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Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« on: January 18, 2023, 10:31:04 PM »
Hey All-

Part 2 of the california cold update a reminder of the coldest dip so far from my precious post


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A major difference in my treatment from last year is I actually stopped watering about a week before the cold snap hit in both places-

I left the thermometer out in CA and recorded a dip to 29*F here this year, it was very short and surrounded by several 40*F days, so take these observations with a grain of salt.

These plants were active selection experiments to see what would survive-






Chrysophyllum caimito-



10/11 of these died- this one is holding on though!


Eugenia arrabidae-





2/3 of these survived- it looks like they are also cold tolerant

Eugenia involucrata "Orange"-





These are from marcos and recently listed for sale again- looks to be quite cold tolerant 2/2

Eugenia pyriformis-



again I think the burn is from overwatering

Eugenia squamiflora-




Pretty sure the burns on this one are from overwatering not the cold

Plinia inflata-





Reports of cold tolerance of this species may be true- both plants are looking okay right now

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Re: Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2023, 10:19:40 AM »
The river rock could keep from drying out and increase chance for soil fungus in winter?

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Re: Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2023, 11:01:09 AM »
The river rock could keep from drying out and increase chance for soil fungus in winter?

Agree but they are there to combat squirrels

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Re: Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2023, 10:26:38 AM »
How do rocks on the soil combat squirrels?


The river rock could keep from drying out and increase chance for soil fungus in winter?

Agree but they are there to combat squirrels

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Re: Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2023, 12:42:49 PM »
its a PITA for them to dig through compared to other spots in the yard-

lost a few choice seedlings to them being dug up

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Re: Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2023, 01:43:43 PM »
its a PITA for them to dig through compared to other spots in the yard-

lost a few choice seedlings to them being dug up

I'd wager that's rats or mice, not squirrels. I have about 15 traps in my greenhouse now but they still eat the lil seedlings. Hate them.

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Re: Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2023, 04:39:43 PM »
its a PITA for them to dig through compared to other spots in the yard-

lost a few choice seedlings to them being dug up

I'd wager that's rats or mice, not squirrels. I have about 15 traps in my greenhouse now but they still eat the lil seedlings. Hate them.

different problem same solution haha-

seems to be working okay at least while I am not watering much in winter-

Also open to other suggestions

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Re: Eugenia, Plinia, and other Seedlings that Tolerate Cold
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2023, 05:27:02 PM »
Nice results. Full grown and acclimated plants should be able to take even colder than some of those little sprouts. I was afraid and brought in e. arrabidae when cold dropped into the 40's. No mas