2009 First Leafers in coastal South Carolina

Simply Bananas · 03-14-2009, 02:07 PM

I left my camera cord at work, but photos are forthcoming.

We had out first hard freeze in Charleston around November 18. This is 3-4 weeks earlier than normal, thus making for an extra long winter period.

This year there is virtual tie between the first to send up the first new leaf.
Its no surprise that basjoo was in lead pack. However, the basjoo was tied this year by of all things, SABA. So far, the Saba leaf growth has been faster than Basjoo.

Next in line were Ice Cream and Dwarf Namwah(I call it dwarf Ice Cream) and Raja Puri.

The Brazillian is pushing out a dead leaf, but no green seen yet. There is no sign of green from the Dwarfs or Tall Orinocos, Ele Eles, Kandarian, Pisang Raja.

These plants had no artificial protection(ie leaves, burlap, plastic, Christmas lights, etc), but were in the ground with some mulch.

Chironex · 04-12-2009, 04:15 AM

Sounds like you're getting quite a jump on the new growing season, good luck!

harveyc · 04-12-2009, 09:30 AM

Thanks for sharing. If you don't mind, please describe your winter experience more. How cold did it get for you this past winter? How many days of frost? This can help me compare your experiences to my own.

Thanks,

Harvey

Simply Bananas · 04-12-2009, 02:00 PM

I did not keep any records of that type of stuff and I was traveling a good bit. We probably had 15 days of frost and several nights into the low 20s.

I have finally seen some growth in the orinocos, but it is only the smaller plants. This has been the trend this spring here. Smaller plants leaf out first. Taller plants have been cut back much further than before and some large stalks of each variety seem deceased. One 15 foot saba p-stem rots and one nearly the same size 3 feet away has a new leaf worming its way out.

The ele ele did not make it, but a pup was found this morning.
The tall ice creams seem stalled with 4-5 inches of a green leaf out of the top. Again, the short ones are doing fine.
I am impressed with the dwarf namwahs. They just shrugged off the cold.
Viente cohol has melted into nothing.
No pstem from my savannah haul survived.

the Goldfinger seems to be the only casualty of the 5
FHIA-1 Goldfinger--the smallest
FHIA-3 Sweetheart
FHIA-25
FHIA-18
Belle

This is amazing to me since they were only in the ground 3 weeks before the freeze came.

harveyc · 04-12-2009, 02:42 PM

Thanks, that's helpful. I only see low 20s about once every 8-10 years. How big is your Saba? I think I may want to give that a try.

Simply Bananas · 06-24-2012, 04:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simply Bananas

Next in line were Ice Cream and Dwarf Namwah(I call it dwarf Ice Cream)

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LOL!
Now we know...

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