Paul Ont
@paul-ont
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Joined: Dec 13, 2007
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RE: Magnolia's after the Freeze....

I've seen countless Oleanders left out over the winter here. I've never seen any of them survive the winter, though some did re sprout after the 2006 ...

15 years ago
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RE: trachycarpus mix up

Not a worry paul i can understand it enough. Thanks again.Dude, was it really -32C near markham last night?? Thats colder then here.. Uh- I doubt i...

15 years ago
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RE: Cool vs Warm Winter Test on Brahea armata twins

Barb. Good experiment! Here is what I see happening: Very little difference in growth between the 2. The warmer one will grow slightly faster, perhaps...

15 years ago
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RE: trachycarpus mix up

Just named for the region of distibution? ? No, Nanital was just the name of the town where the palm is growing. IMO it is akin to something like th...

15 years ago
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RE: trachycarpus mix up

Short answer: You can't, genetically 'nanital' is fortunei and there are no 'fool-proof' methods for differentiating them. when they are older some cl...

15 years ago
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RE: Crunching some recent temperature data...

The one big draw back to this is that the time period is too short to really see any trend... The lines indicate that it is getting warmer, but, we'll...

15 years ago
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RE: winterproofing bamboo

Jesse- The frist frost date for Toronto is in the middle of October. So the first freeze should be the end of that month. Anyway, winter is now here w...

15 years ago
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RE: winterproofing bamboo

I'd say about this well:Winter of 2009, picture taken on Jan. 26. Low for the winter was -26C (maybe a little less at my location) and the plant is lo...

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RE: winterproofing bamboo

No no. I was just wondering where the weather network got their information! I can't find it anywhere!FYI- First hard freeze here the other night. Ger...

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RE: winterproofing bamboo

Depends on the location, but I don't see any -36C in the weather history:Island airport (short term data; -28 in 1981):&Pearson airport (-31 in 19...

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RE: winterproofing bamboo

Paul, check out the climate statistic for Almaty : . I'm sure your location has even milder climate. Don't worry about "borealis" try the common one....

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RE: winterproofing bamboo

So- No one has tried the var. borealis of Aucuba japonica? I do really want to know if it that 1/2 to 1 zone hardier than the common selections. If it...

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RE: winterproofing bamboo

Igor- Thanks for that. Similar to what I do, but I don't use a PVC covering (maybe I should...). For me P. aureosulcata is not top hardy except in war...

15 years ago
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RE: Dear Santa

For work I want one of these (this plant is expressing firefly Luciferin, but mine will, I hope, be expressing a modified jellyfish GFP):and, for myse...

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