Frost/Freeze-The end for this years tropicals part 2

[hardyjim]

Here's are some pics of the damage caused by a week or so of lows in the 30s 37F 34 33 32 31 30

One of the nights was headed to the low 20s but some clouds moved in and kept it from going under 30,anyway,here's a few pics,the season continues kinda-

Large Castor's -ones on left were sheltered a little by the tree on the left of it.
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These Castor's are protected overhead by a large Maple,quite a difference in the damage
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The leaves of these EE's were closer to the house and ended up undamaged,the leaves that were out farther fried,interesting the diff a few feet can make!
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These Castors' were totally untouched by frost,they are still under the tree,kinda and helped out by the roof of the porch
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This banana is in the best shape of the 3 Basjoos left outside for overwintering/The banana on the west side of the house is 80% damaged the one on the south side but farther west is 50% and this is maybe 20-30% probably less- interestingly even though temps were in the 30s and 40s in the last 7-10 days the Basjoos still grew,if only a half inch.I didn't know they still grew below 50,probably the warmer soil temps-
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Finally Tetrapanex,unfazed-what a great plant!
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[BILL MA]

Those castors look much better then what I was expecting Jim. Everything looks fine! Now lets hope it stays like that for a while.

Bill

[hardyjim]

Yea man,didn't get really cold yet,wouldn't call it a killing frost ,although the other bananas look like $#!^