QBARS - v19n2 Cold Damage in the Eugene, Oregon Area

Cold Damage in the Eugene, Oregon Area
Harold E. Greer, Eugene, Ore.

We had very little leaf and stem damage on any of the plants. I have as yet seen no bark splitting on the rhododendrons although I have seen some on the evergreen azaleas. I was quite surprised at the damage, however, upon cutting the buds, as most of them looked good on the outside.

We had very little wind during the cold, although it went down to 8° F, which may have accounted for the lack of foliage burn. Generally the plants in this area look good although I imagine many people will be surprised at the amount of bud damage.

We have had unusually warm, dry weather here for the past three weeks, (written 3/18/65) although it froze last night and ruined most everything that was in bloom.

HYBRIDS Bud Loss HYBRIDS

Bud Loss

'A. Bedford' 0 'Grosclaude' 50%
'Annie E. Endtz' 0 'Jan Dekens' 0
'Alice' 0 'Jean' 50%
'Antoon Van Welie' 10% 'Jean Marie de Montague' 0
'Arthur Ivens' 0 'Jock' 100%
'Azor' 75% 'Kimberly' 0
'Beauty of Littleworth' 0 'Lady Bligh' 30
'Bibiani' 60% 'Lady Clementine Mitford' 20%
'Blue Diamond' 0 'Loder's White' 0
'Blue Peter' 10% 'Lord Roberts' 0
'Bowbells' 25% 'Margaret Dunn' var. 'Golden Bell' 0
'Bric-a-brac' 50% 'Marinus Koster' 50%
'Broughtonii Aureum' 0 'Mars' 0
'Butterfly' 0 'May Day' 50%
'Carmen' 50% 'Moonstone' 0
'C. B. Van Nes' 50% 'Mrs. Betty Robertson' 25%
'Christmas Cheer' 0 'Mrs. Charles Pearson' 30%
'Cilpinense' 15% 'Mrs. E. C. Stirling' 0
'Cross Bill' 10% 'Mrs. Furnival' 0
'Cynthia' 20% 'Mrs. G. W. Leak' 25%
'Damaris' 40% 'Naomi' varieties 40%
'Damozel' 60% 'Oregon Queen' 0
'Diane' 100% 'Pink Pearl' 0
'Elizabeth' 20% 'Purple Splendour' 0
'Elspeth' 25% 'Radium' 40%
'Fabia' 50% 'Sappho' 30%
'Faggetter's Favorite' 0 'Trilby' 0
'Fastuosum Flore Pleno' 20% 'Trude Webster' 10%
'Firebird' 100% 'Unique' 20%
'Gill's Crimson' 100% 'Unknown Warrior' 75%
'Gomer Waterer' 0 'Vulcan' 0

'Yellow Hammer' 25%
SPECIES Bud Loss SPECIES Bud Loss
augustinii 0 haematodes 50%
canadense 0 hemitrichotum 0
carolinianum 25% Lapponicum Series 0
ciliatum 20% lutescens 75%
concinnum var. 100% oreotrephes 20%
pseudoyanthinum racemosum 0
davidsonianum (some 50% ravum 20%
plant damage) scabrifolium 0
desquamatum 75% spiciferum 0
ferrugineum 0 sutchuenense 25%
forrestii var. repens 75% tsangpoense 75%
fortunei 0 williamsianum 0
glaucophyllum 20% yunnanense 50%