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Dear all. We have this old branching palm growing in Algiers' Hamma Botanical Garden. The morphological characteristics is close to a Washingtonia palm. However, the diameter of the stipe of this palm is not as large, whereas the literature mentions that Washingtonia robusta does not branch. In other respect, the leaves' shape does not match Hyphaene. Any help for identifying this weird Washingtonia-like palm? Thanks in advance. [Photo credit: Karim Djennas.]

Forecast for last night ended up being way off. NWS predicting 30F and we bottomed out at 37F. Whole thing really a non-event here in Brownsville. Over in Mission it looks like it's down in the upper 20s.

I was lucky enough to see a nice little grove of them once, nice palm I got a few seeds that day as well and had a bit of luck germinating a few. Even @palmtreesforpleasure was interested in one the seedlings, and if I can impress him iam doing pretty good I think!

Thanks so much for the continuing conversation (and photos Fusca). I learn so much on PT!

Now your talking my possum, trippin’ in all that jewellery! Richard

More like The Bronx, Bethnal Green, Saint Denis and not to offend Kim too much, Lincoln Park.

Anywhere there are handsome millionaires, not so handsome billionaires and hordes of sycophantic queens, I'll be there !!

Ravenea glauca shining in summer!

My Carpentaria

They can grace my garden anytime!

An old favourite of mine, even if it’s in a subtropical climate.

Howea forsteriana is one of my favorite landscape palms. I planted several small ones throughout the years. These are some of the ones in the front yard. They become very dramatic in the wind and since coconuts are impossible here, these are about as close as you can get as a Cocos impersonator.

She’s already pleading insanity!

@gyuseppe @Phoenikakias and @Than the European connection she blurted it all out faster than a rat up a drain pipe. Sobbing as she confessed saying I had nothing to do with it, well the security footage tells another story!

Is that Robin Hood the one in men in tights (Mel brooks) It’s too late it’s all written and signed in her confession, Robyn allright!

That’s not what she confessed too, apparently you were the one to organise international shipping! 👍

No doubt, New York, london, Paris!

The spears have separated after being contacted with some even minor force. Perhaps they were bumped during the protection process. The yellow coloring in the exposed areas of the spears and are the most delicate & vulnerable. For the duration of what's left of winter, I'd keep them tied together until weather becomes more favorable for growth.

Those C7 bulbs kick out some heat and can burn plant material when they come in contact, but I'm sure you know that. Curious about the PVC plumbing and what it's for?

Of course, always follow senior's (but not senile) advice!

I admit it but it was @Phoenikakias's idea! I was dragged into it!

I am 'Robyn' Hood and will give my share to local botanical garden.

Sylvestris is not as thick trunked as dactylifera. Sylvestris also has at least twice as many leaves. Dactylifera looks stiffer, but not in a bad way. Still the majority of pheonixes have more similarity than differences in appearance, other than robellenii.

Richard, it's true that I said I was coming to steal all your precious palms, but I have nothing to do with it, I'm good for nothing, I'm all smoke and no roast! 😥

California has always had periodic cold-waves with terrible freezes...1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1990 and 2007 being amongst the most (in)famous. But in general the immense barrier of the Rockies and the various other mountain ranges of the Western USA keep the cold flowing east. And the mighty Pacific generally acts as a tremendous moderator. But it does happen. But nowadays it's more of an agricultural issue than it is one for tropical ornamental horticulture, since the latter generally exists in developed suburban, semi-urban or urban landscapes with their broad UHIs, as noted by Nathan above; and agriculture has been chased out to less hospitable areas by the power of the developer and the mighty dollar. But as in most places, many plants will be damaged but recover, others will die, and provide gardeners and landscapers with open spaces for something new. Not always a bad situation, in fact an assist to overplanters or those who purposely utilize marginally hardy fillers to round out a young landscape. And there are areas that get scorched by cold most years, even right next to the coast, this due to the particularly varied geography and topography in the west. The nursery industry is no stranger to it, and replacement plants are a healthy part of the plant industry. Also one must keep in mind that, not only are the most severe events east of the Divide more spectacularly cold than in the west, but also the very tender landscaping materials used in Central and Southern Florida are far more pervasive there as compared to the generally more conservative landscapes encountered in most of California, and I believe also in Southern Arizona and Southern Nevada...so the effects are usually much less noticeable in the southwest. But yes, it can fill those of us with large collections of tender materials with a similar angst, to be sure. But at the end of the day you have to readjust, learn, and move on within your level of comfort. Also, I notice that you posted a wind-chill temperature map, rather than the 2m temperature map. Remember that wind-chill is irrelevant to plants, as it only affects animals. Plants can be dried out by the intense, dessicating winds that often accompany extreme cold events, but it's not "wind chill" as is usually equated with the effect of a lower temperature.