Eclipse

[twisted trees]

Is the eclipse going to hurt my trees.

 

[TyroTinker]

I heard all cultivars revert during a total eclipse

 

[LanceMac10]

Is the eclipse going to hurt my trees.

As long as they don't stare directly at the eclipse. Be sure to rotate your trees so both sides receive equal exposure.
Don't forget to give each one some sunglasses?

 

[Starfox]

Yes.

 

[Nybonsai12]

Only the greedy trees.

 

[TyroTinker]

....
Don't forget to give each one some sunglasses?

 

[thumblessprimate1]

My trees began whispering, but I could not make out what they were saying.

 

[Dav4]

Only if you're next to your bonsai benches and look at the solar eclipse with regular shades on.

 

[GrimLore]

Never seemed to happen here - serious

Grimmy

 

[just.wing.it]

My ilex died.

 

[just.wing.it]

Never seemed to happen here - serious

Grimmy

I got a good look from the Columbia MD area, at about 2:45 pm.
I was walking out of the liquor store and some people were watching it, in the parking lot.
They let me look with the glasses.
Pretty cool!
Looked like an orange crescent moon.

 

[Carol 83]

It wasn't quite total here, never got really dark, just kind of errie looking. Looked neat through the glasses, but for all the hoopla they've been going on about on the news here for weeks, kind of disappointing. It stormed like hell, immediately after.

 

[Paradox]

Got home trees were like "meh"

 

[TyroTinker]

92% blackout where I was. Looked pretty cool but the surrounding area did look really eerie like carol said.

 

[Arcto]

Trouble here.. just read the fine print on the safety alert.. evidently EVERY leaf and needle needed their own eclipse glasses, not just a pair for the whole tree. Doing what I can, but worried about massive dieback.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

It wasn't quite total here, never got really dark, just kind of errie looking. Looked neat through the glasses, but for all the hoopla they've been going on about on the news here for weeks, kind of disappointing. It stormed like hell, immediately after.

Definitely not disappointing when you were in totality.

 

[twisted trees]

My ilex died.

Spontaneous combustion?

 

[twisted trees]

Trouble here.. just read the fine print on the safety alert.. evidently EVERY leaf and needle needed their own eclipse glasses, not just a pair for the whole tree. Doing what I can, but worried about massive dieback.

Next time I recommend shade cloth.

 

[Stan Kengai]

I came home, and this was sitting on my bench.

 

[Carol 83]

Definitely not disappointing when you were in totality.View attachment 157804

That was what we expected here, but totality ended up being about an hour and a half south of me. That is an awesome picture, that had to really be something to see in person.