what a bummer about your needle. I can't believe how anyone could just hedge it like that. Did you salvage anything at all? if you moved in winter, transplanting anything then would've been next to impossible anyway. :-(

very impressed with the needle at that park. is there a gps location/streetview for this planting?

My sabal minors defoliated to the spear this winter, and now have a grand total of 2.5 fronds out. out of the 2 needles I had, one is doing wonderful and the other one is barely alive (they were both protected).