Back at the end of this past November a record-breaking powerful windstorm hit near Los Angeles, and Pasadena was at its epicenter. I was in France when it hit so I missed all the excitement. But from what I read in the news and heard from friends, there was definitely excitement. Driving back from the airport, I felt like I was in a warzone, with downed trees everywhere. The photos below show the damage that my garden sustained, as well as some trees in my neighborhood and Huntington Library Botanical Gardens.
The banana tree in the middle of the photo took a direct hit and was pretty messed up.
I've since cut it back to the ground and am hoping that it will grow back.
The main, center branch of this tree (Yucca, I believe) got blown down
which resulted in some damage to the fronds of one of my fern trees.
My very tall Abyssinian banana took a beating and got shredded but amazingly,
none of the leaves got knocked over. These guys are used to dealing with
tropical hurricanes so a Southern California windstorm is a cakewalk.
The tiki god was apparently not pleased by the storm. He simply turned
around and stared at the pillar during the whole thing.
Damage to an island in the middle of our road.
More island damage on our road.
One of many downed tree in our neighborhood.
Damage at Huntington Library Botanical Gardens.
This tall bamboo held up pretty well.
More damage at Huntington Library Botanical Garden. The outdoor jungle
garden get pretty beat up. Here is a closed off path leading into it.
Here's another closed off path into the outdoor jungle. Most of the trees
seem to have survived the storm but there were branches and leaves
scattered everywhere.
