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Posted by Tony O on 3/15/2009, 9:12 pm, in reply to "unwrapping the robusta"
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Mine went into the greenhouse every winter. They grew so big, I almost couldn't get them out last spring. By mid summer, I decided to plant them in the ground. I was worried because this would be their 1st winter outside.
I uncovered mine during the last warm spell just to see how they did over the winter. Both of them looked brown & dead. As I pulled some of the oak leaves from the top, I saw GREEN!!! I left the leaves off when I re-covered them, as it was going to rain, followed by freezing rain and temps in the twentys. (Dropped to the mid teens instead). I uncovered them again when I got home friday. The smaller one is growing. 
YES!!!!! 
I have a good 3 inches of green leaf that wasn't there last week. I'll be watching the weather forcast closely. Maybe next week I'll uncover it the rest of the way. I sure hope the big one starts growing now too. It took a bottomless 55 gal drum (filled with oak leaves) and an upside down trash can covered with plastic to cover it.
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