I'm not familiar with the climate of your area but one way that I protect the pothos I have climbing a tree by my house is to wrap the trunk with an old sheet all winter long. You could probably do the same thing but you might have to trim off all the leaves first.

hi regina,there was a post once from england.
he had one on the south coast,which gets cold,but has few frosts.
he had a canopy of trees to help,so who knows.
if you can afford to lose this plant,then try it!
i would have never thought it would survive in england!!,so who knows!!
we both are in the fore front of pushing the limits!
everyone said rostrata and jade vines were a no no here!
i proved them all wrong!

I'd say go for it. I saw a posting of someone in the Gainesville area who shot a photo of a more mature Pothos (Scindapsus) aurea (the one with the variegated yellow and green leaves) trailing halfway up a pretty tall tree. Judging from its height, it seems to have survived several winters already. And this species is supposed to be even more tender than Monstera. So I think you have a very good chance of seeing this one through. The extensive tree cover should help insulate it from frosts or cold winds. Good luck!

Marcelo

There are a surprising number of zone 9-11 plants growing here in Gainesville is sheltered locations. I know the variegated Pothos you are talking about, Kyle took that photo before he moved back to Seattle :-(

There is a Ravenella and a huge plumeria Aztec Gold that I know about around town as well as a few other things.

Bihai,

Thanks for sticking your neck out and doing the experiment.

One thing I have come to learn is that in borderline climate zones, the "frosts" that knock plants down are just as often "radiation frosts" as they are ambient temps. Canopy is protective to a degree against radiation frosts, and that is what you seem to have, so I'd say you've got a chance of coming out a winner on this one.

A lot of my plants from South Florida that I used to think of as "full sun" got knocked down pretty hard here in So Cal until I started giving them more shelter and now they do a lot better.

However I must admit, we do not get as low as the 20's here. But I've learned a lot by sacrificing plants, because killing them teaches you as much as when they survive. For instance, I've got a couple fat pineapples growing under the canopy of a Kentia right now. Previously they died off in the open. I've got Adenium obesums that live outdoors all year. But I had to go through some carnage to get to this point. And I do spray some things with Cloud Forest come winter.

regina,hi.
sent an email from your page,but got no reply?did you get it?
have so many addresses or you,dont know which one is current.
asked if you still wanted a travellers tree?
gary

What is "Cloud Forest" spray?

hi,
I was just wondering if you had an update on how your monstera is doing now that it is December.
I grew one last year in zone 9 outdoors in a large pot. It was in a partial screenhouse with a covered roof (pretty much just to keep the frost off). It hit 28F twice and down to freezing a few times as well there. I would just throw a flannel sheet or light blanket on the tropicals in there if it was under 35 or so. The monstera del. survived without any damage whatsoever. Of course it did not have fruit, and I wasn't really trying to get any. This year I have it under the porch eaves next to the cement wall of the house. It gets slanted filtered afternoon sun. If it freezes I might go throw a light blanket over it but that is where it is gonna stay this winter because it is too big to bring in now:) I really should take cuttings, just in case, but I am just so unmotivated right now lol! Good luck with your experiment- yours will prob be fine since it is in the ground and has some tree protection, unless some 'really freaky' cold snap occurs.
~SJN

Its doing great!