regarding the Sequoiadendron.......-8F is too warm.....there must be another issue. Perhaps your duration below 0F is seriously long or something. T...

the winter of 2001 was really warm too........we can't count on that

Looking at my old web site the E. debe. survived two winters. Not the fastest Euc.

The Eucs did not sprout back from the roots when I was growing Eucs back in 2001-2002. More mulch (like you mentioned) is highly suggested.

keep that cold in your area......please! not bad here but we did have a freeze last night.

that's a good question Paul.....what is the most northern Euc on the east coast or central North America.... I've seen E. neglecta in the Wash. DC ar...

GREAT collection of plants. Your big Ensete is HUGE! It's kinda cool to see burn on your Sequoiadendron. What was the low temp it saw?

Rostrata leaves will be less rigid and thompsoniana leaves will be more rigid. I see both rostrata/thompsoniana in yours......perhaps an intermediate...

Hi Barb,I was able to ID the fossil leaves........forgot now but they look like mimosa leaves. I wish I could find more!

Hi Cameron,I've tried Eucalyptus in the past with limited success. The best performer was this E. debe. It actually survived the first winter....pro...

your plants look great. Nice job protecting. Keep us posted on the Y. thompsoniana........ it may be a Y. rostrata or intermediate form. If it's a ...

give the boric acid a try.....I've read that works.........not sure if it really does.

Cool Barb. I found some leaf fossils from the Pennsylvanian period (300 MYA) in coastal Rhode Island. They are in my garden bed......cool stuff. Mo...

GISS Global Temp is out......they have March 2011 going up in temp from Feb where UAH had it going down......GISS for March +0.57C.<img src=>