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ivica
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Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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| Posted: Fri 02 Mar, 2012 5:42 pm |
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Which one is more cold hardy ?
Please, post your opinion/experiance
and if possible any reference (to support your opinion) you know of.
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A.T. Hagan
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Location: Gainesville, Florida, United States, Earth - Sol III
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| Posted: Fri 02 Mar, 2012 5:59 pm |
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I've grown both and had both freeze. I'd give the Meyer a fair degree more cold resistance than the Lisbon (or Eureka), but only a fair degree. IF the Meyer has hardened off before the big cold comes it does OK in North Florida. If there's been a lot of warm weather followed by a hard freeze then it's a goner. |
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Laaz
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Location: Dorchester County, South Carolina
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| Posted: Fri 02 Mar, 2012 6:41 pm |
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Meyer is much more hardier than either Lisbon or Eureka for my area.
My Meyer is a rooted cutting. It has been in the ground now 7 years. We had a couple nights down to 17F a few years ago. The only damage it has ever had, was to new growth.
Lisbon, Harvey & Eureka all died quickly.
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Laaz
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ivica
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Location: Sisak, Croatia, zone 7b
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| Posted: Sun 04 Mar, 2012 6:06 pm |
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Friends, thank you for participating in this topic.
Laaz, really a good soil down there 
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Darkman
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Location: Pensacola Florida South of I-10 Zone 8b/9a
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| Posted: Sun 04 Mar, 2012 9:21 pm |
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Laaz,
In the picture of the rooted cutting is that a watersprout? The stem looks triangular.
Is that a Sabal palm in the background?
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Laaz
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| Posted: Sun 04 Mar, 2012 10:24 pm |
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Hi Charles. I cut the new growth off at the end of each season & root them over the winter.
Yes that is a Sabal Palmetto behind the citrus.
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