California Cold Snap

    It just doesn't seem right that those words in the title should belong in the same sentence.  Well, after a week plus of night time temps dipping to the low teens twenties at the grove - that's Fahrenheit you those of you afflicted with the less precise scale of Celsius- , we've finally broken into more proper December weather with temps in the mid 60's.  Shout out to Chris in Maine...

    The trees seem to have taken a little bit of a beating but hopefully no losses with the smaller trees.    I'll post later some photos of frost damaged leaves.  The affected leaves have a brown coloration and the margins roll ventrally towards the midrib, or center vein.  No damage to the trunks seen yet.  The propogated trees from Summer I kept indoors at night so all are still thriving.

    Also, some larger olive trees at the 2500 foot elevation seem to have weathered the cold healthily as well.