i think you will definitely need to give both of those plants some type of protection, but I think if it warms up quickly afterward then it might be okay. My mexican fan palm was completely defolated after 16F but still alive.

If you can find some x mas ights to wrap around the trunk and some burlap to put around the lights, you will probably be fine. Im not too experienced with bottlebrushes, but I think maybe a frost cloth will be enough to keep it alive (ut probably with some damage.

Maybe it wont be as bad as they say. It was suppost to be 12F by me on saturday, but now they are saying 17F so those few degrees really make a difference.

yes i agree with tz7! in winter 2007 the temp. dropped one time to 13*F & my mex. fan palms fried! but they survived, so i would definitly protect them!

That's not even a question. Go cover them and wrap them with christmas lights if you have ' em. Once temps recover above freezing unwrap them.

What part of the state are you?