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Snowy Palm Pix

tjwalters
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We were buried under 26" of snow here, just east (11 miles) of Washington, DC. Digging out was a real chore...until the guy with the Bobcat showed up. :) (More pix http://home.comcast.net/~tjswebpix/Blizzard2010/'>here.)

Seven-foot tall Rhapidophyllum hystrix:
Blizzard.20100207-07.jpg

Sabal minor w/ berries:
Blizzard.20100207-05.jpg

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

:o

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

I just added on photos to Tom's thread at the Hardy Palm Forum, so why not do it here, too?

But I'll start off with a new one of interest: a special cold-hardy Lipstick Palm:

DSCN8519.jpg

zone 7a (Avg. max low temp 0 to 5 F, -18 to -15 C), hot humid summers

Avgs___Jan__Feb__Mar__Apr__May__Jun__Jul__Aug__Sep__Oct__Nov__Dec

High___44___49___58___69___78___85___89___87___81___70___59___48

Low____24___26___33___42___52___61___66___65___58___45___36___28

Precip_3.1__2.7__3.6__3.0__4.0__3.6__3.6__3.6__3.8__3.3__3.2__3.1

Snow___8.1__6.2__3.4__0.4__0____0____0____0____0____0.1__0.8__2.2

Other snowy pics:

DSCN8512.jpg

DSCN8493.jpg

DSCN8504.jpg

zone 7a (Avg. max low temp 0 to 5 F, -18 to -15 C), hot humid summers

Avgs___Jan__Feb__Mar__Apr__May__Jun__Jul__Aug__Sep__Oct__Nov__Dec

High___44___49___58___69___78___85___89___87___81___70___59___48

Low____24___26___33___42___52___61___66___65___58___45___36___28

Precip_3.1__2.7__3.6__3.0__4.0__3.6__3.6__3.6__3.8__3.3__3.2__3.1

Snow___8.1__6.2__3.4__0.4__0____0____0____0____0____0.1__0.8__2.2

DSCN8506.jpg

There are 4 protected young camellias under these lumps:

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zone 7a (Avg. max low temp 0 to 5 F, -18 to -15 C), hot humid summers

Avgs___Jan__Feb__Mar__Apr__May__Jun__Jul__Aug__Sep__Oct__Nov__Dec

High___44___49___58___69___78___85___89___87___81___70___59___48

Low____24___26___33___42___52___61___66___65___58___45___36___28

Precip_3.1__2.7__3.6__3.0__4.0__3.6__3.6__3.6__3.8__3.3__3.2__3.1

Snow___8.1__6.2__3.4__0.4__0____0____0____0____0____0.1__0.8__2.2

Wow. Makes me (almost) homesick for my old Virginia home. I've lived through a number of storms like that one.

My son who lives in Rockville, Md. is currently marooned in Minnesota. He was supposed to fly home Sat. to spend a couple days with his wife & baby before flying to the Netherlands for a seminar. But all the airports in the Baltimore-Washington corridor closed on Fri. Now he hopes to fly home Mon., repack his suitcase & depart for the Netherlands the same day - if the airports reopen Mon. Washington area has more snow than Minnesota - by far - with another 5+ inches expected Tues. What a winter. And if it gets much colder in Cape Coral I expect some flurries.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.
What a winter. And if it gets much colder in Cape Coral I expect some flurries.

errr... what?? :huh:

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good

Mark:

Yeah, you guys caught a biggie!

Reminds me of the winter of '77-78 and '78-79, nasty, lots of snow and cold, too.

But, the snow protected tender plants from the cold while stems sticking up above were blasted.

Please keep us apprized as to how you do. This is super-important stuff in palmdom. You guys are on the cutting edge.

I'm reminded why I moved to California . . . .

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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That looks cold for sure.If that lipstick was really outside it would be turned to mush.

David

Great photos! :mrlooney: the snow is beautiful & the palms look fine!

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?MTW

Love that pic of the kids sledding.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

I don't recall seeing a palm buried in that much snow! How much snow is DC going to see this year? I think theres another big storm on the horizon.

Meteorologist and PhD student in Climate Science

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I don't recall seeing a palm buried in that much snow! How much snow is DC going to see this year? I think theres another big storm on the horizon.

Yep. We could get 5+ inches more between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. Ugh.

Update: 5-10". <sigh>

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

What a winter. And if it gets much colder in Cape Coral I expect some flurries.

errr... what?? :huh:

I took a little poetic license. Actually, the high soared to almost 60 yesterday. But it was 42 this morning, not too far removed from flurry temps.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.
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What a winter. And if it gets much colder in Cape Coral I expect some flurries.

errr... what?? :huh:

I took a little poetic license. Actually, the high soared to almost 60 yesterday. But it was 42 this morning, not too far removed from flurry temps.

That's still too cold for me. :) Our forecast is for 5-10 more inches between Tuesday and Wednesday. <sigh>

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

Great shots Mark! Doesn't even look like VA at times does it? lol! I have a thread on the winter side that I mostly started just to make those down south feel "warm" compared to our recent cold, but it turned into my blizzard 2010 thread. Its over on the "weather / climate" side and is loaded with pics. I wont post any here since Ive posted quite a few already, and a link to my web album over there. Hope your palms are doing ok!!!! Here is a link to that thread: Click here for more blizzard of 2010 photos

Mark, do you have an Plumeria, and if so , did you ever give cuttings to anyone?

That's still too cold for me. :) Our forecast is for 5-10 more inches between Tuesday and Wednesday. <sigh>

Oh no, they upgraded us. I posted it in the thread linked above. Its a winter storm warning now for 12-20 MORE INCHES of snow tues thru wed evening. Will it ever end?

BTW. I grew up in bowie. Grades 6-12, Rockledge, Ogle, then graduated from Bowie High School. :)
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BTW. I grew up in bowie. Grades 6-12, Rockledge, Ogle, then graduated from Bowie High School. :)

Saw the upgrade...10-20" tue/wed. Ugh.

Moved to Bowie (from Lanham) after college/marriage. Now working right across from Bowie Town Center.

Go Caps! 14 in a row. :) Sunday's game was great. (Third period, anyway.)

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

So what? 40 inches of snow on the ground in DC/Baltimore after Wednesday? Funky winter...

Meteorologist and PhD student in Climate Science

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So what? 40 inches of snow on the ground in DC/Baltimore after Wednesday? Funky winter...

It's the 80" on the road-sides, and the single-lane (plowed) roads, that make life difficult.

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

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Some pictures from the sequel - about an additional foot or so. They are now talking about yet another possible storm on Monday. <sigh> Difficult to believe there are actually palms that can withstand this stuff. (Please send sunshine and warmth!)

Blizzard2.20100210-01.jpg

Blizzard2.20100210-03.jpg

Notice the Trachycarpus fortunei in the foreground. Not sure if this will be one of the survivors.

Blizzard2.20100210-06.jpg

A few more pictures.

Tom

Bowie, Maryland, USA - USDA z7a/b
hardiestpalms.com

These are once in a decade events; breaking all records in Baltimore, DC & Philly. :drool:

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?MTW

Incredible!

It doesn't look like its going to be melting all that fast looking at the forecast... I wonder how Bobby in NY is doing (is that the right name????) with all this snow. I hear DC is getting waaaay more than NYC.

Meteorologist and PhD student in Climate Science

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