Unbelievable

[skutch]

So here I am in Central New Jersey... 1 fig tree planted in June outside (uncovered), thriving now in spring, 1 Chamaerops Humilis, completely left alone, only snow covering it. Main center growth is dead, but all the babies around the lower trunk are green, alive, and growing. 2 Trachycarpus covered, babied (but not moisture repelled), fully burned and dead.

Now I truly believe it isn't the cold that kills these things, it's the way they retain moisture, freeze, melt, refreeze, etc. Also pretty sure no matter what you protect above ground hardly matters as much as the root system deep below... Just my $.02.

Either way, it was a pretty long, cold winter here on the east coast in the US. Hope a bunch of others had better luck!

Evidently it was a great winter for surfing in NJ tho http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/seas ... INE-SOCIAL

[marceli]

Just as you said: it was moisture that killed them. Been there

[Beny]

Wow, nice surf link....thx...unbelievable, these guy's surf in that cold weather....brrrr...the water was so cold too !!! Im probably going down to New Jersey coast next july again, i tried last time to surf. will try again for sure


Ben