Filifera Seedlings After Low of 4 Degrees

[pennerchris@gmail.com]

I planted a handful of seeds in May of 2014, and this is their second winter without protection. I'm in Lubbock (7b), and we had two cold snaps this winter; one was a low of 6, and the other was 4. Fast forward a couple of months, and I was pleasantly surprised to find new growth in several seedlings.

These seeds were provided by Jwitt--thanks buddy!

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

They are hardier at this age than when their "trunk " is 1-5" thick because most of the plant is below ground.  Until they get about 12" diameter they have a high mortality rate once the temp drops below 10. Once they start trunking they will grow out of extremely cold conditions. 

[pennerchris@gmail.com]

That makes perfect sense, because I just learned that the 2-3 foot tall baby Filifera at my rent house is a goner... I guess I should've used Christmas lights like I did last year. I don't know how I've never learned about seedlings being hardier at the strap stage. 

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

These little guys made it but i had to perform a bit of surgery on them. They also had tall grass around them.

[jwitt]

They should take off! Hopefully they are where you want them and not needing transplanting. Now to get them to that trunk,Ed stage!

[Las Palmas Norte]

I suppose this means I should've plant mine instead of leaving them potted.  

[TexasColdHardyPalms]

I had 200+ in 7-10g pots that died this year while 1g plants in the ground survived.