Cold Moving into the Mountains

[WNCpalms]

Those of us who live in the Blue Ridge mountains are headed into a series of very cold weather. Temperatures are going to 16 tonight and 14 tomorrow night in Saluda.

The two Trachycarpus, one 18' and the other 15' will go through it with no protection and should do fine. I raised these two from babies and have tried every method to keep them warm until they could take care of themselves.  These two went through 5 degrees several years ago.  One lost its head by came back.

The Sabal minors always amaze me at how hardy they are.  They will also go through the several days with no protection.....same for the small Rhapidophylum.  My exception is the potted Chamaerops.  It's had major problems in the past (even when protected) and its taken several years for the center spear to start producing again.  The old Christmas tree lights are in place and the covers go on this afternoon.  All of my one and 3 gallon palms go on a light bench in the golfcart garage.

25 years ago it was too cold to grow anything but S. minors.  What I grow now is because of climate change in the mountains.

[Las Palmas Norte]

Good luck with the upcoming cold wave. Hopefully it doesn't linger.

[NC-Key-Bar]

I’m east of Raleigh. But not coastal. We don’t go into the teens often, but it’s stressful now that I have palms. They are calling for 18F lows for 2-3 days. That point will burn my filiferas up, and start on the palmettos. Everything else should be fine. 
 

good luck out there!

[Harry’s Palms]

I hope your palms survive ok . I really feel blessed here in Southern California , it was 83f at my house yesterday. This has been a very warm January….so far.🤞Harry

[Allen]

17 hours ago, WNCpalms said:

Those of us who live in the Blue Ridge mountains are headed into a series of very cold weather. Temperatures are going to 16 tonight and 14 tomorrow night in Saluda.

The two Trachycarpus, one 18' and the other 15' will go through it with no protection and should do fine. I raised these two from babies and have tried every method to keep them warm until they could take care of themselves.  These two went through 5 degrees several years ago.  One lost its head by came back.

The Sabal minors always amaze me at how hardy they are.  They will also go through the several days with no protection.....same for the small Rhapidophylum.  My exception is the potted Chamaerops.  It's had major problems in the past (even when protected) and its taken several years for the center spear to start producing again.  The old Christmas tree lights are in place and the covers go on this afternoon.  All of my one and 3 gallon palms go on a light bench in the golfcart garage.

25 years ago it was too cold to grow anything but S. minors.  What I grow now is because of climate change in the mountains.

You're spot on, 14F won't hurt the fronds a bit on a mature in-ground one

[WNCpalms]

Take me back to the Tropics! Had a landscape architecture practice in the islands for 20 years.  Sometimes I think I must have been crazy to move to the mountains!