Couple of pictures

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:16 pm

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Sequoia

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:58 pm

Looks like winter.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:02 pm

looks like spring is right around the corner!

KrisK · Post by **KrisK** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:22 am

I like!

The sequoia is huge!!!

Did you paint your casa?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:30 am

The Sequoia was 7' at the start of spring 2013 and finished @ 11' even in a drought year,again!

I did paint the house,I did not pick the colors although I did choose how it's accented.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:50 am

Jim, the Sequoia is now on its own...guaranteed survival, congratulations.

Love the accents/colors on the house, well done.

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:04 am

lucky1 wrote:Jim, the Sequoia is now on its own...guaranteed survival, congratulations.

Love the accents/colors on the house, well done.

Barb

It's very true, Barb...

andym · Post by **andym** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:30 pm

Love the snow.... hope you can keep it there

Jim will that sequoia not shade your Palms and Agaves eventually?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:48 pm

The Sequoia has been on his own a while-lol

I hope it does Andy...really are beautiful trees!

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:16 am

Jim, your looking a little cold up there.

Thank goodness we have not had and snow or ice. I have been to lazy to properly protect my palms.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:08 pm

Yea...just about time to flip the lights back on as the suns little but beneficial influence is about over..

I took some time and insulated a few of the palms a little better...going to be around -13F tonight they say..

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 2:32 am

looks great. Good luck!

PS the larger house on the right across the street reminds me of the house from "A Christmas Story" great movie.....

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 6:45 am

I almost moved over there this summer Mike...

top floor though,not interested in carrying plants up there
and no point in moving unless I have too at this time.

-10F here and -17F at the airport the other night.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:20 am

Jim, you have a pretty harsh winter this year. Wish your plants to be survive anyway! It should be a great case for all of us freezing every winter in our places.... Take care!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Dec 25, 2013 1:58 pm

I have been caught out a few times early in the season...mostly because the smaller palms cannot take the cold like the larger ones can.

This year I was much quicker to react and cover stuff although one night was 10F at the airport and 18F here,this did
singe all the Martianus leaves but last time I checked the spear was still opening.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:49 am

Hi Jim

what was your low temps so far....-10F? These temps are good for testing that established Sequoiadendron. Let us know how she fairs.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:53 am

Martianus leaves but last time I checked the spear was still opening.

Hope you beefed up its protection Jim.
Why do palms always continue growing so late into Fall/Winter...

Barb