Interesting observations, Jim. I had a similar experience with a Ficus B.
It was in my cool greenhouse and got stung one cold winter night. Lost all
foliage. I didn't throw it out, but brought it outside in the middle of
March. Temp. was in low 20F down to high teens. Sure enough, I began to
see buds forming in July, and by September, it was full of leaves. These
tropicals are a lot tougher than we give them credit for.
Shalom,
Marty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Stone"
To:
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:48 AM
Subject: [IBC] Texas Ebony


Hey Rick,

This has always been my experience. I don't know that I've seen 24 hours
straight but it did survive the 6" of Christmas Eve snow I got that
lingered
for three days. I don't think it went below freezing for more than 4 or 5
hours though. This year will be a trial. We've had more than our usual
number
of cold snaps this year so we'll see how everything survives. It still
has
leaves clinging to it.

I hope you're pleasantly surprised by the tropicals. I've had several get
really unhappy but they do recover- don't throw anything out until July.
I've
salvaged several back out of the compost pile in mid summer! Had to
regrow
them as shohin/sumo types...

The only ones I move inside are the buttonwoods. Ebony is one tree I
don't
like to move- it bites back.

Shalom,

Jim Stone
Galveston, TX

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