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Paul Ont · 2011-12-27T14:39:19Z

A few winter pics from yesterday. Low to date at the garden is ~ -13C, no real cold yet so everything looks fine... USDA zone 4b/5a near Kingston ON:Daphinophyllum macropodum, new planting. I hope when this is established it will be at least half-hardy:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2196583190072511707sWrLhr"><img src="http://inlinethumb03.webshots.com/7170/2196583190072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1785"></a>Some Rhodies along the woodland border:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2509085380072511707JrnxzH"><img src="http://inlinethumb07.webshots.com/6662/2509085380072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1786"></a>Ilex opaca, northern (hardy) selection. I planted ~30 small plants of the 'hardiest' selections of this species. I have 2 left, this is the strongest:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2968725660072511707fKwqNa"><img src="http://inlinethumb53.webshots.com/50228/2968725660072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1787"></a>Yucca protection, new method (for me). Hopefully this will stop the rabbits from eating the leaves!<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2200569500072511707ihYsNu"><img src="http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/48982/2200569500072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1788"></a><a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2194831250072511707EjHLUZ"><img src="http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/26651/2194831250072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1789"></a><a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2639157220072511707xpfPlL"><img src="http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/48810/2639157220072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1790"></a><a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2996273910072511707TWOiRc"><img src="http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/8818/2996273910072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1792"></a>The only form of Opuntia macrocentra to survive a winter here:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2160030800072511707znCoHA"><img src="http://inlinethumb20.webshots.com/42579/2160030800072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1793"></a>C. echinocarpa:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2449894510072511707uVmeql"><img src="http://inlinethumb10.webshots.com/47369/2449894510072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1794"></a>E. trig. with snow and praying mantis egg case:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2289775940072511707UjUzqr"><img src="http://inlinethumb34.webshots.com/8801/2289775940072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1795"></a>Ilex aquipernyi, new plant. This one is 'supposed' to be under rated and under appreciated in terms of hardiness... We shall see...<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2751951540072511707zUiRVi"><img src="http://inlinethumb56.webshots.com/10231/2751951540072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1799"></a>The Ontario native Paw-Paw tree:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2097770190072511707BCqLAx"><img src="http://inlinethumb51.webshots.com/48050/2097770190072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1800"></a>Newly planted Illicum:<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2553443800072511707AwTBbd"><img src="http://inlinethumb12.webshots.com/49739/2553443800072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1801"></a>Musa basjoo (left) and Sabal palm house (right; S. minor 'Brazoria', S. minor 'Ne Texas', and S. 'Birmingham')<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2130859840072511707ifEDuR"><img src="http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/48805/2130859840072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1806"></a>Acer griseum, Paper-bark maple. Not that uncommon, but it does have excellent exfoliating bark which adds winter interest. You can see that the deer were interested in it last year...<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2023232850072511707IGQBHJ"><img src="http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/26132/2023232850072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1807"></a>Poor man's Big-Leaf Magnolia, M. tripetala. It is much hardier than the true big-leaf and grows leaves up to 2' long... I'm not worried about hardiness with this fella, the burlap is to exclude deer! I had 3 seedlings of M. macrophylla x M. tripetala that were, unfortunately, the victims of rabbit attack!<a href="http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2512688710072511707TMArHf"><img src="http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/47866/2512688710072511707S600x600Q85.jpg" alt="DSCN1808"></a>

So... I ended up ordering some M. Tripetala seeds, as well as some pawpaw. The company i ordered them from send me an email saying that they have begun to germinate at the shop, so I should expect some sprouted, or ready to go when they show up! Pre stratified too....

Tim - That illicium put on some decent growth..... Never heard of them before until Paul, and your posts!

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