Posted by Joe S z7 CT
on 11/3/2009, 2:33 pm
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Sorry, not the best quality pictures (bad camera, even worse photographer lol). I took these this morning. I went down to the shore to check on things and snapped some pictures. It seems there has been no frost and there definitely has been no freeze.
Funny how the older leaves on this Lagerstroemia 'Tuscarora' have already fallen off yet the newer ones are still green. I'm thinking it may have to do with a little bout of sooty mold it had during this wet summer.
X Chitalpa tashkentensis is still summer green (this baby has grown like a weed!)
This Muskogee Crape was planted as a stick last November and died to the ground, now it's about 4.5 ft. tall. That was a real pleasant surprise this season! Can't really see it, but there is also a baby Y. rostrata between the Chitalpa and this crape.
Magnolia virginiana 'Santa Rosa'
Ilex pedunculosa
Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Ilex x attenuata 'Savannah'
Pinus palustris
M. grandiflora 'D.D. Blanchard'; this was discounted to say the least because the leader broke off (bought it for $5 in VA). I hope it will be OK.
Baby M. grandiflora. I think this plant has the perfect size, shape, and color leaves for the species.
Sabal 'Louisiana'
Pinus taeda x palustris with a small R. hystrix to the left (harder to see)
T. fortunei and N. domestica
Butia capitata
Some pictures from around the neighborhood; many annuals are still going strong.
Can I get an ID on this attractive vine?
Lone hydrangea flower.
This rose caught my eye.
Baby canna.
Do I see an oleander?
A white butterfly bush with a few remaining blooms.
It seems so desolate in the off-season, but its also very peaceful.
Some fall color pictures. The first is a row of Sassafras along my property.
Here are a couple pics from my house and neighborhood upstate (borderline 6a/b):
Leucothoe dug from a clump nearby. I will try to keep it tree like if possible.
Close up of lustrous foliage.
Anyone know what kind of yucca this is? It's growing in my neighborhood in central CT and has become slightly arborescent over the years.
Location: Southern Connecticut - NYC Region
30 Year Avg. Minimum Low: 2ºF (z7a)
10 Year Avg. Minimum Low: 5ºF (z7a/b)
Winter: 38ºF/24ºF, Record Low: -7ºF
Summer: 80ºF/66ºF, Record High: 98ºF
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