I am describing this as a severe weather event due to the prolonged frost, eleven nights below zero, a couple below -5℃ The other factor that for me categorises this as severe was the freezing fog especially during the mornings on several days. On a few days all day !
The coldest temperature recorded in Ireland was way back in 1881, -19.1℃. During the freeze of 2010, the lowest temperature in Ireland was -17.5℃
Source Met Éireann
I couldn’t find any information pertaining to the average duration of frost periods, though other than the freeze of 2010 when I was in Scotland; I’d estimate less than five days, probably closer to the occasional day or two here and there.
So given that this was a particularly severe and unusual weather event, I am very pleased to report that the vast majority of my Eucalyputs trees are doing well.
The Paulownia are hardy to -20℃ and they are dormant at the moment, so no issues coping with -7℃ here.
The nice surprise is that the Regnans have done so well, and the disappointment, though not particularly a surprise is that the Robusta and Botryoides look like they have perished 😢 as I say in the video, I will persevere, this has been an unusually severe weather event.
