Last nights freeze damage

Here in Modesto we had about 6 to 8 hrs below freezing. ( min was 30f )
Even though the temp wasn't much below 32f... the duration was long enough the cause some minor/moderate damage to a few plants.

1. Cherimoya, 10% of the upper leaves were damaged.

2. Longan, 10% of the newest, upper leaves were damaged.

3. Tropical Guava, 25 to 50% leaf damage.

4 .Hibiscus 10% leaf damage.

5. 7 ft tall ficus Elastica , planted up against my house has some minor new growth leaf tip damage.

I am happy to say that my parajubea cocoides and LHI banyan suffered NO damage at all. Both are planted in the open, no protection at all.
Also, my young unprotected grafted Chicle Sapote's have no damage at all.

Jeff

The following thread was started by Jeff on December 28, 2003 at 3:29 pm PST