Removed Yucca rostrata protection

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:57 am

Removed the Yucca rostrata protection today.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:17 am

That's sooooo beautiful, Tim.
Glad it made it through your winter.

Will you prune off some of the magnolia leaves that might interfere with it this year?

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:37 am

Looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:23 pm

Looks good! The EB magnola look sliek it rebounded quite well too.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:42 pm

good question with the Magnolia.............the Mag will win in the long term..........I guess I'll try to trim the branches soon but it's gonna be a loosing battle.

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:57 pm

It isnt dead is it

andym · Post by **andym** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:59 pm

Can't beat a full skirted Rostrata

Tim... is that leaf damage on your top growth?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:38 pm

Thats a beauty Tim

Hopefully(for both our sake)they are wrong about the next storm.....

Maybe another 4-10"of snow here with thundersnow possible Monday/Tuesday
and a(possible)noreaster for you guys if it makes it far enough north.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:00 am

Always a good feeling to pull off the winter protection. I only have a few left to remove, the last are coming off next week. Some things like the ocotillo, some agave etc.

The rostrata looks great.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:58 pm

Jesse, both the rostrata and Mag are fine......just that the Mag is getting too large and shading the sun loving Y. rostrata.

Andy, no damage on the rostrata leaves (top growth).

Jim, good luck with more snow......they are predicting the storm to go south of us......not much precipitation at all just a few snow showers.

Aaron, do you think your Ocotillo made it through this winter?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:52 pm

Andy, no damage on the rostrata leaves (top growth).

I always "fall" for that photo angle too Andy.
That "damage" is the tree in the neighbor's yard

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:00 pm

camera angle an poor camera!

I gotta stop being lazy......I keep using my cell phone which takes poor photos.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:12 pm

TimMAz6 wrote: Aaron, do you think your Ocotillo made it through this winter?

I'm not sure? I do know after the cold let up it was bubbling out liquid. But now it looks like some of it my still be alive? I will know better after I remove the wrap.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:47 am

Bubbling out liquid......................hmmmmmmmmmm.........not a good sign....good luck.

head shot.......no damage.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:05 am

Perfect!

Good temp to open them up too.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:34 am

It started snowing here......good thing I took off the protection!

I thought the snow storm was south of us............daaaaaaaaaaa......Jim I should have listened to your forecast!

If I kept the protection on the rostrata, it would have been 60F and sunny.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:07 am

Same with us here Tim.
Bummer.
But it's good your rostrata is getting air.

Hope for sun to dry things out.
So rare to see 100% humidity here.
Yuk.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:19 pm

it's so good that I removed the moisture protection because the snow storm which was SUPPOSE to go south of here has decided to park over us............still snowing.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:24 pm

Yup, happens every time

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:19 pm

lucky1 wrote:
Yup, happens every time

So true! Happened to me also, uncover a little agave palmerii and it snowed.