Comments on: Top 10 Cold Hardy Palm Trees

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:36:44 +0000

Hi Carol. California Palms are very cold hardy and don't usually get damage by cold temperatures in 30s. However, cold snaps can damage any palm, because palms don't have enough time to prepare for changing temperature. Definitely spray it with freezepruf to avoid any further cold damage. It might be also some sort of fungal infection. In that case, spray it with copper fungicide. ~Susan Brian

By: Carol

Carol — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:55:42 +0000

My California Palm is turning a gray brown. I am watering about every 4 days since it has turned cold. Temps are in the 30′s at night. Should I be watering more?

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:37:54 +0000

Hi Ron. It could be the location or it could be just that you planted too deep or too high. Good that you didn’t fertilize right after planting. Don’t cut dying leaves until they are dry. ~Susan Brian.

By: ron

ron — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:28:08 +0000

we bought a bismark palm & planted it in early november , we did not put fertilizer on it right away but it started to turn brown so we started watering it every day with 5 to 10 gal of water and it still looked like it was dieing so we fertilized it and that did not help much so all the leaves are brown & now we have a new leaf & it was green but now starting to turn brown , we just moved here from michigan last september and we live in lehigh acres fl. which is inland from the water so it is colder but we should still be able to grow these trees , maybe it doesn’t like the spot it is in , I don’t know but we need your help thank you

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:10:49 +0000

Hi Norma. I think the solution is to use cold hardy palms and spray them with Freez Pruf when it gets cold. Freez Pruf is a cold protecting spray. Here is a list of cold hardy palms. ~Susan Brian

By: Norma

Norma — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:57:05 +0000

We live in central florida, and occasionally in winter, temps will drop to the high teens. I LOVE palms, and we have some cabbage palms, but is there a fast-growing palm that will survive in our yard? I had Christmas Palms when we lived on Anna Maria Island, and they grew like weeds. But, don’t think they would survive the cold in Polk County. Any ideas? Love your website! Thanks -

By: How to Save Cold Damaged Palm Trees

How to Save Cold Damaged Palm Trees — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:25:33 +0000

[...] Cold Hardy Palms [...]