On 5/12/2026 at 9:17 PM, FlaPalmLover said:

Sorry if I missed it, but any signs of life with your fenestralis? 😕

On 5/12/2026 at 10:14 PM, kinzyjr said:

It's recovering.  I'll get some photos when I get a chance.  It defoliated but never stopped growing. 

Sorry it took a while, but travel has kept me busy.

 

On 5/20/2026 at 11:38 PM, kinzyjr said:

Sorry it took a while, but travel has kept me busy.

 

Certainly appears to be recovering to me. Sure it'll look rough for a little while, but the fact that it still has that much green shows how resilient it is.

On 5/8/2026 at 1:38 AM, pj_orlando_z9b said:

Great to hear.  Here is mine.

Location: Orlando, FL south side of town. I'm on the E side of a large lake, giving decent microclimate benefits especially on radiational cooling nights.

Temperatures: 1 night below freezing.
Feb 1: 46F / 25.7F
Feb 2: 55F / 34.4F
Feb 3: 65F / 34.8F

Protection: some (marked with * below)

From my personal experience, I'd rate hardiness of my palms as:

1a) Phoenix roebelenii (40% burn [front], 10% burn [backyard])
1b) beccariophoenix alfredii (10-20% burn, mostly tips)
3) Majesty palms (50%-60% burn)
4a) Foxtail palm (total defoliation, spear had green)
4b) Bottle palm* (total defoliation, spear had green)
6) Coconut palm* (total defoliation, minimal green in spear)
7) Christmas palms* (total defoliation, minimal green in spear)

I don't have Royals but from what I'm seeing around town, I'd put them above Foxtails.  One note about my coconut.  I did experience bleeding and after much research and courage, I did cut some of it away.  thankfully it wasn't deep.  After spraying with copper very well and allowing it to dry, I applied a natural homemade patch of beeswax, olive oil and tea tree.  What I learned is it was caused by a broken irrigation system.  ugh.  Always check your system.  My pump was breaking and basically poured water right on the coconut trunk.  I'm guessing a stressed tree couldn't fight off some early rot.

My recovery method was:
1) Within one week of freeze, sprayed with copper fungicide. Repeated every 10-14 days for 2 months or until I didn't notice any sign of rot. If I was really concerned about rot, applied Banrot to specific palms.
2) Within one week of freeze, applied a root stimulator and repeated once a month for 3 months.
3) 15 days after freeze, applied a recovery formula to soil which is basically a light fertilizer.
4) Once soil hit near 70F, applied fertilizer
5) Watering often especially with this bad drought and heat.

All pics below are about 60-90 days apart.

You’re definitely warmer than my area! Great recovery!