I'm grumbling about Trachies lately, but really my fault. I'm celebrating his European fan palms, which I think are underrated for cold tolerance. My ...

I plan to invest in Sabal this Spring, too. As with you, we had a much colder spell there than I am used to. I saw your pool. We had pretty thick ice ...

Thanks for the photos. I'm sure it was painful. It was a bit colder here (3 oF vs. 14 oF) and fortunately I did a bit more protection. As with your ca...

Jim,I did have to join EPS to read your link but that was no problem. The information was great. My Trachy looks much worse than any of the photos. :...

Barb,I understand your fear. Regardless, I've been giving gentle tugs each day (there is no such thing as over-tugging, is there?) and so far, so good...

The photos are great even if the damage is not. My leaves are showing increasing evidence of damage from the cold of 10 days ago. That is why I spraye...

Barb,please post here when you find the links Jim refers to. Short term, I need to know what to do with damaged trachy leaves. Long term, I need help ...

The rest of January looks wonderful here: highs near 60 oF, lows about 40 oF. We were forecast to get to freezing this morning but bottomed out at 38 ...

That phrase is used down here in gardening circles. --Erik

That is outstanding! Your coldest has been 8 oF lower than mine, and weeks earlier. You've seen what I have. :-(Is it the wind protection you credit, ...

Nice palms. Were these all started from seed? --Erik

Very nice. Thank you for making the time. --Erik

That is much less expensive than treating palms like annuals, which I sometimes feel I am doing (e.g., the two nice Washy's I killed last year).

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Here are a few snapshots of the backyard palms this week, after two weeks of very cold (for Oklahoma) weather, while I was absent in the tropics: