Chief Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 16 minutes ago, ATXZJ said: Anyone else have sago palms? Had three that got hit pretty hard. Dug one out but the roots looked really good so I left the other two hoping theyd come back to life. There's a short paragraph about Sago palms. https://www.statesman.com/story/lifestyle/home-garden/2021/02/23/texas-winter-snow-storms-survive-plants-trees-garden-dead-dormant/4548153001/ 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 +1 We always wanted to get rid of these bushes. They never fill out great. They're so 80's. I don't know what you call them but they put out the clusters of super-fragant white little flowers and have dark green waxy leaves.Wax Leaf Ligustrum’s (aka privet) perhaps? Hacked mine year one. Make me sneeze like hell. https://images.app.goo.gl/JyUcAza3JPfgNKDS6Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 yeah that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Chongo Loco said: Wax Leaf Ligustrum’s (aka privet) perhaps? Hacked mine year one. Make me sneeze like hell. 5 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: yeah that's it. I love mine. Incredibly fragrant and attract a lot of bees, which nobody in my family is allergic to, that I know of anyway. I'm seeing regrowth up to about 2 ft high on mine, which are standing around 5 ft tall. Suppose I might just have to cut them down by a few feet if we decide to keep them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Just now, throet said: I love mine. Incredibly fragrant and attract a lot of bees, which nobody in my family is allergic to, that I know of anyway. I'm seeing regrowth up to about 2 ft high on mine, which are standing around 5 ft tall. Suppose I might just have to cut them down by a few feet if we decide to keep them. We plant bee friendly as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 I have 5 Dwarf yaupon holly bushes out front that had no ill effects at all. I'm replacing dead bushes with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 10 hours ago, ATXZJ said: Anyone else have sago palms? Had three that got hit pretty hard. Dug one out but the roots looked really good so I left the other two hoping theyd come back to life. When this one was much smaller I had given it up for dead only to see it come back a couple of years later. That was over a decade ago. Plan now is to just cut these dead leaves back and see what happens. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) The ice storm created some serious havoc at our place. This represents about half the firewood we’ve cut so far from downed Live Oak trees/limbs. My guess is we are only about 10% of the way through cleaning up our property. There is as much or more Juniper down as well. In addition to the effort of cutting up firewood and stacking it, the ends of the branches represents even more time and effort to manage. Edited April 13, 2021 by hurronnicane Spelling 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Many yards in my 'hood have Arizona ash trees -- giant shade trees -- and many of them didn't make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/6/2021 at 6:36 PM, throet said: When this one was much smaller I had given it up for dead only to see it come back a couple of years later. That was over a decade ago. Plan now is to just cut these dead leaves back and see what happens. I’m seeing a lot of these palms either like this or with the fronds cut to the trunk (aka the phallic look). Some with the fronds still on have green stems. Maybe not all the sagos are lost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb_jeremy Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 23 minutes ago, June Bug said: Many yards in my 'hood have Arizona ash trees -- giant shade trees -- and many of them didn't make it. Probably need to add my yard to that list We have a really big one in front. It was already getting on in years, but now I get to look into removal costs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browndog Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Probably need to add my yard to that list We have a really big one in front. It was already getting on in years, but now I get to look into removal costs.If they haven’t started blooming by now does that pretty much mean they’re dead?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 hours ago, AntonioGG said: I’m seeing a lot of these palms either like this or with the fronds cut to the trunk (aka the phallic look). Mine is drooping a bit - should I be concerned? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Browndog said: If they haven’t started blooming by now does that pretty much mean they’re dead? My neighbors are going to wait for a month before doing any aggressive trimming. Their trees didn't die, but about half of the branches didn't leaf out. My neighborhood was built out in the early 70s, so the trees are mature for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtb_jeremy Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Browndog said: If they haven’t started blooming by now does that pretty much mean they’re dead? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The one potential for these trees is if they were just starting to grow before the snow storm hit. The cold would reset the tree to act like it did in fall and take extra time (months) to sprout. For mine, I fear that the ice weighed down the branches and damaged them so much (lots of small, internal cracks) and killed all of the major branches. The tree was near its normal lifespan (40+ years). We had it trimmed properly (all horizonal/downward branches) two years ago and though still big it is very thinned out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, mtb_jeremy said: The one potential for these trees is if they were just starting to grow before the snow storm hit. The cold would reset the tree to act like it did in fall and take extra time (months) to sprout. This is what I was hoping was happening to my pomegranate tree. It had started sprouting before the freeze. There are fresh shoots coming from the ground. There's no sign of new growth on existing branches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) Looks like we got a little sago boner going on. Super stoked to see this thing come back to life! Also feel really guilty for digging its brother out of the other planter after making it almost 20yrs. Edited April 14, 2021 by ATXZJ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 2:45 PM, RedRider3141 said: I had a close friend who is also a city arborist come look at my live oaks after the storm, here's a few takeaways. My friend got a writeup in the Statesman with a little but more information. https://amp.statesman.com/amp/5082147001 TLDR: We may not know some trees fate for a few years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Between the summer heat and possibly another cold winter storm I don't think a lot of the effected trees will make into next year. One thing I've noticed from the trees in my neighborhood is that it appears that the builder trees are the ones that suffered the most. All of the oaks that I see struggling including mine were the trees the builder planted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Looks like my Sago Palm 🌴 is coming back in a strange way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Chongo Loco Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 None of the dozens of Ash trees in my hood look healthy. They’re all 35+ y.o. Builder plants and many like my front one have already been removed years ago. One of the two remaining in my back yard has about 30% of its leaves. The other maybe 10%. Sucks because they usually shade 2/3 of my backyard right along the greenbelt. We bought the place because of the shady open yard on a greenbelt. Won’t be the same for a decade if we have to drop them. Several down the street including my neighbors that partially shades my house are still leafless. Just going to wait it out at this point. Mine can’t hit any houses and at worst may take out other neighbors shitty fence that needs replacing 5 years ago. [emoji849]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 On 4/13/2021 at 1:32 PM, mtb_jeremy said: Probably need to add my yard to that list We have a really big one in front. It was already getting on in years, but now I get to look into removal costs. My new neighbors across the street and one over bought the house this winter or late last fall. It was surrounded by big gorgeous shade trees, easily as tall or taller than the second story. Every single one of those trees is dead, in both front and back yards. There are either four or five trees; I can't imagine the cost to have them removed and sad that they've lost their lovely summer shade. If any of you drive down Braker Lane between Parkfield and Bittern on your way to Walnut Creek, you'll see scores of dead shade trees. We're having dead fig, pomegranate, ligustrum and rambling rose removed mid June. The big punting pole bamboo (a clumping bamboo) died back as well, but it's putting up shoots like it's done the last two times we've had winters with really hard freezes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4fun Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, June Bug said: My new neighbors across the street and one over bought the house this winter or late last fall. It was surrounded by big gorgeous shade trees, easily as tall or taller than the second story. Every single one of those trees is dead, in both front and back yards. There are either four or five trees; I can't imagine the cost to have them removed and sad that they've lost their lovely summer shade. If any of you drive down Braker Lane between Parkfield and Bittern on your way to Walnut Creek, you'll see scores of dead shade trees. We're having dead fig, pomegranate, ligustrum and rambling rose removed mid June. The big punting pole bamboo (a clumping bamboo) died back as well, but it's putting up shoots like it's done the last two times we've had winters with really hard freezes. The only large casualty I had was my 30 yr old fig tree😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) This tough little sago is coming back stronger than i ever expected. WooHoo! Edited May 24, 2021 by ATXZJ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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