Tetrapanex survives winter
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Tetrapanex survives winter
I removed the Tetrapanex protection the other day and the trunk looks much better than I expected since my power was lost for 35 hours and the outside temperature dropped to -2.9F (-19.3C). I wonder how tall it will grow this year??
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Tim .... mine have all survived the Winter unprotected. To be honest I would be more worried about the length of the roots as for one dead plant above ground produced 10 new shoots from its roots in my garden. Still a beautiful foliage plant though and I just missed out on flowers opening last year.
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Mine survived the winter unprotected.........................................................................................
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Credit goes to the wooden fence!
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Hi Barb.....yes that south facing wood fence is a nice microclimate
Hi Jim.....your Tetrapanex survived with NO protection? I assume it died to the ground like mine in the 2011-2012 winter.
Hi Andy.....how tall do these Tetrapanex's get?? Will I be getting another 5 feet of trunk this season?.........and yes they do 'sucker' and I potted up a few for others to enjoy.
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Hi Jim.....your Tetrapanex survived with NO protection? I assume it died to the ground like mine in the 2011-2012 winter.
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Hi Andy.....how tall do these Tetrapanex's get?? Will I be getting another 5 feet of trunk this season?.........and yes they do 'sucker' and I potted up a few for others to enjoy.
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Hi Mike......keep us updated on your Rex's.
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They can get quite tall in a good microclimate 10-12ft. Never had that success in my Garden. A hot wall often helpsHi Andy.....how tall do these Tetrapanex's get?? Will I be getting another 5 feet of trunk this season?.........and yes they do 'sucker' and I potted up a few for others to enjoy.![]()
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The growth at the back of that wall must be 15ft tall
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Hi Andy,
what wall?
Great Tetrapanex.............I only hope mine will get that big.............if it did get that big my Yuccas would be shaded.![Confused :?](./images/smilies/icon_confused.gif)
what wall?
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Great Tetrapanex.............I only hope mine will get that big.............if it did get that big my Yuccas would be shaded.
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update from the other day..................................I found a Tetrapanex offshoot 10 feet away today......
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oh oh!offshoot 10 feet away
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As long as they don't come up in the lawn.
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watch out Barb.....an offshoot may come up in your yard. ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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For sure...they are tenacious...they send out rope like
extension cords all over the underground and emerge at will!![Evil or Very Mad :evil:](./images/smilies/icon_evil.gif)
extension cords all over the underground and emerge at will!
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Great work, Tim!
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Yup, it's been windy.offshoot may come up in your yard
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Tim has some winter lights like that...rope like extension cords all over the underground
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