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Oh is the sea shallow near you? I see. I thought you'd never get frost there! Canopy is also so important; I had no frost under the orange trees where many sensitive plants are, like my Kentia. Let's see if they survive. Hopefully next year most of my garden will be in shade. When I lived in Nea Makri near the sea, the minimum I ever saw was 2 C. So I thought it is the normal yearly minimum for coastal Attica.
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Haha, this hobby is making us lose our common sense! Here too it's cloudy and rainy, which means that tonight the temperature will be much warmer. I have already removed all covers from the plants. No more cold expected in the next week.
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What is your current yard temperature?
Phoenikakias replied to GottmitAlex's topic in WEATHER / CLIMATE
Actually I do have frost, only this time was not my turn. Sea plays a significant role, if there are warm currents and if water is not deep at an extended distance. Otherwise (which is sadly my case) significance of sea proximity diminishes dramatically. - Today
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The Top Most Impressive Palm Trees in London to check out!
Stelios replied to Norwaypalmtrees's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
The other 2, a kentia and a spindle palm are at St. James's park. It will be very interesting to see how these 2 are doing during the winter in London.
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The Top Most Impressive Palm Trees in London to check out!
Stelios replied to Norwaypalmtrees's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
I was just looking of some photos from our trip to London in the summer and I remembered I took these photos of some palms there. The first is at the natural history museum and it looks like a sabal
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What is the current water temperature in your waters, lakes, sea, rivers?
Mazat replied to Mazat's topic in WEATHER / CLIMATE
Lake Constance actually 5.2 C / 41,36 F. -
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Yesterday was the tip of the iceberg, so to speak our hope. -8.6°C / 16.52°F early in the morning down in the community garden, then 4.2°C / 39.56°F during the day. On the balcony, it was -3°C / 26.6°F, and during the day, it was 10°C / 50°F in the shade.
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The sea makes a huge difference man... you are a solid 10a without frost, while I am a 9b with frost. The proximity to the sea is the most important factor for tropical plants in Greece I believe.
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Today it's stormy, with strong winds and gusts, but it's 3°C, which is more important to me right now, so we're doing well 😁
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In the community garden below, it was -3°C on the balcony above and 10°C in the shade during the day, which was a relief 🤗 ... Down below, it was already one of the coldest in recent years. The coldest temperature recorded in the community garden over the last 12 years was -9.3°C. However, during the day, the temperature rises relatively quickly into positive territory due to the sheltered location. Temperatures this low do not occur very often here in the community garden.
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What is your current yard temperature?
Phoenikakias replied to GottmitAlex's topic in WEATHER / CLIMATE
Highly interesting, here min record has been the same as of yesterday 2C. -
Wow, that's cold but I guess normal for central Europe. Was that on your balcony or outside?
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Yesterday, there was a shock early in the morning with -8.6°C outside, but then it rose to 4.2°C during the day. Only time will tell...
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Than, that's how I felt and still feel, everything is packed up nicely...
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Happy New Year to everyone here and continued joy, health, happiness, success, and love in 2026☀️ Best regards from Lake Constance from the two of us
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Already counting bodies.. my Ensete did not like the frost at all. Heliconia also has burns but i guess it will resprout from the rhizomes in spring.. Curious to see how other sensitive ones will react. I guess I'll know in few days.
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Areca catechu for sale in Cyprus
Than replied to Dimimelbourne's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
I think by Javan you are using the Hebrew name for Greeks, Yevanim? I remember from my Hebrew classes, Cyprus was called Kafrisim. -
Areca catechu for sale in Cyprus
Than replied to Dimimelbourne's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
I was a soldier in Zygi in 2007! Haha, small world. Apparently, this species does not tolerate well anything below 5 C so maybe too marginal even for coastal Cyprus. -
This is valuable, thank you!
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European Freeze - late Dec 25 / early Jan 26
Axel Amsterdam replied to UK_Palms's topic in WEATHER / CLIMATE
You are correct that during freezes the absolute city center will always be several degrees warmer than most suburbs. I was in London during the december 2010 freeze. I was just looking at the current early morning temps and without frost, the temperature gradient between the center and suburbs within the M25 is quite shallow.
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Fastest growers of 2025
Harry’s Palms replied to idontknowhatnametuse's topic in DISCUSSING PALM TREES WORLDWIDE
The fastest palms in my garden of all the ones I have planted in the last year and a half are the Rhopalostylus Bauri Cheesmania and a Dypsis Plumosa . The Rhopalostylus has more than doubled in size as has the Plumosa. Harry -
Same...I don't have a single one. Send them south and west please!
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Even colder as expected tonight. I recorded 31 F / -0.5 C at 6am and unfortunately also light frost on the areas of the garden that are not under canopy. No wind, it's purely radiational cold. 5km to the south, on the coast it is 43 F / 6 C.
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Southeast you mean. It's quite cold here right now indeed. It is 6.30am and I should be sleeping but I am watching live temps and it is 1 C in Athens and -0.5 C in my garden, with light frost. No wind.
