen palm growing in a pot here in NC that has been outside 24/7 no protection this whole winter. It has zero frost damage and is doing great. Going to plant it in the ground in a year or so.