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Which ever 'plan' you have just ensure it's frost free and well ventilated
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Sorry been doing a trianing course and missed these posts.lucienc wrote:I'd agree, have lost plain green's in the greenhouse whilst a tiny tandarra red (and all the normal maurelli) survive in there no worries. Also lost a Hiniba in the greenhouse last winter.DaveP wrote:I don't know whether anyone else has noticed this, but 'Maurelii' and 'Montbelliardii' (esp. ''Montbeliardii'') appear to be considerably hardier than the ordinary green species. I've never lost either of the coloured forms outside over winter, but find the green form very prone to rotting away in early spring no matter what measures I take.
If they wedged it up at the top of the trunk rather than supporting it all the way along that would have caused it to bend over a period of time. I think they way they have it this time looks better supported. Also I would be inclined to turn it every few weeksDave in Warrington wrote:Checked out the full translation, just the storage and being on it's side would probably cause the bend. I'll worry about that if I get one to that size![]()
I'm not talking about modifying the plant. Just a comment written was that the tannin rich ones were the most frost tolerant, but tended to be bitter tasting. Sounds a bit like Oranges, the sweet sinensis ones are the least hardy. If we could associate very dark colour with hardiness, they would be the ones to look for. However, I did also read that plants change as temps rise or fall so that Ensete Maurelii is almost green in warm climates, and darkens in cold. In which case look for an almost black one in winterDave in Warrington wrote: As for tannins and other chemicals to increase frost hardiness. It could be a biological intervention in the form of Genetic modification rather than chemistry.