The trees themselves can survive the leaf damage, so I have my fingers crossed that they will bounce back. I really thought that Connie's relatively young Pumelo tree was going to be history, but it looks like it has sustained no leaf damage at all. Yet the Cara Cara navel next to it is looking pretty pitiful.
We covered Connie's pineapple plants, but I don't have much hope they fared well, even being covered up. It was just too cold for too long. Probably won't uncover them till Wednesday, so I guess we will see the damage then.
Man, I would really hate being a full time farmer and have to worry about crap like this wiping me out all of the time. I am guessing that it was events like this that eventually wiped out most of the citrus plantations in central Florida. All it takes is a weekend like we just had.
That being said, if we lose any trees, they won't be replaced. This "global warming" is just not good for the citrus.
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