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| ...well not totally everything! After a cool but quite dry spring (comparing to the last 2 seasons) and then a completely dry and hot summer, up to now, I've lost aproximately 10% of my plants and still have another 10% struggling in the blistering sun. But everything else seem to grow! So here it is an animation between a cold January 2012 morning and a hot July 2012 afternoon.
what surprised me is that in the past week, both my Pinus mugo 'Carstens' started to turne to their winter colors, especially at the south side. Juniperous chinesis 'Stricta' as well took a brown purple color. Drought along with tempratures at 35-38 C (Somewhere below 100F)? what do you think?
also my beloved Picea engelmannii ssp mexicana 'Pervana' hasn't started to lift the new growth. I know it's like that in spring but I thought it should have erect new growth by the end of July... I can see that it started turning to wood half of the new shoots. Should I be worried it is stressed?
Best regards,
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- Posted by coniferjoy 10 (info@edwinsmitsconifers.com) on Wed, Jul 25, 12 at 15:38
| Hi Fotis, it's to bad that you lost about 10% of your plants inventory... 'Carstens' nr 1 doesn't look so good, I think it's days are counted. 'Carstens' nr 2 looks a little bit better, but the yellow colour does say something to me that it doesn't feel so happy. The 'Parvana' looks good to me, it's natural habitat in Mexico looks quite simular to your situation now. |
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| Sorry for your losses. Losing lots here also. Am looking around deciding what changes are to be made. When it becomes so much that it's not fun, it's time for changes. Good luck. Cher |
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- Posted by coniferjoy 10 (info@edwinsmitsconifers.com) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 1:13
| Ofcoarse I ment to say 'Pervana' instead of 'Parvana'. I think you can save your other "stil alive" smal specimens by spraying them with wildpruf, but I don't know if this stuff is available in Greece. |
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| Thank you Cher. I wish everyone has bareable losses this hard summer. This July it's been only two years since I planted my first tree in my garden. So I still try out which species can be maintained with minimum aftercare in my area. I know now that Abies koreana and Abies procera for example are needy if they are to survive here. Best luck to you too. Edwin, thank you for your reassurance on 'Pervana'. It's precious to me. Too precious to lose! Best regards, |
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- Posted by severnside UKsouthwest9 (My Page) on Thu, Jul 26, 12 at 5:50
| Good luck Fotisr, and to Cher. Hoping you can come through this without totally wrecked collections. |
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| Thank you Severn! Not wrecked at all. I'm optimistic. Besides, Edwin will replace everything that's gone and more, in September! I'm almost done making the list I have for him... :) Best regards, |
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- Posted by coniferjoy 10 (info@edwinsmitsconifers.com) on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 15:35
| Fotis, send me that list and I'll also include a couple of barrels of wiltpruf for you for next year ;0) |
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| Edwin that's perfect! Is shipping with palette availiable and possible from your nursery to me? Because the list becomes rather big.... Best regards, |
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- Posted by coniferjoy 10 (info@edwinsmitsconifers.com) on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 16:31
| The conifers will be packed in wooden crates, the Wiltpruf on pallets. As soon as a received your list I'll arange the transport to you for delivery in September, no problem for me :0) |
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| So when you said barrels you really meant... barrels??? :) I'll send you the list, see what you have availiable. Best regards, |
Here is a link that might be useful: barrels???
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| Damn, I wish I could be putting in an order with Sir Edwin right now. Wouldn't mind a few of those plants from the Filip collection. |
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| Yeah will... I know what you mean... Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Filip's Golden Tears' I have an eye on these since spring of 2011... |
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- Posted by coniferjoy 10 (info@edwinsmitsconifers.com) on Fri, Jul 27, 12 at 17:57
| Fotis, of coarse I ment barrels, I want to suply you for the rest of your live so you don't have to worry about hot summer losses anymore... Will, have fait that the "Filip's" will be availlable in the U.S. some day...
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