There are several areas where tropical and subtropical palms are planted in this area. Boasting a shoreline that transitions to steep hills on all sides with a variety of microclimate conditions.

This thread begins with the survivors of the 2026 February Freeze, but many of the palms were previously posted in the Remarkable Palms of Tampa Bay thread. The coldest parts of the lake in the lowest spots near the north shore recorded 21^oF; a tie with December 1989. The mild side of the Lake near the Country Club recorded numbers at or near 24^oF.

This first set of photos is from the Boat Ramp near the country club and a short walk down the hill from Common Ground.

Chrysalidocarpus leptocheilos - in recovery mode

Coccothrinax crinita - Recovery and flowering both in progress

Zombia antillarum - surprisingly little damage and still flowering

Thrinax radiata - lost some foliage but does not look bad at all

Allagoptera caudescens - no serious setbacks, perhaps due to being low to the ground for this one.

Unfortunately, the Chambeyronia macrocarpa and Carpoxylon macrospermum at this location succumbed to the cold. An Archontophoenix cunninghamiana is 50/50 on recovery as it is pushing green, but not out of the woods. The Beccariophoenix alfredii is OK, but a lot of wind desiccation. My picture didn't come out that well, so I'll post a photo once I get a better one.

Some nice palms! That reminds me I must book a plane ticket for any exotic destination in the South Pacific seas!

The Allagoptera is a wimp in the ultimate sense. It outlived the Chambeyronia only because it is so close to the ground. Once it gets larger, it will be subject to the real cold. Is there a Pseudophoenix in there anywhere? The Thrinax also surprises me. I lost a larger one in 2010 at 25F. Show me a living Kentiopsis, please!! If not, their so-called hardiness is mythical.