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That's great Cameron.
How about some pics?
Barb
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Posted : 03/04/2010 9:35 pm
Thats awsome dude......... you seem pretty warm there..... another blast of warm weather all accross the country.... 😀
im going to plant my himrod grape tomorrow. WE can still go to below 0C at night ( untill may sometime), but hell be fine, the days more then rebound in teps..
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Posted : 04/04/2010 9:42 am
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Here are some new leaves (the short & fat ones in the middle) on a couple of my trachys:
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Sorry for the quality, used my Blackberry again 😆
Cameron
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Posted : 22/04/2010 7:04 pm
Outstanding, Cameron.
They'll be knockin' the fence over soon.
Barb
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Posted : 22/04/2010 7:18 pm
Butia seedlings are super tough! I have hundreds that voluntarily seed every year and I don't think I have ever seen one with cold damage. This was even when mid-sized and large specimens were hurt! It's like they have antifreeze running through them!
Posted : 23/04/2010 5:03 am
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Barb: Right now I'm just waiting for any adult leaves 😆
gPenny: That's good to hear! I have a feeling I'll need to start providing better protection next year.
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Posted : 23/04/2010 6:59 pm
I'm just waiting for any adult leaves
Me too on the newly germinated Foxtails.
Palms all look the same when young.
like they have antifreeze running through them!
That would be a hybrid we'd all want 😉
Barb
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Posted : 24/04/2010 5:01 pm
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I'm going to be uncovering the palms again within a few days, and I'll post more pics when I do. They've been protected since December 11th.
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Posted : 16/03/2011 2:40 am
Nice job Cameron! The palms should take off this season.
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Posted : 19/03/2011 2:29 pm
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It was a nice day today, so I decided to uncover the t. fortunei. They've been under this protection for about 4 months. I only protected them when temps began to reach -10 C. The thermometer on my back deck saw a low of -17.2 C, but the palms are in a more sheltered area, so they might have been at -15 C. I know I could have taken the protection off a month ago, but I wanted to baby the palms a little bit after the cold winter here! I don't think my area is supposed to receive any more temps below 0 C.
Recycling bags on top, dry leaves and mulch below:
The top leaves looked nice and dry so far:
All the palms survived with little damage, as usual:
Some even grew new fronds over the winter:
Cameron.
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Posted : 09/04/2011 2:54 pm
Dude, great job!
They look pertty good.
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Posted : 09/04/2011 2:57 pm
Good job Cameron.
-15C and no wind exposure is a sure thing!
Barb
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Posted : 09/04/2011 3:43 pm
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thanks!
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Posted : 09/04/2011 7:42 pm
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I uncovered my T. fortunei yesterday. I could have uncovered them a month ago, but my area tends to get quite a bit of cold rain during the spring. All five palms survived, and there is 15% leaf burn/dieback tops. Every single palm started growing new leaves through the winter, while covered. I will take some closer pics in a few days:
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Posted : 04/05/2012 7:30 pm
looks good Cameron. All you need is some HEAT! It's been cool down here so I can only imagine how cold it's been at your place. 😉
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Posted : 04/05/2012 9:50 pm
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