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My Winter Protection Method

17 years ago

Hey all! I think I have finally built a palm enclosure that will get my Trachy through a typical West Michigan winter.

I started with a simple 2x4 box frame, with 1" styrafoam

for a roof, and shrink-wrapped the entire thing. I wrapped the palm with a layer of attic insulation and one string of mini x-mas lights around the outside of the insulation, and draped over the crown and spear. My remote temp. sensor located next to the trunk is currently reading 33*F after only having the lights on for 4 hours. The actual air temp. is 23*F with a windchill of 14! Sorry no pics yet, but it was completely dark when I finished this evening.

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