jasons wrote:CrashTestDummy wrote:jasons wrote:Hit 19 here in Cypress, Citrus trees are likely goners
A lot of them will be, unfortunately, especially young ones. They can handle mid-to-upper 20's. Teens not so much...
I covered my baby orange tree but it may have not been enough. Probably needed a heater and extra tarp but it's too late now.
Indeed. We were expecting low-30's, but woke up to 26 here in Brazoria Co. Didn't cover the citrus or turn heaters on in the greenhouse. We may be replacing a LOT of big and mature plants this spring. Two of our orange trees are about 20' tall. Hopefully, being on the south side of the garage protected them.
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At 26, your citrus was probably burned pretty good, but it will come back. Especially if they are established and have hardy root stock. Sorry to hear about your garden. Seems like it was about 5 degrees colder than expected pretty much across the board. That's enough difference between moderate freeze protection and extreme measures.
I'm sure the guy who bought my old house lost his majesty palm. I told him to to protect it if it got below 24-25. He didn't.
Also seeing on NextDoor.com a couple of local businesses have busted pipes, and several homes in Imperial Oaks have frozen water lines into their homes. We wouldn't see this with mid 20's....just saying end quote
Not unusual for this type of cold to over perform with a lot of advection and clearing skies. One more night of frigid weather...