Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
And after you have regrown them, they will have quite a story behind them.
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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
Hi John, only saw your post today about the terrible damage done to your bonsai and Japanese garden by that violent storm! Not to mention the drenching of the house... That is really shocking, and we are all very sorry for you here. I hope it doesn't spoil your whole Christmas. The insurance should pay for the damage to the TV - in your place I'd treat myself to a brand new, extra large LCD screen one as a small consolation.
Hope to see you next time you are in Canberra,
With all best wishes,
Lisa
PS - How did Kym's trees fare in that storm?
Hope to see you next time you are in Canberra,
With all best wishes,
Lisa
PS - How did Kym's trees fare in that storm?
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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
I'm sorry to hear of the destruction. Hope all comes good, it will take time I know. All the best and take care.
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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
Hi jonden,
That really is rotten luck.
You are lucky in only one minor way and that is that is was not later in the season and therefore a smaller amount of time for your trees to repair during the growing season. Try and seal a lot of the wounds to avoid infections and die back.
best of luck.
Grant
That really is rotten luck.
You are lucky in only one minor way and that is that is was not later in the season and therefore a smaller amount of time for your trees to repair during the growing season. Try and seal a lot of the wounds to avoid infections and die back.
best of luck.
Grant
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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
So sorry for you you can only try to heal them and they will grow back in time and they will have one of the best stories to tell. plus on the bright side you might end up with some really nice damage done to your trees which could give them even morre of an effect that they are older. this could just be mother nature saying why use carving tools when i can do it for you.
Hope the clean up goes well and it all works out for you.
Beaumatsu
Hope the clean up goes well and it all works out for you.
Beaumatsu
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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
Speaking of the Blue Mountains: it's only 4C (windchill 0.5C) where I am and that's a tad nippy for this time of the year. 
Certainly continuing the run of unusual weather.

Certainly continuing the run of unusual weather.
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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
Ron im a bit warmer at 7 here atm. Big storm throught here last night and hail. luckily that mesh i put about the bonsai area to stop hail did its thing. weather is wierdRon wrote:Speaking of the Blue Mountains: it's only 4C (windchill 0.5C) where I am and that's a tad nippy for this time of the year.
Certainly continuing the run of unusual weather.


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Re: Hailstorm in Blue Mountains
My heart felt sympathy Jorden , i know what its like to be hit by these freak storms .I have close to 150m of shade cloth covering my plants and 4 large shade sails just for the hail protection .It doesn't cover all the trees but at least the important ones . And the word is this sort of storm will be a regular occurance .Chin up mate . Alpine