Tag: freeze damage

Why choosing drought tolerant plants for our growing zone is more important than ever

by Stephanie Means
May 15, 2026

By now you may have heard that this February, a Phase II Severe Water Shortage was declared in Duval County. We also had some unusually cold temperatures through the winter months that killed many of our landscape plants. But what do those ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Freeze Damage, Irrigation, Save Water

Video: Freeze Damage to Homeowner Citrus

by Beth Bolles
May 14, 2026

Temperatures in December 2022 were very damaging to many citrus plants in North Florida. It is necessary to give plants plenty of time into spring and summer to see if they will regrow and where that growth will occur. Learn how to care for ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Citrus Damage, Citrus Dieback, Cold Temperature Injury, Freeze Damage

Video: Palm Care After the Freeze

by Beth Bolles
May 14, 2026

Palms in North Florida suffered serious damage as a result of freezing weather in December 2022. As spring approaches, we will be looking to see if the palms will recover. Learn what to do now and what to expect from your palms with UF IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Cold Damage, Freeze Damage, Palm Care, Palms

Wait! Your Palm May Not Be Dead Post Freeze!

by Jamie Daugherty, Ph.D.
April 10, 2026

With the recent record-breaking freezing weather we have experienced, it can be tempting to jump into pruning and replacing plants. As tempting as that may be, you could be removing living plants or causing additional issues by pruning too soon. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Freeze, Freeze Damage, Freeze Damaged Palms, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

Deep Freeze 2026

by Ralph Mitchell
February 5, 2026

Freezes and frosts – just like death and taxes – can be expected even here in Southwest Florida. I remember twenty-six years ago when I first arrived in Charlotte County. I planted a couple of marginal plants that I thought would ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Cold Injury, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Freeze, Freeze Damage

Cold Damaged Palms

by llw5479
January 11, 2023

Cold damage is inevitable when growing tropical palms in North Florida. Early freezes around Christmas 2022 may have resulted in cold injury to our more cold-sensitive palms. Monica Elliott and Tim Broschat, retired UF/IFAS horticulture researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cold Injured Palms, Freeze Damage, Frozen Landscapes

Care of Freeze-Injured Citrus Trees

by llw5479
January 3, 2023

Recent widespread hard freezes more than likely resulted in damage to many of the citrus trees in Northwest Florida. Cold damage will become more evident as we move into the spring and summer of 2023. It is best to take a “wait ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Tags: Citrus, Cold Hardy Citrus, Cold-injured Citrus, Freeze Damage

Deep freeze 2022 – postmortem part II – palm edition

by Ralph Mitchell
February 8, 2022

With our recent freeze hopefully behind us, I wanted to focus more on the damage suffered by area palms and how to deal with these landscape patients. Beyond our hardy palms such as Sabal, Sylvester, Canary Island Date, Saw Palmettos, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Damaging Frost, Freeze Damage, Palms

Deep freeze 2022 – postmortem

by Ralph Mitchell
February 1, 2022

We were due for a freeze. I received my share of frost/freeze damage this year which always looks bad and is somewhat depressing. However, this is generally a temporary condition and most everything eventually grows back - sometimes ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Damaging Frost, Freeze Damage

Don’t React too Quickly to Cold-Injured Plants

by llw5479
January 26, 2022

Our winter temperatures go back and forth all season here in North Florida – one week it’s winter, the next week we may think spring has arrived. This back and forth with cold and mild temperatures throughout winter is typical in North Florida. As ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Cold Damaged Plants, Freeze Damage, Winter Weather

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