Thanks, but its late summer now... and this thread is still at the top... sooo... hi?

I have a 'Moonfrost', and I am very satisfied with it. It only grows 5 cm or less per year, and it has fantastic coloration. It is planted largely in shade, which helps prevent any browning/burning on this beautiful white variegation. The aspect I really love about this particular cultivar is the hints of pink that the variegation acquires with the onset of cold temperatures. The pictures of my plant below show what I'm talking about quite well. I don't know anything about 'Forest Fountain'... I know of a cultivar named 'Emerald Fountain' and it has a mounding, semi-weeping habit. -Sam

I like the blues and blue/ green with yellow margins. Next to mine I have halcyon, first frost, and Atlantis mixed with ferns.

tlbean2004, I have really been wondering if your buds were killed. You may recall (or see it above) that after you posted that thread I told you that I had one tree that looked almost exactly like yours and I was also worried about the coming cold. As it turned out, we got down to about 5 degrees here (I read that you got to around 15). You also mentioned seeing some browning, can you tell for sure yet how bad it hurt your tree? As for me, I think it killed every single brown bud-fruit or leaf. All the small green buds on my tree are now brown and when I pull them open they seem to be brown inside as well!!!! I'm so mad, but at least it was my only tree that was starting to bud and therefore (hopefully) the only one to be damaged, By the way, I can't tell 100%, but it looks like the thing around the trunk in vanman23's photo above is exactly what I use, and if so it works great, is very cheap, and easy to find and work with. What I use is 6-8 inch black, flexible, corrugated pipe. It comes in big rolls (they are big and bulky due to the pipe being 6-8 inches wide but its still fairly cheap and light to move) and can be purchased at Lowes and other similar places. It also usually has small 1/2 inch or so holes randomly every few inches, which allows breathing but not mice, etc. You can cut off a 2-3 foot section for your tree (another advantage of this is you can select and cut off different lengths for different trees). Then for really small whips you can just slide it around the whip and lower it to the ground. For larger trees, you can simply take the 2-3 foot section you cut off the main roll, and cut it length wise. You can then pull it apart enough to open it up and place it around the trunk of the tree. It will automatically pull itself back together and maintain plenty of strength to keep critters out. hope this helps you or others.