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Spuds Moyogi
Long-term, 15 day forecast for my area has temps in the low 20s next week. We will get to 80 or over today and tomorrow. EVERYTHING is going to move quickly. I can only pray buds don't open this week...
??Long-term, 15 day forecast for my area has temps in the low 20s next week. We will get to 80 or over today and tomorrow. EVERYTHING is going to move quickly. I can only pray buds don't open this week...
You're wrong...if temps dip to 25 (which is forecast) and your trees are out and the soil freezes, you risk their death, not only frost damage...It’s staying at or above freezing for the next 10 days here. I’m seriously thinking I’m going to embrace this by moving the maples that have buds swelling out of their shelter and into the sun. They should be ok even if they leaf out if it doesn’t get too far below freezing I don’t think. Maybe.
Put them in the shade, preferably mulched. You definitely don’t want to speed things up.It’s staying at or above freezing for the next 10 days here. I’m seriously thinking I’m going to embrace this by moving the maples that have buds swelling out of their shelter and into the sun. They should be ok even if they leaf out if it doesn’t get too far below freezing I don’t think. Maybe.
There is benefit for having so many trees as well. I used to feel bad when a tree dies but not anymore since I have so many now. .Sorry to hear it. That is when my less than 20 trees and no more than 25 makes me ponder if I should stick closer to 20.
Had my cold greenhouse open all night. To collect cool temps to combat highs of 75 F today. But its already 60 in there. Night temps were 59F.
You're from Texas...how often are you doing the bonsai two step with your trees? That...is huge. My friend in Florida...doesn't have to do it very often. When it's often...it becomes a lot. She grasp my desire for a smaller collection when U.S. northerners do that two step so often your head spins.There is benefit for having so many trees as well. I used to feel bad when a tree dies but not anymore since I have so many now. .
Not fighting, just putting it out there. Do with it what you want. I've been doing this for 25 years, early warm ups in Feb are a very very bad thing. .Embrace them at you and your trees' risk.I would not let them get below 30, if that low.
25? I only see one night below freezing forecast through 3/1 and that is only supposed to get to 30. I don’t think there is any point in fighting this. If I put them in the shade they will just get longer internodes. I went through this last year. You may be able to slow them down but they don’t stop once they start.
I was just playing with you. I have quite a few tropical which is a pain to develop since we do have cold days. A lot of time, the finer twigs get kill in the winter. Hard to get them to develop. At least now I think I have a plan for next winter. This year winter is pretty done for us.You're from Texas...how often are you doing the bonsai two step with your trees? That...is huge. My friend in Florida...doesn't have to do it very often. When it's often...it becomes a lot. She grasp my desire for a smaller collection when U.S. northerners do that two step so often your head spins.
They cannot take a frost. If you don't protect them from the frost the leaves will die. The tree will probably be fine, but it will be set back a little.All of my Amur's are moving right now and in Virginia we have at least another 2 months of potential freezes ? I'm hoping the leaves can take some frosts...
They don't need sun until there are fully identifiable leaves on the branches... until then, shade and mulch. Fwiw, those swelling buds are still very cold tolerant and won't be damaged by temps in the mid to low 20s... the roots are a different story.I would not let them get below 30, if that low.
25? I only see one night below freezing forecast through 3/1 and that is only supposed to get to 30. I don’t think there is any point in fighting this. If I put them in the shade they will just get longer internodes. I went through this last year. You may be able to slow them down but they don’t stop once they start.