Japanese Maples: MY jm's that survived and thrived last winter zone 5b

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Author Content myersphcf Springfield, IL (Zone 6a) April 21, 2006 06:55 PM Post #2209304 Here is my list as promissed ...In fact ALL of my Jm's survived last winter... but these are just the named cultivars All were 2-4+ years old most being 4+ and planted last summer and fall ( I firmly believe that larger, older plants with well established root systems have the best chance to survive this zone's winter conditions)... Most are in somewhat sheltered areas...all are planted out in the ground...NOT in pots ...some are VERY exposed...all thrived with but a couple with slight die back on a few top branches ...and that may have been from last summers heat/sun on newly planted cultivars ...not necessarily winter. We had little snow but a mild winter. Only about a week of single digit below zero nights( -5 to -10) and mid teen days ( aropund 15 for highs)...but that period was without snow cover which is significant since snow insulates from cold and is i believe beneficial in this area!! Most of feb was in the mid 20's days and mid teen nights. I had NO early budding on any of these varieties even during warmer winter spells ( early March) and most broke bud in early to mid april... a good sign for late frosts... Email me personally with any questions and feel free to post your results. atrolinair red baron orangeola red dragon berimma bridge red emporeor yubae tamakuyama fireglow umegae kasagiyama beni otaki shojo yamura oshio beni inaba shindare sumi nagashi red pigmy crimson queen ebony aka shigitatsu sawa Omurayama Some spellings may be wrong didn't check 'em LAZY huh ;>)

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