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The weather is colder than announced (sounds familiar?) but I was still able to open some boxes.
First I brought out of the garage the agave. It's been there since fall with absolutely no water. Usually the temperature doesn't go below freezing, but this year it did at least a few times:
It lost a few leaves but it looks healthy otherwise. Moved it on the porch where it gets some sun and got some water.
Next , the magnolia that I left for dead 2 years ago is doing fantastic. It was in one of the boxes, in the big pot but no water since November.
Next, the needle palm. Not a single leaf burned. They are really tough:
The sabal minor is ok, has some burned fronds, but healthy otherwise:
Not the same thing I can say about Sabal 'Birmingham' that I brought from US last year. It's still alive, but bearly:
Yucca rostrata is fine. It was in a box for the second year in a row with no heat added but with a window facing south:
The little waggie that had the trunk cut is fine, all green, no burned fronds:
The washie is half burned but is OK, I know that they recover very fast. It will stay in the box during the night for a while, till the forecast will show no freeze.
The hut for the big trachy is coming down tomorrow. From what I've seen so far, I'm sure it will be fine.
Sorry for the long post,
Tavi
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Posted : 30/03/2014 10:22 pm
Great Job! by June/July, you won't notice a thing... Great pics
Dan
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Posted : 31/03/2014 8:03 am
Looking good!
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Posted : 31/03/2014 11:34 am
Nice job protecting your palms.
Posted : 01/04/2014 7:55 pm
Good protection work.
Looking forward to seeing the big trachy hut come down.
Barb
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Posted : 01/04/2014 8:32 pm
That Birmingham is alive underground trust me, i would like to see it pull out few leaves this season.
Max, Beograd
Posted : 02/04/2014 3:06 am
Thanks for the update.
I'm jealous that your Birmingham has made it, mine died in its second winter last year:( I'm sticking to needles and minors now!
Posted : 02/04/2014 8:36 am
Yeah, my needle took a licking, but still alive. 2 sabal minors, 1 at 50% strong spear, the other at 20% green, strong spear. Worst winter in over 30yrs and still alive, stick with those for sure.
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Posted : 02/04/2014 9:39 pm
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I was impressed with my little wagnerianus: all green. I'll protect it from rain while it's still below freezing during the night (one or two more weeks) as last year I had to cut it's trunk because of spear pool.
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Tavi
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Posted : 03/04/2014 1:46 pm
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very nice day in southern Ontario, 12C full sun, so finally the big hut came down:
very happy with the results.
Tavi
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Posted : 06/04/2014 1:49 pm
There ya go, Tavi, pristine!
Congrats on its winter protection.
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Posted : 06/04/2014 3:30 pm
Nice job Tavi, glad to see everything looks good....my Washy looks like yours. Will uncover it and few other palms in the next days. To much snow still here, few place still having a feet 😯 ....but i see grass in some other place on my yard 😀 ..
Ben
Posted : 06/04/2014 6:04 pm
Looks perfect, awesome job.
Posted : 07/04/2014 3:34 pm
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washy back in the box, tomorrow night there will be -8C (17.6F)
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Posted : 14/04/2014 3:07 pm
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this morning:
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Posted : 15/04/2014 7:29 am
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