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Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/15/2022, 6:44 pm

Every year there are different winners and losers. No two years look alike.

Here we go...

The Most Damaged Plants
Yucca Recurvifolia
Yucca Rostrata
Laurus Nobilis
Sabal 'Birmingham'
Sabal Palmetto

Lightly Damaged Plants
Photinia Fraseri
Rhapidophyllum Hystrix
Sabal Minor (a small 5 or 6 year old "naturalized" specimen)
Trachycarpus Nainital
Quercus Virginiana
Sabal Minor 'Hatteras'

Plants Looking Aces
Sabal Minor 'McCurtain'
Yucca Filamentosa
Aucuba Japonica

Because it was a mild winter (winter minima above 10F), the overall amount of damage was very light for this collection. One exception was the Y. Recurvifolia. It got its ass kicked by Old Man Winter. I have no idea what winter factor lit it up so much.

The Y. Rostrata did its usual routine where it looks pouty in March. By July 1, it will look terrific. Does this every year.

The Laurus seemed to suffer from wind more than anything else. I've lost about a third of the plant. It rebounds quickly though, so I'm not worried. The Sabal Birmy and Palmetto look as you would expect after seeing a few nights in the low teens. Some superficial bleaching out.

The Lightly Damaged group were just that. Tiny, tiny bit of damage. Stuff a trained eye would notice, not a visitor.

Of the "Aces" plants, the McCurtain Minor looks BETTER than it did in November. How is that possible? It looks PRISTINE. Showroom floor. Still has that new car smell.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/16/2022, 12:02 pm, in reply to "Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals"

The only thing bad at my house was my potted Trachy that I left in my house and let get too dry , and some mealy bugs were on it too . It pains me some too because it was the first Trachy that I dug up that had naturalized in my yard . Maybe it will come back , but the spear and a few other fronds pulled out .
My lowest Low was 16F .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F 16F(2022)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.4F ; 30 Year 12.3F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

Re: Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals

Posted by Jim Wilmington DE 7a <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Jim+Wilmington+DE+7a' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/16/2022, 5:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals"

More on the cold here in northern Delaware...

Winter minima was 10F.

Total of 14 days with lows in the teens.

A handful of days where the highs were below freezing.

Jim, Wilmington, DE, 7a
Last 30 Years Avg. Winter Low: 7.50F
Last 20 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.35F
Last 10 Years Avg. Winter Low: 8.40F
Favorite Palms: Species: Phoenix Canariensis / Genus: Sabal

Re: Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals

Posted by WSimpson NC <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=WSimpson+NC' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/17/2022, 12:31 pm, in reply to "Re: Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals"

I had a decent winter with 4 teens of 16F , 17F , 17F , and 19F .
Will

Winston-Salem
Ten year lows: 20F 5F 4F 15F 7F 8F 14F 19F 16F 16F(2022)
10 Year Average Winter Lowest Low 12.4F ; 30 Year 12.3F
Profession:Trachy Defiberer and Palm Spear Puller (free estimates)

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Posted by Rob Cookeville Tn <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/HardyPalm/info/user=Rob+Cookeville+Tn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 3/17/2022, 1:20 pm, in reply to "Preliminary Spring Report on My Marginals"

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