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21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?

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 11/13/2019, 10:38 am

My Washy should be fine but I do see some discoloration , especially on the lower , older fronds . The fact that I will get above freezing might mitigate damage with another cold night to come . Too early to be talking Washy frond damage ; usually it looks decent into January !
I'll take a picture of it in a few days to see how bad it's damaged .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?

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 11/13/2019, 8:41 pm, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?"

3F. probably a record...a little bit of snow on the ground
or we would have been around 10F or so...

The leaves standing straight up always do a little better
because they don't get quite as much frost formation as the
horizontal leaves....you can see this on the Ensete "banana" plant...
although not so much at 21F

Hit somewhere between 19 and 21F here last night

Posted by Ryan Monroe LA <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Ryan+Monroe+LA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/13/2019, 9:36 pm, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?"

Previous record for this date was 27F

1 to 3” snow is forecast tonight

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?

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 11/14/2019, 12:26 pm, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?"

We along the west missed all that cold. Here,when it dropped to 55f or so in the evening people were calling it freezing!

26 in Atlanta heat zone

Posted by AlexW in Atlanta <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=AlexW+in+Atlanta' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/14/2019, 1:50 pm, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?"

N/A

Alex Woollcott
Milton GA (just north of Atlanta) -- Zone 7b
Interests: cold hardy citrus, palms, tropical-esq landscaping,
whitewater paddling, tennis, squash, golf

Re: 26 in Atlanta heat zone

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 11/15/2019, 12:25 am, in reply to "26 in Atlanta heat zone"

Chilly there that morning Alex .
Too cold for me , and I can't believe my Washy may be turning ugly this early .
Keep us posted on your new place the new plantings there .
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?

Stan , this cold snap is ridiculous . It's over now with just some rainy crappy type weather in the immediate future , and no bad cold in the forecast .
I'm glad your nice and mild there .
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Hit somewhere between 19 and 21F here last night

That weather cold you've experienced there has to be so surreal for this time of year for you .
I'm pissed I'm seeing some discoloration on my Washy fronds . They often look respectable into January and I'm afraid they are heading towards a real brownout . We''ll see since it's only been a few days .
Thanks ,Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

21 Along the North Alabama / Georgia Border.

Posted by TimM NE Bama 7b 8a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=TimM+NE+Bama+7b+8a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/15/2019, 10:15 am, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?"

Growing palms, citrus, and tropicals in NE Alabama @ 34.1° N, 85.5° W. - Elev. 600'
My palm and citrus photo link.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8016&id=100000306383003&l=092cd51de7

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?

Thanks Jim .
I hope this winter is better than last for you . I should be seeing Highs 63F and lows 40F on average , but it feels like a bad period in January here .
I'll keep the board posted on Washy damage over the next few days .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?

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 11/15/2019, 1:39 pm, in reply to "Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?"

It was incredible to read how it was -15 in Chicago..in MID NOVEMBER.
Without trolling for a fight,it does look like GW is going to wreak havoc on continental winters..wild swings of the jet stream.
Here..its getting milder..but the price is its getting drier. Hard to be happy and thirsty.

19F so far here in West Michigan along the lakeshore...

Posted by Bob West MI 6b <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Bob+West+MI+6b' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/15/2019, 2:24 pm, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?"

We only got into the low to mid 20's the following day! Average high for us is around 50F this time of the year. Hope this weather pattern does not continue through the winter months.

Re: 19F so far here in West Michigan along the lakeshore...

Bob , it sounds like you did pretty well .
Sometimes a cold High pressure settles over me and without clouds the temperature falls to well below average . I was 20 below average on those cold nights .
I'll take 62F and 41F for averages today over that insanity . Maybe it'll stay milder into January .
Lets hope for mild winter .
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: 21 Along the North Alabama / Georgia Border.

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 11/16/2019, 2:21 pm, in reply to "21 Along the North Alabama / Georgia Border."

Too cold too soon .
My Washy keep looking a little worse every day .
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?

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 11/17/2019, 12:09 pm, in reply to "Re: 21F Winston-Salem . How low did you go , or have you been already this fall ?"

I think my Washy is going to brown out completely . Not sure yet but it looks worse by the day . Usually it stays decent till into January .
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

a 47F and mostly low 50's to upper 50's.

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 11/18/2019, 10:37 pm, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?"

In the last week. Chill almost half the day at 50's..then jumps to 70's until the sun goes down.
Watering has also gone way down. Tropicals at 70f don't need anywheres close to the amount of water at 80f. Longer nights plays a hand too.

Around 20f so far.

Posted by Lucas West Arkansas <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Lucas+West+Arkansas' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/19/2019, 10:24 pm, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?"

N/M.

Re: a 47F and mostly low 50's to upper 50's.

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 11/21/2019, 1:02 pm, in reply to "a 47F and mostly low 50's to upper 50's."

Sounds pretty good Stan .
Thankfully back to near normal here .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?

Posted by Jane Vero Beach FL <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jane+Vero+Beach+FL' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/26/2019, 8:07 am, in reply to "21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?"

57F here, in Vero Beach, FL

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?

Posted by Steve NJ z7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Steve+NJ+z7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 11/28/2019, 8:58 pm, in reply to "Re: 21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?"

Two nights at 23.

Re: 21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?

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 11/30/2019, 12:49 pm, in reply to "Re: 21F Winston-Salem . 24F Thursday morning . How low have you been ?"

If I had only gotten to 23F my Washy might look better than it does , but that 20-21F bronzed it out pretty badly .
Thanks ,
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 15F 19F 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F(2020)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.6F ; 30 Year 12.16F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

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