On a side note, this keeps bugging the hell out of me...loose is like clothes that are too big, lose is when you don't win. I keep seeing "loose" instead of "lose" and its driving me CRAZY!!!

When/ if you cut off the top, give the plant plenty of fresh air, warmth and no moisture. Indoors next to a fan or open window is perfect. When new leaves start to sprout, it is safe to water and feed and expose the plant to the elements.

It is necessary to cut it off below the area where it is weeping fluid. And you have to cut it even further down until the cut tissue is firm and looks homogeneous whitish-green.
You can start watering the lower healthy trunk as soon as it warms up again. If everything works well, the trunk will offset like mad near its upper end. After about half a year you have to decide how many arms and which ones you want it to let grow. The rest of the small offsets you should cut off.
Be careful the sap is toxic!

Jordi

Like in those civil war movies-amputate before the infection kills the whole plant.It's hard to hear of such a great old plant fighting to survive. The bent over is dead-no saving that. Cut below the ooze into firm healthy trunk as jordi says. As to bringing it indoors that depends on whether your having a warm spring or cool. If warm like in inland soucal,the sunlight will heal now as it's not too hot.

Thank you all for your help!! We have cut it below the ooze and it does look good there. We live in Tampa, Fl- our whether is now mid 70's to mid 80's, so from the recommendation appears it will be good outside.

Wow. I think you and Caudex could be a match made in Heaven.
That Raphi(not Fokea edulis?) is a perfect Buddah resting his head in his hand plant.Clear as a bell!
Seriously,you have some great,great, plants and pots.

Thanks -
Yes - I know Caudex - we grow a lot of the same types of plants. He's also making some really nice pottery now.
Never thought about the Buddha - pretty clever! Yes - that is a Raphi not a Fockea - just larger than usually seen.

My palm was hit by cold. it is kinda mushy . top dried out. Is it dead or can i revive it

You can do like the above Eve,or just leave it alone and eventually it will heal and shed the now shrunken top like a scab.

Right now,either way,it should be kept warm to recover.

I cut my Madagascar Palm but the inside feels spongy. Should I cut more?

Can you take a pic?

I've had them cut back by cold- pretty common. I've never cut into them as the plants themselves as I had said,healed and then shed the shrunken tips.

Now,if your talking some kind of ( It is only November should not be any cold damage) bacteria problem...then yes keep removing the rot until you reach healthy stem and let that dry,or put sulphur on it. Also try to cut at an angle that sheds water. Angle cuts also- a pruning lesson here- heal more naturally looking. Straight across does not.

Kara,

Here is the picture, I hope it comes out fine.