Uncovered a few palms

RyanNiagara · Post by **RyanNiagara** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:18 pm

Had some time today so I removed the protection on a few of my palms.

Windmill is protected by a foam box with xmas lights on a thermocube. It looks perfect and put on a few fronds over the winter.

Needle and minor just had a plastic tarp over them and they braved the cold on their own. They look good too.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:18 am

Everything looks great. Where are you??

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:20 am

well, his nick is Ryan"niagra"

i like that you put everything in that nice microclimate. in the last pic, the needle is on the right correct?

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:06 am

Hey Ryan, your palms look great! I will take cues from you, and wait next year.
For FIVE WEEKS now, my Sabal minor, Chamaerops cerifera and my Trachycarpus fortuneii have been uncovered!!
My chammy looks as good as the day it was uncovered, but my Trachy and Sabal are windburned from the rollercoaster temperatures and precip.
I think my worst off is my Trachy. If only I waited about as long as you, oh well I am sure mine will pull through!
My Pindo and Washingtonia filifera got uncovered Yesterday? Yeah. On Saturday, I will uncover the Blue Hesper and the Bananas.
Cheers!

RyanNiagara · Post by **RyanNiagara** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:54 am

Sidpook

I live in Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario. Zone 6B some even say 7a.

canadianplant,

Yeah its a great little microclimate in that spot. Yes that is the needle on the right.

seedscanada,

I learnt my lesson. Last year with the warm winter and spring I decided to uncover my plants at the beginning of March only have a heavy frost come in April and damage some of my weaker plants like my washingtonia. This year I waited and kept an eye on the forecast just to be safe.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:07 am

Hey, Ryan, Niagara-on-the-Lake is my favorite place in Ontario. I was there last time on November 2012. Enjoyed the Monkey Tree that is still growing surprisingly! And many other beautiful plants easy to find among the town neighborhoods. The town is must visit for everyone planing the Niagara falls honeymoon

RyanNiagara · Post by **RyanNiagara** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:26 am

Hi Igor
Yeah its a pretty little town and a great escape from the circus that is Niagara Falls. Glad you enjoyed your visit.

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:51 am

Palms look great. You did a nice job with the protection.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 3:53 pm

RyanNiagara wrote:Sidpook

I live in Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario. Zone 6B some even say 7a.

Cool, I saw that in ur screenname, but thought it could have actually been your name. I've been up that way many times, warm summers, but collllllld winters.

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:47 pm

Sidpook, in defense of Niagara North... we are 7a and so are you (Beamsville to NOTL). We have equally cold maximum colds as a 7a Jersey. Our cold periods may be sustained longer than yours. so not so collllld.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:40 am

seedscanada wrote:Sidpook, in defense of Niagara North... we are 7a and so are you (Beamsville to NOTL). We have equally cold maximum colds as a 7a Jersey. Our cold periods may be sustained longer than yours. so not so collllld.

LOL, I just remember there being so many more cold nights when I was there in spring.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 1:50 pm

Good looking specimens, Ryan, congrats on the protection.

That's a whack of Christmas lights under that Trachy.

No wonder it grew fronds over the winter.

I've always heard that the Niagara region is as "winter warm" as Vancouver.
Definitely enviable.

Thanks for the pics.
Barb

RyanNiagara · Post by **RyanNiagara** » Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:29 pm

Thanks Barb. I wish we were as warm as Vancouver in the winter

The escarpment does provide us with quite a bit of protection though.