World Record Holder? Eeyore The Mule Palm

10 years ago

Kokomo's Eeyore The Mule Palm, is going into the record books if he survives last week's Polar Vortex attack. According to Erik Brown of the Mule Palm Nursery, the current World record holder is a mature Mule palm in Northern FL that survived a temperature dip down to 10F. Eeyore, the puny baby 3 gallon Mule just smashed that record not only by surviving multiple drops below 6F but a Nor'easter, a Blizzard and multiple wind chills in to the minus teens-all within a 2-month period. Here are 2 pictures of Eeyore and 2 snapshots of the officially observed weather from 2 different sources.

This post was edited by Kokomo-JB on Mon, Jan 13, 14 at 9:56

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Kokomo-JB
Original Author
10 years ago
Eeyore
Kokomo-JB
Original Author
10 years ago
TWC
Kokomo-JB
Original Author
10 years ago
Accuweather
tropicalzone7
10 years ago
Glad to see the spear is still nice and green, that is very promising.
Butias are one of the trickiest palms in my experience when it comes to showing damage so I would keep an eye on it and neither get too excited or give up because anything can happen in spring. If it pulls through I will definitely be getting a mule palm! I hope it survives, definitely keep us updated!
-Alex
chadec
10 years ago
Very suprising, I am impressed. Like Alex said, keep a eye on it some times the rot doesn't set in until the temps rise.
Kokomo-JB
Original Author
10 years ago
Is there an early sign that the palm will show that means I'm out of the woods? If it shoots out new healthy spears before the winter is over, then does that mean its alive and well?
FYI: I took no chances and poured Hydrogen Peroxide down the crown.
patbatzu
10 years ago
Appears to be a bit damaged but I think it will recover. I suggest protecting it next time. A little protection goes a looooooong way perhaps a bucket or blanket cover it
Kokomo-JB
Original Author
10 years ago
No doubt, that the slightest protection would have made a huge difference for both my Mule and my Pindos. I'm trying to push these palms to see which ones can survive up here totally unprotected.

So far its the usual suspects:
Needles
Sabal Palmettos
Windmills (Over 5 ft tall)