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Hey everyone. Jay, if this isnt the right place to post this let me know please. Just want to say hey from NW ontario, and please join my facebook group for zone pushing!

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canadianplant

Grats man! You can finally grow what ever you want pretty much

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bend it to the ground, bury the crap out of it in leaves, then tarp it. We usually have reliable snow so that helps with insulation

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I grow them too. Just have a Rufa and small F nitida

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Paul, Up here the temps have not gone below -27C! This winter is a strange one. Weeks of above normal temps then a week and a bit of cold then back to weeks at or above average. Night temps have not dipped to below average very much at all. The trees started to bud in november (Balsam poplar, maples ...

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We are still in mid september weather up here in NW ontario. Our red maples are budding here. Lilacs still have green leaves. No snow yet. This is going to be a whopper of an El Nino this year

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thats crazy paul. Mine hasnt started running at all

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Thanks paul that seems to be the same as here. It never grew too much in the summer, which leads me to believe that recovery in the summer would be painfully slow. I dont mind having to "help" a plant out but completely babying something just doesnt work with my schedule. I really should try to get ...

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Thats pretty cool! You going to send out some seeds in the fall?

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Home depot for some reason has 5 foot tall basjoo for 30 bucks. Is it true that the bigger the plant the better chance of it surviving well mulched? If so i may have to splurge and grab one

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Glad to hear some of the bamboo survived. IF i protected my alata i bet I would have 8 foot proper looking culms. Im tempted to dig it out, but really wanna see if it still will put up some decent sized culms. My grandma has a PJM thats about 4.5 feet tall and it has been there for a while (10-15 ...

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Really nice paul..... Up here the winter was more "average", but still a bit harsh. My hellikki rhodi had a bit of damage but thats normal. What really surprised me was that every single PJM got hit. Last winter was way colder and way longer and it did ok. Other parts exposed did fine. This just ...

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Thats pretty good you got that basjoo to survive with leaves intact! Whats the plant 6 pics from the bottom?

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Mind you its in a proteted corner and had some snow to protect it. IT will be interestig to see how it does with a little bit of protection

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low at the airport was -37C so about -32C at the house.

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Thanks Paul. Its only a few inches away from the foundatation, right where the south and east walls meet, planted right int he corner. The ground there started to melt weeks ago. IIve seen the temps soar almost 10C higher being in that spot. Also, my new Nitida seemed to have survived with no ...

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LOL. I will protect it this winter. Whats the best way to care for it?

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i forgot to mention. I didnt protect this at all (as mentioned i forgot about it). I am curious as to expectations of survival and growth.

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I forgot I planted this last year. I found it today and it looks like it survived. I think the damage on the ends of the leaves are the extent of the damage.

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I gave up on trying to grow yucca from seed. They just dont grow fast enough and I always end up killing them. So now Im looking where to buy some Y glauca, filamentosa or any of the other hardy yucca.

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Its been cold up here but nothing record breaking. Its actually been much warmer than the previous years.

At last you get a good amount of snow tim. Everything should be fine. I just took a look at Niagra falls temps. Theyre looking at -25C tonight. Record daily low is -12C.

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I'm in east York for the weekend and there was no frost

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We had 5 feet of snow, there was plenty of it. I think I uncovered it too early and it just got hammered. Didnt get a good pic of he alata, which is just going nuts. Il take the few inches of tip die off every year. As soon as I cn get to the ground/compost its getting fed. Also, I wish my friends ...

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A few additions this year. I planted a new F nitida, Honey locust "skyline", kay gray grape, hickory seedling, kentucky coffee tree seedling and as always my veggies. A few surprises even now! Seedling apricot, 3rd year. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3926/14724451267_c7364309e5_b.jpg 3 year old ...

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heres a google image

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Jim is it true "thai black" is the same as musa itinerans?

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Touche lol.... The difference is you KNOW it will re leaf

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Why not plant a dawn redwood instead?

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Just found what is labeled as "colocasia "hawaiian black"". I cant find anything online under that name, only "royal hawaiian black coral". Anyone growing this guy or can help with the name?

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That heptacodium is interesting. The flowers look like jasmine. Dont think its available down here but Ill keep an eye open now! A few weeks after my post on here and still nothing from the rufa. The alata has already leafed out, so I think its time to call it. RIP Rufa. I do however have a few ...

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Not to bad all said and done I guess eh?

My rufa is toast... is completely dead as far as I know.... But the alata came through strong!

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round 2

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I hear ya there mike.... the winter here was just as relatively harsh. My phyllostachys alata made it, so did my crocosmia and hybrid tea roses. And, I had MY fig survive outside too!

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It seems that I managed to graft a Flemish beauty pear onto a seedling of a bosc pear. Thanks to barb for the scion!

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Everything looks great, even the bamboo!

How did the figs do?

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The fig tree is alive for sure. There are 4 buds that popped over night and a shoot from the roots. Wooo!

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We had a rather "normal" winter, which is long cold and snowy. Five feet+ of snow, long time between freezing and above freezing temps. Minor tip dieback on the apple and plum. More survived then I thought. Some I thought would make it seem to have not. Cant imbed from flickr for some reason either ...

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its bad up here. there aren't many evergreens and even less. everything is brown and dead every spring.

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sweet john

you think of getting a p theophratsii? usually said to be hardy too zone 6or 7

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I didnt even get a chance to see half of that place. I went mostly in the tree/shrub area and the tropical plants. Only had a little bit of time because we were on the road back up here.

Cant wait to get it all planted.

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