Determining if Cold-Damaged Adonidia Palms Can Recover

Mushy Neck = Crown Rot = Death

Adonidia (Christmas) palms with mushy, rotted trunk tissue just below the crown, and green only 4–6 inches down, have bud rot. The crown is dead.

Can They Come Back?

Spraying the green trunk area with copper fungicide is a long shot. Recovery, if any, takes 6+ months. Most will not survive. Replace with foxtail or Sylvester date palm for better cold tolerance.