Jesse PNW Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 Lesson learned, build a structure if your palms are small. I threw frost cloth over this Arenga engleri and used some upside down flower pots to try to make a tent... didn't work. Weight of the snow crashed the frost cloth down leaving the palm half-exposed. Saw 16f no heat. Probably dead already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silas_Sancona Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 20 minutes ago, Jesse PNW said: Lesson learned, build a structure if your palms are small. I threw frost cloth over this Arenga engleri and used some upside down flower pots to try to make a tent... didn't work. Weight of the snow crashed the frost cloth down leaving the palm half-exposed. Saw 16f no heat. Probably dead already. Give it time.. You may be surprised. These are supposed to tolerate low temps down to about 15F ( Palmpedia: https://palmpedia.net/wiki/Arenga_engleri.. ) For the moment, fronds look ok, Have seen far more obvious signs of damage in other palms within hours of seeing 28F. You'll know for sure within a couple weeks. Even at that size, if the top does freeze out, it could send up new growth from the base, ..so you may dodge a bullet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradise Found Posted January 2, 2022 Report Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) It will be interesting to see if it could handle 5 days below freezing. Some where on the net a long time ago there was a habitat photo of A. engleri covered with snow and so they can see some cold and snow. It may take till summer to see if a new spear grow back. I had a large jubaea once that grew back two years later. Edited January 2, 2022 by Paradise Found 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester B Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I unwrapped just about everything today, things look great except for my T latisectus. I didn't put any lights in it, so it was just covered and was very wet and floppy when revealed it. Lesson learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collectorpalms Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 7 hours ago, Jesse PNW said: Lesson learned, build a structure if your palms are small. I threw frost cloth over this Arenga engleri and used some upside down flower pots to try to make a tent... didn't work. Weight of the snow crashed the frost cloth down leaving the palm half-exposed. Saw 16f no heat. Probably dead already. Both my Arengas came back from new shoots after a week below freezing and low of 4F. 2 30 Year Zone Average 20F. Ryan: Contact 979.204.4161 Collectorpalms@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse PNW Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, Collectorpalms said: Both my Arengas came back from new shoots after a week below freezing and low of 4F. What!? That is unreal! I just wish they weren't so slow-growing. How are they doing now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collectorpalms Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 They are slow growing about 2 new leaves each. had been in ground over a decade helped. 30 Year Zone Average 20F. Ryan: Contact 979.204.4161 Collectorpalms@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swolte Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 39 minutes ago, Collectorpalms said: They are slow growing about 2 new leaves each. had been in ground over a decade helped. That's good news! I was worried about droughts here with those. Did you irrigate regularly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collectorpalms Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 20 minutes ago, Swolte said: That's good news! I was worried about droughts here with those. Did you irrigate regularly? NO but they got some run off water. I have to move one before the city decides to bulldoze my front yard for new water line and bigger siedwalk, not sure how it will move, But I have a third one i bought this year, not planted. 1 30 Year Zone Average 20F. Ryan: Contact 979.204.4161 Collectorpalms@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradise Found Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 On 1/2/2022 at 9:45 AM, Jesse PNW said: Lesson learned, build a structure if your palms are small. I threw frost cloth over this Arenga engleri and used some upside down flower pots to try to make a tent... didn't work. Weight of the snow crashed the frost cloth down leaving the palm half-exposed. Saw 16f no heat. Probably dead already. Any updates on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse PNW Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 @Paradise Found It still looks the same. Time will tell. I'm glad I decided not to plant my 2 Arengas side by side. The other was better protected with my small queen and small mule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradise Found Posted January 12, 2022 Report Share Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) I think Arenga palms are going to require some supplemental heat here in the PNW. Throw some christmas lights around them on the ground and throw a large garbage container over the whole plant. You could put freeze cloth (what ever it called) over the palm. Should keep them warm. But in a bad winter they will need heat! Edited January 12, 2022 by Paradise Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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