Picabeen palms are very unique. We’ve planted them in a couple of our landscapes with great success. They even survived the freezing winter of 2010. This makes them a viable alternative to adonidia Christmas palm. 80% of adonidia palms were lost during this same cold winter. Picabeen palms resemble King Alexander palms but with slight [...]
This week we have found so many dead palms! Palms we thought would make it are now dying. By far the worst affected are adonidia’s(Christmas palms). It seems now that they are starting to grow they are getting infested with fungus that rots their hearts. If the shaft is not green and the [...]
This winter has been hard on everyone. From the nurseries to the landscapers and everyone’s poor plants we are just waiting for the warmer weather to begin again. As landscapers we pay close attention to the weather. We have been watching the extended forecast on accuweather.com. They new have a monthly calendar that shows the [...]
Incredible photos below. Random shots from a South Central Tampa landscape (not one of our clients). I took them because I have never seen damage like this to cold hardy palms. These are two palm species that are able to endure below freezing temps. They usually do not damage until below 25. On January 11th, [...]
Talking with my clients we almost all have different views on how to treat damaged plants: Here’s my take based on a lifetime of working in Florida landscapes.
I don’t agree with everyone saying “wait, don’t cut your plants back”. Here’s why: I don’t think we will get another freeze in February. This was supposed to [...]
I don’t agree with everyone saying “wait, don’t cut your plants back”. Here’s why: I don’t think we will get another freeze in February. This was supposed to be a mild winter with our weather coming from California. The January freeze was a major anomaly, a freak situation during a mild winter. We had not [...]
The worst damage we’ve seen in the Tampa Bay area has been in South Central Tampa where many foxtails and adonidias were burned severely. At another account nearby on Davis Islands all the tropical plants escaped damage. You can see many different micro-climates during a record freeze like this event. This cold weather was a [...]
These poor Christmas Palms were burned to a crisp. Hopefully they can recover. Wednesday 1/13 was our last frosty morning so it’s all uphill for our damaged landscapes now. Water and fertilizer can help, fungicide also. If you need help with your frozen plants and landscape please contact us at micah@stpetelandscaper.com. That e-mail goes straight [...]