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Washy protection 2019 ( Edit : my protection is adding +26F to the palm )

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/20/2019, 12:21 pm

Today before the protection . It has been down to 21F or 20F officially here . Still some green on it but I'm thinking 23F is the start of noticeable damage . I'm supposed to get to 14F tonight :

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After cutting 23 fronds off . It had three other fronds that were cut off earlier in the spring because they weren't that pretty . That means it's putting out about 27 "pretty" fronds a season counting the 4 I left on it plus the 23 I cut off it today :

About 3-4 feet of new trunk last season :
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Xmas lights under the blankets :
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Someone for scale :
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( Edit : I put a thermometer on the shady side of the trunk outside today 1/21 , and then put the thermometer underneath the protection on the shady side of the trunk . )

Outside in the shade today 1/21 :
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Here's the temperature just after pulling it out from underneath the protection . The protection is adding +26F to the palm trunk . More than I thought it was adding :
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Click for weather forecast

Thanks for looking .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F 16F(2022)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.4F ; 30 Year 12.3F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Washy protection 2019 :

Posted by Stan Hayward CA <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Stan+Hayward+CA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/20/2019, 8:47 pm, in reply to "Washy protection 2019 :"

Thats serious cold your getting right now. Any thoughts of heating? Cables? Spotlights? I would even try will putting a floor fan on highest speed aimed up into the palm. Just moving air has to help.

Re: Washy protection 2019 :

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/20/2019, 9:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Washy protection 2019 :"

Stan ,
Under those blankets are incandescent Xmas lights . Believe me it's warm under there . Never hot but nice and warm . I'll put a thermometer under the blankets and get back with you soon on the temperature under those blankets .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F 16F(2022)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.4F ; 30 Year 12.3F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Got Down to 10F Here, But We Got Off Easy

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/21/2019, 7:49 am, in reply to "Washy protection 2019 :"

It was supposed to go to 7F.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Got Down to 10F Here, But We Got Off Easy

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/21/2019, 1:16 pm, in reply to "Got Down to 10F Here, But We Got Off Easy"

I got to 14F and hope that's the lowest for the year .
Now that my Washy's trunk is full of lights I like taking off the blankets and showing off that brilliantly lighted trunk at night . After tonight I don't see any more teens so I might take off the blankets .
Hopefully we have seen the lowest of the season .
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F 16F(2022)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.4F ; 30 Year 12.3F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Washy protection 2019 :

Posted by Stan Hayward CA <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Stan+Hayward+CA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/21/2019, 9:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Washy protection 2019 :"

Ok. Did you add the photos of the heating later? I missed that. Oh well.
One thing Will that helps is that Washy's have a good deal of mass. Not wimpy trunks. Help them and they can retain heat vs the extreme cold wave.
At that size...it makes it worth it in summer.

Re: Washy protection 2019 ( Edit : my protection is adding +26F to the palm )

Posted by Jim in Iowa <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+in+Iowa' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/22/2019, 12:16 pm, in reply to "Washy protection 2019 ( Edit : my protection is adding +26F to the palm )"

Thats a nice bump...you can always add some plastic or more insulation
if it gets really cold, theoretically you should be
good down to below zero (F) but in the case where that could happen
I wouldn't trust it and go with another wrap but I think you got this!

BTW. That suckers getting huge.

Re: Washy protection 2019 ( Edit : my protection is adding +26F to the palm )

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/22/2019, 12:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Washy protection 2019 ( Edit : my protection is adding +26F to the palm )"

Thanks Jim .
It's easy to add a blanket , but if I needed to add more than +26F I probably would only have my Needle and that Washy alive .
Winston-Salem's record cold is -7F , but at the Greensboro airport their official number is -9F . I think that cold was in 1985 .
I'm taking the blankets off today and the lights will give it that festive look at night .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F 16F(2022)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.4F ; 30 Year 12.3F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Got Down to 10F Here, But We Got Off Easy

Posted by Stan Hayward CA <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Stan+Hayward+CA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/23/2019, 4:42 pm, in reply to "Got Down to 10F Here, But We Got Off Easy"

They said a chanced that the all time cold of -43 in Minnesota will be approached.

I can't believe how big it's getting!

Posted by Alex NYC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Alex+NYC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 1/26/2019, 9:41 pm, in reply to "Washy protection 2019 ( Edit : my protection is adding +26F to the palm )"

It's been so fun watching your Washy grow. I'm so happy it's in great hands and you make it look a lot easier than I am sure it actually is!
I can't wait to see those fronds grow back!

See UPDATED pics of my tropical plants in on my Blog!
http://tropicalsinzone7.blogspot.com
NOW: Gainesville, FL; zone 9a
WAS: New York City; zone 7b

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