DAVEinMB Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Hopefully another one doesn't bite the dust after this past winter. This mule (partially) spear pulled today and didn't look very promising looking down into the growth point. Figured I should remove whatever was festering down in there. Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 Did you get some solid tissue? This cool weather isn’t helping either… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:33 PM (edited) 33 minutes ago, RJ said: Did you get some solid tissue? This cool weather isn’t helping either… I think I found a decent stopping point, was weary to keep cutting so we'll see if she starts pushing. I got past the black section at least. If it still isn't showing me anything in a day or 2 I'm going to cut the outer layers around the newest spear off and see what I find And yea, I've been recording temps in the low 30s overnight. Nonsense Edited Tuesday at 10:34 PM by DAVEinMB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted Tuesday at 10:43 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:43 PM 8 minutes ago, DAVEinMB said: I think I found a decent stopping point, was weary to keep cutting so we'll see if she starts pushing. I got past the black section at least. If it still isn't showing me anything in a day or 2 I'm going to cut the outer layers around the newest spear off and see what I find And yea, I've been recording temps in the low 30s overnight. Nonsense I’ve had more spear pulls on my potted palms this year then ever before … no idea why? Not sure if it’s the cool rain or what. Lost two and maybe a third 🤬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Sylvester D. Palm Posted Tuesday at 11:16 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:16 PM 42 minutes ago, DAVEinMB said: I think I found a decent stopping point, was weary to keep cutting so we'll see if she starts pushing. I got past the black section at least. If it still isn't showing me anything in a day or 2 I'm going to cut the outer layers around the newest spear off and see what I find And yea, I've been recording temps in the low 30s overnight. Nonsense You've been recording nights in the low 30s? Have you been getting any frost? Today is the first day of me having to wrap my Phoenix roebelenii with a frost cloth. As far as I know I haven't gotten any temps below 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusH Posted Tuesday at 11:29 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:29 PM 55 minutes ago, DAVEinMB said: I think I found a decent stopping point, was weary to keep cutting so we'll see if she starts pushing. I got past the black section at least. If it still isn't showing me anything in a day or 2 I'm going to cut the outer layers around the newest spear off and see what I find And yea, I've been recording temps in the low 30s overnight. Nonsense How cold did it get ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Tuesday at 11:50 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:50 PM 33 minutes ago, General Sylvester D. Palm said: You've been recording nights in the low 30s? Have you been getting any frost? Today is the first day of me having to wrap my Phoenix roebelenii with a frost cloth. As far as I know I haven't gotten any temps below 40. There's always the possibility that the calibration is off but my 3 sensors are always reading about the same and they're in different locations around the yard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:52 PM 21 minutes ago, MarcusH said: How cold did it get ? 13F, 14F, 14F were the three bad nights I recorded on my weather station. Consecutive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZPalms Posted Wednesday at 12:05 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:05 AM Good luck, hope it pushes 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Sylvester D. Palm Posted Wednesday at 12:12 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:12 AM 24 minutes ago, DAVEinMB said: There's always the possibility that the calibration is off but my 3 sensors are always reading about the same and they're in different locations around the yard Have you gotten any frosts recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Wednesday at 12:15 AM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:15 AM Just now, General Sylvester D. Palm said: Have you gotten any frosts recently? Shit sorry meant to comment on that...I have not, and my perennials are all still alive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLM Posted Wednesday at 04:48 AM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:48 AM My mule also spear pulled, albeit mine is so so much smaller than yours. It just went pinnate lol But yea, fronds are all green and the spear that pulled was black on the end. Ive applied the recommended tactics with nothing to show for at the moment. Im wondering if ill need to cut it back like yours, but there isnt a whole lot to cut back. Might just have to buy a whole new palm and be done with it. If this one survives, then i have 2 mules instead of 1. Luckily they are quite cheap for their size. This time i think ill grow it in a pot for a year or two before planting. My super mule should be fully ready to go in the ground this spring after being potted up for almost a year now. I have had to upsize multiple times. 1 Palms - 4 S. romanzoffiana, 2 W. bifurcata, 6 W. robusta, 1 R. rivularis, 1 B. odorata, 1 B. nobilis, 2 S. palmetto, 1 A. merillii, 2 P. sylvestris, 1 Butia x Jubaea, 1 Butia x Jubaea x Butia x Syagrus, 1 X Butiagrus nabonnandii, 2 L. chinensis, 1 Cocos nucifera, 1 Phoenix roebelenii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Sylvester D. Palm Posted Wednesday at 12:58 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 12:58 PM (edited) 12 hours ago, DAVEinMB said: Shit sorry meant to comment on that...I have not, and my perennials are all still alive You're good! I just took the temperatures outside. Google says it's 34 here where I'm at. South side was 39 (all readings are in shade), west side was 34 and north side was about 35. I didn't get any frost even on the tops of roofs. All these readings were taken at about 8:30 AM. Do your sensors let you look at temperature history? If so I'd be curious what your sensors read at around 8:30 AM. Edited Wednesday at 12:59 PM by General Sylvester D. Palm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted Wednesday at 01:30 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 01:30 PM 31 minutes ago, General Sylvester D. Palm said: You're good! I just took the temperatures outside. Google says it's 34 here where I'm at. South side was 39 (all readings are in shade), west side was 34 and north side was about 35. I didn't get any frost even on the tops of roofs. All these readings were taken at about 8:30 AM. Do your sensors let you look at temperature history? If so I'd be curious what your sensors read at around 8:30 AM. We were 31 here this morning. Chilly for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Sylvester D. Palm Posted Wednesday at 03:09 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 03:09 PM 1 hour ago, RJ said: We were 31 here this morning. Chilly for sure. Ah, too cold! Although, I would've thought Columbia would be a little cooler than that. I think Columbia is starting to get a pretty good UHI effect similar to Charleston. At least I hope so anyways. More palms the better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted Wednesday at 04:52 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 04:52 PM I’m not actually in Columbia , I bet Columbia was a couple degrees warmer. But yes Columbia is starting to get a decent UHI. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Wednesday at 05:48 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:48 PM 4 hours ago, General Sylvester D. Palm said: You're good! I just took the temperatures outside. Google says it's 34 here where I'm at. South side was 39 (all readings are in shade), west side was 34 and north side was about 35. I didn't get any frost even on the tops of roofs. All these readings were taken at about 8:30 AM. Do your sensors let you look at temperature history? If so I'd be curious what your sensors read at around 8:30 AM. They'll give me hottest and coldest for the day as well as historically but I don't think they have a feature to show hour to hour. Would be really cool if there was a way to do that and export the data to excel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Wednesday at 05:52 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 05:52 PM 13 hours ago, JLM said: My mule also spear pulled, albeit mine is so so much smaller than yours. It just went pinnate lol But yea, fronds are all green and the spear that pulled was black on the end. Ive applied the recommended tactics with nothing to show for at the moment. Im wondering if ill need to cut it back like yours, but there isnt a whole lot to cut back. Might just have to buy a whole new palm and be done with it. If this one survives, then i have 2 mules instead of 1. Luckily they are quite cheap for their size. This time i think ill grow it in a pot for a year or two before planting. My super mule should be fully ready to go in the ground this spring after being potted up for almost a year now. I have had to upsize multiple times. That's a bummer man, I've lost so many palms to different reasons over the past 4 years and it never gets any easier when it happens. I had a feeling this mule was going to be the first to succumb to a bad winter but i was really hoping I was wrong haha. It looks very different than my other 4. I guess there still is hope but it's really not in a good spot at the moment Good luck with that super mule, I think I'm going to add one to the collectionin the next year or so 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Thursday at 06:04 PM Author Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:04 PM Had to cut another foot, maybe foot and a half down the trunk. I'll keep yous posted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Friday at 01:17 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 01:17 PM She's trying... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLM Posted Friday at 03:02 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:02 PM Is she trying to flower? I would see that as a good sign. At least there are signs of life now. Hope she makes a full recovery! Palms - 4 S. romanzoffiana, 2 W. bifurcata, 6 W. robusta, 1 R. rivularis, 1 B. odorata, 1 B. nobilis, 2 S. palmetto, 1 A. merillii, 2 P. sylvestris, 1 Butia x Jubaea, 1 Butia x Jubaea x Butia x Syagrus, 1 X Butiagrus nabonnandii, 2 L. chinensis, 1 Cocos nucifera, 1 Phoenix roebelenii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVEinMB Posted Friday at 03:11 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 03:11 PM 6 minutes ago, JLM said: Is she trying to flower? I would see that as a good sign. At least there are signs of life now. Hope she makes a full recovery! Yessir, that is the base of a new inflorescence. I cut down below the flower tho so it luckily won't be using any energy on that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoPalma Posted Friday at 03:25 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:25 PM (edited) 2 hours ago, DAVEinMB said: She's trying... Good luck with the mule, and hope that you find a four leaf clover for some extra luck with the mule. Happy St. Patricks day! Edited Friday at 03:26 PM by ChicagoPalma 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted Friday at 03:47 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:47 PM 34 minutes ago, DAVEinMB said: Yessir, that is the base of a new inflorescence. I cut down below the flower tho so it luckily won't be using any energy on that Palms always want to put energy into that flower even when dying, my Trachy doing that too. My Trachy pushing out inflorescence's like gangbusters. Fronds barely growing. I cut the inflorescence as soon as I could. 2 YouTube (TN Tropics) 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...
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