Winter in the Netherlands

[smile]

Hi all

Here in Dutch is now winter

It's freezing and snowing now.

Yesterday had a temperature of -15 degrees

Here a photo of the palms in the snow.

maybe a white Christmas this year for the Netherlands

Greetings and Merry Christmas

peter

[Paul The Palm Doctor!]

Greetings to you, Peter! Merry Christmas & (hopefully) a very Happy 2010 to you also!

That photograph is quite a vision! Tropics vs. Arctic! Members of IPS on this side of the Atlantic Ocean are regularly advising that this winter will indeed, be "one to remember!" It would be hard to argue against this "proposed weather scenario" as the middle & now the NE of the USA is literally buried in snow, and it has already snowed in SE Texas (which is rather mild all year) so who knows! Your photo adds credibility to the Northern Hemisphere palm lovers' nightmare.

At any rate, regardless of what we can do little about, except for "micro-controls" such as lightbulb heating and burlap blankets over our tender plants, just enjoy the unusual views you are seeing in a region that isn't normally a winter wonderland! The one thing that concerns me, Peter, is that technically it is still autumn!!! Winter isn't even HERE YET!! Oh, oh!

Have a gret day,

Dr. Paul

[Rusty on Pine Is.]

Wow, there is nothing so cool as seeing folks who push the edge of the envelope!!!!

Best of luck with your palms!!!

Rusty

[iamjv]

Nice shot of your palms dressed in winter white.... I do hope they survive the winter for you to enjoy in 2010! Merry Christmas to you and yours. Jv

[Jose Maria]

Nice picture of a really "White Christmas"!

Tonight it is a cool ...27° Centigrade because it is raining in southern Costa Rica, otherwise it is 30°C at night and 35 ° C during the day.

[freakypalmguy]

I was just there last week Peter and it snowed then as well, it was chilly but beautiful. I stayed at a hotel next to the World Court in The Hague. Where are you in relation to that location.

Matt

[PalmatierMeg]

Peter, very beautiful. Happy holidays.

[Kris]

Dear Peter

Wish you a merry christmas & a happy new year..

lots of love,

kris

By the way our winter lows are at most 76 degrees farenheat,and believe me many guys get fever,cold and wear woolen blankets and monkey caps made from sheeps wool.And little children are seldem allowed outside their house after 6.30 PM.this is followed up to Jan 15 or so.

Imagine that we from our country moving around in minus 3 to minus 15 is totally unimaginable...may be we will have a seizure(Heart Attack).

[Mark_NoVA]

What a nice full palm for a snowy climate! In this storm did you have any issues with palm fronds breaking due to the weight of the snow?

[smile]

Thanks all

Yesterday it snowed almost all day

Now look outside and sure enough snow again

Matt

I live in Arnhem

maybe you know the city of film

a bridge too far

Mark

The palm has no problem with the weight of the snow

if it becomes too much I embarrass off

[fdrc65]

Frost and snow in northern Italy to, temps down to -7 C (19 F) here (Not far from here -12C!)

freeze also during the day (-3 C - 26 F)

I hope most of my plants would make it

encephalartos fg and dioon e.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/420279...abfbcd554_o.jpg

butia capitata

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/419618...fe4b327d5_o.jpg

best

Edited December 21, 2009 by fdrc65

[fdrc65]

Frost and snow in northern Italy to, temps down to -7 C (19 F) here (Not far from here -12C!)

freeze also during the day (-3 C - 26 F)

I hope most of my plants would make it

encephalartos fg and dioon e.

butia capitata

best

Edited December 22, 2009 by fdrc65

[iamjv]

Federico, nice shots of your palms/cycads.... I hope they all make it through the winter. I think your encephalartos may be the most sensitive to the cold temperatures. Best of luck! Jv

[amazondk]

It sure looks like winter over there. Enjoy. My biggest customer is in Holland so I can relate somewhat to this.

dk

[Dave-Vero]

Arnhem must get significantly colder than the coastal cities. But winter doesn't look much colder than Seattle, where Trachycarpus thrives.

Das Klima in Maastricht

Seattle

[Paul The Palm Doctor!]

I agree that Pete's locale in Netherlands in very much like Seattle's. Dr.Paul

[BS Man about Palms]

Ouch! Good luck all around!!!

[happ]

Peter, the photo is beautiful & reminds of similar photos taken in Virginia last week. The tree should be fine!

[Exotic Life]

Cold Cold Cold! Another killer winter, last winter was horrible but it looks like this one going to be even more horrible. Frost forecasted so far as we can see during the nights with sometimes some heavy cold above the snow.

Hope that it will warm up some soon an our mild west circulation comes back soon to blow the cold away. If not there will be some dead palms trees again around the country. Because also the bigger places with water are going to freeze the water influence doesn't couny anymore so even the milder places gets the cold now.

Robbin

Edited January 4, 2010 by Exotic Life