Bill- Number 1) It's not 100% defoliated, the petioles remained green! 😀

I'll say 2 full leaves by May 1st, in addition to the stumpy one that is pushing out now!

Sort of an unfortunate position, this is why you should have planted filifera :twisted:!

Damn, that sucks 😥 I feel for the washy but it´s a big strong tree so hopefully it recovers well. BTW in what zone are you?

My guess is 72 fronds on your W.filiferas.... 😯

That is some serious love my friend,great to see!

My guess is whether it puts out fronds or not it will be seriously moving in
that direction.Even if it's not visible,it will be ready to explode very shortly.
I know someone else who will be very interested if this works 😉
Good luck,I am looking forward to pulling the tarp off mine when it unthaws 😯 !

My clear umbrella g-house creates the same effect even with a tarp over
it.
The temp outside is 30 and inside it's 70 8)

Very cool that your doing this,I hope it blasts the roof off!

Bill,
My two uncles would be buried beneath that beauty, adding yet more warmth... 😆

No heat cables below the roots on this one (like in the back yard under the nanas?) sorry I don't remember.

It must have hurt to cut those fronds off, but they're greener than I would have guessed if they saw 4F.
Presume the 120 hours weren't continuous...daytime temps were above freezing, and then back down at night?
Or did it not get above freezing for 5 days? 😕

All in all, Bill, I thought it'd look worse.
Wonder whether the crispy is now at its full extent, hopefully the current green isn't still fading to crispy.

I like what you've built...rather than protecting it with barely-above-freezing temps to encourage eventual hardiness, you're kicking it into early summer.
Good idea adding the other plants as the mass will help hold temps as well as benefitting them.

The exhaust fan is cut into the plywood near the top?

If the power goes out, throw a couple chickens in there.

You've made the best of a lousy situation, nicely done, Bill.
May 1st fronds? 2
Soon to be followed by 6.

Attaboy! 😛
Barb

Hey Paul,
There was a little more green on it too but it was in the way of the spear getting full sun, so off they came. I still think it has some filifera in it! We don't have to agree on this one it's ok. If it was pure robusta it would be DEAD!

Corrosion,
Yeah it does suck, that's what happens when you have two oblivious uncles renting from you. Thanks Guys for noticing :violent1:
I'm in zone 6b, but it's hardly ever goes below zero. Last time was 2003 I'm pretty sure at -2f. Lows the last three years have been 4f this year, 3.6f last year, and 5.6f the year before.

Thanks Jim! I hope you get to take a peek at your washy soon.

Barb,
There is a heat cable under that one too. I'm pretty sure it was below freezing for 5 day or real close at least (poor thing) I think it's done getting crispy too, and trust me if the power goes out and it's cold enough the generator is coming out. The fan isn't in yet but it will be up top, clouds this week so I'm not really worried about it. Summer gear it is, full speed ahead I'm going with 3-4 leaves excluding the stuppy one. The spear is already moving!

Thanks Guys,
Bill

Also remember if you are giving them steroids it's better to admit it now,
rather then later!
Hard to believe the spear is moving!-
that's good news,no need to pull on it,it moves all by itself!

Guess what the temp is here

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Glad you've got the heat cable on that one too..

stoooopid question, but when the GFI kicked out, that kicked off the heat cables too? or just lights?

Think you've turned adversity around full circle...good for you!

And Jim...those temps! 👿

Barb

Ouch Jim,
Enough is Enough hasn't it been cold long enough at your place! Time for some forties and fifties for you. It has been absolutely pouring here from around 5pm last night, it will let up tonight and then start again tomorrow. Thank God it's not snow we would be buried 3" of rain that's just about 3 feet of snow! That was funny Jim, "no need to pull on it,it moves all by itself!"

Barb,
That one did have the heat cables on still since it was on a different circuit, oddly enough the ones out back where off and they look way better, they where protected better though.

Here's a couple pictures of what the worse of the two look like from out back. Not to bad considering what they went through, they must have had a lot more stored up heat to release.

Bill

Pretty cool that your going to kick their asses into gear,that will be fun to watch!

The temp went down to -1(F) last night.
One more night of COLD,COLD tonight.
The temps MAY hit 40+ this weekend with some sun.
We may(if the 15 day verifies even close)we may be rid
of 90%+ of our snow before the end of the first week of March,
that would help to kick the highs up another 10f over what they would be with snow!

Hey Bill,

Im really sorry man! You put soooo much effort into your palms to have something happen like that! I'm thinking that they will totally rebound by late spring and they will look just like they did last summer, or better. Look on the bright side too. If they do continue to grow at the rate they are you may need to look at cutting off the fronds each winter do to the size. So this could be a good test to see how they do. Still though I'm sure your pissed and I can only emagine how I would feel if the same happened and mine are no where near the size of yours! Hey when I come visit this summer I'll bring you a 24 of real Canadian and we can sit under your palms and laugh about this!!

Take care buddy!

Sounds like a good plan Scott!
Will compare them to the crap molsens we have here.
I have a list of some cool places for you to check out to when you go to Florida. You
must be itching for the sun by now. My cousin pretty much runs one of the huge t-shirt
shops on Main St. I'll let him know your coming and he'll majorly hook you guys up if
you want beach stuff!

Glad to see your stuff holding in there strong, by the time you leave weather should be
pretty mild too.

Talk soon,
Bill

How many spears has your Washy put out today?

I will get to see mine again this weekend and also take the tarp off! 😉 😉 😉 😀 😀 😀

Charge your camera's batteries... 8)

Jim,
That will be a nice surprise, like opening presents on Christmas morning 😀

Barb,
What stuff of yours crapped out?

Bill