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“It is hard to say that some plants are surviving now that used to be ‘tender’ for the area,” Bremner added. “The breeding program at the National Arboretum may be putting out more cold-hardy varieties.”
Garden writer and lecturer David Roos agrees. “I would be hesitant to say it is because of milder winters,” he said. In the 1970s, Roos noted, Virginia had a brutal winter. Many plant collections were devastated. Because of this, plant growers began hybridizing to produce strains that are more cold-tolerant.
It should be said that these changes, however noticeable, are still slight. “We are not going to see palm trees in Pennsylvania,” Roos said. “But more varieties of camellias are growing farther north.”
Whatever the reason for the newfound adaptability of certain species, it is good news for local growers. Area nurseries are beginning to carry more varieties.
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