Is this lady palm a goner?

[NC_Palms]

This lady palm is one of the numerous palms I zone push at my location. Each spring, I usually the trunks down to prevent rot (since it always dies back), and they always will resprout. But this year, there is no sign of regrowth despite being alive. Is it possible it’s just gonna shoot out of the root ball or will I be shocked in a few weeks when I see new growth out of the stalks? 

[idontknowhatnametuse]

There could be a chance that it survives, the bud doesn't look deformed.

[mnorell]

Any clustering palm that has any remaining photosynthetic material after a winter insult has a fairly good chance of re-sprouting. I used to grow a number of Rhapis when I lived in Natchez, Mississippi (zone 9a)...they came back even after three days below freezing in 2010 despite complete defoliation and cane-death, and when there was a quicker but deeper jab (2018) of 13F. Problem with R. excelsa is that it is just so very slow to come back (another reason you should wait on this one to see what it does). If you have hard freezes to 20F or below most winters, you will be very disappointed. In areas where you can expect less than five consecutive winters with annual minima above the low 20s, it should be grown up against a house and under a sizeable eave or some dense evergreen canopy (like Quercus virginiana). I found R. multifida to be somewhat more leaf- and cane-hardy. I highly recommend that you back your plantings up with some nice Rhapidophyllum, grown in shade or dappled shade. It is, after all, the North American cousin to Rhapis and creates much of its Asian relative's overall effect, with gobs of extra hardiness.

[Harry’s Palms]

My experience with Rhapis palms is that it just takes a long time to recover from any shock. When I divide mine for control , it can take 4 months for the separated pup to start growing again . They don’t defoliate though , they just seem dormant for a while. Harry

[NC_Palms]

Update: Its coming back and developing new growth coming from the roots. Thank you everyone. 

[ryjohn]

I am shocked at how well this palm species has done for me in Northeast Louisiana zone 8, with several recent winter lows in the single digits and 3 days consecutive below freezing.  Dies to the ground but respouts and spreads aggressively.  Has spread to a 6’x6’ matte over maybe 10 years.  Grew to 6’ tall during some mild years and recovers to 24” tall in a single season after dying to the ground in a northeast exposure