The warm weather stayed for over a month now. Daily temperatures are in upper 70s, lower 80s (20-28C). Most trees clearly showed new growth while one was pronounced certainly dead with another two having slim chances of survival and another four in hibernation. Out of 20 that went outside for the winter, 13 are the survivors.
The dead one was #218. That's what the "certainly dead" one looks like. Absolutely no green, from root to the top:
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| #218 Dead |
The two with slim chances are the oldest #15 and the Californian.
#15 shows quite a bit of the green on the bottom, with a mini-forrest near the root. The #CA 1 shows minimal amount of green but at least it has some:
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| #CA 1 after first winter outside 2015 |
The four hibernating ones are all "one year olds". They all look very similar, being pale green with some damaged brown needles:
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| #214 after first winter outside |
The rest show various amount of growth, mostly starting from the bottom. One particularly interesting case is #34. It was the tallest one to go into the winter. It was hit hard with the top part of the trunk turning dark brown. However, there is a very clear evidence of some brand new growth. Not all the way on the top, but pretty high. This is a very good news, showing that the growth will pick up not from the bottom:
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| #34 in March 2015 |
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| #34 in May 2015 |
A close examination reveals a strong new branch appearing on the left (second from top), just about where the trunk starts turning brown.
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