Winterizing Your Palm Tree

There is no guaranty that your palm trees will survive a harsh winter and what we have seen in the past few years that it may be best to protect them each winter.  Here's is my recommendation and what I am personally doing to protect my 20 plus palm trees. 

 

Step 1:  Wrap them in heat cable.

In this photo I used C9 Christmas lights, but the heat cable would be better.

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Step 2:  Covering the trunk

From the bottom of the tree place roll insulation around the trunk, overlapping a bit as you go up the tree.  Go all the way up to the fronds.

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Step 3:  Stretch Wrap

Do the same with the stretch wrap to protect the insulation from water.

 

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The heat cable, insulation and wrap can be found at Lowes or Home Depot.  I found the best pricing for the heat cable was on Amazon.

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