Just wait. It might regrow a new spear- I see Butia's all over the net with regrown crowns in cold climates. If the trunk starts to shrivel? That's the sure sign of death- for most any plant in my experience.

Thanks. Just a week or two ago I was upset that it would probably take a long time to look nice again....now I would be happy if it just survives. It has really gone down hill in the last couple of weeks.

Palms can take a long time to recover, or a long time to die. In the short term you can't be sure one way or the other.

What a Winter! Hope yours recovers. I am much further north than you! NJ, but mine go into a detached garage in very large tubs, they are big. It’s a pain dragging them in and out every year but at least I know they are safe for another year.

Next year, if it does recuperate, consider covering it to keep out the moisture. This was also a WET winter!

Come on Spring!!

I have a feeling it's done. The bottoms of everything I pulled out were brown and rotted. I don't really know much about Palms but I think the area where new growth would return is dead and rotten. That can't be good. I'll give it some time but I don't have high hopes.

I was looking at your picture again. Is it possible it was planted too deeply? On mine (containerized), I see a lot of their root flare.

There is a layer of pine straw that might make it look that way but I don't think it's too deep. It was planted over 2 years ago and was doing fine through its first winter. This past winter may have been the issue. It was also planted near a sprinkler head. I had asked the landscaper if that would be an issue before he planted it and he told me no problem. As I've looked into things more I see that it is an issue to have a sprinkler hitting it. All that I know is that it did fine for almost 2 years until recently. I have neighbors around me with the same Pindos but ones that have been in the ground for many years and theirs didn't suffer any damage. I really don't know which factor caused this, or maybe the winter, irrigation, and time in the ground all contributed to its demise. It's unfortunate because they are my favorite Palm and now I'm hesitant to try another one.

Try another! I got mine on eBay a few years ago (three of them). They were tiny. The first Winter, they were in my basement in NJ under florescent light..., now, they are SO BIG I can hardly move them! I love them too; their silver blue fronds and tolerance to cold and snow. If your neighbors' are fine, it might be some other factor that did them in! Sometimes plants, for whatever reason, do not thrive! Try again is my suggestion.

Good luck!

If the tissue on top is dead it probably is too.. what a shame.

I'd still wait though, it's not like it's going anywhere. If you plant this species again I'd suggest a more sheltered location such as the edge of the forest, assuming it's not the north side of one or near concrete/brick...the blank bed it's in didn't do it any favors :c

Don’t give up hope just yet. Here in south Mississippi, winters can be very wet which does more harm than the freezing temps alone. I’ve grown Pindo palms for years and it’s not uncommon for the center spear to rot and pull out easily after a harsh winter. Mine always bounce back and start pushing out new fronds within a couple of months.

This is what's left of it. The center was just a hole but I checked today and it seems that some black looking material is pushing up. I don't know what that means but it doesn't look healthy or good. I poured some more copper fungicide in there. I will give it more time as I have nothing to loose but I don't have high hopes that it will come back.

We also are in SC and the same thing happened to our Pindo Palms. I thought they were dead but my husband said we were just going to wait and see what happens, two days ago I noticed new green fonds coming up, the tipsa are brown but the rest is green. Hopefully yours will recover, just wanted to let you know there is hope.

Thanks for the encouragement. As I had mentioned earlier there is something slightly pushing up in the center where before there was just an empty hole. Whatever it is though is black as coal and I can't see any green below it. I also have 3 Sago's that seem dead. My neighbor has a Sago that looked dead but now has nice new growth...mine the centers are dried out and stagnant. This winter caused me to loose a lot of stuff. I also lost a Washingtonia.

I just picked one of these up ,such a beautiful palm. I found out they are very very hardy to z8a/b glad it's moving again for you.