What Survived Texas Worst Winter in 30 Years Update

[Collectorpalms]

Several palms that initially survived to see spring died by fall. Most notably almost every Washingtonia Filifera and Brahea Armara… my very tall Phoenix Sylvestris.

I have a map view of the before, and I circled what survived that was over 20FT tall. They were 2 Canaries, 1 Washingtonia Filifera, 1 Washingtonia Hybrid, 1 Sabal Palmetto, 1 Sabal Mexicana. Less than 2 dozen smaller palms survived out of a total collection of over 100.
 

 

 

Edited September 26, 2021 by Collectorpalms

[UK_Palms]

Glad to hear that some things pulled through for you. Are all the survivors away from the power cables or land that the city is developing? I remember you saying that some things will need to be cut down due to the city putting in a path or  construction of some kind in the not too distant future. 

Also, have you got photo updates of the surviving CIDP’s, Washies, Sabal etc? Did any of your Chamaerops survive to fall/autumn? I know you trunk cut a few Meds and had some recovering a few months back. 

[Swolte]

How devastating for such a collection. Sorry to hear that the tragedy continues into fall. I have been lucky that my 'collection' barely had palms over 6ft yet. 

What's the most recent verdict on unprotected palms <20ft?   

[Josue Diaz]

Wow what a bummer! Sorry to hear you lost so many

[Paradise Found]

Sorry for you loss. It is sad! 

Come spring you'll feel better and decide what to plant in there places, your still young to see them all mature to a big size again. 

Edited September 27, 2021 by Paradise Found

[Keys6505]

On 9/26/2021 at 7:55 AM, Collectorpalms said:

Several palms that initially survived to see spring died by fall. Most notably almost every Washingtonia Filifera and Brahea Armara… my very tall Phoenix Sylvestris.

I have a map view of the before, and I circled what survived that was over 20FT tall. They were 2 Canaries, 1 Washingtonia Filifera, 1 Washingtonia Hybrid, 1 Sabal Palmetto, 1 Sabal Mexicana. Less than 2 dozen smaller palms survived out of a total collection of over 100.
 

 

 

Did the Reclinata recover?  I remember you said it was growing back from the roots.