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SeanK

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This palmetto is seed-grown, in-sitio since 2000.

Severely damaged when we went from mid-50s and rain to 5° within 36 hours back in December, 2022. I am thinking that it will never recover properly. Three or four new leaves, all with short petioles. Petioles all less than 12-inches.

Should I just replace it with a B/R palmetto next spring?

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The full shade (I'm assuming from pic but hard to tell) is the issue besides the obvious damage you had

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I would just wait and give it another year and see if it just needed some time and patience. However, if you don’t want to look at an ugly palm for all that time and the money is not an issue yank that sucker out and put in a prettier well grown one.

One thing I have learned in my short time here is we all have different goals when it comes to our approach and decisions to gardening. We all are on our own quest for that perfect paradise, how we get there is going to be a slightly different path for us all.

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It’s a tough call. I’d be torn too. 

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