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Areca macrocalyx

canefan

By canefan
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canefan Contributor

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Hi all 

What is going wrong with my macrocalyx? 

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waykoolplantz Veteran

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mine was @15 feet when it died

The Palm Mahal

Hollywood Fla

akamu Mentor

akamu

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Could be cold damage what are your temperatures like

canefan Contributor

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I'm in south florida , did get down to low 40s a couple days in a row 2 weeks ago 

 Hopefully not dead 

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

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Areca macrocalyx is extremely cold sensitive. Anything below 50F can kill it. Extended temps in the 40s and highs in the 50s/60s like we've had this chilly winter almost guarantee it to croak. Next winter leave it potted and bring it indoors on cold nights. If you must plant it figure on protecting and heating it on cold nights. Even then, it may croak. They are that finicky. Not a palm to have if you are a novice.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

palmsOrl Grand Master

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3 hours ago, canefan said:

Hi all 

What is going wrong with my macrocalyx? 

20210216_134736.jpg

Cold damage for sure.

canefan Contributor

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20 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

Areca macrocalyx is extremely cold sensitive. Anything below 50F can kill it. Extended temps in the 40s and highs in the 50s/60s like we've had this chilly winter almost guarantee it to croak. Next winter leave it potted and bring it indoors on cold nights. If you must plant it figure on protecting and heating it on cold nights. Even then, it may croak. They are that finicky. Not a palm to have if you are a novice.

Any tips on what to do ? or is it a wait and see hope for the best situation 

palmsOrl Grand Master

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Give it good care going forward and protect it from anything below 60F if you can, while it's recovering.  Then in the future, protect below 50F.

cobra2326 Proficient

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Mine saw 42 last winter because of a heater failure with very minimal or no damage. The nearby Cyrtostachys renda complained a lot more, but was still fine.

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Jon

Brooksville, FL 9a

PalmatierMeg Grand Master

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Check the spear every few days. If it holds, great. If it pulls, very bad news. Also mark the spear so you can see if if grows. As long as it grows you have hope.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

John hovancsek Veteran

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Ouch, this is why I had to leave fl. I am with everyone about the cold damage 

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hbernstein Proficient

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Peroxide in the spear, for sure.

Chatta Proficient

Chatta

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my big ones got killed this winter :( Even my Crytostachys took a huge hit but didn't fully die. This was a really crappy winter for the average temps but not my overall minimum temp. As they said though any temps below 50F will kill this palm. I left one out on accident on a not even that cold of a night and it croaked :(

Looking for:  crytostachys hybrids, Pseudophoenix sargentii Leucothrinax morrisii, livingstona canarensis

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