Comments on: Arborlogical Question About Icing Trees

By: pez

pez — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:09:11 +0000

As a native New Englander, I can tell you those evergreens can survive -10. Coating them with more water might cause some branches to break from the weight, but they’re all extremely hardy.

They grow on mountains, fer Pete’s sake. (Vermont is the Green Mountain State, and that green isn’t money.)

If the thermometer read 34, why wasn’t the ice melting on its own?

By: John M

John M — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:30:43 +0000

This sounds like the kind of idea around my home that I come up with after my 4th martini and then later greatly regret while trying to justify to myself why it seemed like such a great idea after the 4th martini.

By: Unsolicited

Unsolicited — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:28 +0000

@ Bill – I’m pretty sure every restaurant (no smoking!) and/or bar (smoking!) in Dallas (and the entire country for that matter) was showing the Fiesta Bowl… So a quick trip from HP to, say, TGI Fridays on Central would have done the trick. With cheese sticks and a coke. Just something to think about next time.

By: Don in Austin

Don in Austin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:09:34 +0000

@Tim’s Tree
Gymnosperm is the botanical term…have fun with that while “coming through the front window.”

By: Tim's Tree

Tim's Tree — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:54:52 +0000

Oh, and no more use of offensive terms like “evergreen.” We’re chlorophyllically robust.

By: Tim's Tree

Tim's Tree — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:53:53 +0000

As soon as it warms up, I am so coming right through your front window.

By: Don in Austin

Don in Austin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:48:03 +0000

Oh, and the spelling is arborilogical, BTW.

By: Tim Rogers

Tim Rogers — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:46:54 +0000

@ D: Follow my thought experiment. It’s 33 degrees. The bridge has a layer of ice on it 1/4 inch thick, due to a day’s accumulation. You get a fire hose that sprays water at 50 degrees. Won’t that water melt the ice? I don’t think it’s the no-brainer you suggest.

By: Don in Austin

Don in Austin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:40:44 +0000

Oh snap-crackle! Actually, there is probably no damage to what is probably an Eastern Red Cedar if native, any of a number of possibilities if not native, tree. Damage would be obvious and evergreens tend to be more flexible than deciduous trees. Pre-watering prior to freezing weather can have some benefit to a tree’s resistance to cold weather but would only be needed on sensitive or non-natives.

By: Sid Nancy

Sid Nancy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:35:38 +0000

Hey Tim, that makes sense, If I find my tree on fire, Ill throw matches on it.