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Do I protect my tropical palms and trees yet

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Do I protect my tropical palms and tropical fruit trees yet or no 

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What do you have? How tropical? How large? Photos? Based on the temperatures I see above I suggest you get a plan in action to protect whatever is vulnerable. No truly tropical palm can survive your winter without serious protection. If they are potted, plan on bringing them indoors. If they are planted, figure on supplemental heat and ground heating cables.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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To be honest I have almost over 300+ tropical plants but I’ll try making the list this year we got to 24 degrees last winter also I have a lime tree that never dies just gets damaged In the leaves slightly but recovers extremely fast and gives us 100s of lines every year and I also have a grapefruit tree that does the same we get to Low 20s and maybe in a very cold event rarely we get to high teens 

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2 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

What do you have? How tropical? How large? Photos? Based on the temperatures I see above I suggest you get a plan in action to protect whatever is vulnerable. No truly tropical palm can survive your winter without serious protection. If they are potted, plan on bringing them indoors. If they are planted, figure on supplemental heat and ground heating cables.

Flower trees/i have orchid trees silkfloss trees jacaranda trees dombeya Seminole bougainvillea angels trumpet devils trumpet plumerias Brazilian clock mahoe hibiscus  carob trees coral shower tree ficus benjamina /Fruit Trees/lime tree Meyer lemon tree mandarin tree grapefruit tree white sapote tree guava tree passion fruit tree paw paw tree papaya tree babaco tree avocado tree nanche tree Barbados cherry tree mango tree musa basjo and dwarf namw ah Banana tree loquat tree longan tree lychee tree cherimoya tree  sugar cane  ice cream bean tree black sapote tree/Palms and plants/tree philodendron monstera deliciousa philodendron xanu rubber tree dracena fragans elephant ears dahalias pony tail palm succulents tree succulent crown of Jesus spider plant philodendron Micans Queen palm King palm sago palm canary island palm washingtonia robusta  kentia palm dwarf date palm high plateau palm sabal palms Brahma palm mule palm seedlings peach palm seedlings chamedorea radicallis gaussia maya palm and probably some more that I’m forgetting 

2 hours ago, 888.ho3s said:

Flower trees/i have orchid trees silkfloss trees jacaranda trees dombeya Seminole bougainvillea angels trumpet devils trumpet plumerias Brazilian clock mahoe hibiscus  carob trees coral shower tree ficus benjamina /Fruit Trees/lime tree Meyer lemon tree mandarin tree grapefruit tree white sapote tree guava tree passion fruit tree paw paw tree papaya tree babaco tree avocado tree nanche tree Barbados cherry tree mango tree musa basjo and dwarf namw ah Banana tree loquat tree longan tree lychee tree cherimoya tree  sugar cane  ice cream bean tree black sapote tree/Palms and plants/tree philodendron monstera deliciousa philodendron xanu rubber tree dracena fragans elephant ears dahalias pony tail palm succulents tree succulent crown of Jesus spider plant philodendron Micans Queen palm King palm sago palm canary island palm washingtonia robusta  kentia palm dwarf date palm high plateau palm sabal palms Brahma palm mule palm seedlings peach palm seedlings chamedorea radicallis gaussia maya palm and probably some more that I’m forgetting 

impressive collection considering your climate, good luck although have no helpful input

With those temps on the horizon , yes , get busy! Harry

My lowest low was 28.5F. I lost 30++ species of palms and lost more the year following. Not all palms die instantly from <32F temps. Some take months or more. So, just because you believe much of your tropicals (palms, I'm talking; the other tropical foliage I don't give a hoot about) sailed home free you aren't home free yet.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

@PalmatierMeg So very true! Not just cold but also true for extreme heat! Don’t ask me how I know. Harry

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14 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

My lowest low was 28.5F. I lost 30++ species of palms and lost more the year following. Not all palms die instantly from <32F temps. Some take months or more. So, just because you believe much of your tropicals (palms, I'm talking; the other tropical foliage I don't give a hoot about) sailed home free you aren't home free yet.

Just at 28 degree's?!? what type of palms died 

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