jwitt Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 (edited) Are we close yet? 2/2011 Alamogordo NM Edited February 7 by jwitt Location 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortulanus Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Did I get this right? Those W. robusta survived -23°C/-10°F in prolonged freeze? 2023 High 37.3°C Low -3.9°C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusH Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 (edited) That's amazing! Are these palms on the picture pure Robustas if so I'm very impressed. I know they're cold hardy palms and it takes a lot to take them down. Was it a dry freeze and how long ? Edited February 7 by MarcusH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwitt Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 1 minute ago, MarcusH said: That's amazing! Are these palms on the picture pure Robustas if so I'm very impressed. I know they're cold hardy palms and it takes a lot to take them down. Was it a dry freeze and how long ? Define "dry" freeze please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusH Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 3 minutes ago, jwitt said: Define "dry" freeze please. No freezing rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusH Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Just now, MarcusH said: No freezing rain Or even snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwitt Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 10 minutes ago, MarcusH said: Or even snow Rain turned to snow. First night of ten below was abjective(wind), second was radiational. Two consecutive nights of ten below. Temperature data in chart above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwitt Posted February 7 Author Report Share Posted February 7 30 minutes ago, Hortulanus said: Did I get this right? Those W. robusta survived -23°C/-10°F in prolonged freeze? Consecutive nights of -10f(actually a bit colder!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hortulanus Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 6 minutes ago, jwitt said: Consecutive nights of -10f(actually a bit colder!). That's incredible! Even if they're a bit hybridised... 😨 1 2023 High 37.3°C Low -3.9°C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwitt Posted February 8 Author Report Share Posted February 8 (edited) At some point, the rain froze, then 7" of snow fell. Edited February 8 by jwitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwitt Posted February 8 Author Report Share Posted February 8 (edited) Some more Alamogordo robusta survivors. Can they take colder temperatures without trunk scarring or constriction? Edited February 8 by jwitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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