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A few updated photos................it's been 2 weeks since we hit 5F (-15C) and the hardy Eucs are still alive.

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The leaf behind my thumb is 1/2 dead........other than that it's looking good.
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Wow -15C? That wasnt for a whole night I assume?

The eucs look great though.. You thinking of wrapping them if it gets too cold?

This might be the year Tim that no cold arrives at all, and they'll sail through.
Hope so.

The photos look like September

Barb

Jesse.........-15C was likely for 2 hours? That was the low temp for the night.

Barb..........so far that 5F is the lowest..........the 30 day forecast only shows a low of 9F............watch it now drop below 0F!

Tim, this is great to see. If these Eucs can survive the next couple of winters, you might have some long-term trees!

Hi Cameron,

the Euc roots will be established if they can survive this winter..........the 30-day forecast has a low of 9F.........so it appears they will survive again.

update photos.............they seem OK.....some burn but not bad.

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nice

Excellent!

Tim they look great. I cant wait to see them take off this summer. Even if they get a bit of die back on the tips, that wont really phase it at all.

This is the eucs third year right?

yes this is their second winter so their 3rd season is coming up. No cold in the 30 day forecast.

Excellent! We'll soon have a palmsnorth supply of Tim's hardy Eucalyptus if they keep going! oh, and Tim, you might have a problem when you suddenly have 3 20'+ Eucs in your yard!

Hi Paul................I hear you! .........................When I planted my 3 foot tall southern Magnolia back in 2004 I knew someday it would be big! That day is hear.............it's 18 feet tall now and shading my Yucca garden. Maybe I should plant some big leaf Rhodo's under the Magnolia like R. rex or R. hodgsonii?

The next 'normal' winter will likely kill off the Eucalyptus's...............only time will tell. I walked around my garden today to inspect all the Eucalyptus's and it appears only the E. debe's and E. neglecta's survived with little to no damage. All others seem 100% toast......perhaps some trunks will survive?

E. neglecta 'Upper Buckland River, Mt. Buffalo National Park, NSW'. This is a FIRST year seedling! No bad at all.
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rhodies would look really good under those eucs.. Watch out for shoots next year on those fried ones. Grats as well

here's an update on the Euc's.

Lots of leaf damage but the stems look OK.
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Close up on the leaves:
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Odd that its the lower area on the back rather then the top? Looks really good though!

Look at those buds, ready to push all those old leaves off.

Methinks they look pretty good! What was you low again?

Jesse,

The coldest air in my yard is near the ground since my yard is flat and surrounded by a solid fence. This is a contributor why the lowest leaves fried.

Paul,

The lowest temp was -2.9F (-19.3C)

Oh a frost pocket.... Thats a pretty good low for that Euc Tim

Update.......2 of the 3 Eucalyptus's did fine this past winter except for some major leaf defoliation. This Euc. is growing best in my climate. The 3rd Euc. in this area received branch die back and is still quite small....but surviving.

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update photo.....

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Even E. neglecta is getting taller.....that's a 6'tall (1.85m) tall fence.
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Love the colour... What do you think its chances are this winter?

Hi Paul,

I've never had a Euc survive longer than 2 seasons here.......if it survives this winter it will be a record.

another update......low of -6.5F (-21.4C) and my Euc's are dying left and right........one of the survivors is this one snow gum (the Euc on the right). The snow gum Euc on the left is toast.

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Close up on the leaves
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E. neglecta is toast too
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Sorry to hear that. They looked great
Our local sellers tell people that eucs can grow in our climate... such a lie, just to make money.

That one Euc looks ok (snow gum), wonder what they'll look like when they thaw? It'll be a testament to their resilience if any survive this... And I will be requesting seeds!

Hi Marceli........Eucs are more like zone 8a plants......perhaps zone 7b.........I treat them like an annual.....if they survive I'm really happy.

Hi Paul.......I'm sure all will die to the ground.......even the good looking one will probably get hammered back when temps start warming up. This weeks cold spell will likely toast the good one. I do have a E. perriniana inside the Metapanax protection and it appears fine so far. Perhaps this Euc will have limited damage??

Tim, what a difference from January last year.
So sorry, all that work!

Hi Barb,

don't be sorry......it's fun learning what's hardy and what isn't. If I get a Euc to survive here with limited damage I'd be happy.

I find it amazing how you guys can be so nonchalant about stuff.
When I lose stuff...oh man, it's a huge deal...

The snow gum on the right side still has some green after a low of -6.5F (-21.4C). All other Eucs are totally fried.

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Wonder if a skirt of frost cloth would've given it just enough protection to get through.

Have you done a scratch test on the bark to see the cambium layer color?

Barb

I agree with you......wind protection will help the Eucs a lot. Eucs seem to show damage late too. I recall some Eucs growing from upper branches only to die in a couple weeks to regrow much lower on thicker branches. I hope this 'hardy' snow gum doesn't loose much branches.

regrow much lower on thicker branches.

Survival is assured, although the shape is affected.
That can easily be amended with pruning mid-summer.