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Austin After the Freeze

EastBayPalms

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Greetings from Austin, this is the pool at the Fairmont Hotel.  They said they're going to see what happens in a couple months re: growing back.  Have yet to see a single green palm downtown.  

 

 

 

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Those do not look good. Crowns possibly still alive but recovery will be questionable and slow. Phoenix palms of some sort?  Do you know which species?

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49 minutes ago, jimmyt said:

Those do not look good. Crowns possibly still alive but recovery will be questionable and slow. Phoenix palms of some sort?  Do you know which species?

P dactylifera, common date

Corpus Christi, TX, near salt water, zone 9b/10a! Except when it isn't and everything gets nuked.

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It is interesting because the pool level is several stories in the air. The weather would be different. Most likely harsher. They have some dates in the upper levels of a building here too. Downtown at 6 meters the temperature in Austin fell to about 10F. Significantly warmer than just outside of downtown. 
 

Current Texas Gardening Zone 9a, Mean (1999-2024): 22F Low/104F High. Yearly Precipitation 39.17 inches.

Extremes: Low Min 4F 2021, 13.8F 2024. High Max 112F 2011/2023, Precipitation Max 58 inches 2015, Lowest 19 Inches 2011.

Weather Station: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KTXCOLLE465

Ryan (Paleoclimatologist Since 4 billion Years ago, Meteorologist/Earth Scientist/Physicist Since 1995, Savy Horticulturist Since Birth.)

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I’m in San Marcos & just today noticed signs of life in dactylifera and theophrastii.  

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1 hour ago, Matt N- Dallas said:

I’m in San Marcos & just today noticed signs of life in dactylifera and theophrastii.  

...that would be amazing, what is it that you see! 

Current Texas Gardening Zone 9a, Mean (1999-2024): 22F Low/104F High. Yearly Precipitation 39.17 inches.

Extremes: Low Min 4F 2021, 13.8F 2024. High Max 112F 2011/2023, Precipitation Max 58 inches 2015, Lowest 19 Inches 2011.

Weather Station: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KTXCOLLE465

Ryan (Paleoclimatologist Since 4 billion Years ago, Meteorologist/Earth Scientist/Physicist Since 1995, Savy Horticulturist Since Birth.)

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18 hours ago, EastBayPalms said:

Greetings from Austin, this is the pool at the Fairmont Hotel.  They said they're going to see what happens in a couple months re: growing back.  Have yet to see a single green palm downtown.  

 

 

I've seen many green Sabals in Austin.  I just drove to Austin today to go to the airport and saw many green Sabals.  Of course every Washingtonia was brown. 

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On 3/13/2021 at 11:50 PM, Collectorpalms said:

...that would be amazing, what is it that you see! 

Just in the last three days I’m seeing new growth push up from the middle.  W. Filifera, chamaerops cerifera, thrithrinax campestris, nannhorops r., brahea moorei, brahea decumbens, brahea armata, and brahea berlandieri, s. mexicana, and s. uresana are pushing new growth or survived with green leaves in the center- s. palmetto un damaged.  I’m starting to think that some of the shorter palms without trunks survived due to the snow & ice cover.  

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39 minutes ago, Matt N- Dallas said:

Just in the last three days I’m seeing new growth push up from the middle.  W. Filifera, chamaerops cerifera, thrithrinax campestris, nannhorops r., brahea moorei, brahea decumbens, brahea armata, and brahea berlandieri, s. mexicana, and s. uresana are pushing new growth or survived with green leaves in the center- s. palmetto un damaged.  I’m starting to think that some of the shorter palms without trunks survived due to the snow & ice cover.  

Great news Matt!

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I see growth on very few of my palms. Even the ones that looked perfect after the freeze, like B. yatay, regular Houston "Butia" (whatever species it is), and B. yatay x Jubaea. In fact, many have now had spear pull. The few that look promising are the acaulescent palms. Allagoptera is particularly impressive - there's clear new growth at the ground level.

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we may get some hardy strains of phoenix and washingtonia from texas :yay:

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New growth pushing from Phoenix canariensis after experience 5F with no protection. You're right, climate change virginia! Might have to knock on this guy's door a couple years from now...

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1 minute ago, Teegurr said:

New growth pushing from Phoenix canariensis after experience 5F with no protection. You're right, climate change virginia! Might have to knock on this guy's door a couple years from now...

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BTW sorry guys this isn't austin, replied to the wrong thread..

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6 hours ago, Teegurr said:

BTW sorry guys this isn't austin, replied to the wrong thread..

It needs a mate for seeds. So not likely. It just survived because of its sheer size. I can already see a flower coming on.. They survived in places after 1989, so I am holding out hope for mine.

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Current Texas Gardening Zone 9a, Mean (1999-2024): 22F Low/104F High. Yearly Precipitation 39.17 inches.

Extremes: Low Min 4F 2021, 13.8F 2024. High Max 112F 2011/2023, Precipitation Max 58 inches 2015, Lowest 19 Inches 2011.

Weather Station: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KTXCOLLE465

Ryan (Paleoclimatologist Since 4 billion Years ago, Meteorologist/Earth Scientist/Physicist Since 1995, Savy Horticulturist Since Birth.)

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I hadn’t seen it, never been there I looked up location. Personal weather stations were around 6 to 7F. Mine was actually 4F. So I hope I am not doomed by 2-3F.
That one is also on the north side of yard, so not exactly a warm spot. 

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Current Texas Gardening Zone 9a, Mean (1999-2024): 22F Low/104F High. Yearly Precipitation 39.17 inches.

Extremes: Low Min 4F 2021, 13.8F 2024. High Max 112F 2011/2023, Precipitation Max 58 inches 2015, Lowest 19 Inches 2011.

Weather Station: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KTXCOLLE465

Ryan (Paleoclimatologist Since 4 billion Years ago, Meteorologist/Earth Scientist/Physicist Since 1995, Savy Horticulturist Since Birth.)

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