The Drymifolia Collective
#326
Germinated:
 2023-05-16
Small leaves, late to germinate. Planted out in summer 2023.
This tree does not have any grafts on it.
This tree has not yet been successfully cloned
All updates:
(April 27, 2026) Update -- Seems ok
(April 27, 2026) Update -- Seems ok
(October 30, 2025) Update -- Grew pretty weakly this season, suspect root competition from the overhanging Umbellularia tree. Will regularly cut a circle around it to try to kill invading tree roots.
(October 30, 2025) Update -- Grew pretty weakly this season, suspect root competition from the overhanging Umbellularia tree. Will regularly cut a circle around it to try to kill invading tree roots.
(photo taken July 22, 2025)
(photo taken July 22, 2025)
(April 4, 2025) Update -- Seems to be perking up a bit.
(April 4, 2025) Update -- Seems to be perking up a bit.
(February 8, 2025) Inter-freeze update -- After a few weeks of intermittent mild to moderate freezes (lowest temperature of 25.7°F/-3.5°C), this tree shows very little damage.
(February 8, 2025) Inter-freeze update -- After a few weeks of intermittent mild to moderate freezes (lowest temperature of 25.7°F/-3.5°C), this tree shows very little damage.
(January 17, 2025) Pre-freeze update -- Seems happy enough despite the weak growth last season.
(January 17, 2025) Pre-freeze update -- Seems happy enough despite the weak growth last season.
(November 11, 2024) Update -- Didn't grow back all that vigorously, but does at least seem healthy despite the low vigor.
(November 11, 2024) Update -- Didn't grow back all that vigorously, but does at least seem healthy despite the low vigor.
(April 20, 2024) Update -- Spring flush really getting started now.
(April 20, 2024) Update -- Spring flush really getting started now.
(March 11, 2024) Update -- Slowly continuing bud swell.
(March 11, 2024) Update -- Slowly continuing bud swell.
(February 19, 2024) Update -- One of the only outside trees with clearly living buds above ground after the freeze last month. Might already be starting to bud out even.
(February 19, 2024) Update -- One of the only outside trees with clearly living buds above ground after the freeze last month. Might already be starting to bud out even.
(January 15, 2024) Frost protection -- Covered with an unheated bucket for the current freeze.
(January 15, 2024) Frost protection -- Covered with an unheated bucket for the current freeze.
(December 3, 2023) Frost update -- Some leaf damage after two nights around 28°F, but nothing severe.
(December 3, 2023) Frost update -- Some leaf damage after two nights around 28°F, but nothing severe.
(October 28, 2023) Frost report -- No sign of damage from 30°F, even on tender new leaves.
(October 28, 2023) Frost report -- No sign of damage from 30°F, even on tender new leaves.
(October 26, 2023) Report -- Has grown slowly but mostly happily since planting out this summer. Hasn't quite stopped growing yet, with frost coming soon likely.
(October 26, 2023) Report -- Has grown slowly but mostly happily since planting out this summer. Hasn't quite stopped growing yet, with frost coming soon likely.
(photo taken June 27, 2023)
(photo taken June 27, 2023)