My Washy after 5F . Did my protection work ?

[WSimpson]

Yes , it worked .

Here it is right before the cold came down a couple days before Christmas eve . Looks warm under those blankets .

 

 

Today :

 

 

 

I left some  lights on  for that festive look . Once it fills out this summer it should look pretty cool .

 

Edited March 14, 2023 by Will Simpson

[Las Palmas Norte]

Crazy !!! It'll have a new head in short order.

[WSimpson]

Thanks , 

I had a mild winter but for 23rd of December with a low of 11F , and the 24th with a High of 28F and a Low    of 6F . The next 2 nights had Lows of 17F and 15F .

To sum it up ,  those 4 night's Lows and 1 day's low High were the only really cold period all winter . There were no other teens all winter .

Will

[Allen]

Awesome.  Keep us updated I want to know exactly how long it takes to come back and look good as I have 2 in pots.  wink wink

Edited March 14, 2023 by Allen

[jwitt]

I've seen worse on trimmed palms in AZ. 

 

Nice job!

 

[WSimpson]

35 minutes ago, Allen said:

Awesome.  Keep us updated I want to know exactly how long it takes to come back and look good as I have 2 in pots.  wink wink

Usually it looks somewhat full enough to be respectable in May . 

Thanks

[WSimpson]

22 minutes ago, jwitt said:

I've seen worse on trimmed palms in AZ. 

 

Nice job!

 

Thanks 

It's frond hardy to 23F so that 6F on Christmas Eve was going to zap all the green on the fronds and petioles . All that green you see is mainly new growth from a mild February and early March .

[Axel Amsterdam]

An awesome and effective method for your washingtonia. I believe i recognize it from the hardy palms forum years ago? Well done. 

[WSimpson]

23 minutes ago, Axel Amsterdam said:

An awesome and effective method for your washingtonia. I believe i recognize it from the hardy palms forum years ago? Well done. 

Thanks , it's a pretty easy protection method , and it's worked well for 6 out of the 11 years I've needed to use that protection method . 

Will

[WSimpson]

Right before the cold came down ;   in December .

 

Edited March 16, 2023 by Will Simpson

[DreaminAboutPalms]

On 3/14/2023 at 4:04 PM, Will Simpson said:

Thanks , 

I had a mild winter but for 23rd of December with a low of 11F , and the 24th with a High of 28F and a Low    of 6F . The next 2 nights had Lows of 17F and 15F .

To sum it up ,  those 4 night's Lows and 1 day's low High were the only really cold period all winter . There were no other teens all winter .

Will

That’s about the same as Dallas this winter. Hit 11 twice, but only 17 days below freezing in total. 
 

and since December 1st have had 38 days about 70, and 65 days above 60 

[knikfar]

You purchased some of the Fayetteville Filibusta babies from me. Didn't you? If I'm not confused about that, how are those doing? 

[WSimpson]

On 3/22/2023 at 2:59 PM, knikfar said:

You purchased some of the Fayetteville Filibusta babies from me. Didn't you? If I'm not confused about that, how are those doing? 

Two are doing well and will be planted soon . I lost one due to neglect over the winter and forgot to water it well enough .

I'm looking forward to seeing those 2 palms growing over the years .

Thanks 

[WSimpson]

On 3/19/2023 at 10:21 AM, DreaminAboutPalms said:

That’s about the same as Dallas this winter. Hit 11 twice, but only 17 days below freezing in total. 
 

and since December 1st have had 38 days about 70, and 65 days above 60 

That's pretty mild to have only 17 lows below 32F .

[DreaminAboutPalms]

1 hour ago, Will Simpson said:

That's pretty mild to have only 17 lows below 32F .

Average is like 23 nights per winter with 1-2 at or below 20