The Drymifolia Collective
#149
Seedling of:
 "Duke"
Germinated:
 2021-11-09
Planted out in early summer 2022. Impressively little damage that winter from 17°F, re-grew vigorously in 2023.
Recent updates posted about this tree:
Update2024-07-23 17:03:21Coming back nicely, though something has been nibbling the leaves. Earwigs? Pill bugs?
Update2024-06-28 04:46:59A little slower to get going than some of the other trees this year, but seems healthy enough otherwise. I did give it some fish emulsion this week because of the pale color.
Update2024-04-20 18:20:31It was definitely killed back to a point lower on the trunk than the previous winter, but there are a few buds starting to swell.
Update2024-03-04 18:40:11It's still hard to be certain, but it looks like the main stem was killed below the branched area where it re-grew last year. However, the main branches do also look alive above that point. Time will tell where it regrows from this year.
Freeze update2024-01-19 20:00:05Has started dropping leaves, but the stems actually don't look so bad and there are still some green leaves hiding down near the core.
This tree does not have any grafts on it.
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