That's good to hear! It seems as if only isolated parts of western MA received record snowfalls.

Barb, after living in NS for 10 years, the constant grey skies and rain has started to seem "normal" :?

I hope everyone in the NE is doing OK. I saw that places in NJ had 19", and parts of MA had 26". The tree breakage also seems to be especially bad. Lu...

Tim, this past winter I didn't protect my trachies until early december either! I have a feeling it will be earlier with this cold weather :evil:

Welcome back, Tim! That trifoliata looks great!!

Great shot, Tim!

Great work, Barb! NS is having some cold night temps, so I might end up getting frost this week. It has already reached -0.9 C here the other week. Co...

Those are some very tough palms! In the winter they must benefit from the radiating heat (from the parking lot pavement). You should try to collect se...

Welcome to the forum! Even though you are in a 7a, your more southern location allows you to have hotter summers than many of us here!

Thanks!

The tree still looks healthy, Barb! Even though there was no flushing on the branch tips, they don't look brown either.

Erik, thanks!Barb, thanks! And I can do without the rain :lol: Thanks, John! I am glad that the minimal protection that I provide has seemed to do th...

Erik, you have been getting a lot of great responses on the bigger board.Here are a couple off the top of my head:Tree ferns: Try to track down Cyathe...

I can't remember exactly what kind it is. I think it's cedar. It's just the standard brown or red coloured stuff that you see everywhere.

I realized that I forgot to post the pic of the entire plant!! :roll: Here is a pic, taken a few weeks ago. Sorry for the quality!:Cameron.