Re: CULT: request for info re: winter strategies



>So my request is to anybody on the list who is in an area where there is
>no snow cover and cold enough temperatures (below 15oF?) to knock the
>leaves off.  I would like to know of more cultivars with this winter
>growth habit, especially recent ones (1980s or later).
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
>overnight lows in the 60s are typical in JULY!  And in January, I guess.


While  the normal climate here in Ohio is similar to what you describe (with
occasional snow cover lasting only a week-10 days at most), this winter
would make answering your question difficult. There have been enough freezes
to kill leaves or heavily damage them, but we have been much above normal
temps. The result is a lack of total dormancy that we normally reach. I have
250 TB as well as medians and dwarfs, and could not categorize any of them.
Our sage meteorologists say we are due to return to our normal cold late
this week, so I am breaking out the Bermuda shorts. Maybe next winter .....

John Bruce
jbruce@infinet.com
SW OH Zone5
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