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Is my bottle palm dead

BumGardener

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We are coming out of a rough winter - several nights of of hard freezes while we were out of town and unable to protect our plants. Our bottle palm is not looking well at all and I’m wondering if it’s done. The spear is very loose- I checked it the other day and it seems like I can pull it out. The push test on the trunk - it rocks a little bit - not as tight as in the past but still tight. Thoughts?

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happypalms Grand Master

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It doesn’t look good, bottles can take a bit of cold, but that looks frozen to me. 
If it  makes you feel any better i planted one yesterday, so all is not lost they will survive in cultivation. 
Such a shame it was a nice size one at that, if it has spear pull, then that is a pretty good sign it has suffered quite a bit of a substantial freeze. That cold blast even made the news in Australia! 

 

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kinzyjr Grand Master

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@BumGardener I'm pretty sure this one has a future in the mulch pile.  Unfortunate, but this cold snap was a little more than they can typically handle.

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Lakeland, FL: USDA Zone 2023: 10a  2012: 9b  1990: 9a | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962)

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