Vancouver’s Waterfront Palms - Update!

[@tntropics]

Very nice. I thought it got colder than that on them. -12C is not bad

[@palmdaddy]

It may have been colder for brief periods however there were a few days of -12C.

[@palmdaddy]

Last year on this date we have -12c and 40 cm of snow on the ground. This did lots of damage to the palms.

[@drewncarolina6381]

Are there many other wagnerianus palms planted around town?

[@palmdaddy]

Not many, there used to be three here on the waterfront, now Maybe just the one. They are not as common in the hobby. We need to plant more! :)

[@ScottyOn1]

Very nice! Can you let me know where abouts downtown? I’m heading Vancouver next summer and would love to stop by that spot. It also looks like a good beach spot. Thanks!

[@palmdaddy]

This is right along the water along Beach Ave. :)

[@Omeega333]

In Europe -12°C would never kill an adult trachy, even a waggie. there are a lot of fortuneis that survived temps like -21°C in Deutchland

[@palmdaddy]

I don't think it was the temps so much as duration coupled with several cold winters in a row. We also often get Rain prior to a snow even which causes ice to form in the crown that can also cause damage,

[@dz1515]

It really was 3 terrible winters in a row. Here is hoping for a continued string or 'normal' winters. Although, with climate change...who knows what that means

[@palmdaddy]

climate change makes things less predicatable and more extremes IMO@@dz1515