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[leatherback]

At home temps are flipflopping between a few degrees of frost during the night, and well above freezing during the day. Guessing the trees will stay asleep for another few weeks. Late spring, which is nice for a change. In december it looked like winter was over, with buds starting to move!

 

[Thomas J.]

I'm in the DFW area and my ch elms show no signs of budding when usually at this time they have already done so. :-(

 

[miker]

75F Rockm? Geez. We were 66F here today, I forgot how warm Fairfax County could get in the winter months (especially December and February). Highs in the 70s a day or two are pretty much an annual occurrence in the winter months there.

I am so tempted to get started on pruning and other bonsai work today as I have the house all to myself and the long range forecast after this weekend looks warm, but it is too much of a stretch to think we won't have any more winter cold after this weekend. On the contrary, I should leave everything sitting in the shade near the cold ground to help delay waking up in case it gets really warm and stays that way for a while.

 

[cmeg1]

February looks great in my neck of the woods!
I just hope it does not do like last year and wack some of the cherry tree blossoms from a cold snap after the early Spring.I even seen damage to zelkova leaves on seedlings in ground last year.

 

[miker]

Through eight years, I’ve never had a frost or freeze in my yard after February... 10 day forecast lows stay in the upper 40s at worst... fingers crossed as I’ve repotted some pretty big trees.

That's remarkable, as I have seen freezing temperatures recorded at official recording stations in the Florida Panhandle as late as April 20. Orlando has been below 30F at least once in March. I believe it though, Dav4, the way most winters and surrounding seasons have been the last couple decades.

The "no freezes after February" rule of thumb is what I always went with in the Orlando area, though,after February 15th was the cutoff most years.

Also, I was pretty surprised that we had no temperatures here in the Reading area below 32F after March 24th last year. Two weeks before that, we had extended, true winter cold and lots of snow and then suddenly, spring was here to stay. Made for quite a long growing season.

You can always do the two step if you absolutely have to Dave.

 

[StoneCloud]

Supposed to be 70 here today, high in the 30's tomorrow and snow possible on Saturday. I live in the armpit of the weather world.

FLORIDA is the armpit!!!!!!!!!!

You're more like that hand with the fingerless glove!!

 

[Tieball]

I need the snow to stay....my trees are buried under snow and snow drifts and they like it that way......frozen cold enough that the trees in the ground and in boxes on the ground stay very cold until very late March. I like living in a natural, high quality dormancy area.

 

[miker]

I need the snow to stay....my trees are buried under snow and snow drifts and they like it that way......frozen cold enough that the trees in the ground and in boxes on the ground stay very cold until very late March. I like living in a natural, high quality dormancy area.

Couldn't have said it better myself Tieball, now that I actually live in such a location. With the trees I have, I think I would would worry about mild winters many years in areas like Atlanta, Houston and New Orleans. Then again, some bonsainut members in these areas have amazing, healthy hardy species of bonsai.

 

[rockm]

75F Rockm? Geez. We were 66F here today, I forgot how warm Fairfax County could get in the winter months (especially December and February). Highs in the 70s a day or two are pretty much an annual occurrence in the winter months there.

I am so tempted to get started on pruning and other bonsai work today as I have the house all to myself and the long range forecast after this weekend looks warm, but it is too much of a stretch to think we won't have any more winter cold after this weekend. On the contrary, I should leave everything sitting in the shade near the cold ground to help delay waking up in case it gets really warm and stays that way for a while.

My backyard thermometer read 80 yesterday afternoon. Last night it didn't get below 60... Next week we're supposed to have a string of 60 and even 70+ days and lows only in the 60's. That is very concerning, since winter is FAR from over. March is a beee-otch every year. Snowy month capable of extreme freezes. Anything that breaks new growth in the coming days will be inside for a very long time. :-(

 

[Giga]

My backyard thermometer read 80 yesterday afternoon. Last night it didn't get below 60... Next week we're supposed to have a string of 60 and even 70+ days and lows only in the 60's. That is very concerning, since winter is FAR from over. March is a beee-otch every year. Snowy month capable of extreme freezes. Anything that breaks new growth in the coming days will be inside for a very long time. :-(

yep! I'm repotting now but might have to shuffle this year in march