General A&Q about Palm Cold Damage

[MarcusH]

What are signs of cold damages ? 

[MarcusH]

So this year I haven't protected my young Washies and the lowest temperature we experienced were anywhere from 17 to 19f with freezing rain on the first day . 

All of my 3 Washies ( 2 Filiferas 1 Robusta) show signs of damages. The new spears are floppy and opened at a very early stage not like it would grow a typical spear and then opens. I see some leaf damages on the growing fronds.  

How many of you experienced this ? 

PS: I started fertilizing 2 weeks ago. Is there a connection between floppy fronds and early fertilization? Also my Robusta seems to be hit hard the most.  It completely defoliated.  Right now I don't see a new spear growing . Should I be worried? 

Here are some pics of my Washies

[Chester B]

That's where it got frozen, generally where the spear meets the air, it can be far down.  Looks like they are pushing out that damage, and I would expect the next frond to be normal.  Pretty typical to see with palms experiencing colder than normal events.

Cold damage to palms can appear in many ways.   Sometimes the damage is immediate but often times it takes months to rear its ugly head.

Edited March 5, 2024 by Chester B