And Now, Here's The Weather...
Just when winter is fading from memory, a comprehensive
reminder of just how bad it was. Members' personal views of the
winter around Europe.
by various contributors
Chamaerops No. 02, published online 23-11-2002

Toughing it out: Trachycarpus learns it's snow
joke
Last February s weather hit fast and hit hard. A
big anticyclone over Scandinavia and low pressure over the Mediterranean
induced a wind flow from east to west, bringing extremely cold air
from the steppes of Russia over all of Europe. In many places it
was the coldest for 4 years.
The article that follows is a round-up from 15 of
our members living around the continent:
First, Philippe Byrne in Exeter, United Kingdom
"In the South West of the U.K. the winter was
mild with the exception of 2 cold weeks in February when the temperature
fell to -9¾C on the night of February 9th. Daytime temperatures
hovered around freezing for over a week. Snowfall was light but
there was a bitter east wind.
"Outside, trachycarpus fortunei was totally
unaffected as were Cordyline australis (which were cut to the ground
4 years ago). Chamaerops leaves were somewhat yellowed but my 15
year old plant stood up well to the weather.
"Washingtonia filiferas were protected with
a good packing of straw around the trunk. Leaves unprotected by
the straw are quite brown and dead, but by mid-March new green growth
is already pushing up. My verdict - keep trying."
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