Dormancy...it's a comforting feeling having them all tucked away

[Cadillactaste]

It's hard to grasp that it's December in Ohio...trees are dormant...talk of 60's come Saturday. No substantial snow that has stuck around on the ground for a walk in nature in a winter wonderland as of yet. But...pushing that all aside...it's a great feeling checking in on the dormant trees.








Very pleased with the maple project that arrived from Brent. (Tree on the right)


Noticed going out that my Japanese door cloth has faded...so I will be picking up some fabric paint today to correct that. Before I can no longer see it.

 

[ColinFraser]

Your building gives new meaning to "treehouse"

 

[Cadillactaste]

Your building gives new meaning to "treehouse"

Thanks! You made me chuckle with that comment. I reckon it does...in a way eh? Never thought of it that way before.

 

[GrimLore]

Nice space there - that bird upper right seems to like it as well!

Grimmy

 

[Cadillactaste]

Nice space there - that bird upper right seems to like it as well!

Grimmy

Thanks Grimmy!
That my friend is my little bit of whimsical...good eye!

 

[watchndsky]

Very pretty looks like a great place to relax. But it looks like you left that tree on the right in the oven too long

 

[Cadillactaste]

Very pretty looks like a great place to relax. But it looks like you left that tree on the right in the oven too long

Thanks! Lol and possibly indeed left in that oven to long.
Yes...no rush leaving when tending the trees. Just feel blessed to have a place to not worry so much about all the critters we have that roam about in our very rural area that are hungrier come winter when food is more scare. Though I do feed the wildlife...in hopes to keep them out of my landscape.

 

[coh]

Looks good. I have my deciduous and less hardy trees stored away, but the conifers are still outside...couple of bonus weeks for them. Probably going to move them indoors this upcoming weekend (60 + temps here too), unless it looks like the mild weather will hold on for another week.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Looks good. I have my deciduous and less hardy trees stored away, but the conifers are still outside...couple of bonus weeks for them. Probably going to move them indoors this upcoming weekend (60 + temps here too), unless it looks like the mild weather will hold on for another week.

How cold do you leave the out until? We had teen temps a few nights...had moved all my trees even conifers. On side of precaution.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Still seeing warm temps here, some dips into the 30's at night(maybe 3 or 4 times the grass had frost), mostly 40's and 50's during the day, even some 60's....I mulched a few in, but the ones that will get stored away in the garage remain out for now....Such odd weather..

 

[Cadillactaste]

Still seeing warm temps here, some dips into the 30's at night(maybe 3 or 4 times the grass had frost), mostly 40's and 50's during the day, even some 60's....I mulched a few in, but the ones that will get stored away in the garage remain out for now....Such odd weather..

News forecaster called for an El Niño winter this year...he may possibly be right. I still have my landscape trees burlaped for protection. Just in case...

 

[coh]

How cold do you leave the out until? We had teen temps a few nights...had moved all my trees even conifers. On side of precaution.

Well, we had one night sneak down to about 19 F which was colder than I intended, but otherwise it's really been no colder than 25 or 26 so far. If we start regularly getting down to the mid 20s I'll move them into winter storage. I don't want them in the sun with frozen roots.

 

[Anthony]

Oh no Darlene,

I was notified that a day ago San Fernando [ Trinidad ] was at 70 deg.F for at least 8 hrs. Soon they will drop to 68 deg F and later maybe a 66 deg.F
Chuckle.
Lots of morning mist.

Beautiful set up!

Everything back at home is welded heat exchanger pipe stands on the lawn.
Merry Christmas!
Good Day
Anthony

 

[GrimLore]

Such odd weather..

Same here but we had many Winters like this until 3 years ago and those 3 were quite crappy. I am hoping we are returning to a several year cycle of mild Winters. Hell 4 or 5 years ago on January 14th I fired up the mulching mower and did up the old place in a t-shirt with a 12 pack on the rider

Grimmy

 

[Lazylightningny]

I'm in NY and although my cherry tree in the yard has long since lost its leaves, my cherry yamadori has not lost all its leaves yet. Weird.

 

[chicago1980]

We are all over the place in Chicago also. Snow, rain, mild, cold... Just keep sleeping tree!

 

[GrimLore]

I'm in NY and although my cherry tree in the yard has long since lost its leaves, my cherry yamadori has not lost all its leaves yet. Weird.

Nah, not weird at all - the Landscape tree has far more exposure to the elements

Grimmy

 

[Cadillactaste]

Oh no Darlene,

I was notified that a day ago San Fernando [ Trinidad ] was at 70 deg.F for at least 8 hrs. Soon they will drop to 68 deg F and later maybe a 66 deg.F
Chuckle.
Lots of morning mist.

Beautiful set up!

Everything back at home is welded heat exchanger pipe stands on the lawn.
Merry Christmas!
Good Day
Anthony

Try to struggle through that my friend. Lol we here in Ohio are in shorts in 40F...feeling a heatwave after hitting highs in 20's...I'm not that...daring. But jeans and short sleeves I have been caught in. Sandals in November...crazy!!!

As to the set up...very blessed,thanks. It once was my husband's hot tub room if you recall...yeah, he loves me what can I say. I hear many would not have done the same...by giving up their hot tub for their wife's hobby. Gutted it and gave the hot tub to a friend.


Merry Christmas back at ya!

 

[coh]

News forecaster called for an El Niño winter this year...he may possibly be right. I still have my landscape trees burlaped for protection. Just in case...

El Niño has been in full force for several months now. I don't know how much you know about it, but the most obvious manifestation is the development of an area of well above average ocean temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, especially off the west coast of South America. When this occurs, the ocean temps usually peak in late fall/early winter (around now) and then cool. This has actually been one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded.

On average, the winter following a stronger El Niño tends to feature warmer than normal temps across the northern U.S. (and especially in Canada) and cooler than normal in the southern U.S. It is usually wet in the south including California. However, there is a large amount of variability from one El Niño to the next, and there are other cycles that interact with El Niño that complicate things. For instance, we've been in a pattern that featured very cold winters the past 2 years in the eastern U.S., so it's possible that same pattern will eventually emerge this winter. Many long range forecasters expect that but long range numerical model predictions are mixed...some keep it mild all winter (though there will be colder periods at times). In any case, the warm weather we're enjoying right now is definitely consistent with El Niño. We'll see how long it lasts! I could use a milder and less snowy winter...

 

[Cadillactaste]

El Niño has been in full force for several months now. I don't know how much you know about it, but the most obvious manifestation is the development of an area of well above average ocean temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, especially off the west coast of South America. When this occurs, the ocean temps usually peak in late fall/early winter (around now) and then cool. This has actually been one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded.

On average, the winter following a stronger El Niño tends to feature warmer than normal temps across the northern U.S. (and especially in Canada) and cooler than normal in the southern U.S. It is usually wet in the south including California. However, there is a large amount of variability from one El Niño to the next, and there are other cycles that interact with El Niño that complicate things. For instance, we've been in a pattern that featured very cold winters the past 2 years in the eastern U.S., so it's possible that same pattern will eventually emerge this winter. Many long range forecasters expect that but long range numerical model predictions are mixed...some keep it mild all winter (though there will be colder periods at times). In any case, the warm weather we're enjoying right now is definitely consistent with El Niño. We'll see how long it lasts! I could use a milder and less snowy winter...

Honestly I rarely follow the news. But catch the temps online. So, no I didn't know all that. Thanks for sharing...explains a lot as to how it effects us in general as well as others.

I too can handle less snow...with my oldest commuting to college 45 minutes away. Less snow...is okay by me. Weekends we can have a bit...or during Christmas break. I honestly love hiking in the woods under a coating of snow where no man has disturbed. Nothing quite like it.