WWTT #15

It’s been so long, I was pretty sure the WWTT posts had been retired. However when I saw this, well I just had to ask “what were they thinking?”

I went back another day (when the sun was shining) to get an overall shot, figuring you needed to see the whole picture. There is plenty to wonder about. Like those white rocks...

But it's these that really have me confused. In case you can't tell they were Cordyline australis, well I guess they technically still are. Did they think cutting the leaves off would save them from melting after the big freeze? Well, they are still standing, when most of the cordys around town (including mine) have flopped over.

Now I'm remembering something Paul Bonine of Xera Plants told me, if you can cut off the rot before it gets to the whole plant they might live. Maybe these were taller and they cut below where they flopped, then decided a whole buzz-cut was in order?

There is buzz-cut precedent nearby...

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