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Post by hardyjim » Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:16 pm

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Sequoia

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Post by DesertZone » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:58 pm

Looks like winter. :shock:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:02 pm

looks like spring is right around the corner! :lol:
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Post by KrisK » Tue Dec 17, 2013 6:22 am

I like!

The sequoia is huge!!!

Did you paint your casa?

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Post by hardyjim » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:30 am

The Sequoia was 7' at the start of spring 2013 and finished @ 11' even in a drought year,again!

I did paint the house,I did not pick the colors although I did choose how it's accented.
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:50 am

Jim, the Sequoia is now on its own...guaranteed survival, congratulations.

Love the accents/colors on the house, well done.

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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:04 am

lucky1 wrote:Jim, the Sequoia is now on its own...guaranteed survival, congratulations.

Love the accents/colors on the house, well done.

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Post by andym » Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:30 pm

Love the snow.... hope you can keep it there :lol: Jim will that sequoia not shade your Palms and Agaves eventually?
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Post by hardyjim » Tue Dec 17, 2013 4:48 pm

The Sequoia has been on his own a while-lol

I hope it does Andy...really are beautiful trees!
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Post by chadec » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:16 am

Jim, your looking a little cold up there. :shock:

Thank goodness we have not had and snow or ice. I have been to lazy to properly protect my palms.

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Post by hardyjim » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:08 pm

:oops:

Yea...just about time to flip the lights back on as the suns little but beneficial influence is about over..

I took some time and insulated a few of the palms a little better...going to be around -13F tonight they say..
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Post by sidpook » Wed Dec 25, 2013 2:32 am

looks great. Good luck!

PS the larger house on the right across the street reminds me of the house from "A Christmas Story" great movie.....
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Post by hardyjim » Wed Dec 25, 2013 6:45 am

I almost moved over there this summer Mike...

top floor though,not interested in carrying plants up there
and no point in moving unless I have too at this time.

-10F here and -17F at the airport the other night.
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:20 am

Jim, you have a pretty harsh winter this year. Wish your plants to be survive anyway! It should be a great case for all of us freezing every winter in our places.... Take care!
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Post by hardyjim » Wed Dec 25, 2013 1:58 pm

I have been caught out a few times early in the season...mostly because the smaller palms cannot take the cold like the larger ones can.

This year I was much quicker to react and cover stuff although one night was 10F at the airport and 18F here,this did
singe all the Martianus leaves but last time I checked the spear was still opening.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:49 am

Hi Jim

what was your low temps so far....-10F? These temps are good for testing that established Sequoiadendron. Let us know how she fairs. 8)
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:53 am

Martianus leaves but last time I checked the spear was still opening.
Hope you beefed up its protection Jim.
Why do palms always continue growing so late into Fall/Winter... :dontknow:

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