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I'm sure the heat didn't help it at all. It does look better since I took I took lights away and we've had some mild temps.

sashaeffer

I'm sure it will. There is a guy in Michigan I think that has one like 12ft+ high and all he does is mummy wrap it. It defoliates of course, but comes back each year. Last year I closed up protection just fine and I unwrapped a nice green large frond palm in the spring, and we had snow all the way t...

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I would have been just fine if I hadn't listened to the weather forecast before I went out of town. They said it would only get to low 20's but as I said, it bottomed out at 9 deg F I could have easily thrown the tops on them and would have been fine and put all the potted palms I left outside in th...

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Well, the fronds were getting close to the eve of the house and each year the root structure will be that much larger. Was just going to move it like 2 feet away from the house. There isn't anything left to cut anyway, I removed all the dead fronds and added some copper fungicide around the crown ju...

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Oh, No plans to move until May/June

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Back in the fall I built some protection, Christmas lights etc but didn't put the top on cages since it was still nice. Dropping to 9 deg F for just one night while out of town did it's damage to even the partially protected. I think the enclosure itself made it worse by trapping the cold air inside...

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After -13 degree F...still looking good. No supplemental heat.

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I am going to try more Sabals this year. Since the Hatteras is doing just fine in the ground, along with a Mc Curtin seedling I have a Riverside that is still in a pot that I bought from Phil when I was in San Diego in the fall, and have a Louisiana coming next week from Steve Anderson.

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Should have left the poor thing alone! But...in my desire to over protect, I think I'm the one that caused the problem. Another lesson learned.

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I was, but Needle looked just fine. It had barrell, but no top and root heat was plugged in. It didn't look dried out until I added the Christmas lights that week around Christmas when it got to below zero and put top on. Funny thing is Cape Hatteras Sabal looks fine, and even had more insulation ar...

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Thanks Jim....I did put some HP down where the pull was and backed it up later with some copper fungicide, unplugged the christmas lights but left the clear cover on since freezing rain was forecast...and hope for the best. I did leave the heat tape around the root ball to remain plugged in. it's on...

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I agree. Will leave on for one night so HP doesn't freeze but will keep lid off so heat doesn't build up. Would hate to loose it now after it's gone this far.

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Yea, I did put some HP down where the spear pulled. Will keep lid off but plugged Christmas lights back in so the HP doesn't freeze in the hole. Wonder what causes the drying out of the fronds?? I thought maybe it got too hot in there being on the south side of the house and the Christmas lights etc...

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Does anything other than crown of palm getting wet and freezing cause a spear pull?? Checked my in the ground (2nd winter) Needle Palm that has heat tape buried around roots, and a 1/2 barrel with plexiglass top on south side of house. With the onset of the bad cold snap I did add a string of 25 Chr...

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Oh, those. I thought you meant some kind of wrap or protection at the base of the palm. lol

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Boots?

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Now when my sabals get that tall, lets truly hope they are hardy to single digits.

We'll be finding out this spring won't we!

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Beautiful sabals!!!

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So far hanging in there after having two fronds turn color and dry up. Palm shows active growth though as I marked the newest spear coming up.

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One of my more sensitive cold hardy palms, first year in the ground Mexican Fan Palm. Has lived through 9 degree (partially protected) cold. Added 2nd string of Christmas lights to help with cold. Sun hitting it this time of day adds easily to the temp as well. http://s22.postimg.org/j96opjhfh/photo...

sashaeffer

Wow......that much damage to a Windmill palm

I take it' it's unprotected? how cold did it get?

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tried garysnursery.com and didn't do anything

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Jeeze, how tall are those palms?? Pics!

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Yes, exactly...Usually I have more of a issue with enclosures getting too hot on sunny, mild days...and with moisture/condensation. Since I've learned from my mistakes each plastic enclosure has a couple of slits cut to help with venting humidity out and when I know it's going to be nice for a few d...

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Yea, I don't have wireless thermometers but 2 strings of 25 Christmas lights is keeping a tall cage with a Mexican Fan Palm at 19 deg, 1 string of lights in Windmill palm at 12 deg, and a small enclosure with a Cape Hatteras Sabal at 25 with one string of lights and a single 40W light bulb. All have...

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Not sure if it's a record here for Omaha for this date but -14 deg F this morning. Anything that makes it through this Winter I would think has to gain some cold hardiness. Will be interesting to hear from members this spring to see how everyone fared. http://s24.postimg.org/ubz0hzhzl/photo_4.jpg

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Fastest way I've ever killed a palm was too much water, especially in the winter. Saw a total collapse of a small potted Pindo that I brought inside last year. Now, all my pindo type palms are in garage and haven't been touched since late Oct and they all look great. Less is more when it comes to ca...

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lol, then they shouldn't be stocking any Majesty palms! They always have tons of those they can't sell every year.

I plan on stopping down at the store tomorrow and talking with him since I couldn't get a hold of him after his message.

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Yes, I did hear back from the manager just today. He said that he talked to his Costa Farms Rep to HIS store and was told that they could special order all the palms on my list except the Chinese windmill Palm(Trachy) but not till March...which would be just fine with me. We'll see though.

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Seedbank CFP&CS is where I got my Bizzy seeds from(30) and took just under 3 months for the first one to germinate. Have the in self watering plastic drinking bottles and soda bottles in just spagham moss in a warming tray with a tall plastic dome over it. The first one that popped grew so fast ...

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This wouldn't be fun hobby if we all didn't experiment and push limits! Maybe in a year or two I'll take one of my Bizzy seedlings and plant in the ground with root heat and a cage and see what happens. If my Pygmy date palm makes it this winter, I might have some success with a Bizzy.

sashaeffer

A Bizzy in the ground where you two are at?? I didn't think they were all that cold hardy. I just have one small one I got from Phil last year and I keep it in my small greenhouse and it just trudges along slowly. I did get some Bizzy seeds from the club in Florida and am having great success germin...

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Yea, those are like $9.99 around here in 3 gallon? pots. For the hell of it, I did plant one in the ground and have roots heated by heat tape, and a string of 25 Christmas lights around the base covered by a 55 gallon plastic barrel with a plexi glass cover. So far....it's doing well although I thin...

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I sent a email to corporate Lowe's to ask why they don't have cold hardy palms at my store and they had the store manager call me just today saying he's from the SW so knew of the palms I mentioned and said he was going to call their supplier on Friday to see if they were available to be shipped to ...

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Do most people have problems with the "cold hardy" blue pot palms surviving? For some odd reason I found two needle palms at a local nursery here in Omaha. Bought one mid season at fill price of $50 and the other that never sold towards end of season (august) for $25 in 3? gallon pots. Pla...

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No, the ribbed ones. It hasn't thrown any new leaves but has gotten a bit larger. We'll see how it does since we have a lot of Winter yet to go yet.

If it makes it through this winter, it will survive anything.

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Nebraska doesn't require them, but one is sent anyway with each order.

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Wish it could be done through facebook. Have many palm/plant related albums on there.

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I do have a photo bucket account, but didn't see how to transfer pics from there directly to the forum here.

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I bought a couple from Phil when I was out there in Oct. but don't even remember what kind now lol and I have them in the green house for the winter and can tell they are growing like crazy.

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Palms are sure getting tested this winter!