Posted by Barry
on 8/13/2008, 3:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Dioon merolae and Lepidozamia peroffskyana "
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: How hardy are Dioon merolae and
: Lepidozamia peroffskyana?
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: Merolaes aren't all that cold hardy.
: I think they are the worst for the
: dioons that look like an edule. At
: 19F during the 89' freeze, plants
: with a foot of stem got major stem
: damage or total death. They should
: be good under tree cover at about 20
: though.
: Now peroffskyanas are better and I
: can have those outside in my
: location. I'm not sure what the
: lowest temprature would be but many
: of the large ones in central Florida
: were still alive after the 89'
: freeze. I have found that they will
: get about 30% leaf burn at 21F under
: my trees, but would probably take
: down to about 17 or 18F before you
: would have to worry about stem
: damage. I sell both these species,
: but I keep my merolaes under cover
: during our worst winters just in
: case.
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Thanks Tom.
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