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Out here in Oregon it's been warm. I'm at the same latitude as the Vermont/Canada boarder, and last week was our first freeze of the year. No rain for 3 weeks and the temps have been in the 60's up in the mountains, above the fog inversion. The few ski areas are able to open are only operating about 25% of their lifts. Garden looks good though. A couple of pics from last week. The famous Mt. Hood from a few weeks ago. There should be 5-10 ft of snow at this time.

The first night of Adonidiageddon here was 29.1F but no visible frost. It stayed under freezing for 3.5 hours. The local airport registered 34 degrees for 2 hours. Current forecast lows are still the worst on Saturday morning at 25F and Sunday morning at 27F. Back to 9A here instead of their silly 10A rating!!!

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.

Licuala ‘mapu’ inflorescence. Tim

Cymbidium season has begun in my garden. They are dependable color.

Glad the Great State of Texas fared well. My place hit 12°F this morning.

The Tropic of Capricorn is about as far south you move to from that cold place!

Another picture of the Butia x Jubaea in Augusta, GA.

This is a Butia x Jubaea hybrid that I purchased years ago from Dr. Merrill Wilcox. It has held its silver color beautifully. The picture doesn't do it justice. Augusta, GA

I got too see snow in Manitoba Canada minus 30, flip me it was cold, took breath away, snow is not for this summer bunny iam afraid you can have your snow bunny’s !

Already 35deg here at 6:30pm. Forecast low is 29??? I don’t trust it. Might be quite a nasty radiational freeze. Sometimes it will be alarming and drop more quickly earlier in the evening only to plateau halfway through the night, but some other times I’ve seen it get colder than predicted and it drops like a rock through early morning. Glad I still have everything covered.

A ground frost will form at 2-3C / 36-38F but an air frost obviously needs to be 0C / 32F. I wouldn’t bet against -1C / 30F in Miami on Saturday night. So a fair bit colder than 2010. There could however be last minute adjustments and it may get nowhere near that cold, staying in the mid 30’s F. Time will tell. Miami could have a colder winter minimum than parts of England and Ireland this winter. And we had the coldest start to January in 16 years here, since 2010, a few weeks back. Funny how 2010 keeps coming up on analogs. Similarish setups on both sides of the Atlantic to that winter. Although that winter was something else altogether in Europe. Anyway, the lowest in the Isles of Scilly (50N) just off Cornwall this winter is +3.1C / 38F. I will be looking to see how Key West performs too this weekend.

My location is supposed to be 9a with the new map but starting in the ‘22-‘23 winter I've had lows each winter of 18, 19, and 15 deg!!! smh…

Better mix good soil with native one. It helps the plant to adapt to local soil easier and faster. You won't be spared from the task to amend soil after transplanting, no matter what you are contemplating!

Here is a video i made about the street there

More Coconut palm

Looks like pestalopsis palmarum or Thielaviopsis paradoxa look in that direction. Fungicide has become your friend!

A new company has recently planted 4 huge Christmas palms in the west side of jax. they look really healthy with a full crown of leaves and thick trunk. The Google Maps photo (took the photo of the actual palms themselves), the Google Maps photo suggests they were planted after April. Will they, or at least one survive?

Bummer A couple hundred miles too far north 😪

Its supposed to be even colder this weekend...these will be toast even with protection unless its heated protection.

There are a few places in my area that receive minus 2 degrees Celsius, and pretty frosty mornings , I call them the dead zone for gardening, no way is that for me a black frost zone.

Oh my! What a display. Harry

I could realy use some of that global warming tgey keep screaming about. Lol

Snow and your growing bananas!

My Robusta is already turning brown lol. Nothing new .

It got down to 35F here. When I woke up it was closer to 38F, but it dropped pretty quickly before the sun came up. The airport recorded just a hair under 34F for a low, so in the historical records, it will probably be marked as 34F. It may not matter much come this weekend as predictions of mid-20s or lower are now common place in the forecast models.

Does it have a thermostat control, if not it will just keep on heating up. If you go away it could become an electrical problem, or worse overheating and a fire.

I love that second palm pic. It has a massive trunk, jubea-esque.

Latest ECM (Euro) update. The west coast is showing slightly colder than the east coast, as you said it would be. It’s also starting to look like Miami may record its first technical air frost in what… 37 years? That is if the last air frost was back in 1989…? Looking at that, I would expect 30-34F in Miami. Although ECM hi-res map charts typically understate the minimum by about 1-2C / 2-4F. So it could be 28-35F in Miami. This is just one model run though. It may not be correct. Northern panhandle regions don’t look as bad on this run though saying that.

I forgot i visited the big Butias along "palm avenue"(old Gaston Av) that has some huge old Butia species that have made it so far this brutal decade! prob also will have many dead leaves again. Tony's unprotected Mex blue palms give me hope my beauties will be ok as they have a lightbulb protective the center bud! Brahea armata in winter coat & bulb the Sabal bermudana only mulched. Here is a couple others in the white ness of this cold Jan!

In a month or two, we will read about the "warmest winter on record". Guaranteed

You should give my 9B a try here in Houston. 23F last night and the last two years lows of 19F. I wouldn't even dream of a foxtail or king palm.

I’m curious how these big public plantings of coconuts will do in Orlando in a couple days. I’m not incredibly familiar with how predictable Arctic blast forecasts are but I’m at least seeing really low temperatures in the forecast that might not be survivable. 23f

Only 22°F in my yard this morning . Dramatically higher than the 15°F predicted a few days ago . I unwrapped all my palms in Lago this morning. Some didn’t get any protection, including the Brahea armata pictured above .

My lows ranged from 17.4f (open yard) to 27.7f. Glad to identify some relatively warmer and colder locations at the new house before planting.

My Carpentaria

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.

I don't see any indication of spear pull. As opposed to windmill palms, sabal palms don't generally pull spears easily.

I replied to the Falklands Ministry of Agriculture, asking if any palms were known in the Falklands. Should I send them some Trachycarpus fortunei seeds

Doesn't appear on my Samsung android smart phone.

That’s my thought too. Some times of the year i have (or make) the free time to search species in PALMS backlog and there’s SOOOOOO much good info there i get lost in it. I’m picturing the articles as being voiced over and one could listen to Volume 69(3) and it could be played via podcast to anyone with a cell phone. Going through latest issue there could be the PALM NEWS - i see 4 short paragraphs well written, so easily voiced. then there are the very nice articles that i always appreciate when i get the chance to read them. I do like to read paper rather than online. Would these authors be willing to record a reading? With broader access to the world’s palm knowledge i feel there will be an increase in interest. A certain percentage of those interested get VERY interested and in fact make palms , their study, and conservation a life’s work. We do need to begin building the base of palm hobbyist who will continue this endeavor past the next generation or two. We are certainly in a world of change and i dont feel that knowledge should be behind a paywall. I think there should be more outreach to the landscape community. I was a landscape design/build contractor for 20 years in Florida and I dont think i ever was exposed to the IPS or local chapters. These are the growers and installers of the vast majority of palms planted in our state, and a potential source of additional membership. I dont mind paying membership to this or any palm society, but i feel there is a greater opportunity to grow the society/societies if this information is made more available. See above discussion RE: YouTube webinars. Why can’t these all be on IPS channel collecting views? They should be edited in their introductions for brevity but they are great! I have watched Palms of Columbia, Palms of Vietnam, and Palms of Cuba multiple times. Anyone out there with podcast production expertise? Agree that there’s a great untapped potential for quality palm tree content? Not sure if there needs to be a group of young folks who voice for their generation, and we listen to see what may work? IPS ambassadors? Apply to become one of 50 worldwide ambassadors under 25 years old? There should be an open discussion involving the youth . CFPACS meeting have been fun and engaging for me and my teens attend. There is a good vibe where we understand folks are at different stages of the hobby and it’s NOT a highly scientific venture. I feel the IPS can evolve in a way that allows some directional ideas from the younger crowd. We can practice what we preach on the local level in the meantime. I look forward to ideas that may further this group and palm communities into the future. Dang it closer to 2030 than 2020 now!

I see a few out there in palm land want to start selling plants. It’s quite simple really, you don’t need a degree in business management! Step one choose quality stock to send, the customer is always right. Make sure they are aware of what you’re sending, seller communication is critical. Package your plants well, this is critical for a couple of reason, it’s nice to receive well presented plants, and if there are delays in shipping your plants stand a better chance of arriving in better condition. Post immediately express postage, there are various methods of packaging choose one that suits your taste, but remember you should be able to shake the packaging and nothing move around. And if all goes well you will have yourself a nice little hobby business that can grow as big as you want. Remember quality plants packaged well, seller communication and your in the business of supplying plants!

The flowers are all now open - surprisingly, all at the same time.😄 Plant photos are in the same order as above. aztropic Mesa, Arizona

Papilionanda [aka Pda.] Omar Padron 'Indigo Blue Spots' (Vanda Robert's Delight x Pda. Mimi Palmer). A grape jelly kind of fragrance. Pleasant. As I can’t grow these outdoors attached to palm trees, like many of you in Zone 9/10+, I’ve been experimenting with glass vase culture to keep the roots moist in winter time indoors. Summertime, they lose their vases and go outdoors, full sun, hanging in trees.

I declared war on snails and conquered the first territories in the garden and here are the first results

That's going to be a difficult grow in that area. There are several reasons Adonidia merrillii are called Christmas Palms. One is because they tend to set red fruit around Christmas, the second is because, prior to the last 20 years here, they were usually dead by Christmas.

Two things that rarely happen these days. Starting a life long hobby when young & being able to see the results nearly 50 years later. Congratulations @Darold Petty

Here's at @Ivorhooper windmill palm at 56.6 degrees north in Western Scotland. At the very least Western Scotland has some palms including this one at near 57° north, but I don't think the northern isles do. Day temps of 15 (60F) and overnights above 10 (50F) should allow windmill to grow a little bit and the winters rarely go below -5 (low 20s). The record is about negative 10 or between 15 and 20 f. Shetland at 60° North is a cold zone 9. Not zone 8 as shown on the homemade British and Europe hardiness zone maps. https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/56253-northmost-cultivation/&do=findComment&comment=862878

Ketchikan may have a few windmills: https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/13080-palms-in-alaska/ Windmills were tried in Sitka but they unfortunately perished: http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?/topic/14689-death-of-the-northern-most-alaskan-palm/