I agree. They are fried at 25-27. Pass it on or pot grow it! Greg

The ones at the entrance to Seaworld get torched most winters; they do seem to recover.

They may recover but it still takes a while !

Thanks for all the help. I bought this palm cause Lowe's labeled it a "house plant" and I was badly wanting a low maintence palm to keep inside. Then I found out otherwise. I guess I will be giving it away to my friend who lives in Jacksonville (south side OP) and hopefully it will live there.

Hey Seventhlegend,

Sorry for the bad news, but foxtails are a Zone 10 palm that can make it in a well protected area in Zone 9b. They do pretty well in my area, near Harlingen, Texas, but we are in Zone 10a by the skin of our teeth. They are about as hardy as a coconut palm or royal palm, both of which we have in this area. I am afraid that unless your friend has a great microclimate on the south side of his yard, that it won't even make it in Jacksonville. I don't think they would make it north of the Daytona/New Smyrna Beach area. Anyway, good luck.

John

theseventhlegend
Why not pot it ?

Coconut palm where in tx is zone 10 ? Brownsville ? Very interesting to see that. I guess global warming is turning up the heat.

topher it's already kind of large and will be difficult to haul around soon but I may still consider it. Guess I had my heart set on a fancy indoor palm.

Im growing 5 foxtail and 1 bottle palm here in philadelphia, pa. All are in pots. Doing very nicely. I bring them inside dec, jan, feb. They are outside rest of the year.

Excuse me I live in Rockport Texas, we are zone 9 A and Harlingen Texas is Zone 9 B NOT 10 until you get a few hundred miles into Mexico. Plant that foxtail, I did mines growing, cant keep it potted forever, they grow and grow. Live life and love it,Houston sales foxtails in zone 9 A on border of 8 B ..., My Umbrella trees are huge and have survived 30's in past plant your tree on south side of your house and watch it grow. I bought my foxtail at Lowes also. for $59 doing great its big n tall, read facts and myths about palms not surviving cold, And dont believe everything you read on the internet. Plant it , enjoy it, you only live once.

Foxtails are at risk in z9b. They are not long term even in the rio grand valley. I know of several that were killed there in 2011.

for sure but you only live once, and some do survive, all depends on what side of home you plant them , and if you have oak tree canopy like I do nothing dies in winter at my home. plant them out in clear and they are at risk for a freeze.

I see some really healthy, beautiful specimens here in coastal Los Angeles (zone 10b). Some are really nice while others look really crappy. Last year I planted three small ones and they thrived in the spring, summer and fall, they were very lush and green. Winter came and they started getting brown spots and losing fronds. By March I took them down cause they had one frond left and the emerging spear was growing extremely slow, if any, and it looked crispy. I think that outside of the tropics, planting large, mature ones considerably increase your odds at succeeding, while smaller ones are very hard to maintain healthy.

True larger ones make it better, easier. South Florida usually is the best place to grow them. I have been to LA many times and sometimes it did get pretty cold in winter. But in south Texas even though we are near Mexico border, we get the full frontal blow of cold fronts they come straight down, so many of use in Rockport Tx plant them under large oak trees against south side of homes, which keeps them warmer in winter and free from radiational cooling

They are becoming quite popular around Orlando (z9b) with the recent stretch of z10 winters. I've seen some very large ones around town. The ones I watch come out each winter with a little yellowing but look great. I think 8b would be a stretch unless you are committed to protection means.

Foxtails are seriously at risk in my 9B. All mine were fried at 28-29F, which didn't hurt any of my citrus including Mexican Lime. Only two Foxtails in very protected areas are coming back. The others are dead. A friend that has a very large one seemed to be undamaged from the same cold night but it is on a steep slope where the coldest air could move downhill.