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yours look great, here is a larger one a couple neighborhoods away from mine that looks better than mine

I’m going to take my chances and leave them alone, they don’t look like they are rotting, and I tugged on the spears and they are still firm even in the potted one. I think they will be making a comeback. I am very hopeful about them.

The palm in the first photo of your first reply does not look too bad. I’d be wary of the palms whose petioles have turned to straw. Definitely be watching the spear and take Allen’s advice. I’d suggest marking a line with a sharpie across the opening frond and the newest spear to see once you get some pushing going. Definitely watch for rot and treat accordingly, they’re tough palms and can grow out of it if the rot does not meet the meristem. Here are some photos of mine from today.

Probably all going to die of rot without intervention

also had one in a pot which I left outside for these last freezing nights like an idiot and that one I’m sure is probably dead.

I am reviving this thread after a long dormant period. This is pure conjecture and I do not claim to have any special knowledge or acumen. We have experienced an extremely cold event in Palm Beach from February 1, 2026 through February 4, 2026. My hobbyhorse is the beneficent effect of the Gulfstream/ Florida Current on cold events, which comes closest to us because we are almost the furthest Eastern point in Florida (Palm Beach Shores). This shot of intensely cold air targeted the east coast of Florida, sparing large areas of the Gulf Coast. During the entirety of this event, which was an Arctic/advective incursion, the ocean temperature never dropped below 75/76F ( lots of steam). As a comparison, water temperatures in the Keys were in the upper 60s F and Miami Beach between 70 to 74° F. My conjecture is that the constant 85° Gulfstream/Florida current, which is an ocean river that pours at a magnitude of 30m/s has a profound effect on its immediate surroundings together with the mixing elements of the atmosphere. As a comparison, all of the rivers that empty into the Atlantic and Gulf, including the Mississippi and Amazon rivers amount to .6 m/s.As a simple reflection, the massive amounts of steam radiating off the ocean water in this event demonstrates possible atmospheric involvement. My belief is that this creates a small microclimate. Evidence of this can be seen in a comparison of the temperatures recorded at the Palm Beach, International Airport, and those temperatures recorded on a weather underground station KFLPalmMB 251 located at the Palm Beach par three golf course on the eastern side of the clubhouse. It is very close to the Atlantic Ocean. PBIA. KFLPalmMB 251 2/1 50F 31F. 55.4F. 38.3F 2/2 59F 31F 61.5F 39.3F 2/3 68F 40F. 70.3F 46.7F 2/4 73F 54F 73.0F 59.3F I believe that this event is most similar to the 1989 freeze. PBIA recorded 41F 28F as high/lows on December 24, 1989. We experienced a quick bounce back after that cold spell and limited loss of palms and vegetation. Unfortunately, there were no weather underground stations in close proximity to the ocean. The 2010 December cold event was different from this recent event. Specifically, it was prolonged in nature, but never yielded a below freezing temperature even at PBIA. I will attempt to take pictures of the vegetation. At the present time, I see multitudes of coconut palms that appear to have no damage whatsoever. As we all know, however, that can change!

good to hear yours are doing okay, the ones I’ve got are mainly brown all over but the spears still have green at least at the bottom parts of them. I think at least two of them will survive but not too sure about the last one, the spear feels less firm but I am not going to attempt to pull it either, although you can still see green on it as well. The first one, the biggest, is holding up the best though out of them. We had about a couple inches of snow just hit us within the past week and it really wasn’t good at all.

I have some Howea seedlings I germinated over 2 years ago and they are still hanging on to their seed. They have not been fertilized at all and look fine. Harry

The grass absorbs the excessive moisture in winter where it rains excessively in relation to growth rate and temperature

I figure with the rocks, it would be easier to pour down into the roots, vs fighting the rocks with the granular

I bought seedlings from the seller recently, he is a nice and honest seller. Never bought seeds though.

That's convenient. I always worry the seedlings will starve and therefore add some potting soil in the mix too.

Longer if you look at that box of masoala seedlings.

Probably much longer for most species. I’ve had seedlings in a sterile mix for at least a year before with no ill effects.

Intresting, The palms of Madagascar has the paludosa stems with red brown scales, with no mention of florencei. Small dypsis get rather confusing no wonder they termed some varieties Dypsis complex. Richard

Hello everyone, After a long and unsuccessful search online, I'm trying my luck here. I would like to add Brahea decumbens, moorei, and nitida to my collection. Maybe someone has a spare and would be willing to sell it (for a reasonable price, of course) 🙂. Thanks!

Yes Howea seeds eventually turn red with a bit of black, they seem to get overripe by this stage, green yellow ones have a higher percentage germination rate.

It's practically summertime in my grow room. The coldest it's gotten was 68 when my heater 💩 the bed. It stays around 80 in there, the small ones have bottom heat, bottom watering. I can get them to germinate relatively ok, but something kills them off. I know the first batch I had damping off issues so I started venting the baggies more, I had baggies fall on them from the condensation so I prop them up now, but the truth is I really don't know what I'm doing and just making it up as I go. Palms are so much easier 😂

I don’t have any problem with my seedlings going yellow there’s enough energy left in seed, even when the rats eat the seed they still seem to be fine.

@Matthew92 and @Silas_Sancona I think the Ligustrum is a good bet. I had just spotted it while out biking yesterday afternoon. There was a whole row of burnt Schefflera as a hedge, and then at the corner of the building the hedge switched to a different plant. If I remember I'll take a photo.

Removing the dead fronds was a bad move.

Depending on where you're located in Bradenton, Marlberry can be found growing in numerous spots nearby. Can't speak for intact habitat areas east of town, or near the river ( Manatee ) but, very common sight i'd see in woods-y areas at Emerson Point, Desoto, near some of the beaches on Longboat / Anna Maria, and down by Selby Botanical. Jamaican Caper and Myrsine / Colicwood are also quite common in the same areas i'd mentioned.

Sea Crest in SB? They're a wholesaler, but if you're talking about installing a landscape with trunking palms, they may be an option.

There is a distinct form of D paludosa (formerly known as D florencei) that has red leaf bases. There are other small Dypsis that have red leaf bases, so it could be something else, but it does look a lot like the florencei version of paludosa. Matt