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| Article I just read in the local paper was a bit short on specifics but has gotten me thinking. Wonder what plants are most succeptable to damage from even an average Febuary?
Also, are most species temperature sensitive in regards to going and staying dormant or are some light sensitive? |
Here is a link that might be useful: short post dispatch article
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- Posted by viburnumvalley z5/6 KY (My Page) on Thu, Feb 2, 12 at 7:05
| This winter is setting up to resemble 2007, which brought us a devastating Easter freeze at the end of March/early April. Four nights below 20F, after 4-6 weeks in 60s-70s (even some 80s) in February-March. Lots of plant death from breaking dormancy and reaching full foliage/flowering a month earlier than average. |
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- Posted by salicaceae z8b FL (My Page) on Thu, Feb 2, 12 at 8:53
| Welcome to my world here. I had 70s and 80s all through November and December this year, followed by a sudden low of 17 F in early January. It is quite typical here and it means I can't grow alot of plants that are much hardier and can grow very far to the north of me. For example, my boxwoods and fatsias were killed outright, I had damage to Pinus yunnanensis, Cunninghamia konishii, even Abies firma (and not new growth, rather damage to last years needles!). I live in a cold pocket that is prone to extreme radiational cooling events, yet far enough south that the next day it can be very warm. It is a VERY frustrating gardening climate. |
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| In my yard in Northwest Arkansas, we have lots of bulb type plants pushing up already. Crocus broke the ground a couple weeks ago, but aren't flowering yet. Daffodils are doing the same. Tulips are beginning to come up in spots. The neighbors Red Maple across the street has buds that are swelling in prep for flowering. Some roses are putting on a few new leaves. Same with Climatis, Siberian/Louisiana Iris and Linocera. Lastly we have Hyacinths that have been trying to slowly come up since later December. One even has a few open flowers. salicaceae, I can sympathize somewhat to your circumstances. I live in a cold valley, and late freezes limits what we can plant as well. Unless it comes out late, or can tolerate cold, then we can't have it unless it is easily protected. Arktrees |
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| VV not long ago I talked to a nursery operator in TN that claimed to lose $3 million of inventory in the 2007 freeze. And as I have mentioned to a couple people already, there was an elm (either americana or rubra, the buds and stems were out of reach so I can't ID based on that) in full flower at a local park yesterday. The tree is about 40' or more tall and it was absolutely covered in flower. The dandelions never really stopped flowering here and there were a few flowers with frost on them in the yard this morning. The clover is also flowering those small purple flowers in mass quantities. If we get a freeze in late March/early April like last year, it might be the end of more than a few already stressed plants in my yard. It is still freezing regularly at my house while temps linger above freezing 10-15 miles away in the city. We have already had several 70*+ readings in January and many numerous 60*+ highs. We look to dip back down to near normal next week, thank goodness. |
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| our bulb flowers are all poking up had a 21 degree morning followed by high 60s for two days and 1.5" of rain. then more poked up. all the trees are ok / sleeping for now although the data to support "abnormal as the new normal" is still being gathered and published, i expect the jet stream (remember last winter in the US and compare it to this winter) is out of norms due to AGW |
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| The flower buds on my Cornus mas started to open last month. I haven't look at it for a few weeks to see what happened. I'd assume they are cashed out. |
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| We have had some pretty warm days too, Tuesday was 62, I ran errands in a t-shirt. We are also getting some high 20's and 30's at night. The weekend is supposed to be pretty warm too. Maybe the colder evenings will balance out things here so things don't come up. I never imagined someone in Florida would have spring frost problems. I know you mentioned you are in a frost pocket Salicae. My friend spent a couple years in Florida in an RV park and said they were constantly getting more fuel in those little tanks for RV's, they eventually went from Lutz to Big pine key for the last months in Florida. Even there they had high 40's a few nights. I would still like your winters better than mine! I don't envy some of the southern reptiles though. |
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