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« Last post by drymifolia on Today at 09:56:57 AM »
I'm curious how other people's citrus did in the PNW this winter, which was generally mild other than the one very bad freeze in January. For me here in West Seattle, that freeze looked like this:
Coldest temperature: 14.7°F
Freezing hours: 104.8
Hours below 25°F: 69.4
Hours below 20°F: 26.5
My third-year yuzu seedling defoliated but had zero stem damage, and I see buds already beginning to swell. It was in a very exposed location with no protection.
Poncirus seedling (3 years old) had previously lost its leaves in the fall, and then started a new flush before the freeze, and those leaves became yellow but did not even fall off. Strong new flush starting now.
My own-root Dunstan citrumelo (one year since rooting) was entirely killed above ground. Still looks green at the base but no sign of new growth yet.
An own-root satsuma (unknown variety, two years since rooting) was mostly killed above ground, but has about 2 inches of green stem. No sign of growth yet.
That's all I had outside in-ground for the freeze. Everything in containers went in the greenhouse, where the heater kept it just above freezing on the coldest night.