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Sharing the lowest temps my home station recorded. Just SE of Raleigh. 12.9F maximum low A few nights right at 15F (probably 3 in 2026)? And the December 15th low of 14.8 - I would argue to say this did more damage than anything. that low started burning Washingtonias, and they just have gone downhill since. My windmills, butias, chamaerops, and most all sabals are fine. I had a few small ones get burned up (I think) S. palmetto pictured on Feb 4th - 48 hours after 13F. The matches the lowest temp seen last year as well.

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I ain't gonna lose any sleep over it then. Here's pics. The Filifera. It's always looked like this, so I really don't know if it's damaged or not lol. It is NOT happy here. Oh, this Filibusta is cooked. Confirmed squished in my hand, it's very much dead. Birmingham. I honestly wish I had done more research and read how slow these are, and I woulda put it someplace other than front and center. But like 30 years after the apocalypse it'll be a nice tree. Bermudana did fine. Granted this is all facing east and it's all surrounded by bricks so it was all protected from the north and west winds, but still - just a little Styrofoam box with a brick on top of it and it's coolsies. This is the big Washie that I covered. It spear pulled and already had some frost damage. I'll cover it up again. The cold didn't seem to phase the grass or the weeds and I've been so busy running the grow room.... Anyway there is in fact a Sabal Etonia in here and it's totally unbothered despite its size. Trachy fortunei. Covered with a heavy plastic pot... Trachy Princeps x Waggie - totally unphased. And just an update - if anybody was wondering if a coconut can germinate in the ground in Mississippi in winter, so far it has not - but it's only been here for 3 months so don't give up hope. Sancho even peed on it for good luck. According to r/composting that makes everything grow.

Here is a 2021 survivor bottle on port Isabel.

In September 2018, about 7.5 years ago I planted these palm hybrids from Patric S. Here they are in February 2026 Dallas zone 8a. Both survived 3°F with only a tarp over them. The palm by the AC is the trigeneric: butia X Jubea X syagrus. The palm by Miss Holly is ( Butia x Jubea) X Jubea.

Been recovering ever since. Nobody believes me when I tell them what it is anymore 😂 but it ain't dead.

I got the chance to peek at the Butia since it was the only one not to be piled with snow, and it looks "fine" so far with a bit of cold damage on some of the fronds more exposed at the top. I'll be more careful with this one to not letnit end up like the other one 😂

Another camellia fan here. I mean, what's not to like apart from the fact they need acidic soil. Nice one @Mazat! I love my Camellia japonica 'curly lady'; the branches are indeed wavy/curly and that makes it look so unusual. It is now about to bloom for the first time, I'll post photos!

Never been to America as of yet, but if it’s like anything that is done in America I could only imagine the scale and beauty of such an event!

For me this was the worst damage I have seen while here in Merritt Island. The cold was bad but the wind was worse. I watered well a few days prior but the combo was too much. The tall stuff got it worse than the low. Fried Jamaicans Thrinax Radiata TR seedlings look ok Seagrape KO tall only the spear is green KO small slightly better Tomatoes that looked fantastic days prior

Kind of a nifty diminutive palm, although I don’t think it’s particularly cold hardy. Nice deep red crown shaft and colorful seeds. The mother plant is posing with the shovel, while the offspring are growing nearby. Tim

When I spray with fungicides I do it in late morning, when temperatures are high enough but there is still plenty of time for the spray to dry out before evening. I don't think it will stay wet till the night.

I-10 E and BW8 between Jacinto City and Channelview

Since it rarely gets below 27F here, can't speak for absolute cold hardiness but, ..Marlberry ..and Fiddlewood.. are tough as nails.. In the 10 years i've been here, my Marlberry has endured some serious abuse, ..and laughs at it. Stepping it into a 7 or 10gal this year. Confident these would thrive in an all day, shifty -shade type spot situation w/ 2X a week deep soaks thru the summers here. Fiddlewood bronzes a little / may drop some leaves during our " colder " winters / burn a bit when exposed to our flavor of full summer sun but also essentially shrugs off any cold ..and heat.. it has endured. Fun will be repotting mine since it rooted itself into the ground this past summer.

Do you have any in the ground?

Can't speak for palms ..though 5ft Pygmys shouldn't be hard to find out there. Absolutely no need to get scammed by the moon. As fast as they grow, even 3ft'ers should be easy to find, ..and reach 5+ft in a season. For Fruiting stuff, you have numerous options.. Can't remember them all atm but Exotica, in Vista, is a great place to check out. Don't ship as far as i'm aware, so you'll have to make a trip there.. Worth a visit regardless. Would look at the Tropical Fruit Forum for other top shelf suggestions.. https://www.tropicalfruitforum.com/ Plumeria? Jungle Jacks, Upland Nursery, and Akinson Plumeria ( ..in El Cajon, ..when they have sale events, ) are the top spots to look into. Plumeria Society of S.Cal host several sales events across the region March thru the fall as well, so no lack of sources for them at all out there.

which hgc is this?

Winter is over in Houston. Time to zonepush once more 😆 Can't say no to $4.50 each LOL

He said they don’t ship big palms. I was thinking more like box size, not gallon.

I think nurseries consider shipping "mature palms" to be prohibitively expensive and subject to damage. I recently ordered a 15g, 5 foot high Syagrus weddelliana from Phil at Jungle Music in Encinitas. The palm was $220 and shipping to SF was I think $110. But if you were willing to pay a premium I'm sure they could work something out.

Besides Moon Valley Nursery which is exceptionally expensive, are there any other nurseries that ship and have mature palms. Im looking for mature 5ft Pheonix roebellinis, red abyssinian banana, ice cream/blue java banana plant, possibly some plumerias. I haven’t been very successful, most places in So Cal either don’t ship larger palms, or they only work with contractors.

It is quite picky about the soil, but it is also rather cool tolerant. Do not let yourself misled by the reports in Florida A sudden and longer lasting cold spell than few hours may be more damaging, because the palms are caught with 'pants down ' that is in active growth.

Rolling through the mid 60s at 9:44AM, Headed for ..Flirting with 90, perhaps?? later? ..We'll see. Suggested forecast high here in Chandler is 85 but, with wall to wall sunshine and temps already moving through the 70s in several neighborhoods around the valley, before 10AM, reasonable to think seeing at least a few 90 ( ..or 90+ ) readings by 3:30PM aren't off the table.. Again though, ..we'll see. Slightly toasty today regardless. As noted, early Feb. warmth hangs around thru at least Monday, before a potential cool down sets in as we head toward mid month as the overall pattern becomes less blocked, thus allowing some deg. of unsettled WX conditions to return to AZ ..and the rest of the west ..at least temporarily. We'll see if that equals any more rain / snow chances, let alone ..what would likely be.. the last opportunity for some mid to high 30s morning lows before the pattern flips again toward the end of the month. .. Flipping again = Is the current thinking at least.. Low desert spots locally aren't the only folks enjoying some great weather over the next few days either.. Once again, touring the point and click forecasts, many spots in S.CA will reach the 80s / flirt with 90F readings today ..and/ or tomorrow, before temps start a downhill slide over the upcoming weekend. " hot " February includes the " often misses out on such " winter " warmth spells " Bay Area spots like San Jose/ Los Gatos, Santa Cruz, and various spots near Monterey which could see highs flirt with 80, close to the beaches.. Not bad.. Today's side note: ..we'll see what today's thoughts suggest around 1PM but, .. Going with yesterday's, for the moment at least, While it weakens again, appears the P.V. may avoid diving into complete reversal / SSW territory.. **From the ECMWF Website ** If.. that is the case, that could factor into the mid /late month forecast.. Lengthy but Judah Cohen ( Posts weekly / bi-weekly blog updates on the AER website ) echoed similar thoughts on what may ..or may not.. happen w/ the Polar Vortex over the next few weeks.. https://published.aer.com/aoblog/aoblog.html As mentioned, We'll see what is suggested today..

Lol. Like it or not, I think that almost 100% of the population of this board (outside of the tropics) are "zone pushers" to some degree ... I know I am. I have a tiny Bismarkia planted that I have to protect 3-4 times a year). I can get more years out of it, till it gets too big. It's a gamble that sometimes can hold good for a decade or two, then you get burned in the course of one night. I just decided to keep on trucking as long as my finances or interests allow it. - Matt

You may already be doing this but they need to be kept dry. They sometimes take a few degrees below 35F to come on