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This beauty is known to put up with drought, floods and freezes.
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FRUIT TREES: Mark your calendars for the 2010 season of local fruit tree sales scheduled through February.
HELP BIRDS: As the days get colder, birds need us more. How to attract them and keep them.

Re: Split Leaf Philodendrons & Freeze Damage Every time my split leaf freezes it comes back gang busters. ... this plant must be a least 20 years old.
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