Tetrapanex protected

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I finally got to protect my Tetrapanex trunk. I removed the temporary protection and constructed this which has a string of small christmas lights. I hope it works. Note the Cycad is mostly green still with alow of 20F. We hit 19F after......I'll have to recheck to see if it's still green. I need to still protect the half dead Wollemi, Cycad and Citrumelo.

Posted : 29/12/2012 2:14 am

Andriy

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Is this the very first winter of this Tetrapanax?

Posted : 29/12/2012 7:44 am

hardyjim

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Some serious Tetrapanex love!

Hope it make it Tim,they are such cool plants...kind of an uptown Castor bean 😀

After seeing Bill's I decided to bring a couple inside for the winter,they are somehow
maintaining a few leaves in a south window-looking forward to(hopefully)having
a few that are bigger than knee high.

Posted : 29/12/2012 9:34 am

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Nice job.
Have you got a remote thermometer in there somewhere, Tim?

Yes, quick, protect that Wollemi please 😯 😀

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Posted : 29/12/2012 11:25 am

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this is the second winter for the Tetrapanex...........last winter I did not protect much except for a deep layer of leaves. The trunk died above the leaves and was OK below the leaves.

No remote temperature probe in the Tetrapanex protection.......only time will tell. The 30 day forecast looks good with a low of 7F and the coldest day high of 19F.

Posted : 29/12/2012 8:26 pm

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Tetrapanax is growing nicely.....update photo.

Posted : 26/08/2013 8:55 pm

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Posted : 26/08/2013 11:07 pm

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holy shit.......... I guess its safe to say your protection worked?

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Posted : 27/08/2013 6:41 am

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only the top 6" of trunk died......and that portion of the trunk was sticking out of the leaves!! The trunk must be zone 7b hardy (at least for short durations). 8)

Posted : 27/08/2013 1:21 pm

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Mine have grown bigger than ever this year after sprouting this spring.

I think the competition of other plants so close is stretching them out.

Posted : 27/08/2013 5:47 pm

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