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Removed Yucca rostrata protection

Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:57 am

Removed the Yucca rostrata protection today.

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:17 am

That's sooooo beautiful, Tim.
Glad it made it through your winter.

Will you prune off some of the magnolia leaves that might interfere with it this year?

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Post by TerdalFarm » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:37 am

Looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.

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Post by canadianplant » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:23 pm

Looks good! The EB magnola look sliek it rebounded quite well too.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:42 pm

good question with the Magnolia.............the Mag will win in the long term..........I guess I'll try to trim the branches soon but it's gonna be a loosing battle. :cry:
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Post by canadianplant » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:57 pm

It isnt dead is it :shock:
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Post by andym » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:59 pm

Can't beat a full skirted Rostrata :D Tim... is that leaf damage on your top growth?
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Post by hardyjim » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:38 pm

Thats a beauty Tim

Hopefully(for both our sake)they are wrong about the next storm.....

Maybe another 4-10"of snow here with thundersnow possible Monday/Tuesday
and a(possible)noreaster for you guys if it makes it far enough north. :x
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:00 am

Always a good feeling to pull off the winter protection. I only have a few left to remove, the last are coming off next week. Some things like the ocotillo, some agave etc. :wink:

The rostrata looks great. :D
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:58 pm

Jesse, both the rostrata and Mag are fine......just that the Mag is getting too large and shading the sun loving Y. rostrata. :cry:

Andy, no damage on the rostrata leaves (top growth).

Jim, good luck with more snow......they are predicting the storm to go south of us......not much precipitation at all just a few snow showers.

Aaron, do you think your Ocotillo made it through this winter?
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Post by lucky1 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:52 pm

Andy, no damage on the rostrata leaves (top growth).
I always "fall" for that photo angle too Andy.
That "damage" is the tree in the neighbor's yard :lol:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:00 pm

camera angle an poor camera! :lol: I gotta stop being lazy......I keep using my cell phone which takes poor photos. :cry:
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:12 pm

TimMAz6 wrote: Aaron, do you think your Ocotillo made it through this winter?
I'm not sure? I do know after the cold let up it was bubbling out liquid. But now it looks like some of it my still be alive? I will know better after I remove the wrap. :)
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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:47 am

Bubbling out liquid......................hmmmmmmmmmm.........not a good sign....good luck. :?

head shot.......no damage.

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 9:05 am

Perfect! :D
Good temp to open them up too.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:34 am

It started snowing here......good thing I took off the protection! :lol:

I thought the snow storm was south of us............daaaaaaaaaaa......Jim I should have listened to your forecast!

If I kept the protection on the rostrata, it would have been 60F and sunny.:D

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Post by lucky1 » Thu Mar 07, 2013 8:07 am

Same with us here Tim.
Bummer.
But it's good your rostrata is getting air.

Hope for sun to dry things out.
So rare to see 100% humidity here.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:19 pm

it's so good that I removed the moisture protection because the snow storm which was SUPPOSE to go south of here has decided to park over us............still snowing. :lol:

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Post by lucky1 » Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:24 pm

:lol: :lol:
Yup, happens every time
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Post by DesertZone » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:19 pm

lucky1 wrote::lol: :lol:
Yup, happens every time
So true! Happened to me also, uncover a little agave palmerii and it snowed. :lol:
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