Hi Igor,those protection methods should work, thanks.Serj,the monkey puzzle tree in my garden was seed germinated by in 2000. It's 10-years old now.....

Hi Jack,thanks for the input with mulching the monkey puzzles. I have another monkey puzzle I grew from seed but it's in a container. I'll plant it ...

Hi Serj,Very nice A. araucana!! I wish someday mine will look that healthy! I've heard there is a form of A. araucana which is more hardy. I beleiv...

Hi Serj,yes your colder than me if your USDA zone 6a. I'm in USDA zone 6b. By the way, palms can't grow here, I protect them in a greenhouse too!

Hi Serj,here's a few photos of the protection and monkey puzzle over the years.

Hi Jack,what type of trunk damage did you get on your monkey puzzle when mulched heavily? How much mulch did you use?Hi Barb,Yucccs don't get much pr...

Nice protection Serj!!Have you tried Araucaria araucana? This species looks similar but is the hardiest of all the Araucaria species. I also beleive...

Great Wollemi pine Barb!!!!! I got one outside in the ground too.......I need to protect it soon since we already dropped to 18F (-7.7C) without prot...

I'm sure you'll be blasted with cold any day now so ENJOY!!

thanks for posting photos Igor! You have a great garden and conifer collection!!

your palms look great.................just think in 6 more months you can start to get them outside again!

great specimens!!!! I enjoy seeing your exotic garden. Your Ensette is HUGE!!......you must have broke your back. Your Sequoiadendron is great........

great palms.....love that CIDP!

cool video of the first snow! Your Trachy protection 'hut' is awesome!! Keep us posted on your plants.

WOW, that's some great protection!! I see you planned for future growth too!