Horrid we have a very strong tornado during 20 minutes with
wind over 100 mph and hail

I could put in safety the bigger ones.. but a trident
maple a prunus mume has been badly defoliated and many
branches and twig broken as well a seigen that had a very
hard time to put back some leaves after a half defoliation
......
a pentaphilla very small had most of his o new needles
taken away:-( or broken twigs it had a real hard time to
struggle for life after a tought repotting on rock .

well Nature did his trimming and defoliating .. I guess
all the injured littles ones will survive and will put
leaves back and will have more wabi and sabi added by the
touch of elements

Take care. Glad you and yours survived it all.
The trees will survive or not for that is the way of things.
Mine survived a much less event ( major winds and 1-2" hail) with some
interesting natural pruning
and defoiation...all survived and are doing fine....some took a number of
years.
Keep growing
Pauline

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Subject: [IBC] Tornado in Geneva


Horrid we have a very strong tornado during 20 minutes with
wind over 100 mph and hail

I could put in safety the bigger ones.. but a trident
maple a prunus mume has been badly defoliated and many
branches and twig broken as well a seigen that had a very
hard time to put back some leaves after a half defoliation
......
a pentaphilla very small had most of his o new needles
taken away:-( or broken twigs it had a real hard time to
struggle for life after a tought repotting on rock .

well Nature did his trimming and defoliating .. I guess
all the injured littles ones will survive and will put
leaves back and will have more wabi and sabi added by the
touch of elements

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Tiziano wrote:
Horrid we have a very strong tornado during 20 minutes with
wind over 100 mph and hail

I could put in safety the bigger ones.. but a trident
maple a prunus mume has been badly defoliated and many
branches and twig broken as well a seigen that had a very
hard time to put back some leaves after a half defoliation
.....
a pentaphilla very small had most of his o new needles
taken away:-( or broken twigs it had a real hard time to
struggle for life after a tought repotting on rock .

well Nature did his trimming and defoliating .. I guess
all the injured littles ones will survive and will put
leaves back and will have more wabi and sabi added by the
touch of elements


Goodness! We kinda expect that kind of weather here in the
Thunderstoem Capital of the World, but Geneva!?

All you can do is look at it as a "challenge" and see how
Mother Nature's restyling can become better bonsai.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - When we
see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to
use it with love and respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County
Almanac

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Jim Lewis wrote:


Goodness! We kinda expect that kind of weather here in the Thunderstoem
Capital of the World, but Geneva!?

All you can do is look at it as a "challenge" and see how Mother
Nature's restyling can become better bonsai.
yes was frightening
a neighbour an american Lady from Dallas that made a
lovely garden in front of her windows has all wiped away not
even a geranium survived jest few naked stems

Pauline Muth wrote:

Take care. Glad you and yours survived it all.
yes but we are in a building less risky but very unusual
for theh climate here , a whole copper roof of 2 tons has
been dismantled and hunged to a balcony... terrific ..
they needed a crane to remove it happened just 300 meter
avay from my apt

The trees will survive or not for that is the way of things.
Mine survived a much less event ( major winds and 1-2" hail) with some
interesting natural pruning

the Prunus has been badly injured a lot of twigs broken ,
and it had just made leaves after a dofoliation .. so much
energy spent for nothing ( the prunus)
a maple shattered even a twig that was wired ... incredible
and defoiation...all survived and are doing fine....some took a number of
years.
Keep growing
Pauline
correct we have to keep confident in future will give some
extra fertilizer for winther and will have hopefully more
new buds next year !