Plantking165 Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Lots of damage all around. My coconut are shredded and leaning bad barley made it. Gonna need some recovery time to straighten out. I lost my rainbow eucalyptus that I've had for Years now it survived Irma but not this one snapped off 70% of its growth. I'm not happy to lose this tree it was one of my favs and meant alot to me. It was bushy and 50ft probably and colorful. How did yalls stuff make out? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96720 Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 That’s really sad to lose a tree that big they say they are pretty bridle so maybe it could have been much worse! Is it salvageable? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Palmseed Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 Sucks to lose a favorite tree. I remember when I first saw one and thought I wanted one. I did some research and found that it did not have a good wind resistance rating so I passed on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantking165 Posted September 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 minutes ago, Johnny Palmseed said: Sucks to lose a favorite tree. I remember when I first saw one and thought I wanted one. I did some research and found that it did not have a good wind resistance rating so I passed on it. Yeah I knew it didn't have good wind resistance but that didn't stop me from having one. My coconuts are damaged pretty bad, the red spicata is very lose and the fiji is leaning and it rasied it out by about 2 inches so it's planted high now... can't really fix that without digging it up and I don't wanna do that as we're gonna be in colder weather soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Palmseed Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 19 minutes ago, Plantking165 said: Yeah I knew it didn't have good wind resistance but that didn't stop me from having one. My coconuts are damaged pretty bad, the red spicata is very lose and the fiji is leaning and it rasied it out by about 2 inches so it's planted high now... can't really fix that without digging it up and I don't wanna do that as we're gonna be in colder weather soon. Just do your best to fill in and stake. That’s the problem with hurricane timing around here. No time to re grow before it gets cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted September 29, 2022 Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 I'd say if you still have a house be thankful. Losing a tree while sad seems like a given in this storm. 4 1 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@tntropics - 60+ In-ground 7A palms - (Sabal) minor(7 large + 27 seedling size, 3 dwarf), brazoria(1) , birmingham(4), etonia (1) louisiana(5), palmetto (1), riverside (1), (Trachycarpus) fortunei(7), wagnerianus(1), Rhapidophyllum hystrix(7), 15' Mule-Butia x Syagrus(1), Blue Butia capitata(1) +Tons of tropical plants. Recent Yearly Lows -1F, 12F, 11F, 18F, 16F, 3F, 3F, 6F, 3F, 1F, 16F, 17F, 6F, 8F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantking165 Posted September 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Johnny Palmseed said: Just do your best to fill in and stake. That’s the problem with hurricane timing around here. No time to re grow before it gets cold. We cut a leaning tree it fell on my red spicata not good man hope everything recovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunedin Steve Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 Man, I was just talking to family member today who's in Melbourne, Fla.,; we both have Rainbows, but only a few years old and about 20 feet -- Nowhere close to yours. Positive thoughts -- I bet she comes back.. Good luck..!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicdoc Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 I feel your pain. We went through Ida last year. They need to just start skipping the I names agree with above try to count your blessings with your house etc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Adair Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 In Puerto Rico, rainbow eucalyptus nearly always break with hurricanes but then recover. I am betting your tree will recover. 2 1 Cindy Adair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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